I actually agreed with Chris. I not only think personal insight described on the internet is rare - I think personal insight in and of itself is rare...Bill!
--- In [email protected], ChrisAustinLane <chris@...> wrote: > > Personal revelation on the 'net is like mayflies in a stream? > > I do not think there was anything useful in my sarcasm. > > The lesson is 'never blame others, never praise yourself.' > > Thanks, > Chris Austin-Lane > Sent from a cell phone > > On Mar 22, 2011, at 23:38, mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Chris, > > > > Is it possible to make your sarcastic observation more constructive so we > > can learn from it? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Mike > > > > From: Chris Austin-Lane <chris@...> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wed, 23 March, 2011 10:44:24 > > Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Add Nothing Extra > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Kristy McClain <healthyplay1@...> wrote: > > > > > > Chris, > > > > True enough.. but while i haven't followed this thread.. ..is there is some > > implied threat or point. Whose efforts are in vain-- and what where the > > hopes anyway? > > > > Thanks..k > > > > > > --- On Tue, 3/22/11, ChrisAustinLane <chris@...> wrote, rather incautiously: > > Personal revelations on the Internet, that's rare. > > > > I brought together K and M, but alas my communication was ineffective as a > > method to transmit thoughts. > > > > I was being sarcastic about the Internet, and intending to be agreeing with > > ED. Personal revelations on the Internet, how like water at a river side. > > > > Also, for some reason, the word rare was activating a memory of Tatterhood > > where "rare" == "odd but not bad". > > > > "One flower will be fair, one flower will be rare." > > > > Like here: > > > > http://scandinavian.wisc.edu/mellor/taleballad/pdf_files/tatterhood.pdf > > > > Anyways, lesson learned: when I use sarcasm on the internets, I have to > > explain myself. > > > > Sorry about that! > > > > --Chris > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > Chris Austin-Lane > > Sent from a cell phone > > > > On Mar 22, 2011, at 9:17, "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > > > >> > >> Yes! Or bits of personal insight. --ED > >> > >> --- In [email protected], ChrisAustinLane <chris@> wrote: > >> > > >> Wouldn't the more exact analogy would be selling bits of data on a yahoo > >> group? > >> > >> Thanks, Chris Austin-Lane > >> > >> On Mar 22, 2011, at 7:24, "seacrofter001" <seacrofter001@> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> For 24,000 posts, Bill, Mike and Mayka have been selling water on the > >>> Yahoo Zen Forum. > >>> Ho! Ho! Ho! > >>> All their efforts have been in vain. > >>> < only joking> > >>> > >>> --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@> wrote: > >>> > > >>> Mayka, > >>> > >>> Just This! > >>> Just This > >>> Just Thi > >>> Just Th > >>> Just T > >>> Just > >>> Jus > >>> Ju > >>> J > >>> !Just This > >>> > >>> Mike > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Mike wrote: > >>> "....but sometimes words can kill, or save, a man". > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> > >>> Words can kill or save a man > >>> Words can't kill or save buddha nature > >>> Words, No words, Just This! > >>> > >>> Mayka > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
