if jesus christ walked into your room today you'd say the say thing to him...
you enlightened? no.. betcha...bill!
and it;s russell crowe not richard..
merle
Merle,
You, enlightened? No, I guess I missed that post. Must be some network
connectivity problem - or maybe it ended up in my SPAM folder.
...Bill!
--- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote:
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> bill!!!!!! what am i going to develop high blood pressure?
> ?????????????
> not i ... i'm enlightened..remember??????
> merle
>
> Merle,
>
> Well, you're a relative newcomer to the Yahoo! Zen Forum. Give it a few
> months...Bill!
>
> --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Bill!... i do not have high blood pressure!...merle
> >
> > Merle and Suresh,
> >
> > Ringing in your ears can be a sign of high blood pressure. I don't know if
> > that's the same as hissing or not..Bill!
> >
> > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > hi suresh..
> > > welcome to this group..we are all kind to each other so you are with good
> > > friends..
> > > when you say bike..do you mean you peddle to work?..2 hours each
> > > way...there is plenty of time for zen in this activity..
> > > as long as you do not have traffic to consider...what type of work are
> > > you involved with?...and where do you live in the city?
> > >
> > > i am sorry to hear about your 2 sons..you have a lot on your plate
> > >
> > > in this group there are some very wise people who will give you plenty
> > > of guidance in the zen experience..they are seasoned practitioners!
> > >
> > > i ask is this hiss sound... are your ears okay... have you had them
> > > checked medically?
> > >
> > > group..what does this mean the hiss????? ringing in the ears etc..is a
> > > medical condition
> > >
> > > as joe says it is good if you could some how go to a retreat for even a
> > > couple of days..
> > > or find a teacher
> > > if this is not available for you as your time is so limited i am sure
> > > the group will assist you in any way possible, strengthen your practise
> > > and give you excellent advice
> > > so i think it goes without saying feel free to ask..
> > > as the old saying goes..
> > > ask and you will receive knock and the door will open...
> > > peace be with you..
> > > merle..
> > > p.s. are you a male or female..by your name i cannot tell
> > >
> > > Merly
> > > Thanks for your mail.
> > > First son is 10 year old and 2nd son is 5 year old. My 2nd son is still
> > > develop speech. 1st son has broken conversation and understanding is
> > > poor. He cannot easily talk to other.
> > > I go office by bike. In truth most of the time my mind is occupied in
> > > thoughts and now a days i am practicing to utter god name siva.
> > > But i am going through some spiritual experience which is similar to zen.
> > > I hear hiss sound continuously and when alone in room or toilet this
> > > sound is strongly heard which do not obscure outer sound. Iam more alert
> > > those time and no thoughts. This may be you can call buddha nature.
> > > Thanks again
> > > Suresh
> > > On Oct 19, 2012 5:30 PM, "Merle Lester" <merlewiitpom@> wrote:
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> > > > are you new to this list suresh?...i am so sorry to hear about your
> > > >children..how old are they?
> > > >my son who is highly intelligent has ocd and clinical depression..he is
> > > >35 now..he was strange as a kiddy...we just thought he would grow out of
> > > >it..the ocd creates anxiety...the anxiety gets out of control and hence
> > > >the depression
> > > >it has been an on going struggle as a parent when he became ill with
> > > >panic attacks in early 20's...
> > > > are you travelling 2 hours in public transport?..this is a good time to
> > > >practise your quiet time..sitting silently..if you are driving a
> > > >car..then concentrate on driving...part of meditation is to do what you
> > > >are doing and that only...doing meditation...being present...
> > > > of course we here all of us i am sure ask ourselves who we are... as
> > > >the old saying goes..know thy self..( socrates)
> > > >i would not call autism mental retardation..there are some surprisingly
> > > >extremely bright and highly gifted people who are autistic
> > > >peace be with you
> > > > merle
> > > >
> > > >Dear Mr.Bill,
> > > >
> > > >I understand your explanation. But please note I cannot just sit and
> > > >do meditation. I have two children and both are autistic ( a kind of
> > > >mental retardation), and hence they wouldn’t allow me to sit for 5
> > > >minutes. So I have to be on toes always.
> > > >
> > > >And I need to work for me and my family to have a better life, what I
> > > >mean here is without working I cannot eat even for a single month. So
> > > >when one is working from 9 to 6 and travelling
> > > time is 2 hours and
> > > >moment you reach home, you have kids which need to take for
> > > >Occupational therapy, speech therapy etc., Even in weekends there are
> > > >classes like Music class, Key board class, computer class and skating
> > > >class. By the time I finish taking my children to all classes I am
> > > >dead tired, but even in bed you cannot sleep so peacefully, because
> > > >they have very poor sleep, even for smallest sound, my children will
> > > >wake up and they wake me up. So every day one cannot have good sleep
> > > >also.
> > > >
> > > >So in this kind of situation, how can I sit for meditation? You seems
> > > >practicing Zen, have you ever reached Buddha nature?
> > > >
> > > >You said “'I am touching this rock, and there is an 'I' (self) and a
> > > >'rock' and they are separate things.'”
> > > >
> > > >Can you tell me what is this self? Have you ever questioned yourself
> > > >‘Who am I‘ .
> > > >
> > > >The duality is created by you and you want to dissolve it by
> > > yourself?
> > > >
> > > >Can you tell me a technique for a person like me who is totally
> > > >occupied in his life and no time to sit silently?
> > > >
> > > >Best wishes
> > > >Suresh
> > > >
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