Bob, One can have a simple life, a simple relationship with reality, but reality itself, its workings, is enormously complicated.... This is well known by anyone who has seriously studied the sciences.
Edgar On Apr 29, 2013, at 8:33 PM, bobthomas564 wrote: > Hi Edgar - I don't want to open up a new battle front, you and Bill are > having a lot of fun, BUT I always thought that 'Marvellous, chopping wood and > fetching water' was about the simplicity of reality? and some of the > enlightenment poems point to the simplicity of it all. It must be simple if > Hui Neng, with no training, could undo some of the most complex questions > based on his enlightenment. > > Do you disagree? > > --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > > Bob, > > > > Reality IS complicated... > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > On Apr 28, 2013, at 9:07 PM, bobthomas564 wrote: > > > > > Hi Edgar - You remind me of a line from a favourite rock n roll song of > > > mine by a group called Garbage. the line is "I'm only happy when it's > > > complicated" . > > > > > > From "Only happy when it rains" if you like rock n roll here's' the > > > utube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esEdC0c3YI4 > > > > > > Another great line is 'pour your misery down on me' > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen wrote: > > > > > > > > Bill and Merle, > > > > > > > > Here Bill is arguing against something I've never said so he's not > > > arguing against me, he's arguing against his own demons... > > > > > > > > Apparently Bill is continually beset by naughty little Zen demons > > > whispering he's wrong that he can't quite manage to exorcise! > > > > > > > > Bill, when you realize that all demons are actually Buddhas in > > > disguise you will understand! > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 27, 2013, at 7:52 AM, Bill! 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 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 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! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
