All People Seem Wise And Wonderful When Thier Lips Are
Below Your Waist. Beware What Happens When They Stand
Up Again.... Lest You End Up With Egg Or Worse On Your
Face.... There Is Usually An Expectation Of Payment
For Service.... If You Know What I Mean.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Thanks Alex!
>
> Suddenly you seem very wise, I don't know why :)
>
> Rod Scholl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Bunardzic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:54 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Zen] Truce Flag
>
>
>
> Hi Jacqueline,
>
> As a practicing Buddhist, here is what I think:
>
> There is no need to view Rod's suggestions in the
> confrontational light. It is understandable, when
> reprimanded, to feel a bit offended. However, here
> there really is no ground for that.
>
> Consider this: the Buddha himself never waved any
> Buddhist flags. Furthermore, he never instructed his
> followers to build magnificent temples and huge
golden
> statues portraying him.
>
> And yet, his followers did precisely that. Foolish
> people! The point that we, long time Buddhist
> practitioners, would sometime like to stress is --
> unfold the Buddhist flag in your heart. There's
really
> no need to wear it on your sleeve.
>
> Buddhist practice boils down to self-cultivation.
> Forget about others and focus on cultivating your
own
> insight. In time, the distinction between the outer
> and the inner world will pale for you and will
> eventually disappear from your mind. When that
> happens, you won't be that concerned about your
> situation.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> Alex
>
> P.S. I honestly loved Rod's suggestion of turning
the
> potential confrontation into the 'night on town'
> bowling rampage. Way to go, Rod! One of the wisest
> things I've read on this list.
>
>
> --- Jacqueline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > -
> > I do not understand why this would start trouble,
I
> > am doing this
> > to stop trouble. The other options are ego ways
to
> > handle it.
> > Why do you think the flags are sold ? I will ask
> > other buddhists
> > what they think, but you have not changed my
> > decision so far.
> >
> > -- In [email protected], "Rod Scholl"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > The fudd thing was a joke.
> > >
> > > I see you did nothing with the serious
suggestion.
> > You'd rather
> > start trouble, it seems -- then play innocent.
You
> > behave
> > audaciously, then understimate the hunter's
> > audacity... A war of
> > egos.
> > >
> > > A flag. lol, what a joke.
> > >
> > > Let us know how many people arrive at your new
> > "zendo"... and keep
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