Can't resist!

[Guest guest]

Hope you’re doing okay. Miss you!

Bill

Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 11:14 PMTo: undisclosed-recipients:Subject: Zen Judaism

If there is no self,

whose arthritis is this?

Be here now.

Be someplace else later.

Is that so complicated?

Drink tea and nourish life.

With the first sip... joy.

With the second... satisfaction.

With the third, peace.

With the fourth, a Danish.

Wherever you go, there you are.

Your luggage is another story.

Accept misfortune as a blessing.

Do not wish for perfect health

or a life without problems.

What would you talk about?

The journey of a thousand miles

begins with a single oy.

There is no escaping karma.

In a previous life, you never called,

you never wrote, you never visited.

And whose fault was that?

Zen is not easy.

It takes effort to attain nothingness.

And then what do you have?

Bupkes.

The Tao does not speak.

The Tao does not blame.

The Tao does not take sides.

The Tao has no expectations.

The Tao demands nothing of others.

The Tao is not Jewish.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Forget this and attaining Enlightenment

Will be the least of your problems.

Let your mind be as a floating cloud.

Let your stillness be as the wooded glen.

And sit up straight. You'll never meet the

Buddha with such rounded shoulders.

Be patient and achieve all things.

Be impatient and achieve all things faster.

To Find the Buddha, look within.

Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers.

Each flower blossoms ten thousand times.

Each blossom has ten thousand petals.

You might want to see a specialist.

To practice Zen and the art of Jewish

motorcycle maintenance, do the following:

get rid of the motorcycle.

What were you thinking?

Be aware of your body.

Be aware of your perceptions.

Keep in mind that not every physical

sensation is a symptom of a terminal illness.

The Torah says, "Love thy neighbor as thyself."

The Buddha says there is no "self."

So, maybe you are off the hook.

The Buddha taught that one should practice loving

kindness to all sentient beings. Still, would it kill you

to find a nice sentient being who happens to be Jewish?

Though only your skin, sinews, and bones remain,

though your blood and flesh dry up and wither away,

yet shall you meditate and not stir

until you have attained full Enlightenment.

But, first, a little nosh.

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Alice! What a chuckly way to start the day.

Blissings,

Sam

Don't believe everything you think. ~ Bumper Sticker"Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our point of view." ~ Obi-Wan KenobiDon't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often.

[Guest guest]

> If there is no self,

> whose arthritis is this?

I loved this one! Change "arthitis" for any other ailment - physical or not.

Love,

Artemis

[Guest guest]

Now I have to find out what "platzing" means

eXPLODE!

Virgo Prunefiddle

[Guest guest]

Now I have to find out what "platzing" means

eXPLODE!

Platzing is a yiddish expression which means to sit or throw yourself down from exhaustion. Probably comes from from the German verb Platzen: to place. So it's to place onself down heavily (usually in a chair) when you're too tired to stand up anymore. Like most yiddish words it is charming and funny. Suzanne

[Guest guest]

>So it's to place onself down heavily (usually in a chair) when you're too tired to >stand up anymore.

So, Plop!

Blissings,

Sam

Don't believe everything you think. ~ Bumper Sticker"Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our point of view." ~ Obi-Wan KenobiDon't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often.

[Guest guest]

So, Plop!

Plop from exhaustion.....perfect.....

[Guest guest]



Its My arthrits for one!!!

thanks gave me a laugh as I swallow a pill.

lovd this:

The Tao is not Jewish.

and here we go:

Be impatient and achieve all things faster.

and how can i not love this:

So, maybe you are off the hook. and this

:Still, would it kill you

to find a nice sentient being who happens to be Jewish?

made my day!

love,

Toni

Zen Judaism

If there is no self,

whose arthritis is this?

Be here now.

Be someplace else later.

Is that so complicated?

Drink tea and nourish life.

With the first sip... joy.

With the second... satisfaction.

With the third, peace.

With the fourth, a Danish.

Wherever you go, there you are.

Your luggage is another story.

Accept misfortune as a blessing.

Do not wish for perfect health

or a life without problems.

What would you talk about?

The journey of a thousand miles

begins with a single oy.

There is no escaping karma.

In a previous life, you never called,

you never wrote, you never visited.

And whose fault was that?

Zen is not easy.

It takes effort to attain nothingness.

And then what do you have?

Bupkes.

The Tao does not speak.

The Tao does not blame.

The Tao does not take sides.

The Tao has no expectations.

The Tao demands nothing of others.

The Tao is not Jewish.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Forget this and attaining Enlightenment

Will be the least of your problems.

Let your mind be as a floating cloud.

Let your stillness be as the wooded glen.

And sit up straight. You'll never meet the

Buddha with such rounded shoulders.

Be patient and achieve all things.

Be impatient and achieve all things faster.

To Find the Buddha, look within.

Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers.

Each flower blossoms ten thousand times.

Each blossom has ten thousand petals.

You might want to see a specialist.

To practice Zen and the art of Jewish

motorcycle maintenance, do the following:

get rid of the motorcycle.

What were you thinking?

Be aware of your body.

Be aware of your perceptions.

Keep in mind that not every physical

sensation is a symptom of a terminal illness.

The Torah says, "Love thy neighbor as thyself."

The Buddha says there is no "self."

So, maybe you are off the hook.

The Buddha taught that one should practice loving

kindness to all sentient beings. Still, would it kill you

to find a nice sentient being who happens to be Jewish?

Though only your skin, sinews, and bones remain,

though your blood and flesh dry up and wither away,

yet shall you meditate and not stir

until you have attained full Enlightenment.

But, first, a little nosh."Our highest duty as human beings is to search out a means whereby beings may be freed from all kinds of unsatisfactory experience and suffering."H.H. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th. Dalai Lama

[Guest guest]



Dear jan,

long toime no see...or hear. How's things?

gotta laugh! see below

Zen Judaism

If there is no self,

whose arthritis is this?

Be here now.

Be someplace else later.

Is that so complicated?

Drink tea and nourish life.

With the first sip... joy.

With the second... satisfaction.

With the third, peace.

With the fourth, a Danish.

Wherever you go, there you are.

Your luggage is another story.

Accept misfortune as a blessing.

Do not wish for perfect health

or a life without problems.

What would you talk about?

The journey of a thousand miles

begins with a single oy.

There is no escaping karma.

In a previous life, you never called,

you never wrote, you never visited.

And whose fault was that?

Zen is not easy.

It takes effort to attain nothingness.

And then what do you have?

Bupkes.

The Tao does not speak.

The Tao does not blame.

The Tao does not take sides.

The Tao has no expectations.

The Tao demands nothing of others.

The Tao is not Jewish.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Forget this and attaining Enlightenment

Will be the least of your problems.

Let your mind be as a floating cloud.

Let your stillness be as the wooded glen.

And sit up straight. You'll never meet the

Buddha with such rounded shoulders.

Be patient and achieve all things.

Be impatient and achieve all things faster.

To Find the Buddha, look within.

Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers.

Each flower blossoms ten thousand times.

Each blossom has ten thousand petals.

You might want to see a specialist.

To practice Zen and the art of Jewish

motorcycle maintenance, do the following:

get rid of the motorcycle.

What were you thinking?

Be aware of your body.

Be aware of your perceptions.

Keep in mind that not every physical

sensation is a symptom of a terminal illness.

The Torah says, "Love thy neighbor as thyself."

The Buddha says there is no "self."

So, maybe you are off the hook.

The Buddha taught that one should practice loving

kindness to all sentient beings. Still, would it kill you

to find a nice sentient being who happens to be Jewish?

Though only your skin, sinews, and bones remain,

though your blood and flesh dry up and wither away,

yet shall you meditate and not stir

until you have attained full Enlightenment.

But, first, a little nosh."Our highest duty as human beings is to search out a means whereby beings may be freed from all kinds of unsatisfactory experience and suffering."H.H. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th. Dalai Lama

[Guest guest]



Alice -

What a riot! I needed that on this cold rainy day. I sent it to a Jewish friend and she said she laughed so hard she almost "platzed." Now I have to find out what "platzing" means.

Love,

Zen Judaism

If there is no self,

whose arthritis is this?

Be here now.

Be someplace else later.

Is that so complicated?

Drink tea and nourish life.

With the first sip... joy.

With the second... satisfaction.

With the third, peace.

With the fourth, a Danish.

Wherever you go, there you are.

Your luggage is another story.

Accept misfortune as a blessing.

Do not wish for perfect health

or a life without problems.

What would you talk about?

The journey of a thousand miles

begins with a single oy.

There is no escaping karma.

In a previous life, you never called,

you never wrote, you never visited.

And whose fault was that?

Zen is not easy.

It takes effort to attain nothingness.

And then what do you have?

Bupkes.

The Tao does not speak.

The Tao does not blame.

The Tao does not take sides.

The Tao has no expectations.

The Tao demands nothing of others.

The Tao is not Jewish.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Forget this and attaining Enlightenment

Will be the least of your problems.

Let your mind be as a floating cloud.

Let your stillness be as the wooded glen.

And sit up straight. You'll never meet the

Buddha with such rounded shoulders.

Be patient and achieve all things.

Be impatient and achieve all things faster.

To Find the Buddha, look within.

Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers.

Each flower blossoms ten thousand times.

Each blossom has ten thousand petals.

You might want to see a specialist.

To practice Zen and the art of Jewish

motorcycle maintenance, do the following:

get rid of the motorcycle.

What were you thinking?

Be aware of your body.

Be aware of your perceptions.

Keep in mind that not every physical

sensation is a symptom of a terminal illness.

The Torah says, "Love thy neighbor as thyself."

The Buddha says there is no "self."

So, maybe you are off the hook.

The Buddha taught that one should practice loving

kindness to all sentient beings. Still, would it kill you

to find a nice sentient being who happens to be Jewish?

Though only your skin, sinews, and bones remain,

though your blood and flesh dry up and wither away,

yet shall you meditate and not stir

until you have attained full Enlightenment.

But, first, a little nosh."Our highest duty as human beings is to search out a means whereby beings may be freed from all kinds of unsatisfactory experience and suffering."H.H. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th. Dalai Lama