[Buddha-l] Re: Bertrand Russell

[Chan Fu]

On 8/14/06, Jim Peavler <jmp at peavler.org> wrote:
>
> On Aug 14, 2006, at 12:45 PM, Benito Carral wrote:
>
> > On Monday, August 14, 2006, Jim Peavler wrote:
> >
> >> Some  human  conversation  aching?
> >
> >    Are  you  suggesting  that  quoting  the  Buddha  is
> > preaching?   Are   you  criminalizing  Buddha's  quotes
> > because  you  don't  like  them?  I'm sorry but I don't
> > follow you.
>
> Not at all, and you are smart enough to know that you are doing
> exactly what you are excoriating others for doing. I am not offended
> at all by quotes from the Old Indian Guy and you know very well what
> I was talking about.. It is your tone that is offensive and your
> insisting that everyone else falls far short of the ideal you have
> set for yourself.
> >
> >    And  yes,  there  are a lot of exchange in my world,
> > it's  just  that  I  try to follow the Old Indian Guy's
> > teaching  and  avoid  idle chattering and harsh speech,
> > because it provokes dukkha for oneself and others.
>
> Do you imagine that your "more Buddhist than thou" stance in relation
> to everybody does not provoke dukkha? I prefer silence to pompous
> bullshit, similarly to you. I prefer humor and irony to self-
> righteousness and self-aggrandizement. Perhaps that makes me a
> solipsist.
>
> >
> >    You  know,  there  are people who find funny beating
> > others, what do you think about it? Do you celebrate it
> > as  part  of  human  life?  I  really  appreciate  your
> > camaraderie,  but  it  can  become  dangerous  if it to
> > clouds your view.
>
> Actually, I really do enjoy beating others. I love the smell of fresh
> blood, but nothing is more satisfying than the smell of the ordure
> that reeks from broken bodies and ruptures intestines. This is why I
> enjoy working at search and rescue in the mountains. There are so
> many opportunities to enjoy the ecstasy of broken bodies of young
> foolish people. It sure beats the hell out of Buddha-l for pure
> sensual pleasure.
> >
> >    Do  you  think  that  raising  Buddhist  topics  are
> > appropriate for Buddha-L?
>
> This is a stupid and insulting question.
> >
> >    Best wishes,
>
> And even better wishes to you, you arhat you.
> >
> > --
> > Benito Carral
> >   Asturias, Sepharad (Spain)

> Jim Peavler
> jmp at peavler.org

And here I was just looking for Dick's vacation pictures...