RAFLMAO! I couldn't tell if you were warning the DEAD HORSE something... but not getting it, I read on and enjoyed your insights.
But -- then I got the WARNING: DEAD HORSE bit -- Funny. ... yeah, sadly, I'll probably kick that horse caracass around a while longer. Nothin' else doin' out here in the desert. Rod Scholl P.S. speaking of natural movements -- something called the Alexander Technique (sans profiteering books, instructors, charlatans, etc.) which is great for reminding one what it feels like to move relaxed and uninhibited like a child. -----Original Message----- From: Infernal Elk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Zen] teachers & students WARNING: DEAD HORSE something i remember hearing about autodidacts: the problem with most autodidacts is the quality of their teachers. as an example: i don't know this for a *fact*, but it's probably safe to say that most of us taught ourselves to walk. any physical therapist or body worker will tell you that each of us can further learn to walk & move more efficiently & with more ease than we even know. but unless this has been pointed out, & *experienced* through re-training, it's difficult to conceive how such a "natural" activity could be improved. & yet it can be, & the experience is quite surprising. even accomplished athletes go to professional trainers to improve their functioning. how much more difficult must it be to self-teach what the buddha discovered, however learned we are. i suggest to those among us who think they can do it alone, ab uovo, to rethink that & find a teacher. they might indeed be able to Realize the Way solely through books & e-lists, but who will actually verify that they have done so correctly? only a Real Teacher In Person, Right There. - elk 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 --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UwRTUD/UOnJAA/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/
