Ryunen says: > > But I'm a little confused. I thought Anjin had taken over as moderator. Please clarify.
Dear Ryunen-san, I am a co-moderator. Al is the owner of the list and the first and other moderator. I am just helping him do some of the work. Yes, there is work running a busy email list...I certainly did not realize the extend of work Al has done to keep this list going. I for one wish to think him for the work he has done to keep this list moving over the years it has been in existence. Since becoming a moderator I have discovered some things about email lists that I did not know. The Al you see is an interesting person...with myriad facets to his personality. Yes, sometimes he can be harsh and foul mouthed. But I have also seen another side to him. I have chosen to accept him for the person he is right now. I hope that some day he will find what he is looking for and be more at peace. I have chosen to be supportive of him. You are right we do need to see the consequences of our actions. Sometimes however we need to look beyond and see more than the "face" one puts out to the world...to see the original face. This is a challenge with some people. Sometimes I am successful at it ...sometimes I am not. Afer working with many aggressive mentally handicapped adults and children I did learn to see beyond the outer aspect and see what the roots of the aggressions were. Invariably, it was abuse and hurt that caused the anger and aggression. How could I be upset at them for the hitting, biting, kicking etc that they exhibited when it was the injury did to them by others that caused that manifestation. That being said...I also tried to use "skillfull means" to help them stop the behaviors that were a distructive force in their lives. I did have a wonderful teacher (nope not Buddhist...at least at the time) who taught me many compassionate techniques to help them on their way. But generally, what helped the most was seeing each individual...really seeing them and accepting them as a person worthy of attention. They knew that I cared and that I would be there no matter what...even if they hit me...or called me names. Anjin ------------------------ 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/
