Joe, Gosh what a seething mass of attachments! :-)
Edgar On Feb 21, 2013, at 1:59 PM, Joe wrote: > Edgar, > > Thank you. > > And, right! This is why some others of your unfortunate poisonous > (straightenable!) bent don't appreciate other such music, either, hundreds of > years after the old geezers died, such as the music of Bach, or Locatelli, or > Tallis. > > Only the latest scrapings in front of the bulldozer blade will do! > > You're on a fast-burn, and leaving a contrail. > > I can just picture you in your hip-hop lifestyle, there in your steel-frame > domicile, and gangsta suit. > > Peddling antiquities. > > Not a pretty picture you paint, or figure you cut. > > Absolve it all! Take Bill!'s compassionate advice about beginning a serious > practice, come to awakening, and BEcome some kind of Human being in the time > remaining. > > The sun also rises, but hasn't yet on your Buddha Nature. > > The house is made of steel, and is oxidizing. > > This whole world of samsara is on fire. Cancel your subscription to it, but > come back to teach after awakening. You could be good. > > Teacher and sangha should be what your Personals Ad should be pleading for, > instead. "Desperately Seeking Sangha... and Shih-fu". > > Yes, listen "to what Reality is saying". > > (I didn't say "your" reality. We can hear that over HERE). > > Wishes!, > > --Joe > > Edgar Owen wrote: > > > > Joe, > > > > More orthodox gobbledy gook! > > > > Zen listens to what reality is saying not what some old geezers said > > hundreds of years ago! Even if they said it when they were listening to > > reality then listening to reality in the present moment of the now is Zen. > >
