Chris, these matters are beyond words. Every relationship between student and teacher is different. Every relationship is a double-edged sword. If one does not appreciate, respect and yes even love the other, very little will be gained from the relationship.
'Responsibility' is a Jewish-Christian cover-up for finger-pointing. --ED --- In [email protected], Chris Austin-Lane <chris@...> wrote: > Being emotionally connected enough to another to be inspired and motivated and taught by them != giving up responsibility for your own life. I like your theory that they are correlated, and I suspect people do validate their own sense of a teachers awesomeness by the degree to which they give up their own responsibility to be sensible to the teacher. --Chris On Feb 22, 2011 11:24 AM, "ED" <seacrofter001@... </group/Zen_Forum/post?postID=9qo221HvY1ATEOen2C67Uu945WTTSLWf8XnIRAGPIi\ 9vQ3EIHvmFRXF8AWoAwSigA1k4Iu8OG7XrGWs1J0WbVLZs> > wrote: Love, idolization, respect, gratitude, etc. - whatever. Thanks, ED  --- In [email protected] </group/Zen_Forum/post?postID=__2Zj1QCppHgSrs8DBOzDWAGDDTEby_md9Au4m3oC8\ LGM3Sjqylck1LQ2HZlzdm9UUtouDi42iMg6-OXLK_y> , ChrisAustinLane <chris@...> wrote: > Love != idolization. ... On Feb 22, 2011, at 10:21, "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected] </group/Zen_Forum/post?postID=ma-ne8Wl2_DsZvL_eOX6HTNkC5-3TCGgVZlHeDnZBK\ 9iGU8Vw5TkYXxf_M5dEx8aElAPNfTXsuUJEmAZ2vI1> , ... Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it t...
