SEARCHING FOR THE KEY Once, a man found Mulla Nasruddin searching for something on the ground outside his house. On being asked, Nasruddin replied that he was looking for his key. The man also joined in the search and in due course asked Mulla: ''Where exactly did you drop it?''
Mulla answered: ''In my house.'' ''Then why are you looking here?'' the man asked. ''There is more light here than in my house,'' replied Mulla zendervish --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > Edgar, > > Yes. I'm afraid we have a fundamental disagreement here. > > I think zen practice empties out your mind, and you think it fills it up. > > Do you want to Rock/Paper/Scissors for it? > > ..Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > > > > Bill, > > > > As usual you contradict the Zen teachings which I support.... > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > On Apr 26, 2013, at 9:38 PM, Bill! wrote: > > > > > 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/
