jayryunen wrote:
> > Again, it comes down to skill. Taking the backwards step, that is not so much AC's > skill as ours. Do we possess skillful means in meeting AC? Or the nice-nice la-la > head > (that's the one that gets me at the moment LOL)? > > Gassho, > Ryunen > Dear Ryunen-san, It is true that we cannot demonstrate our skill by attempting to control others, we can only attempt to control our own reactions to what other's do. If woo-woo Zen was a real help, I would be the leading advocate of a gonadless, woo-woo, la la zen. Just because Al has less tolerance for woo woo crap than some, and may be less skilled at whacking heads with sticks than some. It does not mean that the woo woo head should blame Al for getting whacked. Sooner or later the real world will whack it. Is Al compassionate for whacking sooner than later? I am not wise enough to say. He is a part of the real world however, and to pretend he should not exist, or does not exist is not any sort of compassion at all. I agree that compassion is just doing what needs to be done now. This is not to say,however, compassion is just doing what you think needs to be done now. It does involve some skill in being able to see what really needs to be done. Compassion is skillful means. Skillful means you have to have some skill. Compassion means you cannot pretend something does not exist. It means you have to acknowledge the crap, and use it as it is meant to be used, as fertilizer for growth. Be Well Fudo ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> 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/
