Bill!,
You've had a taste of my tough love. See?, that sweet stuff was not so bad.
And I see you're set on keeping the wine cellar (contents) to yourself. That's
a very personal decision. ;-)
The gentleman DOES have a sweet-tooth!
--Joe
> "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> Joe,
>
> You speak the truth about the way I discovered/uncovered Just THIS! But my
> reference in this thread was to the ESSENCE of zen, not the various routes
> you can or should try taking to discover/uncover the essence.
>
> As I am sure you know zen literature sometimes refers to what I call 'fluff'
> as the 'finger pointing to the moon', or 'the boat which takes you to the
> other shore'. In my experience, and I see it all the time on this Forum, one
> of the biggest difficulties people have with zen practice is getting
> mesmerized by the finger or too comfortably settled-in to a perpetual boat
> cruise.
>
> Some people need love. Some need tough-love. You can give them the former
> and I will give them the latter.
>
> Po-tay-to, po-tah-to.
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