mike...
must it be a choice?... to be or not to be?... life is a compost heap .. life is but a bowl of cherries.. some sweet, some sour all too be devoured does not all have soul.? what is that at the bottom of your feet?...... goodnight.. sleep tight don't let the bedbugs bite your "sole.." merle Merle, And yet when key Buddhist teachings are mentioned here you say, "Bullshit!" (cause and effect). and "Give me a break" (no soul). Which is it to be? Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <[email protected]>; To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: question time Sent: Fri, Jun 7, 2013 11:26:19 AM perfect...thank you bill...merle Merle and Joe, Here is some 'Cartoon Zen' that supports Joe's point below: ...Bill! --- In [email protected], "Joe" wrote: > > Dear Merle, > > Our practice does not result in an acquirement. It results in a loss. > > When we lose all, we are in the basement. We are below the foundation of all > things. > > It's a good place. It is the ground of our Humanity, and of all beings, and > all things. There is nothing dizzying (nor claustrophobic) about it. > > I call it a wine-cellar because "basement" alone sounds spartan. It is not > spartan. It is richly appointed. > > I was not taught this analogy, no: This is Joe talking. Many people will > know what I mean, or may have used a similar analogy themselves, and can instantly recognize the meaning. > > --Joe > > > Merle Lester merlewiitpom@ wrote: > > > > i see joe... > > > > is that what YOU were taught?..the wine- cellar scenario? > > there are teachers and teachers... and more teachers.. > > again i ask who is the teacher and who is the student? > > did not many a musical genius start his career in the basement to climb to > > the top of the dizzy heights? > > merle >
