Edgar, I see your problem now.
You think progress in zen is measured in ADDING ON things - like knowledge. It's not. You progress in zen by TAKING AWAY things until you get down to Just THIS! You don't progress from Level 2 to Level 3. You progress from Level 2 to Level 1 and then to Level 0 which is actually no-level - Buddha Nature. You're trying to fill you cup up instead of emptying it...Bill! --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > Bill, > > That's Niels, not Neal. > > Go back to stage one and get it right. Do NOT pass go! > :-) > > Edgar > > > > On Apr 26, 2013, at 10:27 AM, Bill! wrote: > > > Edgar, > > > > *** Sorry, I misread your post below and Replied incorrectly. I erased that > > but if you get the posts by email you might have received it. If you did > > please disregard. My corrected post is *** > > > > What do you mean Stage Three? Neal and I are done with Stage Two and and > > now ready for Stage One! > > > > ...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > > > > > > Bill, > > > > > > Thanks for the quote in which Bohr correctly expresses stage two > > > "mountains are no longer mountains". > > > > > > Stage three is when those unreal illusory things are realized to be the > > > true reality. Then mountains become mountains again.. > > > > > > Both Bill and Bohr haven't reached that stage yet... > > > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 26, 2013, at 5:38 AM, Bill! wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe Edgar will listen to him... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
