Hi Al, Do you really believe the verse below? If you wrote it yourself, then I must ask why you are subjecting yourself to a Dharma that is unfounded by your own experience of the here and now.
The verse is all well and good for someone happily content to make the Way into a prison of awareness and clarity - In fact, for those who can do so consistently, they form a strong basis for the application of practise, if perhaps somewhat lacking in wisdom. I don't see such a temper in you nor particular affinity for it. I may be completely offtrack of course, wouldn't be the first time, but if you think regulating the mind is gonna help you cross over birth and death, then how is that different from common missionary work, beating people with sticks over old dogma? On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 21:39:25 -0400, "AC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Agitation Within > robs one of reflection > and clarity of vision. > In this state of mind, > it is of course impossible > to act with presence of mind. > The right thing then, > is to keep still > until balance is regained. > > One can only do this > when he himself > is not affected by the turbulence, > although its disastrous effects > are already visible in those around him. > If he withdraws in time > he remains free of error. ------------------------ 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/
