Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site hercules.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!tektronix!teklds!hercules!franka From: franka@hercules.UUCP (Frank Adrian) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Open suggestion to Jeff Sargent Message-ID: <371@hercules.UUCP> Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 13:11:45 EST Article-I.D.: hercules.371 Posted: Fri Jan 11 13:11:45 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 03:50:35 EST References: <252@stat-l> <1064@houxm.UUCP> <1651@pucc-h> Reply-To: franka@hercules.UUCP (Frank Adrian) Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 17 Summary: In article <1651@pucc-h> aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent) writes: >From Greg Skinner (houxm!gregbo): > >> It seems there was once a master and a student. >> The student asked the master >> one day "What is the meaning of the Tao?" The master slapped the student in >> face and said, "If you have to ask then obviously you do not understand." > >2. This is exactly the kind of perfectionistic attitude that is killing me > -- the idea that any lack of knowledge or understanding is a sin deserving > painful punishment. > That IS the point, Jeff. All punishment finally comes from one's self. Stop punishing yourself. No punishment, no sin. Maybe you ought to become a Bhuddist. You'd be so busy meditating you wouldn't be a nuisance to us here. "Same as it ever was..." Frank Adrian