I think you're chafed about the Fudo thing and read my post like I recommended his negative posts as "worth it". But I was just speaking in general about not adding 'positive thinking' rules to the forum. I don't think they're necessary. Usually a reminder to someone that they are going to far lately is sufficient. But by now I'm sure we've made a mountain of a mole hole. We can just see how things play out from here :) Thansk again for the forum, Al. Rod
________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of spider Sent: Mon 4/25/2005 9:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Zen] Our pretty forum From: "Rod Scholl" Have we became so soft that we can only take discussions that won't approach our pride, ego? Are we in that deep? Is our practice that suceptible to derailment? > It is not a question of being soft. It is a question of being intelligent. Knowing when to defend yourself is a basic survival skill. There is no point to being verbally abused by somebody just for the sake of his amusement. Having your practice rocked or derailed by a skilled Teacher for a good reason may be constructive. However, just letting the beach bully kick down your sand castles because he does not like sand castles is very pointless. Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi. New or used at: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1570622280/ref=ase_actionheroesc-20/002-4507763-9442460?v=glance&s=books> Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WwRTUD/SOnJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi. New or used at: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1570622280/ref=ase_actionheroesc-20/002-4507763-9442460?v=glance&s=books> 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/
