Face it -- your main problem is that you focus too much on personalities. What's it to you, to go ad hominem on me? What kind of perverted little pleasure do you get from slandering me?
Instead of going for the low, cheap thrills of 'exposing' someone, why don't you take this chance to learn something about Dharma? Unless you're one of those hopelessly conventional, gray bureaucratic types, you would sure feel the lure of the game. If you say that you don't care about the Buddhist teaching because you're only interested in zen, it's like saying you don't care about learning music, because you're only interested in playing jazz. Alex --- rod_scholl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was afraid of that. (but at least you were funny > :> > > I wasn't referring to the religious affiliation > thing -- just the > collected extremism of your posts, plus your piety > (not because of > WHAT was said in your book intro) and specifically, > that IMHO you're > efforts at creating an image are clear. It takes > one to know one, so > I hoped I could point it out without upsetting you > and as a favor to > keep you from further embarassment. I was trying to > tell you your > fly is down. That's all. Now it seems like it was > taken as a flame, > so I apologize. > > Its too bad I wasn't more clear in my post -- I > thought it was > helpful. I hope you know I wouldn't have taken the > time, unless I > thought it would help you. I am sorry for any > damage it has done. > > I know I do try to seem so damn smart. So I'm okay > you call me on > it -- I don't think that was what I was trying to > do. But, I > suppose, if I always premiditated the smart thing, > it would be easy > to pinpoint and just stop. I wasn't trying to > one-up you. In fact, > I was saying, come on down here to the kid's table > to eat -- its > clear you don't make a very good adult (I hope that > feels like a > compliment, not a flame). Again, I am a poser, too, > just inching my > ways towards original face. (but from my view, with > less crow to eat > than you, when all's said and done :) What brief > suggestions do you > have for me letting go of my intellect least > painfully? > > I suspect that nobody here but us... This group is > not easily > impressed. They weren't impressed when I arrived > either. Would YOU > be impressed by your posts? Abe Lincoln remarked, > "I wouldn't marry > any woman who would have me." > > Your post below is part of the oscillation I was > referring to. I > meant to dampen it, but instead stoked the flames... > > And c'mon, what do you have against Scientology? I > mean, John > Travolta buys it (pun intended) -- and in my book, > anything Vinnie > Barbarino does, is just cool by me. > > > Rod > > > --- In [email protected], Alex Bunard > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The problem with this whole arrangement is that I > am > > just too damn stupid, while you, Rod Scholl, are > just > > too damn smart. See, I was hoping that a person of > > your level of intelligence will not happen to be > on > > this list, but alas, I miscalculated. > > > > So, yes, in the final analysis, you, Rod Scholl, > are > > my nemesis. You are to me what cryptonite is to > > Superman. Obviously, you're a genius. Rod Scholl > is > > great, and I'm not. Ah, how cruel the destiny is! > If > > only this genius, Rod Scholl, hasn't been here > during > > this incubatory period, I would've succeeded in > > fooling everyone. The victory would've been mine! > > > > Instead, here am I, head in hand, ashamed and > unable > > to look into other people's eyes. Exposed! Sob... > > > > I am forced now to publicly admit that I am, > indeed, > > not associated with any organized religion. I > know, > > it's a scandalous thing to even think, let alone > say, > > but we all have our downfalls. I beg of you all > for > > forgiveness. Maybe a suitable 12 step program > could > > help me finally realize the benefits of becoming a > > pawn in some organized religious institution? > > > > Please help! > > > > Alex > > > > P.S. One question lingers -- am I teaching > imaginary > > courses to imaginary students, or is it all for > real? > > > > > ===== No karma was produced during the composition of this letter __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo ------------------------ 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/
