Zen is not on how to attain buddha nature rather it is how to dissolve your own nature.
suresh On Oct 25, 2012 5:31 AM, "Merle Lester" <[email protected]> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible > for Automatic Cleanup! ([email protected]) Add cleanup > rule<https://www.boxbe.com/popup?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxbe.com%2Fcleanup%3Ftoken%3DBeNcJJL4n%252B3ppA4aMdwQyC%252BrATesNGDQZYYu6YYcoAvzebE2cGeoTsqII2z%252F9E%252Btj2wCKwzPD9SCThtFkl%252BAXer3IG9J72YdiuuGZI1XRzKKPpuM57QrrYZQ0Qzhr70ypeQQGwqIOlFQrAA92GXP8g%253D%253D%26key%3DWPGEorzGmvIzYwPt2N%252BLNbyv77jWAEV6DDFK1lMA2o0%253D&tc=12744683279_866520001>| > More > info<http://blog.boxbe.com/general/boxbe-automatic-cleanup?tc=12744683279_866520001> > > ** > > > > yuk!.... merle > > > Joe, Merle, etc. > > It wasn't just a stick but a stick wrapped in something soft. I don't know > what the orientals wrapped them in but these were used by the Romans for > example where a sponge was wrapped around a stick. The sponges would be > dipped in water or more often vinegar to clean the bottom after defecating. > They were left beside the seats at public latrines for common use. > > In fact that is exactly what was used by the Roman soldiers when Jesus was > on the cross and asked for water. Instead they held up a shit wiping stick > dipped in vinegar to his mouth. > > A little known historical fact! > > Edgar > > > > On Oct 23, 2012, at 6:42 PM, Joe wrote: > > > Merle, > > The latter, I think. I imagine it was fashioned in the form of a flat > blade, like a palette-knife, or putty knife, probably from a broad thin > piece of architectural bamboo. > > It must have been a common enough accessory in use at the Ch'an > monasteries, some of which housed hundreds of monks or nuns, and the > latrines must have been extensive. And so the Master made use of the stick > as an example, in his teaching. > > Others might have answered, "The Oak Tree in the court yard" (but at some > of the monasteries on high mountains, Oaks did not grow, but mostly Pines > did/do). Bamboo could be brought up from below, for building, and for > implements. > > Still others might have answered, "Just THIS!". > > The Master was very compassionate, bringing the student back into the > "here and now" with what he said and how he said it. > > --Joe > > > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > > huh??????? wiping what.... the toilet or the arse?.. > > so it's an arse wiping stick? > > > > > > >
