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XPost: talk.religion.buddhism, alt.zen, alt.philosophy.zen
XPost: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy
From: oxtail@nowhere.org
zenworm wrote:
> On Aug 13, 7:32 am, Catawumpus wrote:
>> Jigme Dorje :
>>
>> >> OK, you win. Everybody's an idiot except you.
>>
>> Definitely idiotic of you to think your little circle adds
>> up to everyone.
>>
>> > > I first noticed this phenomenon in Korea where the person who
>> > > shouts the loudest wins the argument. But it happens here too,
>> > > without the shouting. The means justify the ends, and if you have
>> > > to twist the oher person's words, throw around invalid arguments to
>> > > confuse the issue and misrepresent the others positions, that's ok,
>> > > just as long as you get the last word in - it's a battle of
>> > > attrition.
>>
>> Funny thing is that I just lately handed you the last word
>> in roughly half-a-dozen places and returned to politely ignoring you --
>> same thing I was doing before you grabbed me by the arm and started
>> preaching. Result: only a day or so later you're back again,
>> following-up my posts in order to kick and fuss.
>>
>> zenworm :
>>
>> > Perhaps Catawumpus is
>> > a woman who has lost a child
>> > and suffers from the anger of grief.
>>
>> Perhaps zenworm speculates about me because he's unable to
>> address what I've said. When last heard from he was busy making
>> excuses, stamping his feet, and referring to examples he hadn't given.
>>
>> -- Catawumpus
>
>
> Perhaps you are terminally ill?
>
> Is there anything this worm can do to help?
>
> It is said 'time heals all wounds',
> but that does not seem true.
> All that seems to happen in time
> is learning to live with wounds and scars. That ownership causes
> suffering.
> The only way to end suffering is to 'put down'* the identity that
> resists this Moment. (by ownership of expectations and other things) The
> emotional anguish of refusing accepting. is sometimes displaced into
> argumentativeness... Cater(wumpus)wauling?
>
> *put down:
> - to release hold of something held
> as in placing 'it' on the ground so as to divest oneself of it.
> - to put a suffering beast out of its misery as in euthanasia/mercy
> killing.
> - to bring attention to a feature having a less than desirable result on
> behalf of its owner.
>
> Put it all down.
>
> "This katana is sharp.
> The long years of its use
> have made these helping hands strong." - Nemo Toda
>
> ^~
Let's see why this is not skillful enough.
Anyone?
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* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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