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Old 03-03-2012, 11:36 AM   #135
graham christian
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Re: How to be non-competitive in a competitive world

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Christopher Li wrote: View Post
I've translated for a number of well known Japanese Buddhist priests, and the material was very intellectual (and very difficult).

Still, I have to admit, two of them were from western Japan.

None of them even mentioned anything about full cups - but they did keep pouring the beer when my cup was empty...

Best,

Chris
I bet you have. Most would be too polite to say so unless you are actually studying buddhism with them.

Now, more importantly, did you understand and apply what you translated? When you sobered up of course.

It's good that you helped them communicate with the world, very kind of you. I bet you can talkall about it. You could even relate it and discuss and debate it.

No different to Ki. Can you use it? Like the calm mind, can you apply it without fail in Aikido.

Can you 'stand in the void'? Until then feel free to talk about, nothing wrong with that but it's not doing it, it's not knowing. It's intellectualizing about.

There's so many things I don't know that I'm happy.

Peace.G.
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