Anthony, I communicate with Ben Bernanke by practicing quantitative easing. I communicate with you by practicing qualitative easing..Bill!
--- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Bill!, > Â > How do you communicate with Ben Benanke, who, like you say, is a good > religion practitioner, because he creates a lot of money out of thin air? > Â > Anthony > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill! <BillSmart@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, 6 September 2012, 12:20 > Subject: [Zen] Bill!'s Posts to Edgar > > > Â > Everyone, > > I try to communicate with people on this forum in the way I think would be > best to reach them. In Zen that's called 'skillful means'. I sometimes refer > to it as 'using all the tools in my toolbox'. > > I communicate with Edgar with logic and long exegeses because I believe that > is the only 'tool' he believes is valid - logic and understanding. He in my > opinion is a good example of the saying 'when all you have is a hammer > everything looks like a nail'. Logic is his hammer and he want's to apply it > to everything. I believe it is an inappropriate tool to apply to zen, > especially if that's the only tool you use. > > I communicate with Anthony with humor because I have seen him respond well to > that. > > I communicate with Kris and Mike using zen metaphors and that seems to work > well. > > I thought Merle, seeing the way she posted and being an artist, would respond > better to metaphors than to logic and dissertations, but I may have misread > that one. > > Anyway what I want everyone to know is that when I post my long dissertations > to Edgar it is specifically tailored for and primarily directed at him. I > know it's not appropriate for everyone so don't judge me too harshly. This > style is certainly not the one I am most comfortable with, but is one I can > employ. > > If anyone specifically addresses me in a post I will respond. I will also > respond to posts in which I'm not addressed if I think I have something to > add. When I post I usually address them to someone specific, and use the > style I think is the best way to communicate to them. It probably won't suit > everyone. > > Like I said I have many tools in my toolbox, but am more skillful and > comfortable with some than others. > > ...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/
