Merle, For the third time..."WASH YOUR BOWLS!" ...Bill! (and Joshu)
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > Â hi edgar..yes you are correct..easier said than done..show me the way > please...merle > > > Â > Joe and Merle, > > This is correct but it's important to recognize that desire and attachments > are not really for things but for the IDEAS of those things in one's mind. > > That's why, Merle take note, one can release oneself from desires and > attachments just by changing one's mental narrative.... Changing it to a more > positive one is the first step... > > Edgar > > > > On Aug 30, 2012, at 7:21 PM, Joe wrote: > > Â > >Bill!, > > > >Yes! The three of those are all different things: > > > >(1.) Desire is for what we don't have (or so it seems not to be so); > > > >(2.) Attachment is to what we *do* have (or so it seems to be so); > > > >(3.) Self is what we assume is the Organizing Principle of All This, and > >More. First, we tacitly assume there needs to BE such a principle! > > > >--Joe > > > >PS Are we ready for Buddhism 102? (no such thing). > > > >"Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > >> > >> Both attachment and desire require the same thing - a self. A self > >> requires one thing - dualism > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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: zen_forum-dig...@yahoogroups.com zen_forum-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zen_forum-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/