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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
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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