One day Yao-shan Wei-yen (750-834), one of the well-known Chinese Ch'an master, was asked by the host of the monastery to give his sermon to the assembly who for a long while was expecting his teaching. Yao-shan said: "Strike the bell."
Posted on Aug.28.2007 @ 04:49PM EDTbyAlicia
Okay. Talk to me about Skeptics. Why do I feel so intimidated by them when I am drawn into a discussion about my beliefs?
This is another one of those jokes right? The one about the other guy being passive / aggressive. I mean it's difficult to tell. You know, to answer that question I would have to be drawn into a discussion with you about the woodsman's and your beliefs.
Or even being aggressive is a sign of skepticism, one would then not believe in the eight fold path, or precepts, or even see any benefit in meditation to relieve the suffering of skepticism..
Oh ok, I don't know then. Often the word skeptic is used to describe hostility. I've met hostiles. And I've met and talked with skeptics who don't believe they are suffering - not all of them are skeptical about Buddhism, or religion, or ways of life in general. Some are skeptical about things like the social benefits of motor-sport.
Okay. Talk to me about Skeptics. Why do I feel so intimidated by them when I am drawn into a discussion about my beliefs?
Your truth belongs to you. Their truth belongs to them. Not everybody must believe something in order to make it true. By the way - How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? MU
crickets everywhere... noticed... then sat down and a young girl sat down with her dog... such a beautiful dog I say, "yes"... what si his name? "cricket"... so "oh, he is the cricket I've been seeing... hee hee hee"... when leaving she waved and smiled
I was looking for some smart assed replies to go back with. I’m like that. One up-man-ship and all that. Besides they all sound like such know it alls. They spout facts and science and tell us that anything else is bordering on superstition and the paranormal.
ok, if you want to turn to me in crisis, I will need to know just precisely what these "my beliefs" are which are causing your feelings of intimidation when you are inexorably drawn into a discussion about them. For instance, if you met a rabbit wearing breeches and a waistcoat, puffing on a pipe would you believe a word she said?
so got a joke from a friend this morning and it was a picture of Noahs ark and Moses was shaking his finger at the rabbit while all the other animals stood upside watching... and he was saying "Naughty rabbit, I can see what you've been up to" and you look and there is a bunch of bunnys behind him (which you sorta expect) but then you look closer and there are all kinds of animals on the deck and they all have bunny ears.
Quote: "today, it was a spider and a fly, which lived " .........
did the spider go hungry?
Om my goodnesses. You should have seen what I saw today...!!! it was out back, under the apple tree... this dog is driving me crazy... good eye contact though
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