Great. Now we're gonna have an argument between Hindus and Buddhists. This should be interesting.
On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Eric Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > The signal to noise ratio has taken a nosedive. I'm sure this is just a > momentary thing, and the key individuals driving the noise will quickly > come to their senses. > > I'm going to take the liberty of mixing lots of metaphors. Imagine we're > in a room at someone's home and it's at a party. The people in this room > are Vortex. In other rooms there are other things going on. We're having > an interesting conversation. The libations flow freely, and then people > start getting a little tipsy. A conversation gets a little heated. One or > two people maybe don't know when to let go of something. They surely have > good intentions. But they're getting a little loud. > > Now imagine in the kitchen one room over there is a sleeping Buddha, who > owns the house and is throwing the party. Not only is he serving as the > goodly host of the party, but, like Shiva, in previous ages he has also > laid waste to civilizations and exiled the profligate, the wicked and the > ones who lack self-restraint. Let's let him continue in his deep sleep, > for the consequences of his waking are a little unpredictable. Let's carry > on our conversation at a more moderate pitch, respecting the general > inclinations of the people in the room, even if we feel we've been provoked. > > Eric > >
