Re: [Zen] Re: just a day
From: Susan Couldn't you both find a less harmful way of practicing zazen? http://www.fishinghurts.com/ I remember thinking the same thing one day when I was urinating. My pee-pee was hurting, and I thought Isn't there a less harmful way to pee? So I visited http://www.penis.com/ and found out that I had Gonorrhea. Good thing it wasn't Syphilis or I might have suffered brain damage. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM ~- Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[Zen] Re: just a day
Couldn't you both find a less harmful way of practicing no fish were eaten that day,only caught and set free. lol i was begining to wonder if anyone was going to ask if i caught any fish or not :) Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM ~- Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[Zen] Re: just a day
Susan, I second what leafjoy said, I also release the fish immediately. I would NEVER eat another animal as I've been a vegetarian for over 20 years. I guess we could all take every single thing we do in life and weigh it to see how harmful it is to others. Like, shouldn't you walk to work instead of drive so that your car's emissions don't pollute the precious air? But then if you walk to work, think how many insects' lives are at peril!! You could squash dozens!! What I'm trying to say is, none of us are perfect, never will be, no matter how much we pray or sit!! Peace to you friend. ~Blossom~ --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Susan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh my, the poor fish! Couldn't you both find a less harmful way of practicing zazen? http://www.fishinghurts.com/ Susan --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Blossom pinkmudblossom@ wrote: leafjoy, You just don't know!! :) Fishing is my all-consuming passion, and when I read your description of your day, I was right there with you on that lump of grass! There is no better way to practice zazen (for me, anyways) than to fish. Thanks for sharing your experience. Peace, and Fish On! ~Blossom~ --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, mtpathy leafj0y@ wrote: Yesterday May 14th,i got up around 6:30am went outside,breathed in the sweet air and thought to myself self maybe you should go fishing. I sat in my car,turned it on then drove to the lake,where i found a nice lump of grass to sit on. I cast several times till i hit what i believed to be the sweet spot, then i watched as the white and red dobber bobbed up and down in the gentle ripples of the water. I chose to go fishing so i could practice attentiveness/zazen in a setting that was slow and peaceful,throughout the day as i sat i come to the conclusion that fishing is quite a wonderful metaphore for the practice of zazen. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM ~- Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [Zen] Re: just a day
There¹s a Japanese Zen saying that says: When you catch the fish, forget the net. What are we ³fishing² for and what are we using to try to ³catch it²? :-) Gassho, Rodney On 5/16/06 6:05 PM, Blossom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Susan, I second what leafjoy said, I also release the fish immediately. I would NEVER eat another animal as I've been a vegetarian for over 20 years. I guess we could all take every single thing we do in life and weigh it to see how harmful it is to others. Like, shouldn't you walk to work instead of drive so that your car's emissions don't pollute the precious air? But then if you walk to work, think how many insects' lives are at peril!! You could squash dozens!! What I'm trying to say is, none of us are perfect, never will be, no matter how much we pray or sit!! Peace to you friend. ~Blossom~ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM ~- Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[Zen] Re: just a day
I'm not sure killing them is any worse than torturing them with sport fishing catch-and-release. Maybe I'm wrong about this. I'm sure glad I'm not a fish! Susan --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, mtpathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couldn't you both find a less harmful way of practicing no fish were eaten that day,only caught and set free. lol i was begining to wonder if anyone was going to ask if i caught any fish or not :) Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM ~- Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[Zen] Re: just a day
leafjoy, You just don't know!! :) Fishing is my all-consuming passion, and when I read your description of your day, I was right there with you on that lump of grass! There is no better way to practice zazen (for me, anyways) than to fish. Thanks for sharing your experience. Peace, and Fish On! ~Blossom~ --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, mtpathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday May 14th,i got up around 6:30am went outside,breathed in the sweet air and thought to myself self maybe you should go fishing. I sat in my car,turned it on then drove to the lake,where i found a nice lump of grass to sit on. I cast several times till i hit what i believed to be the sweet spot, then i watched as the white and red dobber bobbed up and down in the gentle ripples of the water. I chose to go fishing so i could practice attentiveness/zazen in a setting that was slow and peaceful,throughout the day as i sat i come to the conclusion that fishing is quite a wonderful metaphore for the practice of zazen. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM ~- Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
