I am often charged with having no sense of humor, indeed and in person. A defensive posture adopted for often being puzzled by human interaction.
I will try to act from a stance that all here have good will. I myself am about to pack up my zafu for a trip back to my family of origin, to share a week at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean and welcome my new niece. I will probably have even more time to write here than normally. May these bits find all of us well, free of suffering and well in our body/minds and our interrelating. http://www.zensoaps.com Love, Chris Thanks, --Chris 301-270-6524 On Jun 18, 2013 6:57 PM, "Bill!" <[email protected]> wrote: > Merle, Chris and Joe... > > Chris' post was well thought out. His posts usually are, even the ones I > disagree with. In this one I especially liked his observation that > especially on this site "Everyone that writes here has I think missed the > mark from time to time." > > I do think however a good deal of Chris' discomfort with Joe's posts are > more of style than substance. Joe uses humor, which sometimes leads to > quips and sarcasm. Some people take those more personally and harshly than > others. Chris' style is pretty much straight-up and more consistently > serious. Merle's style seems to be completely spontaneous and somewhat > quirky at times. Edgar? Well, Edgar is just Edgar. > > Anyway I don't think anybody here is trying to hurt anyone's feelings or > purposely trying to offend. There is sometimes jabs here and there (I > certainly jab sometimes), but I assume that's just to get someone's > attention or emphasis a point. > > Those are my thoughts on this...Bill! > > > > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > > > > > >  a comforting well thought out post chris...merle > > > > > >  > > 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" <desert_woodworker@...> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
