Thanks, Chris Austin-Lane Sent from a cell phone
On Nov 23, 2012, at 6:01, Edgar Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Joe, > > If you think Merle is following me as her teacher that's really funny. > > Merle is her OWN person. She doesn't take orders from anyone and I certainly > have never tried to give her any. > > She's strong willed, intelligent and compassionate but not afraid to speak > her mind. > > She just sees through a lot of the BS on this group and is not afraid to say > so. > > Is that what you are objecting to? That she doesn't agree with you? I think the behavior that both you and she manifest which irritates others is a refusal to answer questions combined with a readiness to label others as Zen or not Zen. No one owes the listserv anything but each participant prefers some styles of conversation and finds others more irritating. Given that both you and Merle accuse others of not being Zen and then refuse to answer questions , you give (to me at least) the appearance of a shallow debate participant, not being open to a real joint exploration (for whatever reason, do doubt due to real claims on your attention outside of the emails from this list). > > Edgar > > > > > On Nov 23, 2012, at 4:46 AM, Joe wrote: > >> Merle, >> >> Your challenges sound just like Edgar's. Take a good look at yourself, >> please! >> >> I think I see who *your* "Guru" is, wittingly or unwittingly as the case may >> be. You may be right that there is danger in following the ways of teachers >> who do not suit you. >> >> Pl-lease don't allow yourself to be polluted. >> >> Follow his suggestions regarding practice, maybe, but never try to ape >> another's airs. >> >> Another's air is usually stale by the time they exhale it, anyway. If not >> before. >> >> "Be the Sun!" >> >> --Joe >> >> > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: >> > >> > bill .... >> > >> >> > you obviously have no understanding of economics... >> > >> > boiled yam leaf tea?.. > > > >
