Apparently the resulting blindness was only spiritual? Edgar
On Jun 25, 2013, at 9:42 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Edgar, > > Probably the same as you - too much masturbation and/while watching Sesame > Street (the "and" applies to me. You get the "while"). > > Mike > > > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad > > From: Edgar Owen <[email protected]>; > To: <[email protected]>; > Subject: Re: [Zen] 25 Torture Methods > Sent: Tue, Jun 25, 2013 1:22:23 PM > > > Mike, > > > Better review your Buddhist history. Buddha began his search because OTHER > people didn't get teddy bears when they were 5 years old. But he was the > exception.... > > BTW what went wrong with YOUR childhood that you feel so compelled about > "spiritual quests"? > > Edgar > > > > > On Jun 25, 2013, at 9:03 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> >> Edgar, >> >> Geez, you couldn't make this stuff up. Because Buddha didn't get a teddy >> when he was 5 he went out and rediscovered the Dharma... You're entertaining >> if nothing else. >> >> Mike >> >> >> Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad >> >> From: Edgar Owen <[email protected]>; >> To: <[email protected]>; >> Subject: Re: [Zen] 25 Torture Methods >> Sent: Tue, Jun 25, 2013 11:48:32 AM >> >> >> MIke, >> >> >> No, no, no. The so called 'spiritual aspect of humans' is just a projection >> by humans that feel incomplete and unloved of their notion of ideal parents >> onto the sky in the hope they might somehow find the love and completeness >> they feel they lack. >> >> The so called 'spiritual aspect of humans' you so glorify is actually a >> psychological aberration, a sickness. >> >> Animals, at least those that are maltreated as babies, experience the EXACT >> same longing for the better childhood they never had. >> >> In case you weren't aware of it HUMANS ARE ANIMALS and all the basic >> feelings and emotions of humans and other animals are variations of the same >> things... >> >> Edgar >> >> >> >> On Jun 25, 2013, at 7:07 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> >>> Merle, >>> >>> How many times does it need pointing out that it's not being denied that >>> humans commit terrible crimes?? The point being made is that it is possible >>> for humans to follow a path that allows for 100% compassionate acts across >>> the board. This is something other animals simply don't have. They may at >>> some evolutionary time in the future, but not now. It's even ok to argue >>> that animals don't require such things. But it is undeniable that humans at >>> this stage of evolution are unique with this. Dogs wagging their tails >>> waiting for a bone is *not* the same thing. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad >>> >>> From: Merle Lester <[email protected]>; >>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; >>> Subject: [Zen] 25 Torture Methods >>> Sent: Tue, Jun 25, 2013 9:03:13 AM >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> now tell me humans are on a higher plane ... check the link >>> >>> saints are far and few between... >>> >>> i point to Nelson Mandela as one who has reached the pinnacle of humanness >>> >>>> >>>> 25 torture methods >>>> http://en.minghui.org/emh/articles/2004/9/10/52274.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > >
