Yeah! Just THIS! rocks! Enjoy your belated honeymoon, and I offer you a belated congratulations!
...Bill! --- In [email protected], Kristy McClain <healthyplay1@...> wrote: > > Oh my God.. >  > Guys.. I am putting the "Do Not Disturb" sign out for a few days.  We are > TRYING to finally have a short belated honeymoon. >  > I get the "no confidence" vote from Anthony. >  > To Bill.. >  >  I experienced "just this" today. zen-in-motion. We arrived pre-dawn on > the top of a volcano.. and cycled the way down. Amazingly--words can't > describe. >  > I guess like, "just this";) btw-- Anthony.. no photos or stories to > share. k >  > > > --- On Mon, 1/17/11, Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > > From: Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> > Subject: Re: [Zen] the death of the prince, vegetarianism?(to > Chris/Kristy/list) > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, January 17, 2011, 5:13 PM > > >  > > > > > > > > > Bill, >  > Correction: >  > there is no difference between killing your lover and eliminating vermins. >  >  > Go, go, go kill and loot. >  > Anthony > > --- On Tue, 18/1/11, Bill! <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > > From: Bill! <BillSmart@...> > Subject: Re: [Zen] the death of the prince, vegetarianism?(to > Chris/Kristy/list) > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, 18 January, 2011, 7:57 AM > > >  > > How so? Please explain that to me...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@> wrote: > > > > > > Bill, > > à> > What you kill matters. There is a big difference between eliminating germs > > and killing your zen master. > > à> > Anthony > > à> > > > --- On Sun, 16/1/11, Bill! <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > > > From: Bill! <BillSmart@> > > Subject: Re: [Zen] the death of the prince, vegetarianism?(to > > Chris/Kristy/list) > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sunday, 16 January, 2011, 8:06 AM > > > > > > à> > > > > > > > Krity's right. All life is sustained by other life. It's just a big cycle > > of transformation we call life and death. > > > > I have no quarrels with anyone choosing to be a vegetarian, but if they > > think they're doing that because that helps them live a life that does not > > harm/kill other life they are just engaging in wishful thinking. Everything > > we do, even just our presence contributes to the death of other life. Even > > our skin contains acid which kills bacteria. > > > > Of course that doesn't give us an excuse to run out and kill everything we > > see - but to live is to kill. > > > > ...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], Kristy McClain <healthyplay1@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Mel, > > > Ãâà> > > As to the vegetarian-thing.ÃâàI understand the teachingÃâà> > > as a practice of non-harming all living beings.ÃâàBut I heard > > > Andrew Weil say a few years ago, that to survive, we have toÃâàend > > > the life of something, beit a carrot or a cow. He's a botanist, you know;) > > > Ãâà> > > Wrapping up my Japanese holiday, and headingÃâàbackÃâàvia > > > Hawaii. (Need to warm up). Plus,Ãâàmy golf-obsessed 4 yo nephew > > > has put in his birthday request -- a sand wedge --his size. > > > Ãâà> > > Good weekend to all... > > > Ãâà> > > Thanks to Mel, Steve and Chris, for the interesting thread on > > > theÃâàGospel of Thomas. I assume that is part of the Gnostics? > > > Ãâà> > > Kristy > > > Ãâà> > > > > > > > > --- On Sat, 1/15/11, Mel <gunnar19632000@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: Mel <gunnar19632000@> > > > Subject: [Zen] the death of the prince, vegetarianism?(to > > > Chris/Kristy/list) > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Saturday, January 15, 2011, 6:12 AM > > > > > > > > > Ãâà> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Sat, 15/1/11, ChrisAustinLane <chris@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 14, 2011, at 7:01, Kristy McClain <healthyplay1@> wrote: > > > > > > > Mel pondered if my suggestion that Buddha's enlightment was > > > > impermanent, when I offered that even Buddha likely had "bad hair > > > > days". > > > > > > I missed that thread, but it is an interesting question. What if Buddha > > > had gotten alzheimer's? being awake is a dynamic process not a static > > > thing. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > MEL: Hi Kristy and Chris. Kristy your reply was quite inspiring. You've > > > put it better than I did(I have an excuse...you're the one with the > > > education..*sighs/laughter*) > > > Ãâà> > > Chris, I don't know about azheimer's but I assume that health conditions > > > in those days might have been pretty bad. However, I did get from the > > > late Deshimaru-sensei's writingsÃâàthat the Buddha apparently died > > > from eating some pork-meat. Wild boar perhaps?...which leads to this > > > (conservative/mainstream) so-calledÃâàBuddhist belief(looks more > > > like an issue to me) about the need to abstain from meat. According to > > > Deshimaru-sensei, the Buddha preached none of this(How about fish?) > > > Ãâà> > > Don't get me wrong, because I personally love my vegies, fruit, tofu, > > > beans and so on...but I'm not quite clear on this 'vegetarian' thingy > > > Ãâà> > > Be well > > > Mel > > > Ãâà> > > Ãâà> > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
