On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 21:46:22 +0100, Carlton Miniott 
wrote:

>Costing the net hundreds if not thousands of dollars, Patrick Hardlentil 
>said:
>> I didn't realise there'd be a test. 
>
>Every second of our miserable lives is a test
>(in a very real sense)

I've never had a miserable life.  I might try it one time, say, for a
holiday, or something.
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JAF anarchatntlworldfullstopcom
     Sapere Aude

On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:19:33 +0100, JAF wrote:

<snip>

> I've never had a miserable life.  I might try it one time, say, for a
> holiday, or something.

Well said, that man. Life is. Full stop. People who say that their life is
bad - compared to what? How many lives have you had to compare it to?

Japanese Zen thang:

Nichi nichi Kore Konichi.

Every day is a beautiful day.

NB: JAF - Soto Zen Buddhism is not a religion, it is a philosophy. It
contains no gods, etc. Just some ideas. Have a butcher's at Hardcore Zen,
by Brad Warner (aka doubtboy). I think that you will enjoy it.

Here he is playing bass for Zero Defex:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCOQwKihXn8


-- 
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Costing the net hundreds if not thousands of dollars, JAF said:
> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 21:46:22 +0100, Carlton Miniott 
> wrote:
> 
> >Costing the net hundreds if not thousands of dollars, Patrick Hardlentil 
> >said:
> >> I didn't realise there'd be a test. 
> >
> >Every second of our miserable lives is a test
> >(in a very real sense)
> 
> I've never had a miserable life.  I might try it one time, say, for a
> holiday, or something.
> 
Well I just threw in the "miserable" for extra colour. Works without it 
too.
-- 
teh internets is populated by eggshells armed with hammers

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:02:56 +0100, Carlton Miniott 
wrote:

>> >Every second of our miserable lives is a test
>> >(in a very real sense)
>> 
>> I've never had a miserable life.  I might try it one time, say, for a
>> holiday, or something.
>> 
>Well I just threw in the "miserable" for extra colour. Works without it 
>too.

Oh, I was only joshing.

On reflection, I think, what with one thing and another, I *should* be
miserable.
But it feels like just too much effort.
-- 
JAF anarchatntlworldfullstopcom
     Sapere Aude

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:19:44 +0100, JAF wrote:

<snip>

> On reflection, I think, what with one thing and another, I *should* be
> miserable.
> But it feels like just too much effort.

Long pause to get my brain working...

Schoppenhaur(sp?). To probably misquote - "the natural state of any animal
is contentment".


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In uk.misc,  (Hot Badger Deluxe) wrote in
<d687wdk2zz2n$.n41f9qw5r9bf$.dlg@40tude.net>::

>On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:19:33 +0100, JAF wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>> I've never had a miserable life.  I might try it one time, say, for a
>> holiday, or something.
>
>Well said, that man. Life is. Full stop. People who say that their life is
>bad - compared to what? How many lives have you had to compare it to?
>
>Japanese Zen thang:
>
>Nichi nichi Kore Konichi.
>
>Every day is a beautiful day.
>
>NB: JAF - Soto Zen Buddhism is not a religion, it is a philosophy. It
>contains no gods, etc. Just some ideas. Have a butcher's at Hardcore Zen,
>by Brad Warner (aka doubtboy). I think that you will enjoy it.

On a lighter note: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy
-- 
Marc

"Work underground as long as possible- publicity triggers the corporate immune system." (Bill Yerkes)

In uk.misc,  (Hot Badger Deluxe) wrote in
<w8yxavwq5t8o$.y58zvz5ts1hx$.dlg@40tude.net>::

>On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:19:44 +0100, JAF wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>> On reflection, I think, what with one thing and another, I *should* be
>> miserable.
>> But it feels like just too much effort.
>
>Long pause to get my brain working...
>
>Schoppenhaur(sp?). To probably misquote - "the natural state of any animal
>is contentment".

Schopenhauer, IIRC.
-- 
Marc

"Work underground as long as possible- publicity triggers the corporate immune system." (Bill Yerkes)

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:40:32 +0100, Hot Badger Deluxe
 wrote:

>NB: JAF - Soto Zen Buddhism is not a religion, it is a philosophy.

Sorry, the more I read about buddhism of any stripe, the more it seems like
high-grade solipsism.
-- 
JAF anarchatntlworldfullstopcom
     Sapere Aude

In article <w8yxavwq5t8o$.y58zvz5ts1hx$.dlg@40tude.net>, 
watercress@spamcop.org says...
> On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:19:44 +0100, JAF wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > On reflection, I think, what with one thing and another, I *should* be
> > miserable.
> > But it feels like just too much effort.
> 
> Long pause to get my brain working...
> 
> Schoppenhaur(sp?). To probably misquote - "the natural state of any animal
> is contentment".

It works for me.