there was no swipe intended, i just wanted a straight answer no more, no less. im not on here to be malicious, far from it. im here to learn. now the second reply he gave was complete and sincere thats something i can learn from. you might take this the wrong way but buddha didnt enlighten anyone, he may have shown them the way but only you can make the journey. its like the old saying,"you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink." Mack
--- In [email protected], "Spider63" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > These are the kind of back-handed swipes that I often do myself and which I > have come to recognize are a dis-service to everyone and disrespectful of > both me and the others involved. > > None of us has all the answers. Not even the Zen Masters, Buddha, etc. > Buddha came on earth 2000 or so years ago and while he may have enlightened > a lot of people he did not solve any of the world's problems. Neither have > any of the other "messiahs," so it is not very realistic to expect some > average guy or gal on an e-list to hold the answers to the meaning of life. > > The reason that questions should be asked is to get others to think about > them and provide their ideas. If you can use something that you read, that > is the gravy. If not, at least you can see how other people think about the > same questions. > > Respect is the foundation for any positive communications and relationships. > Respect yourself and everyone else that participates. Try to give back to > others the same sincere energy and good intentions that they gave to you. > > Thank you. > > Al Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi 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/
