i bit of nonsense never hurt anyone... all seriousness can lead to fanaticism and text book devotees... be careful..lest you fall into the trap..merle Merle,
Is it National Non-Sequitur Week in Australia, or something? Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <merlewiit...@yahoo.com>; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com <Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com>; Subject: Re: [Zen] the painted snake Sent: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 1:06:17 PM mike ... lighten up... where is your sense of humour?..merle Case in point: I just typed in random letters and the spell-checker did the rest. See how you (we) imagine things that aren't there without agreed upon rules of communication? I understand that Zen masters and poets can turn such rules on their head to make a point, but we were still communicating a point within the thread (that a god is unnecessary for the creation and running of the universe). To talk about painting legs on snakes for the fun of it is a non-sequitur at best and just nonsense at worst. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <merlewiit...@yahoo.com>; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com <Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com>; Subject: Re: [Zen] the painted snake Sent: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 9:41:55 AM ah ha..now your experiencing the original buddha nature...well done mike..." sleep tight don't let the bed bugs bite".. what's that about the ship of doom i read ? and wiki leaks.... is ya ship come in? .signing out at 7:38pm..elrem..(all zen up and on fire) Exnnhj, Hertl njjik ddfoim doom wiki kklko ujji p ship. Njiik Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <merlewiit...@yahoo.com>; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com <Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com>; Subject: Re: [Zen] the painted snake Sent: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 9:31:48 AM from the original buddha nature..where else do you suppose?..what rules are you referring to?... there you go rules regulations and conventions and in the next breath you deny being a textbook fanatic... huh?..merle I hardly think employing the basic rules and conventions of communication makes me a "text book fanatic". Where do you come up with these things?!! Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <merlewiit...@yahoo.com>; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com <Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com>; Subject: Re: [Zen] the painted snake Sent: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 9:22:32 AM i see..your a text book fanatic..lordi be...merle Simply because your's is not the meaning of the phrase as it relates to Zen and how I originally used it. Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <merlewiit...@yahoo.com>; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com <Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com>; Subject: Re: [Zen] the painted snake Sent: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 9:12:45 AM yes mike..i know your meaning..however you refuse point blank to see mine.. why?..merle Merle, The meaning of 'painting legs on a snake' indicates the pointlessness of giving something it doesn't need and can do without. It has nothing to do with 'having fun'. My original point still stands that the universe works perfectly well without giving it imaginary fairy-stories as to how it works. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <merlewiit...@yahoo.com>; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com <Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com>; Subject: [Zen] the painted snake Sent: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 8:09:34 AM i do not follow the norm.. do you mike?.... painting legs on a snake i do it because i can and it's fun...try it.. the snake wont bite you if that's what's worrying you..merle Your definition is meaningless though and certainly not in accord with how most people define 'God'. The universe works just fine without such a belief. Why paint legs on a snake? Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ rubbish...you missed the point then ..... the forest is god..the forest and the people are one.. .god, forest and people are all in harmony..it's called life!!!!!!!!... god is life... what the hell did you think god was?... merle..not the old man with a long white beard syndrome? or some other equally absurd notion? Watched it. Yep, no god. Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ mike ..you have missed the boat...( the point)... watch the brazilian tribe doc..then tell me "there is no "god"...merle Merle, Just because belief in a god gives comfort it doesn't make it true. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <merlewiit...@yahoo.com>; To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com <Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com>; Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: the human body Sent: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 1:23:16 AM mike..explain yourself please.. and KG.... not true...on a beautiful spring day one rejoices and gives thanks that one has eyes to see and ears to hear and a tongue to speak..merle And comfort is only sought when dis-eased. KG On 8/24/2013 4:19 AM, uerusub...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: >Merle, > >Utility is no measure of Truth. > >Mike > >
