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wood, meet trees Posted by Lian Dao on 1/23/2008, 9:01 am 78.150.163.X Well, at least the adverts have gone! For a while, i thought i was going to crack and enrol in something! *shudder* Amitofo!  Post a Response

Re: wood, meet trees Posted by rat on 1/30/2008, 7:47 pm, in reply to "wood, meet trees" 76.227.18.X Hi Lian Dao I finally got your essay up: http://www.apophaticmysticism.com/SectTwo.html Be happy to make any changes you would like. love, rat  Post a Response

Re: wood, meet trees Posted by Lian Dao on 1/31/2008, 6:50 am, in reply to "Re: wood, meet trees" 78.148.83.X --Previous Message-- : Hi Lian Dao : : I finally got your essay up: : : : http://www.apophaticmysticism.com/SectTwo.html : : Be happy to make any changes you would like. : : love, : rat : Thanks rat and sorry for being a pain in the arse but can i add one tiny addition? In the line 'most of her conditional aggregation had already melted away' could i please add 'most of HER ATTACHMENT TO THE conditional aggregation had already melted away. That to me anyway makes more sense. i hope that's not too much trouble? Take care friend and keep well. Amitofo!  Post a Response

mei you wenti (no problem) Posted by rat on 1/31/2008, 7:42 am, in reply to "Re: wood, meet trees" 76.203.175.X No problem Lian Dao; will do this change in the next few days. 'most of HER ATTACHMENT TO THE conditional aggregation had already melted away.' re attachment, I often get attacted to resentment and happiness. Huainanzi-- 'In the human enormous resentment shatters the yin, Enormous happiness knocks down the yang.' 人大怒破陰，大喜墜陽，Ren da nu po yin; da xi zhui yang. love, rat --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : Hi Lian Dao : : I finally got your essay up: : : : : http://www.apophaticmysticism.com/SectTwo.html : : Be happy to make any changes you would like. : : love, : rat : : : Thanks rat and sorry for being a pain in the : arse but can i add one tiny addition? In the : line 'most of her conditional aggregation : had already melted away' could i please add : 'most of HER ATTACHMENT TO THE conditional : aggregation had already melted away. That to : me anyway makes more sense. i hope that's : not too much trouble? : : Take care friend and keep well. : : Amitofo! :  Post a Response

Re: mei you wenti (no problem) Posted by Lian Dao on 1/31/2008, 9:49 am, in reply to "mei you wenti (no problem)" 78.150.210.X --Previous Message-- : : No problem Lian Dao; will do this change in : the next few days. : : 'most of HER ATTACHMENT TO THE conditional : aggregation had already melted away.' : : re attachment, I often get attacted to : resentment and happiness. : : Huainanzi-- : 'In the human enormous resentment shatters : the yin, : Enormous happiness knocks down the yang.' : : 人大怒破陰，大喜墜陽，Ren da nu : po yin; da xi zhui yang. : As for me i often get attached to aversion. It might be better 'most of her attachment to the conditional aggregation had PROBABLY already melted away.' What do you think? Amitofo! 'Once mortals see their nature, all attachments end.' Bodhidharma- Bloodstream Sermon.  Post a Response

Re: mei you wenti (no problem) Posted by little rat on 1/31/2008, 10:13 am, in reply to "Re: mei you wenti (no problem)" 76.199.96.X Hi Lian Dao Let's think about (ruminate on it) that for a few days. Such poor daoist behavior will make us more humble. I have tried everything else. Maybe I should try wearing red shoes? love, rat --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : No problem Lian Dao; will do this change in : the next few days. : : 'most of HER ATTACHMENT TO THE conditional : aggregation had already melted away.' : : re attachment, I often get attacted to : resentment and happiness. : : Huainanzi-- : 'In the human enormous resentment shatters : the yin, : Enormous happiness knocks down the yang.' : : 人大怒破陰，大喜墜陽，Ren da nu : po yin; da xi zhui yang. : : : As for me i often get attached to aversion. : : It might be better 'most of her attachment : to the conditional aggregation had PROBABLY : already melted away.' What do you think? : : Amitofo! : : 'Once mortals see their nature, all : attachments end.' Bodhidharma- Bloodstream : Sermon. :  Post a Response

Re: mei you wenti (no problem) Posted by Lian Dao on 2/2/2008, 3:39 pm, in reply to "Re: mei you wenti (no problem)" 149.254.201.X rat, Having met the prescribed period of a few days it would appear that i seem to have forgotten the significance of the question. All that remains is a vague sense of aversion to the notion of either taoist or buddhist humility and the archetypal vision of Dorothy picking up the Ruby Slippers like some wish fulfilling jewel from the steaming remains of the witch-like Skandhic Form. The fact that my words now stain and besmirch your otherwise rather excellent website should be a cause for widespread uproar. Amitofo!  Post a Response

Re: mei you wenti (no problem) Posted by rat on 2/3/2008, 8:29 am, in reply to "Re: mei you wenti (no problem)" 76.199.96.X I think I have been check-mated. --Previous Message-- : rat, Having met the prescribed period of a few : days it would appear that i seem to have : forgotten the significance of the question. : All that remains is a vague sense of : aversion to the notion of either taoist or : buddhist humility and the archetypal vision : of Dorothy picking up the Ruby Slippers like : some wish fulfilling jewel from the steaming : remains of the witch-like Skandhic Form. The : fact that my words now stain and besmirch : your otherwise rather excellent website : should be a cause for widespread uproar. : Amitofo! :  Post a Response

Re: mei you wenti (no problem) Posted by gar on 2/3/2008, 9:19 am, in reply to "Re: mei you wenti (no problem)" 70.100.197.X --Previous Message-- : rat, Having met the prescribed period of a few : days it would appear that i seem to have : forgotten the significance of the question. : All that remains is a vague sense of : aversion to the notion of either taoist or : buddhist humility and the archetypal vision : of Dorothy picking up the Ruby Slippers like : some wish fulfilling jewel from the steaming : remains of the witch-like Skandhic Form. The : fact that my words now stain and besmirch : your otherwise rather excellent website : should be a cause for widespread uproar. : Amitofo! : Lian Dao, So, it seems to me that, if we didn't think our words had substance, we wouldn't use them. One question please, if we have an innate desire to communicate why not express our own sense of reality even if what we communicate is just illusionary? Words, maybe one path to happiness. in peace, gar  Post a Response

Re: mei you wenti (no problem) Posted by rat on 2/3/2008, 8:49 pm, in reply to "Re: mei you wenti (no problem)" 75.63.17.X Hi Gar "why not express our own sense of reality even if what we communicate is just illusionary?" Nice, our sense of it is the only reality we know. Now we can give up trying to prove we are real and trying to prove what we do is authentic. And we can just have fun. love, rat --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : rat, Having met the prescribed period of a : few : days it would appear that i seem to have : forgotten the significance of the question. : All that remains is a vague sense of : aversion to the notion of either taoist or : buddhist humility and the archetypal vision : of Dorothy picking up the Ruby Slippers like : some wish fulfilling jewel from the steaming : remains of the witch-like Skandhic Form. The : fact that my words now stain and besmirch : your otherwise rather excellent website : should be a cause for widespread uproar. : Amitofo! : : Lian Dao, : : So, it seems to me that, if we didn't think : our words had substance, we wouldn't use : them. : One question please, if we have an innate : desire to communicate why not express our : own sense of reality even if what we : communicate is just illusionary? : : Words, maybe one path to happiness. : : in peace, : gar :  Post a Response

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