You're very welcome, Rod. I'm so happy to realize that I can learn great things from you.
Alex --- Rod Scholl <[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 > > us posted on bloody carcasses too :) > > > > > > Rod Scholl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jacqueline [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:28 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Zen] Truce Flag > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What if my home becomes a future zendo... > > > What if nobody ever heard of the Dharma, how > else > > will they find out > > > except from someone willing to share... > > > I am not marketing Zen, I am simply hanging up a > > flag for both my > > own > > > awareness, and to bring about awareness around > me. > > I do think the > > > hunters will discuss the flag, I think they will > > think about what > > > they are doing both to the animals and to other > > human beings. > > > > > > I may hang it up next to the american flag > showing > > gratitude that I > > > am able to practice Buddhism in our towne. They > > know I am not a > > > haloed angel or else I wouldn't have got into > > trouble in the first > > > place. The elmer fudd idea is cute, but that > would > > make them more > > > upset than the Buddhist flag. > > > > > > I will consider the suggestion, if you come up > > with a better one > > > please pass it on. > > > > > > > > > > As a seroius suggestion. Why don't you host a > > past-time on days > > > that are typical hunting days. Make it the best > > damn "bowling > > > saturday" that town's ever seen (and don't dare > > utter a word of > > your > > > hangup with animal eatin'). Then, if you need > the > > self-back- > > patting > > > (like i would) imagine all the animals that > > weren't killed for each > > > would-be-hunter that shows up and drinks your > > beer? > > > > > > > > Rod Scholl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right > Intention, > > Right Speech, > > Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, > > Right Concentration, > > Right Livelihood > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > No karma was produced during the composition of this > letter > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball. > http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/ > > > > Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, > Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right > Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood > Yahoo! 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