Mel Taoism says it another way..."When a superior man hears of the Tao, he immediately begins to embody it. When an average man hears of the Tao, he half believes it, half doubts it. When a foolish man hears of the Tao he laughs out loud. If he didn't laugh, it wouldn't be the Tao." [email protected]
: Maria Lopez <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 8:44 AM Subject: Re: [Zen] Add Nothing Extra Hey Mel: It is said that patience and endurance is amongst is part of the matter the great boddhisatvas are made of. Mayka --- On Thu, 24/3/11, Mel <[email protected]> wrote: >From: Mel <[email protected]> >Subject: [Zen] Add Nothing Extra >To: [email protected] >Date: Thursday, 24 March, 2011, 10:36 > > > >..Unbelieveable, absolutely unbelieveable... > >- Mike, I think you've just lost the 'kensho-tinged' status that ED apparently >awarded you recently. Bill, you'll always keep yours for reasons only ED knows > >- Mayka, Mike, Bill, and others...your patience for having to repeat the same >things over and over again, and ignored in turn over and over again....your >patience for such is well...incredible... > >- When someone is stubborn, I give in and start telling fairy tales, or >whatever the other side wants to hear. Good enough for the likes of >Deshimaru-sensei, good enough for me > > > >Mel(very amused..*grin*..) > > >--- On Thu, 24/3/11, Bill! <[email protected]> wrote: > >Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges! > >--- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote: > >Mike and Mayka, > >Have your claims to realization of Buddha Nature been accredited by >authentic Zen Masters? > >--ED > >In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@> wrote: > >Mike, > >My question is simple and impersonal: > >What is the benefit to himself/herself or others of a person arriving at >such a state? > >--ED > >
