Mike; I was a child when I first saw a movie from Woody Allen. Can't recall the tittle that. It was that one that he gets hibernated in the frozen human fridge and wraped in aluminium paper for many years ....what a laugh was that movie. I thought of being at the time the best movie going on!. I become amongst his movies funs all my teens and twenties. But seeing his last movies now don't make laugh as much as before. His sense of humour is not as witty as it used to be. Mayka
--- On Sat, 26/3/11, mike brown <[email protected]> wrote: From: mike brown <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Zen Judaism To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, 26 March, 2011, 9:53 Mel, I take it you're no big fan of Woody Allen? Watch any of his movies. Highly recommended! Mike From: Mel <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, 26 March, 2011 18:06:21 Subject: [Zen] Zen Judaism --- On Sat, 26/3/11, ED <[email protected]> wrote: Zen Judaism --------------------- MEL:..*grin*...ok, I'll bite. Here goes.... ---------------------------------------------- The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single "Oy." ------------------------------------------------------ MEL: Dualistically-speaking, except for the 'oy' bit, isn't the rest from Tao? What's with the 'oy' something, or another -------------------------------------------------------------- If you wish to know The Way, don't ask for directions. Argue. ---------------------------------------------------------- MEL: Don't ask for directions?? Argue??????? Verrrrryyy Buddhist...hmmm.....*laughter*.... ------------------------------------------- Take only what is given. --------------------------------------- MEL: It might be similar from something from the Dhammapada. However, I'm not a moralist ----------------------------------------------------- Own nothing but your robes and an alms bowl. ------------------------------------------------- MEL: I didn't know that Zen encouraged an ascetic life. Damn, I learn somethin' new everyday -------------------------------------- Unless, of course, you have the closet space. ------------------------------------ MEL:...Huh??.... -------------------------------------------------- Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as the wooded glen. ---------------------------------------------------------- MEL:...And they told me in Zen to never ever think about anything in particular... I'd like to meet this Zen Jew. He seems to be an interesting creature. Funny, but interesting ---------------------------------------------------------- And sit up straight. You'll never meet the Buddha with posture like that. -------------------------------------------------------------- MEL: Meet the Buddha? Where is the Buddha? --------------------------------------- There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that? --------------------------------------------------------------- MEL:...I think my jaw just dropped on the ground.... -------------------------------------------------- Wherever you go, there you are. -------------------------------------- MEL: I really wonder if this Zen Jew really knew the significance of what he just said(I assume it was a man) ----------------------------------------------- Your luggage is another story. -------------------------------------------- MEL: Luggage, baggage, cabbage, carnage....it's attachment....I myself am currently attached to my own Buddha statue --------------------------------------------------- Do not let children play contact sports like football. These only lead to injuries and instill a violent, war-like nature. Encourage your child to play peaceful games, like "sports doctor." ------------------------------------------------- MEL: Oh, absolutely! Karate Mel here is so full of crap! So let's make love, not war..*huge laughter*..... Are you sure you mean 'sports doctor'....not 'doctors and nurses'??.. ----------------------------------------------- To practice Zen and the art of Jewish motorcycle maintenance, do the following: Get rid of the motorcycle. What were you thinking? ------------------------------------------------------------- MEL: Oh, yes! Get rid of everything just for the sake of getting rid of them(*shakes head/dumbfounded*) ----------------------------------------------------- Learn of the pine from the pine. Learn of the bamboo from the bamboo. Learn of the kugel from the kugel. ------------------------------------------------- MEL: Hurrrrraahhh! By George, we finally got something!...Now, tell us your understanding, or interpretation..dualistically-speaking, of course.... ------------------------------------------------------ Be aware of your body. ------------------------------------- MEL: You're doing well! Keep goin... ---------------------------------------------- Be aware of your perceptions. ------------------------------------ MEL: I take it you really mean...just be aware of what you perceive, yes? ------------------------------------------------ Keep in mind that not every physical sensation is a symptom of a terminal illness. ------------------------------------------------------ MEL:...Hmmm..you're not so bad after all... -------------------------------------------------- If there is no self, whose arthritis is this? ------------------------------------------------- MEL: Owwwww! What did you do there?! -------------------------------------------- Those who know do not kibitz. Those who kibitz do not know. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Forget this and attaining Enlightenment will be the least of your problems. Do not kvetch. Be a kvetch. Become one with your whining. ---------------------------------------------------------- MEL: Ok...I'll forgive you, but only this time.. ---------------------------------------------------- The Tao has no expectations. The Tao demands nothing of others. The Tao does not speak. The Tao does not blame. The Tao does not take sides. The Tao is not Jewish. ---------------------------------------------- MEL: Gee willikers, you're tellin' me. Ummmm...wasn't this posting suppose to be about the Jewish Buddha, or somethin'? ------------------------------------------------- Whenever you feel anger, you should say, "May I be free of this anger!" This rarely works, but talking to yourself in public will encourage others to leave you alone. ----------------------------------------------- MEL: Oh yes, okaly-dokay-do! And don't forget that during zazen you say,"I'll be calm, calm....I'm calming down..." ---------------------------------------------- Drink tea and nourish life. With the first sip, joy. With the second, satisfaction. With the third, a nice piece of Danish. --------------------------------------------------- MEL: Oh, dear me..yes, everything is in stages...*laughter*... ----------------------------------------------- The Buddha taught that one should practice loving kindness to all sentient beings. Still, would it kill you to find a nice sentient being who happens to be Jewish? ------------------------------------------------ MEL: HE did? I'm glad to meet someone who actually spoke to him ----------------------------------------------------- Be patient and achieve all things. Be impatient and achieve all things faster. ---------------------------------------------------- MEL: Confucius would love you ------------------------------------------ In nature, there is no good or bad, better or worse. The wind may blow or not. The flowering branch grows long or short. Do not judge or prefer. Ask only, "Is it good for the Jews?" -------------------------------------------- MEL: Sense of humor..that's important..*grin*... ------------------------------------------------------ To find the Buddha, look within. ----------------------------------- MEL: That's not what you said upstairs! ----------------------------------------- Deep inside you are 10,000 flowers. Each flower blossoms 10,000 times. Each blossom has 10,000 petals. You might want to see a specialist. --------------------------------------------------- MEL: After this posting, I might.. ---------------------------------------- Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated? Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkes. ----------------------------------------------- MEL: Yes big Bubba..or daddy... ---------------------------------------------------- >From "Zen Judaism: For You a Little Enlightenment" by David M. Bader (Harmony >Books) 2002 www.extremely.com/zen ------------------------------------ MEL: So that's your name...David...Hello David! Mel
