Bill, Au contraire. I'm trying to wake you out of your slumber!
Edgar On May 2, 2013, at 6:59 AM, Bill! wrote: > Edgar, > > No again. I'm getting worried now. Are you lulling me to sleep so you can > sneak up and hit me with a shoe? > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > > Bill, > > > > I agree. Do you disagree with my agreement? > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > On May 2, 2013, at 2:57 AM, Bill! wrote: > > > > > Merle, > > > > > > Joe is correct here, but just to clarify a little... > > > > > > 'Suffering' is not physical pain. 'Suffering' caused by physical pain > > > would be feeling sorry for yourself because you can't do something you > > > want to do because your knees hurt. 'Suffering' as used in Buddhism is > > > very much akin to 'disappointment' and carries with it an aura of > > > attachment. > > > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Merle, > > > > > > > > Yet, this is what the Buddha discovered, and what the Buddha taught. > > > > > > > > I think it's true that pain is guaranteed in life. It starts at birth. > > > > But Agony is optional. The difference is stark, and very, very real. > > > > > > > > I don't blame you, questioning what the Buddha taught. The only way to > > > > convince yourself of the truth of it is to practice. I bet you never > > > > thought you'd ever be able to stay on a bicycle the first time you > > > > tried to ride one! And I bet you got the hang of it, and can make it go > > > > down the road pretty straight. > > > > > > > > --Joe > > > > > > > > > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > my understanding is suffering cannot be eliminated..how the hell can > > > > > that come about..the very nature of life is suffering... > > > > > point to me who does not what does not..be it animal mineral or > > > > > vegetable.. > > > > > the notion of happy happy is absurd.. > > > > > we can come to terms with suffering > > > > > we can embrace and realise that compassion and eternal universal love > > > > > can lift us from suffering and soar us high above the treetops to the > > > > > heavens above just as the eagle flies we too can fly.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
