Laughingwater, The image of water is a great one, and laughingwater is better (is this your Dharma name, by the way?).
Your name recalls for me the poem by the Japanese Haiku writer and Zen adept, Basho. I think it is the most famous poem in the Japanese language. Do you know it?: "Old Pond". It runs, Old pond; Frog Jumps in -- Plop! or, Old pond! Frog jumps in The sound of water Your name puts me in mind of the second translation's last line. But, even more so, does that of the original Japanese, transliterated here: Furu ike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto This "mizu no oto" is so nicely onomatopeic; to me it does sound like water. It sounds like LAUGHING water! There you have it. --Joe --- In [email protected], "laughingwater1@..." <laughingwater1@...> wrote: > > Am simply stating one professional's observation. The answer for me for alot > of what you guys argue about came from Chuang Tzu's " water is for fishes." > Happy seeking or just being.. .laughingwater1@... ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
