Mel, >I don't know Mike personally except from his posts, but I got a feeling he's >not >exactly an arm-chair 'buddha' of sorts
Actually, I'm more of a 'bar room Buddha' if anything. Hey, you're an Aussie, aren't you? I lived in Perth for 17 years. I used to occasionally sit at the Zen centre in Fremantle (Ross Bolletor Roshi was the teacher - a student of Robert Aitken). do you know it? Mike ________________________________ From: Mel <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 8 March, 2011 14:11:09 Subject: [Zen] Realization(to Mayka/list) --- On Mon, 7/3/11, Maria Lopez <[email protected]> wrote: MAYKA: Reciprocated smiles to you. Thank you Mel for your warm response and insight; MEL: Hey there, sister in faith!(*smiles*) M: It must be difficult for ED to get into the real thing through just reading in internet. MEL:...*laughter*...It certainly doesn't look like it is a good thing for me to respond anymore to his posts..especially after following the thread of conversation between he and JMJM, as I may just as well be 'enlightened'...*more laughter*...by banging my head against the wall... M: If he only could understand that our sayings have nothing to do of putting him down but well on the contrary, to release him from the continuous mental fatigue of trying to understand something that has nothing to do with mental understanding. MEL: ED will eventually absolutely drive himself nuts doin' what he's doin'...but hey, who am I to save him from drowning in dualistic ideas...*grin*.. M: If he could only sit down for only 20 minutes doing conscious breathing and only acknowledge what is happening.... MEL: He recommended something like that to Mike, of all people. I don't know Mike personally except from his posts, but I got a feeling he's not exactly an arm-chair 'buddha' of sorts, and this is something beyond the understanding of those who are purely academic who wish to taste of things forbidden by Yahweh M: Wow, he can't even imagine the wikipedia movie he'll be finding within himself! . But he doesn't seem to believe that he is already an enlightened buddha awaiting for him to be seen!. My Teacher calls this complex of inferiority. MEL: Ah well... Buddha be praised Mel
