Man is as intelligent as God

[_Samantabhadra]

Thanks, Doc.

After this last little exchange, I have to agree with you. A sling-cut is the only reasonable course of action at this point.

If feeding continues, he might become a real danger to himself as well as others.

Want to know the funniest part? He's claiming that you don't know what you're talking about, and claims to have some sort of Zen Buddhist influence, but the Sanskrit word for "awakening" is actually spelled B-O-D-H-I.

What an ignoramus.

[_DrW]

Thanks, Doc.

After this last little exchange, I have to agree with you. A sling-cut is the only reasonable course of action at this point.

If feeding continues, he might become a real danger to himself as well as others.

Want to know the funniest part? He's claiming that you don't know what you're talking about, and claims to have some sort of Zen Buddhist influence, but the Sanskrit word for "awakening" is actually spelled B-O-D-H-I.

What an ignoramus.

Samantabhadra,

Thanks for the insight. Very interesting.

I guess there is always the possibility that, as a sort of Zen Buddhist Mormon, he could claim that his spelling is a transliteration from the Sanskrit via Reformed Egyptian.

[_Bhodi]

Thanks, Doc.

After this last little exchange, I have to agree with you. A sling-cut is the only reasonable course of action at this point.

If feeding continues, he might become a real danger to himself as well as others.

Want to know the funniest part? He's claiming that you don't know what you're talking about, and claims to have some sort of Zen Buddhist influence, but the Sanskrit word for "awakening" is actually spelled B-O-D-H-I.

What an ignoramus.

Oddly, what you are saying is a compliment. Certainly you have read Suzuki?

I noticed the misspelling when I originally registered, but I considered it oddly appropriate. It seemed to represent the slightly unorthodox, the willingness to make mistakes, and seemed to be the actions of the interested but stumbling beginner. I liked the profile.

In short, it represented the beginner’s mind.

So thank you for the compliment. You were trying to insult, I understand, but what you said was actually rather nice.

[_Bhodi]

Samantabhadra,

Thanks for the insight. Very interesting.

I guess there is always the possibility that, as a sort of Zen Buddhist Mormon, he could claim that his spelling is a transliteration from the Sanskrit via Reformed Egyptian.

Perhaps, had you investigated, you would have found the error in the insult. You also would have paid far less for your claimed hotel room. Just out of curiosity, what do you consider research with regard to your opinions?

[_Samantabhadra]

I wasn't trying to insult you. I was drawing attention to your obvious lack of either knowledge or attention to detail (take your pick) regarding something you claim to be a major part of your life, and the clear hypocrisy this entails with respect to your interactions with DrW.

That said, I'm willing to grant that my outlook comes primarily from Tibetan influence, so I won't comment on "beginner's mind," except to note that there's a very important difference between being willing to make mistakes and being sloppy--just as there is a difference between being "unorthodox" in one's methodological approach and mixing the genuine Dharma with your own mistaken ideas. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche recently circulated a teaching reiterating precisely that point.

In any case, you're welcome.

[_Bhodi]

I wasn't trying to insult you. I was drawing attention to your obvious lack of either knowledge or attention to detail (take your pick) regarding something you claim to be a major part of your life, and the clear hypocrisy this entails with respect to your interactions with DrW.

And it was neither. Thanks for asking instead of assuming, however.

That said, I'm willing to grant that my outlook comes primarily from Tibetan influence, so I won't comment on "beginner's mind," except to note that there's a very important difference between being willing to make mistakes and being sloppy--just as there is a difference between being "unorthodox" in one's methodological approach and mixing the genuine Dharma with your own mistaken ideas. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche recently circulated a teaching reiterating precisely that point.

In any case, you're welcome.

You said in the other discussion we were having that you had read Shunryu Suzuki, so I assumed you had read about "...Beginner's Mind"; it is largely considered his opus. In the book, such sloppiness is actually somewhat praised, as it is indicative of the ability to be wrong, to explore ideas, to avoid fixations with orthodoxy that is limiting and restricting, which was why I thought it was amusing enough to use Bhodi, instead of Bodhi. I have tried to minimize any ego, so the accusation of either sloppiness or stupidity does not really bother me in either way, and you are perfectly free to make the accusation as you see fit, but the issue was actually neither.

Honestly, I’ve found a little too much on Orthodoxy in some Tibetan strains, which is why I was drawn to Zen instead. You can also combine Zen with almost anything, there is a lot of tolerance there I have not seen elsewhere.