Edgar, I agree and don't agree.
I agree with your position if what you said means 'karma' is just a concept and not real. I don't agree if you mean it's illogical. It's not illogical since it follows the logical pattern of cause-and-effect. But of course the very fact that it is logical for me means it's a concpet and therefore illusory. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > This is why the idea of karma is total nonsense.... > > Edgar > > > > On Jan 14, 2012, at 10:20 AM, ED wrote: > > > > > > > Zen Story: Cause and effect > > > > > > > > There lived an old farmer who had worked on his fields for many, many > > years. One day, his horse bolted away. His neighbors dropped in to > > commiserate with him. "What awful luck," they tut-tutted sympathetically, > > to which the farmer only replied, "We'll see." > > > > Next morning, to everyone's surprise, the horse returned, bringing with it > > three other wild horses. "How amazing is that!" they exclaimed in > > excitement. The old man replied, "We'll see." > > > > A day later, the farmer's son tried to mount one of the wild horses. He was > > thrown on the ground and broke his leg. Once more, the neighbors came by to > > express their sympathies for this stroke of bad luck. "We'll see," said the > > farmer politely. > > > > The next day, the village had some visitors military officers who had > > come with the purpose of drafting young men into the army. They passed over > > the farmer's son, thanks to his broken leg. The neighbors patted the farmer > > on his back how lucky he was to not have his son join the army! "We'll > > see," was all that the farmer said! > > > > http://www.buddhagroove.net/2010/06/zen-story-cause-and-effect.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
