Edgar, It's not just me, it's Bankei also...
"Bankei was approached by a priest who boasted that his master possessed miraculous powers. This master could take a brush and write Amida in the air and the word would appear on a sheet of paper in the distance. Challenged to equal this, Bankei replied, "My miracle is that when I feel hungry I eat, and when I feel thirsty I drink."" - Source http://www.dharmanet.org/Bankei.htm ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > Bill, > > Hmmm yourself. That sounds just like Bill's definition of Zen.... > > Edgar > > > > On Jun 24, 2013, at 8:28 AM, Bill! wrote: > > > Edgar, > > > > Do you mean when hungry they eat? When tired they sleep? When rested they > > wake? > > > > Hmmm...that sounds familiar to me. > > > > ...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > > > > > > Bill, > > > > > > More nonsense. Animals DO NOT have some unlimited hunt-kill-eat instinct. > > > When they are full and know they always have a next meal coming they do > > > not have such an instinct in operation... > > > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 24, 2013, at 3:02 AM, Bill! wrote: > > > > > > > Here's some good examples of animals (pet dogs in this case) > > > > transcending their natural instincts to hunt, kill and eat. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://hooplaha.com/things-dogs-teach-us/ > > > > > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Joe, > > > > > > > > Funnily enough I was going to mention acting with spontaneous > > > > compassion, but then thought better of it as people here would more > > > > than likely responded with, "but animals act spontaneously, too". > > > > > > > > Yes, I've seen that Joseph Campbell interview. It supplied me with a > > > > life-long maxim that resonated when I was only about 17. "Follow your > > > > bliss". An amazing mind. I also liked his the God of a Thousand Faces > > > > (I think it was called). > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
