bill!..thank you for your "confession"... i need constant reminding..constant pulling up so to speak...merle Merle,
I get 'sucked in' by illusions all the time, but the more I practice the less frequently that happens and the easier it is to recover (or in this case perhaps the better word is 'uncover'). ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > > mike and bill...dunno about you guys..i have to almost every day be reminded > "the path"... i slip often.. merle > > > Â > Bill!, > > I don't think it's really a question of "need", as much it is about keeping > us mindful of what helps us create the conditions for liberation (an ethical > life, a meditative life, wisdom). If you feel that you are sitting perfectly > and have penetrated as deep as it's possible to go, then you may very well > not need to familiarise your self with such Buddhist works as the Eightfold > Path. But gooblegook?... In a debate about evolution, would you call Darwin's > theory the same? > > Mike > > > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill! <BillSmart@...>; > To: <[email protected]>; > Subject: Re: [Zen] Types of Meditation > Sent: Fri, Apr 19, 2013 10:28:39 AM > > > Â > Mike, > > There are a lot of things I haven't familiarized myself with because I > already know they're gobbledygook. All I have to do is know that someone > things there is actually an 8-fold path, and not a 7-fold path or a 9-fold > path to know it's not going to be of much use to me. > > I actually do know a bit about the 8-fold path and agree it has some very > good advice for people, but I don't need it. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@ wrote: > > > > Bill!,<br/><br/>I'm not sure how you can refer to them as "gooblegook" when > > it's clear you haven't even familiarised yourself with them. I'd recommend > > a look at 'Dependent Origination' first and then come back with your > > report.<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone > > >
