I think the inescapable meanness in your words here show very well that there is no permanent essence attached to persons or to awakening. Sometimes Merle's words show she gets it, at that time. Sometimes your words show that. Everyone that writes here has I think missed the mark from time to time. That’s a good lesson-we aren't really separate from one another and sometimes we join the dance eyes open and sometimes eyes closed, so our partners make way for us. I respect your long history of practise and achievement, but with language like "every" and "compared" and "more advanced" I think you show us that no amount of practise is enough.
You may hold to an essential difference between yourself and Merle and I as less advanced, but today I do not see that dividing line. Thanks, --Chris 301-270-6524 On Jun 17, 2013 6:42 PM, "Joe" <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris, > > I've seen Merle trivialize it, in every post. Hi, Cous'! Luv ya. > > Compared to / with her posts, Americans are more advanced in practice than > you and me. > > Trivialize? I'm an old man, C. This goes / has gone with the territory. > But, find yourself in a community of practitioners, and you will find > critical mass. > > Looky-here, C.: there's Zen; and, there's hooey. I think it's always been > so. When it comes to Zen... only a Practitioner, well, "knows". We > forgive all trivializations. How could anyone else know? We know that > practice is necessary. And we try to extend our appreciation of our > practice to others. But do not proselytize. > > This is why I teach. To the extent that I do. Since 1980. > > I don't forgive my (your) culture; and, I don't indict it. It takes "a > Certain Maturity", to take up our Practice. You won't find it online. > Usually. Rare exceptions. Bill!, and me; Mike; and you. Maybe some > lurkers. And Mr. Zendervish, here, certainly. Kudos, and hail!, all > non-fuddlers! > > --Joe > > > Chris Austin-Lane <chris@...> wrote: > > > > http://www.thesatoriteacompany.com/ > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IK735YHVtA > > > > http://zenhabits.net/ > > > > I believe you must simply be failing to understand my words here. You've > > never seen US culture trivialize zen? > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
