Joe, The secretive and guarded 'wine cellar' analogy is misleading. We're selling water by the river, remember?
...Bill! --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > Bill!, > > You've had a taste of my tough love. See?, that sweet stuff was not so bad. > > And I see you're set on keeping the wine cellar (contents) to yourself. > That's a very personal decision. ;-) > > The gentleman DOES have a sweet-tooth! > > --Joe > > > "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > Joe, > > > > You speak the truth about the way I discovered/uncovered Just THIS! But my > > reference in this thread was to the ESSENCE of zen, not the various routes > > you can or should try taking to discover/uncover the essence. > > > > As I am sure you know zen literature sometimes refers to what I call > > 'fluff' as the 'finger pointing to the moon', or 'the boat which takes you > > to the other shore'. In my experience, and I see it all the time on this > > Forum, one of the biggest difficulties people have with zen practice is > > getting mesmerized by the finger or too comfortably settled-in to a > > perpetual boat cruise. > > > > Some people need love. Some need tough-love. You can give them the former > > and I will give them the latter. > > > > Po-tay-to, po-tah-to. > ------------------------------------ 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/
