Anthony, I’m sure you’ve seen a dog with only three legs. It doesn’t suffer, at least doesn’t suffer from the self-pity that most humans would have.
The self-pity (or envy) is what the Buddhist ‘suffering’ refers to – not physical discomforts such as pain, hunger, etc… …Bill! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anthony Wu Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 4:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas ED, Your picture says, 'if you don't ask, you don't suffer'. That is nonsense. Suffering exists whether you ask or not. The difference is whether you know it. Anthony --- On Sat, 13/11/10, ED <[email protected]> wrote: From: ED <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: FW: Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, 13 November, 2010, 10:48 AM Anthony, Expressed simply and with greater inclusivenes, all living things (humans, animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, etc.) seek their own self-interest, namely, to eat, survive and reproduce. --ED The Science of "Why We Suffer" http://appliedbuddhism.com/2010/08/30/the-science-of-%E2%80%9Cwhy-we-suffer/ --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wu...@...> wrote: > > ED, > > I am 90% in agreement with you. That is the result of human's greed, aversion > and delusion. > > Anthony > Anthony, > > That's the way human nature has evolved. > > --ED > > ED, > > > > You are saying (almost): everybody is a hypocrite. Is that the way the > > world is? > > > > anthony __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5618 (20101114) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5618 (20101114) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------------ 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
