Yes. Japanese Satori is wholly founded on the belief that words are nonsense to the gods. Logic, determination, will power, will do you little good. A huge desire to 'know' is all that is required.
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 10:31 PM, Merle Lester <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > > 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 <[email protected]>; > *To: *[email protected] <[email protected]>; > *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 <[email protected]>; > *To: *[email protected] <[email protected]>; > *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 <[email protected]>; > *To: *[email protected] <[email protected]>; > *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 <[email protected]>; > *To: *[email protected] <[email protected]>; > *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 <[email protected]>; > *To: *[email protected] <[email protected]>; > *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 <[email protected]>; > *To: *[email protected] <[email protected]>; > *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?[image: *:)) > laughing] or some other equally absurd notion?[image: *#-o d'oh!] > > > 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 <[email protected]>; > *To: *[email protected] <[email protected]>; > *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, [email protected] wrote: > > > Merle, > > Utility is no measure of Truth. > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- *Larry Maher*
