[Buddha-l] Whatever happened to buddha-l?

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

Hi Ralf,
this proves that the cultural sensitivity of mice has been tremendously 
underestimated.

erik

Op 09-06-11 17:21, Ralf Steckel schreef:
> Hi Erik,
>
> in Germany we have the saying:
>
> When the cat is away, the mice dance at the table...
>
> Ralf
>
>> Mice may differ in cultural habits. In Holland they say: when the cat's
> away, the mice have a party.
> I wonder what Buddhist mice might do, have a sesshin perhaps?
>
> erik
>
> Op 09-06-11 16:08, JKirkpatrick schreef:
>> A cat simile works just as well, in reverse:
>>
>> When the cat's away, the mice don't play.
>>
>> Joanna
>>
>> ____________________
>>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 1:41 AM
>>
>>
>> Homo homini lupus, man a wolf to man. A dog is a civilised wolf.
>> The cynics apparently ascribed some civilisation to man when they
>> took the dog as the symbol of man living according to his own
>> nature. We have to remember of course that dogs at the time where
>> not always as nice as they are nowadays. They stole, barked and
>> sometimes attacked people.
>> Buddha-l is a typical example of modern dog nature: one member of
>> the pack howls and the others answer. This time the doggies have
>> just been playing some time with there own private bosses and
>> forgot about the pack, until one is left alone on the balcony or
>> hears a high pitched sound from the radio.
>> The thing I like about dogs is that they like to play and are
>> very serious about it, almost like Tibetan monks deal with their
>> pujas. And compassion is very much part of a dog's way of life:
>> licking a stranger's hands just for fun is pretty compassionate.
>> Even a dog's tooth can become a Buddhist relic according to a
>> famous story. It looks like 'dog' is just a Buddhist word for
>> god. Let's get rid of the rinpoches, they are much to expensive
>> and all take a puppy.
>>
>> erik
>>
>> Op 08-06-11 21:16, Gad Horowitz schreef:
>>> How American! Poor doggie...
>>>
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