what u all think about this case     

Chao-chou teaching the assembly said:  The Great Way is not  difficult.  Just avoid picking and choosing.  As soon as words are  spoken, this is picking and choosing.  This is clarity.  This old  fellow does not abide within clarity.  Do you still hang onto anything, or not?

 At that time a certain student asked:  Since you don't abide within clarity, what do you hang onto?

Chao-chou replied:  I don't know either.

The student said:  Since you don't know, teacher, why do you,  nevertheless, say that you do not abide within clarity?

Chao-chou said:  It's enough to ask about the matter.  Bow and  withdraw.

waiting for some real zendiped reply

raj

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There is a state of affairs that cocoons the mind and body: it is spoken of as the Buddha nature. As soon as you set out to describe it, you diminish it. You apply your attachments, delusions and anger to it. As Zooey told Farany if we talk about it we will lose it. MU

If u will not talk about it  u have already lost it.

Hey, you brought it up! ;-)

whatzen, if Zen has a hell (they say it has many), I hope there's sombody there with a sense of humour.

Regards,

Harry.

Yeah, cuckoon, wrapped, right, thanks. My Zazen just went up to level 5, cheque's in the post. 

Seriously though, any good jokes, Sensei?

Regards,

Harry.

Me too Harry.

Its all a divine tragicomedy. Hollywood will never measure up to the great comedian of all time.

You'll be going out tonight with your friends then, Grustic? 'Hell' is being a fly on that pub wall.

Regards,

H.

Or maybe you meet in graveyards?

Chin chin,

Harry.

'The Manipulator' commands you to develope awareness of your senselessness of humour or humor.

I'm switching you to Graham Norton, Channel 4 for your sins against me.

Regards,

Harry.

What sense of humour? What's not to like?

Mu, as the Japanese said to Tommy Cooper.

Regards,

Harry.

"Hell was OK, until some wise guy went to heaven and came back"

-- Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Quote: "Remember you don't like my sense of humour either. You are the weakest link, goodbye."
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hee hee

Quote: "Oink? "
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huge pink van...with a pig nose and ears  ....

Quote: "The ancient tale of the zen master Chochu may apply... Long ago, a monk, having run along side a river attempting to save a cat that was stuck on a log that was ragging down the river, stopped to catch his breath. The monk happened to stop on a grassy knoll by the river where Chochu, the zen master, was sitting quietly. Chochu inquired of the monk, "How far do you have to run in order to save the cat?" The monk replied, "I don't know, master!" The master then said, "well, you had better get going then." The monk instantly became enlightened. "
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a friend said this morning... the things that "save" my life today... are just temporary arrangements