Bill!, Mike and ED, Yes, I'll continually fill your bowls with the gruel of realization while Bill! continually washes it right out of your bowls! again :-)
EDgar On Sep 2, 2012, at 7:16 AM, Bill! wrote: > Mike and ED, > > Or how about...Just continue to exchange posts with Edgar. He's got what > seems to be an unlimited supply of rice gruel. He'll keep your bowl filled to > the brim! > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > > > Mike, Point taken, but this is the Zen Forum, not the Theravada Forum or > > the Here-Have-Some-More-Rice-Gruel Forum. > > > > ED, Just sit. Don't think. Just sit. > > > > ...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@> wrote: > > > > > > Bill!, > > > > > > A great instruction, and is certainly direct, but Joshu's instructions > > > were given to a monk who had probably been practicing meditation for a > > > long time and was already 'ripe' for awakening to happen. Imagine how > > > useful that instruction would be to a neophyte coming off the street > > > asking about the search for truth or something similar. Joshu's > > > instruction is just that - an instruction. That's why i believe Buddha's > > > skilful means (upaya) is so useful as a teaching method. On the one side > > > we can have the direct pointing to the Dharma (Zen) and on the other we > > > can have Therevada Buddhism with it's more step by step instructions, > > > such as following the Noble eightfold Path. > > > > > > The Buddha was very wise to understand that there are many different > > > kinds of people/cultures/personalities etc. out there and no one method > > > will work for all. I think it should be clear now that "wash you bowls" > > > just isn't going to work for someone like ED. If you agree, what else > > > could you say that might help him? > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Bill! <BillSmart@> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2012, 9:48 > > > Subject: [Zen] Re: " dancing with the daffodils" > > > > > > > > > Â > > > ED, > > > > > > Mind if Joshu and I jump in? > > > > > > "WASH YOUR BOWLS!" That's how...Bill! (and Joshu) > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Edgar, > > > > > > > > And how is this magic trick accomplished? > > > > > > > > --ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > ED, > > > > > > > > > > Stop practicing and just BE your Buddha Nature! > > > > > > > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Edgar, > > > > > > > > > > > > Therefore, although each of us is complete, we need to practice > > > > > > diligently at all times with no objective in mind? > > > > > > > > > > > > --ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe and Merle, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is no 'goal' of enlightenment to be achieved without which > > > > you > > > > > > imagine you are incomplete.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is no incompleteness. This understanding is an essential > > > > aspect > > > > > > of realization... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wham! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > > > >
