ED, IMO...
My point is if you are purposely or consciously performing a 'kind' act, then you have missed the mark. Like all such labels or categorizations, the qualifier of 'kind' or 'good' or 'bad' or 'compassionate', etc..., is placed on actions by your discriminating mind, or someone else's discriminating mind. If before you take the action you classify it as 'kindly' you miss the mark by a large margin. (In this case you are projecting an action, judging or classifying it and perhaps only acting if it passes judgement or is classified as 'good'. If while you are engaged in the action you classify it as 'kindly' you miss the mark. (In this case you may have acted spontaneously and without motive, but your discriminating mind has kicked in and is starting to judge and classify.) If after the action has been completed you classify it as 'kindly' you miss the mark only slightly. (In this case you may have not missed the mark before or while acting, but you have missed the mark by applying judgement or categorizing your action after-the-fact.) As in the zen teaching story I related, only if you do not consider anything you do 'kindly' or 'special' do you squarely hit the mark. Others may observe your actions and call them 'kindly' or 'selfish', but that's up to them to make that judgement. It should not a concern of yours at all. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > > > Bill, > > Non-judgmentally, every person is 'just THIS' in the evolution of > his/her 'kindness'. > > --ED > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > 'Doing Kindness' > > > > If you're doing kindness to make yourself fell good, then you have > missed the mark. > > > > If you're doing kindness to make others feel good, then you have > missed the mark. > > > > If you're doing kindness, you are closer but still have missed the > mark. > > > > If you're just doing, then you're close to the mark. > > > > If life just unfolds around you, then you're very close to the mark. > > > > If Just THIS!, Bullseye! > > > > ...Bill! > ------------------------------------ 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/
