Thanks, Fudo. I actually wasn't suggesting the crop be killed, only that pruning with scissors on a large crop like my study of metaphysics may be ineffective... If I want to change my crop, I will have to do it by sewing a heartier plant...
That said, I will seek my answer (heartier plant) in the living of this very moment, as you suggested with your stick... as soon as I bother to remember my question. Rod Scholl -----Original Message----- From: fudo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 5:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Zen] Finding a mirror... Rod Scholl wrote: > > > Fudo, you may see a field with a few weeds -- but it is I who sees the massive > tangle of healthy roots beneath. I fear my self can sprout faster than anyone can > whack... How to get a farmer to kill his crop? > > Rod Scholl Dear Rod, Do not kill, this is the first precept. Yet you want to kill this self I cannot see. You see this self as more than a pile of impressions. It just changes with time and season. A little pruning might be in order, but a farmer does not kill his crop till it is ready to harvest. Haul your bag of bones out to the meadow, and play among the flowers. Shape the self into something that can dance in the autumn leaves, Then just let it play. Better yet, use this self for something worthwhile. Make me a cup of tea. Be Well Fudo Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/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/
