into where and what????? merle 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:
This message is eligible for Automatic Cleanup! ([email protected]) Add cleanup rule | More info > > > > > > 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? >> >> > > > >
