Another pet saves it's master story.
Dum animals?
--- In [email protected], yonyonson@... wrote:
>
> Did any of ya'll actually read the story that was posted??? We're in IT!
>
> speaking of recursion of cause and effect of cause and effect of cause and
> effect of cause and effect...trying to catch
> causeffect-causeffect-causeffect... Who caused the first effect??!! Lemme
> get him for doing that! wu wei wu
>
>
> MEL,
>
> geturselfup man! aint nothing to get depressed over and don't get down
> about being all "dualistic," because it's only your "dualistic" mind
> telling you that in the first place. Breathe..........
>
>
> taosheifei
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 9:18 PM, Bill! <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Mel,
> >
> > I don't know the laws in Australia but in the USA your employer cannot
> > dismiss you or take any other actions against you because of your absences
> > during jury duty. I recommend you discuss this with your employer as soon
> > as possible to let him know your circumstances, and then see what he has to
> > say.
> >
> > ...Bill!
> >
> > --- In [email protected], Mel <gunnar19632000@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Greetings to all
> > > Â
> > > ...Which is why I try so hard to be with the moment..instead of some
> > distant future, but it's not easy. I have just recently been called up for
> > Jury duty by what Americans call the Dept. of Justice. I've just started
> > this new job I'm currently in only since July last year (after a very long
> > period of unemployment), and there's a lot of pressure coming down on the
> > boss from the customers. The job is very unhealthy and hazardous, as I'm
> > forced to breath flour dust, icing sugar and similar on a daily basis. I
> > could lose my job if worse comes to worse, especially when I heard that one
> > of our major trials here in Australia concerning certain Muslim terror
> > suspects apparently lasted for 6 months last year. As it stands, I worry
> > now about losing my precious (albeit hazardous) job because of a court
> > case. In other words, one could say that I'm fretting over an unknown
> > future when I should be enjoying the last few days I have left of my annual
> > leave.
> > > Perhaps the next job offer may be better and safer if I lose my current
> > one...or, the court case may be postponed. Common sense is telling me for
> > the moment to just concentrate on this email and others, and then go home
> > for a good night's sleep after zazen and some readings on the Tao or
> > Buddha...or maybe even after watching an episode of LOVE BOAT with another
> > bowl of yoghurt icecream. Oh, my....despite all things I write/post above,
> > I certainly suffer a lot from dualistic thinking
> > > Â
> >
> > > in Buddha's compassion
> > > Mel
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: ED <seacrofter001@>
> >
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Sent: Sunday, 15 January 2012 2:20 AM
> > > Subject: [Zen] Zen Story: Cause and effect
> > >
> > >
> > > Â
> > > Â
> >
> > > 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 â" 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 â" 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
> > >
> > > Â
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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