Yeah, I read that the day after Alex joined... the power of google. I'm fortunate that I knew he was a poser from the get-go. Good thing, too cause the stuff he/you write, Alex, sure is long. (I hope that doesn't feel like a flame, Alex. I too am a poser.) Just think, in the future we will have search engines to make all of our past foolishness just a click away.
Makes me wanna never make a claim again... When I joined this list, I was either wise enough to at least not claim all sorts of bull-shit until I knew the audience better, or I am still too far up my own ass to realize that what a fool I made/make!... reminds me of a gag my friend and I would pull when one of us walked into a room, we would announce boisterlously, "The BRAINS have arrived!". No one ever laughed, except he and I.... ahh youth :) Alex, you have vascillated wildly from day one, but seem to have settled to a routine image you are pleased with here. I suppose we all do that to an extent while exploring this type of venue. When someone tries to craft a "persona" they usually craft the image of the kind of guy who tries to craft a persona. The part you're missing, I fear, is that you think we all forget your entrance, like it melts away... (if I were you, I'd wish it melted away, too :) Perhaps you can just take the whole ball of wax of yourself -- we have :) When you think about it people have been quite kind to you and also engaging -- even though you claimed that it was impossible to make friends here, etc. After all, what mileage will you get from this "Zen Teacher" image I think you're going for? Those who say they know... (well, you know the rest, I'm sure.) You might find some use out of a phrase that a fore-mentioned buddy of mine passed on to me: "I might have been a fool then, I might be a fool in the future -- but that doesn't mean I'm a fool right now!". I use it when people I know well don't take me seriously. Rod --- In [email protected], "anjin327" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Here is an interesting quote I found on > http://alexbunard.freeservers.com/reality/meta/foreword.html > > "Throughout this book, the reader will undoubtedly notice that the > author is drawing heavily and liberally on the material found in the > Chinese Ch'an and Japanese Zen Buddhist lore. A word of disclaimer is > in order here: the author is not, nor has he ever been, in any way > associated nor affiliated with any of the schools or institutions of > Ch'an or Zen Buddhism. Furthermore, the author is not, nor has he ever > been, associated with any other schools or institution of religious or > other so-called cognitive practices. Also, the author has never had > any contacts nor associations with any religious individuals, > regardless of their walks of life. Acting as a free individual, the > author has merely embraced the opportunity, offered to him early on in > his formative years, to undergo a comprehensive and a rather long > course of thorough education in science, art, philosophy, logic, > music, languages, and social study. That study, coupled with a number > of years of careful observations of the waxing and waning of everyday > flow of life, has resulted in the thoughts presented in this book. And > of course, this study continues indefinitely, following the endless > and joyous path of growth and maturation." > > Anjin > > > > --- In [email protected], Alex Bunard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Would you be so kind to elaborate on this a bit more? > > > The reason I'm confused by what you wrote above is > > > stemming from the fact that the Buddha explained that > > > the suffering arises from the delusion that life (the > > > cycle of birth and death) offers the possibility of > > > not being suffering. This then gives rise to the > > > pursuit of pleasure, which binds us to the karmic > > > wheel. > > > > > > I'd be really curious to hear how do you propose to > > > refute that contention. > > > > It's simply that translating the first noble truth as being 'life is > > suffering' is inaccurate and misleading. Buddhism is not pessimism > > and fully acknowldeges joy and happiness as well as suffering. > > Dukkha has many connotations besides simple suffering. > > > > Genryu ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/hjtSRD/3MnJAA/i1hLAA/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/
