indeed..puff..the magic dragon your gone!..merle
Merle, Yes, it's drastic. It's terrifying! What will become of ME if I shut off the circuit and the illusion of my SELF blinks out? Very scary indeed, this zen stuff...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > >  wires .... close the circuit billlllllllllll...a bit bloody drastic!..merle > Merle, > > In your rhetorical question below about attachment, if 'have my wires > crossed' is a metaphor for 'don't understand correctly' then my answer is: > > 'Re-configuring your wires won't help. You must close the circuit.' > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > > > > >  > >  yes indeed joe let's all sing praise to Billlllllll > > indeed he is a master and a teacher of the first order... > >  nasty comment you provided about the" psycho-babble folk".... we are > > all one, joe > >  compassion is the order of the day! > >  teach those folk zen > >  why do we attach buddhism to zen if i am constantly told by Billlllll > >  don't do it > >  or do i have  my wires crossed? > > merle > > > > > >  > > Merle, > > > > I THINK I understand that, Merle. Not sure. You leave a good deal for the > > student to work out. > > > > Bill is right that you often leave out a good deal of syntax, or leave > > pronouns ambiguous. > > > > But, I want to say, and MUST say... > > > > I've got to hand it to Bill!: I think he is unwaveringly giving the > > tried-and-true picture of Zen practice -- when he does -- as well as the > > orthodox understanding of practice, and orthodox approach to it. > > > > There may be other approaches, but the orthodox approach is never astray, > > and is really bare-bones in the first place, honed for centuries, and: > > "Necessary and Sufficient". > > > > Modern teachers might add some modern Psycho-babble mumbo-jumbo as skilful > > means, to help the more antsy, Caffeine-consuming, people sit a little more > > still and pay attention during Teishos, or at introductory lectures. > > > > Bill! is not making anything up, nor does what he writes conflict either > > with the canonical scriptures nor with the teachings of ancient or modern > > masters. How rare is THAT? It's Valuable. > > > > I appreciate very much the gentle and useful hints Bill! gives here in > > helping to correct or put in context the picture of "Zen", or the details > > of Practice that people sometimes present here. I understand that this is > > not necessarily a Moderator's *expected* duty, but I appreciate that Bill! > > takes it as a Participant's privilege, and that he does not merely take a > > back-seat as a moderator who simply roots out profanity or _ad hominen_ > > attackers from the Group. > > > > The generosity of his overall response is moreover solidly in accord with > > the behavior of a Bodhisattva, and consistent with a Buddha's. > > > > Kudos!, > > > > and bows of gratitude, > > > > --Joe > > > > PS Therefore, taking all in all, and amidst this _ad hominem_ praise of > > mine, I say, "Bill! for President!" ;-) > > > > > ah ha... billlllllllll we have approached "the united we > > > stand...divided we fall"...merle > > >
