Tao Speaks: Re: the metaphysical brat pack

Re: the metaphysical brat pack

Posted by Lian Dao on 11/14/2008, 1:49 am, in reply to "Re: the metaphysical brat pack"
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: i believe that it was Dean Martin who once
: said that he had never read a goddam book in
: his life and it had never done him any harm.
:
: Maybe not, but then again few of us here
: have had the pleasure of being close friends
: with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davies Jnr. ,
: and so the rest of us have to make do with
: the printed page.
:
: As Taoists, you have Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu
: to keep you company, and maybe some other
: classics over at the weekend, and as a poor
: Buddhist i merely have innumerable sutra's,
: commentaries and records of Dharma-teachers
: to keep me on the straight and narrow.
: However do you think that you would have
: arrived, for the want of a better word, to
: where you are today, if you had never read a
: goddam book in your life?
:
:
:
: I think I arrived at where I am today when I
: was about 8 years old. Plop!
:
: The thing that pissed me off most was when
: teachers told me I had to find
: "their" message in the books I
: read. Not nice. Fortunately, I didn't
: listen to them, and still listen to my own
: heart most of the time.
:
: The thing that maybe helped me the most when
: I found Laozi and Zhuangzi was....... they
: suggested it was okay to not put much stock
: in the concepts of others. Did that make me
: who I am? Nope. But it's nice to find
: someone in this screwed up world who isn't
: trying to make me see things the way they
: do.
:
: Is that what you get out of the sutras,
: LianDao?
:

At the risk of upsetting the apple-cart, no, not really, but in my defence, i didn't go to the Sutra's with that in mind anyway.

i know that that won't sit well with you Nina, and for that i apologise.

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Message Thread:

the metaphysical brat pack - Lian Dao 11/10/2008, 11:22 am
- Re: the metaphysical brat pack - Steve 11/10/2008, 4:07 pm
  - More than one of us , but less than two. - Butch 11/11/2008, 8:16 am
    - ontological terrorism - Lian Dao 11/12/2008, 9:57 am
      - selective post syndrome - Lian Dao 11/13/2008, 4:13 am
      - Re: ontological terrorism - Butch 11/13/2008, 8:20 am
        
        we are not amused - Queen Victoria - Lian Dao 11/13/2008, 9:29 am
  - ontological freedom fighting - Lian Dao 11/12/2008, 9:51 am
    - Re: ontological freedom fighting - Steve 11/12/2008, 11:02 am
      - Re: ontological freedom fighting - Lian Dao 11/13/2008, 4:12 am
        
        Stinky & Snit, - Butch 11/13/2008, 8:25 am
        
        Re: Stinky & Snit, and Butch makes three - Lian Dao 11/13/2008, 9:30 am
- Re: the metaphysical brat pack - Nina 11/13/2008, 7:47 pm
  - Re: the metaphysical brat pack - Lian Dao 11/14/2008, 1:49 am
    - Re: the metaphysical brat pack - Nina 11/14/2008, 9:50 am
      - Re: the metaphysical brat pack - Lian Dao 11/14/2008, 12:13 pm
        
        Re: the metaphysical brat pack - Nina 11/14/2008, 7:06 pm
        
        early Columbo's good/later Columbo's bad - Lian Dao 11/15/2008, 9:29 am
        
        Re: early Columbo's good/later Columbo's bad - Nina 11/15/2008, 8:02 pm
        
        Re: early Columbo's good/later Columbo's bad - Lian Dao 11/15/2008, 11:33 pm
        
        Re: early Columbo's good/later Columbo's bad - Nina 11/16/2008, 7:48 pm
        
        Re: early Columbo's good/later Columbo's bad - Lian Dao 11/17/2008, 2:38 am
        
        Re: early Columbo's good/later Columbo's bad - Nina 11/17/2008, 6:35 pm
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--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : i believe that it was Dean Martin who once : said that he had never read a goddam book in : his life and it had never done him any harm. : : Maybe not, but then again few of us here : have had the pleasure of being close friends : with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davies Jnr. , : and so the rest of us have to make do with : the printed page. : : As Taoists, you have Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu : to keep you company, and maybe some other : classics over at the weekend, and as a poor : Buddhist i merely have innumerable sutra's, : commentaries and records of Dharma-teachers : to keep me on the straight and narrow. : However do you think that you would have : arrived, for the want of a better word, to : where you are today, if you had never read a : goddam book in your life? : : : : I think I arrived at where I am today when I : was about 8 years old. Plop! : : The thing that pissed me off most was when : teachers told me I had to find : "their" message in the books I : read. Not nice. Fortunately, I didn't : listen to them, and still listen to my own : heart most of the time. : : The thing that maybe helped me the most when : I found Laozi and Zhuangzi was....... they : suggested it was okay to not put much stock : in the concepts of others. Did that make me : who I am? Nope. But it's nice to find : someone in this screwed up world who isn't : trying to make me see things the way they : do. : : Is that what you get out of the sutras, : LianDao? : : : : At the risk of upsetting the apple-cart, no, : not really, but in my defence, i didn't go : to the Sutra's with that in mind anyway. : : i know that that won't sit well with you : Nina, and for that i apologise. :

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