Re: Invasive tactics (was Re: The important)

"Orlando" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Evelyn Ruut wrote:
> > Thanks Ananda,
> >
> > I knew it was Ch'an Fu anyway.
> > Imagine getting to age 61 and still playing teenage games?
> > He is deserving more of our pity than hatred.   One sick puppy.
> Hi Evelyn!
>
> Why does he? Dont mean to be a wiseguy now, but i cant see how spilling
> poison into our enemys can help? In my experience, its just another
> addition to the ongoing war everyone fights - so why not bring it on the
> path? -
> Just reading about Atisha - he went to tibet and was told that there are
> only friendly people  - so he took his servant with him who was so nasty
> he was someone very valuable to him coz he could teach him where he
> stands, what weaknesses he has etc. - the joke was: there were plenty of
> bad people in tibet too :)
>
> regards,
> orlando


Why?  That is a great question, Orlando.

The buddha said:

"In this world

Hate never yet dispelled hate.

Only love dispels hate.

This is the law,

Ancient and inexhaustible."



(Dhammapada)





THAT is why he is more worthy of our compassion than our hatred.

 Hatred just begets more of the same.   Like putting out a fire with
gasoline.....



I might also add;



When someone is SO negative and angry as Fu is, the better way is to just go
silent.  Like with a little child, giving him a "timeout"  So I back off and
do not engage in conversation with him anymore.   He has my compassion and I
do indeed feel sorry for anyone that angry and deluded, but I can't help
him, and he can only drag us down if we stoop to his level.


-- 
Evelyn

(To reply to me personally, remove sox)