Mike, You mean you haven't seen Bill's naked zazen photos? :-)
Edgar On Sep 2, 2012, at 7:59 AM, mike brown wrote: > > Naked Yoga Forum? If that's run by you and Edgar, then I hope it's strictly > conducted in the written medium only. God forbid. > > Mike > > > From: Bill! <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2012, 12:53 > Subject: [Zen] Re: " dancing with the daffodils" > > > I agree with Edgar! > > ...and that's how we pump-up the post count so we can increase our commission > checks and some day retire to become moderators of the Yahoo! Naked Yoga > Forum. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
