Alex wrote:
-- In [email protected], Alex Bunard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- carlos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > One can not see life just trough a colored glass no > > matter how > > special it looks, the job of the master has to be > > put aside when one > > talks to others that do not have aspirations to be > > master, since > > awakening is not just for masters but for everyone > > ,it does not even > > has to be a Buddhist to obtain it. > > All those masters from the past had an ego too. > > Is this list only for monks? > > Metta > > Carlos > > We're again back to square one. Buddhism does not > comply with the cafeteria model. You cannot just waltz > in and start picking and choosing ("I'll take a little > bit of Four Noble Truths here, maybe a dash of 8-fold > path there, throw in some sutra chanting for good > measure," etc.) > > Buddhist practice demands the whole person. It is an > all-or-nothing proposition. Either you're in up to > your eyeballs, or you're completely shunned. There is > no Middle Way there. > > In Buddhism, a Master is not someone who knows more > than you do. Buddhist Master is a person who can show > you how not to waste time. > > Buddist practitioners can be essentially wrong in two > ways: > > 1. Wrong thinking (as in going on a fishing expedition > in the middle of the ocean without taking any fishing > equipment) > > 2. Wrongheaded thinking (as in going on a fishing > expedition and taking all the necessary fishing > equipment, but wasting one's time trying to fish in a > Sahara desert) > > A Buddhist Master can bring to your attention the fact > that you are trying to catch a fish in the Sahara > desert. It ain't going to happen, no matter how > skilled a fisherman you might be. It is very clear to > the Master, but may not be clear to you. > > So, to begin with, every aspiring Buddhist > practitioner must first make it clear whether they do > have the appropriate equipment (i.e. whether they have > all the necessary fishing rods and bait etc), before > embarking on the expedition. > > Once that is clear, they need to ascertain whether > they are heading in the wrong direction. For that, one > needs to get in touch with a Master. The Master can > always tell you when you're attempting to fish in > Sahara. Your duty is to listen attentively and to act > upon the guiding words. > > You don't have to be a master yourself in order to > catch a fish. But you do need to qualify to be taught. > It won't just fall into your lap. > > Alex > > > ===== > No karma was produced during the composition of this letter I realize that you want to help and I apprecciate that, could it be that actually you do,I can assure you that I am getting sick and tired of the word attachment, my identity, etc. Thanks Alex Metta Carlos 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/
