Merle, Was it an "attack" or?:
Criticism can be a way for one human being to help another...This feedback is intended to be helpful. I can't speak for Joe, but I'm sure his intention wasn't an attack but a gentle nudge towards showing what Zen isn't. I understand Zen as the art of living from moment to moment with nothing extra added (discursive thinking or conceptual overlays added to the moment). What is Zen to you? Mike ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 11:36 Subject: Re: [Zen] Elder's Meditation of the Day - September 26 mike...there was an attack on me about my using the term "zen" in vain... anyone else have a problem with that...? speak up or forever hold your peace merle dancing the cha cha... and "zenning" the night away! thank you mike..good on ya! merle ' Merle, Life occurs moment to fleeting moment. These moments flash by faster than lightening and each moment brings change (impermanence). Thus there is no enduring thing/I to be criticised. When you feel someone has criticised you - what has actually been cricised: a passing emotion; a physical sensation; a taste in your mouth; a faint smell of perfume; vibrations hitting your ears? These are the things that make 'you' and have passed even as you hear each word in the criticism. Smile! Mike ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 11:01 Subject: [Zen] Elder's Meditation of the Day - September 26 > > > > > > Elder's Meditation of the Day - September 26 >"No one likes to be criticized, but criticism can be something like the desert wind that, in whipping the tender stalks, forces them to strike their roots down deeper for security." >-- Polingaysi Qoyawayma, HOPI >You move toward and become that which you think about. Creating a vision is what guides our lives. If we get off track with our vision, then we experience conflict. Conflict is nature's way of telling us we are not in harmony. Criticism can be a way for one human being to help another. Often our Elders will give us criticism.This feedback is intended to be helpful. Criticism from our Elders helps us grow strong. >Great Spirit, today, if I need it, please provide me positive criticism. > > >To unsubscribe, click here. > > > > >The meditations are copyright of Coyhis Publishing and can also be found in >the book, >Meditations with Native American Elders: The Four Seasons at >www.coyhispublishing.com. >Any republishing of part or all of their contents is prohibited. > Contact us: >White Bison, inc. >701 N 20th Street >Colorado Springs, CO >80904 E-mail us: >www.whitebison.org >E-mail Us >Phone : 719-548-1000 >Fax : 719-548-9407
