Joe, I agree and think you could substitute 'suffering' for 'agony' in your statement below.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > Bill!, > > "Pain is inevitable, but agony is optional." > > --Joe > > > "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > RAF and Edgar, > > > > Yes, Edgar and I do agree that the Buddhist reference to suffering is > > mental suffering - not physical pain. You could be suffering because of > > pain, but then only in the sense that you are hosting a 'pity party' and > > moaning 'Why me? Why do I have to have this pain? [snip]> > ------------------------------------ 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/
