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To: Dr. Henry Jareck From: Jeffery Edwards Sent: Sun 8/24/2008 4:19:00 PM Subject: Re: jewish buddhist Title: Re: jcwish buddhist Send more On 3/22/08 9:18 PM, "Dr. Henry Jarecki wrote: From: Dr. Henry Jarecki Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 12:49 PM To: 'Thomas Detre' Subject: you might have missed one or two, yes? From Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 11:19 AM To: henry jarecki Subject: Fw: Buddhist Sayings of the Jewish Buddhist >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 >sip, satisfaction; with the third sip, 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 EFTA_R1_00202124 EFTA01827089 >what do you have? Bupkis. >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 a >wooded glen. And sit up straight. You'll never meet the Buddha with >such rounded shoulders. >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. >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 your neighbor as yourself. The Buddha says, >There is no self. So, maybe we're off the hook. * Take only what is given. Own nothing but your robes and an alms > bowl. Unless, of course, you have the closet space. > * To practice Zen and the art of Jewish motorcycle maintenance, do > the following: Get rid of the motorcycle. What were you thinking? > * Learn of the pine from the pine. Learn of the bamboo from the > bamboo. Learn of the kugel from the kugel. > » * 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? EFTA_R1_00202125 EFTA01827090 > * Be patient and achieve all things. Be impatient and achieve all > things faster. > * In nature, there is no good or bad, better or worse. > The wind may blow or not. The flowering branch grows long or short. > Do not judge or prefer. Ask only, "Is it good for the Jews?" > * If you wish to know The Way, don't ask for directions. Argue. > * Forget health food, I need all the preservatives I can get. EFTA_R1_00202126 EFTA01827091