Alex Bunard wrote: > There is no arrow and no poison, and no one to suck > the 'poison' out.
You are obviously trying to be helpful here, but isn't it a rather dangerous strategy to use the "this problem doesn't really exist" argument on an Internet list without also acknowledging that looked at from another angle the problem is indeed there? We don't know much about the people who write in here and we know don't know anything at all about the people who just lurk. Tell one person who's feeling down "You have nothing to be depressed about" and they'll cheer up. Tell another the same thing and they'll jump off a bridge. Even though it is true that there is no arrow and no poison when things are looked at from one angle (according to Nagarjuna, who you have said you take as one of your teachers), we are warned (by him) not to get stuck looking from this angle only; it is also *always* the case (according to Nagarjuna) that there *is* an arrow and poison. We need to learn to balance these two views simultaneously. James ------------------------ 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/
