> buddhapest wrote:
>

>> "Robert Epstein" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:Z_aCh.2968$Cr1.2894@trnddc08...
>>

>>>Tang Huyen wrote:
>>>
>>>

>>>>buddhapest wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>>"Robert Epstein"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>>well it's nice if there is at least the appearance of something
>>>>>>happening. I mean there ought to at least be some decent sparring to ...

>
>
> buddhapest wrote:
>

>> "Robert Epstein"
>>

>>> well it's nice if there is at least the appearance of something
>>> happening. I mean there ought to at least be some decent sparring to
>>> keep you awake. I don't want to fall asleep at the wheel and hit my
>>> chin on the keyboard and hurt myself. I mean it is one thing to have
>>> non-literal zen combat, but to just tap sticks and giggle instead of
>>> wielding something that resembles a zen weapon, it's just pathetic.

>>
>> one man's pathos can be another man's
>> muse. sometimes subtlety may be too
>> subtle.

> ...

>
>Lee Rudolph wrote:
>

>> Tang Huyen:
>>

>>>I am an octopus and have lots of tentacles. And
>>>I live under people's bed.

>>
>> Under a bed is always a good place to find fluff!

>
>You mean lint? So under beds there are Commies
>and lint? Are they both fluffy? Can they both be used
>to stuff pillows? And will people be relaxed and
>happy sleeping on such pillows?

> Uncle Weasel wrote:

>> On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:14:15 -0500, Evelyn Ruut wrote
>> (in message <45d5d84e$0$24762$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>):
>>
>>

>>> "buddhapest" netzero.com> wrote in message
>>> news:RBkBh.2729$Jl.350@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>>>

>>>> "Evelyn Ruut" gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:45d5b523$0$28102$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>>>

>>>>> "Lee Rudolph" panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:er494g$pnm$1@panix2.panix.com...
>>>>>

>>>>>> stumper newvessel.com> writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>

>>>>>>> buddhapest wrote:

>>>>>> ...

> "Lee Rudolph" panix.com> wrote in message
> news:er9fr4$po9$1@panix2.panix.com...

>> dt newsguy.com> writes:
>>

>>> Uncle Weasel wrote:

>>>> On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:14:15 -0500, Evelyn Ruut wrote
>>>> (in message <45d5d84e$0$24762$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>):

>> ...

>>>>> He is in charge of dispatching all strange situations.
>>>>> Weird noises outside, spiders, cats bringing their most
>>>>> recent catch in the house, all
>>>>> sorts of things like that. He doesn't kill things if
>>>>> at all possible, but
>>>>> gigantic spiders are the exception to the rule. The
>>>>> cats get really upset
>>>>> when you rescue something they caught.

>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Aaaarghhh! You kill SPIDERS!?!?!? ...

> buddhapest wrote:
>

>> "Robert Epstein" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:JcxBh.4291$am1.1428@trndny01...
>>

>>>buddhapest wrote:
>>>
>>>

>>>>"Robert Epstein" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:6CwBh.72$4J4.18@trnddc01...
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>>buddhapest wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>>"Robert Epstein" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:w49Bh.2924$Zp3.2049@trndny04... ...

> dt newsguy.com> writes:
>

>>Uncle Weasel wrote:

>>> On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:14:15 -0500, Evelyn Ruut wrote
>>> (in message <45d5d84e$0$24762$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>):

> ...

>>>>He is in charge of dispatching all strange situations. Weird noises
>>>>outside, spiders, cats bringing their most recent catch in the house,
>>>>all
>>>>sorts of things like that. He doesn't kill things if at all possible,
>>>>but
>>>>gigantic spiders are the exception to the rule. The cats get really
>>>>upset
>>>>when you rescue something they caught.

>>>
>>>
>>> Aaaarghhh! You kill SPIDERS!?!?!?

>> ...

> "possum" wrote in message
> news:45d7a812$0$32025$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk...

>>
>>
>> "Robert Epstein" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:ZywBh.67$4J4.11@trnddc01...

>>> possum wrote:
>>>

>>>> here's one i prepared earlier...
>>>> "Robert Epstein" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:f6SAh.3556$103.835@trndny05...
>>>>

>>>>>possum wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>>"Robert Epstein" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:5BxAh.4555$ov2.1600@trndny06...
>>>>>> ...

> "buddhapest":
>

>>"Tang Huyen"

>

>>> stumper:

>

>>>> Most bright ideas need
>>>> tremendous amount of ignorance to shine against.
>>>> Probably because they are not much brighter.

>

>>> The brighter light is the more it shines on
>>> dust and makes it obvious.

>

>>i'd say the brighter the light then
>>the more chance you have of being
>>blinded by it.

>
> One might pull one's lids down and enjoy the afterimages.

> Tang Huyen wrote:

>>
>> stumper wrote:
>>

>>> You compassion is noted.
>>> Anything we can do to help them?

>>
>> I don't claim compassion. That said, I think that
>> they are too determined (fated) to be able to even
>> consider help. They apparently take it to be weak
>> to admit that they have problems, especially to
>> themselves. And they have been locked up (have
>> locked themselves up) in the same state, including
>> the denial, for years. They are as hardened as
>> anybody can get. Their attitude is as contrary to
>> any Buddhist attitude as anything can be. Therefore
>> I don't think that they can be helped. They don't
>> *want* to be helped. To me they are beyond reach ...