Siska, Of course you can quote that in your blog. I assume anything written on the Zen Forum is subject to reproduction.
Please correct my spelling in the first line - 'feel' for 'fell'. Thanks...Bill! --- In [email protected], siska_cen@... wrote: > > Dear Bill, > > If you don't mind, I'd like to quote your 'Doing Kindness' in my blog. > > Siska > -----Original Message----- > From: "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:47:19 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [Zen] Fwd: Re: [Zen Living] Supreme Vehicle > > ED, > > IMO... > > My point is if you are purposely or consciously performing a 'kind' act, then > you have missed the mark. > > Like all such labels or categorizations, the qualifier of 'kind' or 'good' or > 'bad' or 'compassionate', etc..., is placed on actions by your discriminating > mind, or someone else's discriminating mind. > > If before you take the action you classify it as 'kindly' you miss the mark > by a large margin. (In this case you are projecting an action, judging or > classifying it and perhaps only acting if it passes judgement or is > classified as 'good'. > > If while you are engaged in the action you classify it as 'kindly' you miss > the mark. (In this case you may have acted spontaneously and without motive, > but your discriminating mind has kicked in and is starting to judge and > classify.) > > If after the action has been completed you classify it as 'kindly' you miss > the mark only slightly. (In this case you may have not missed the mark > before or while acting, but you have missed the mark by applying judgement or > categorizing your action after-the-fact.) > > As in the zen teaching story I related, only if you do not consider anything > you do 'kindly' or 'special' do you squarely hit the mark. > > Others may observe your actions and call them 'kindly' or 'selfish', but > that's up to them to make that judgement. It should not a concern of yours > at all. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Bill, > > > > Non-judgmentally, every person is 'just THIS' in the evolution of > > his/her 'kindness'. > > > > --ED > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > > > 'Doing Kindness' > > > > > > If you're doing kindness to make yourself fell good, then you have > > missed the mark. > > > > > > If you're doing kindness to make others feel good, then you have > > missed the mark. > > > > > > If you're doing kindness, you are closer but still have missed the > > mark. > > > > > > If you're just doing, then you're close to the mark. > > > > > > If life just unfolds around you, then you're very close to the mark. > > > > > > If Just THIS!, Bullseye! > > > > > > ...Bill! > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
