Joe, O, I do know a few things about him that you've told me including that he claimed an impossible 6 year diet.
I also know from your reluctance to discuss it that he charged for your Zen lessons which I find suspicious. In all my practice at Zen temples there was never any charge at all. Lessons, food and board were all gratis... Edgar On Nov 20, 2012, at 9:28 PM, Joe wrote: > Edgar, > > The "ifs" show touching concern for us, but he did none of those things, > ever. This is why I said that you know nothing about him. That was my point, > and now yours. > > --Joe > > PS To quote Lin Chi (about Edgar): "When will the comings and goings of this > fellow be at an end?" > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > > The point is that if he lied about this to artificially enhance his > > reputation that tells us a lot about his character and perhaps his grasp of > > Zen as well... > >
