why would i not know joe?..see i have my glasses on... merle
Merle, Merle confidently scrawled: "that's tell'en you joe!" And how the hell would YOU know? ;-) As I say, we must take these punch-ups, no matter what quarter they come from. We should prostrate to these Bodhisattvas/people! "That very abuse conveys the Buddha's boundless loving kindness". I sent a punch-up back, in my way. Aitken Roshi writes: "A simple disciple can see all people in this same light of sympathy and affection – including jerks and assholes. This is not to say the world will be transformed into a place of total goodness and light. You will still be played, insulted, disrespected and abused. The Dharma Gate comes forth like a hot knife pressed against your cheek." And, the same Old Man adds, in commentary on Case 37 of The Book of Serenity: "even the Buddha Dharma itself is untrustworthy, and there is nothing whatever to rely upon." I say -- for illustration -- "Correct"! Which is as bad as saying, "Wrong"! That/this is Zen, Merle. Thanks for your criticism. I'll keep it on the shelf next to the laxatives wishes, yr Joe / sacred cat > Merle Lester wrote: > > that's tell'en you joe! > > merle > > Dear Joe, > > You are not a zen practitioner truly that is what I understand from > your message. [snip]
