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[firecat]

I did this on Usenet once and got some interesting answers. If I can find the thread in Gooja I will post it in a couple of days.
ETA: I made a comment in this post about what happened on Usenet.

I have had the following in my quote file for a long time. I don't know whether it is an accurate quote or not, but I like it.

Joshu is my favorite Zen Master. It is said that a monk once asked him, To be holy -- what is it like?" Joshu replied, "To dump a mountain of shit on a clean plain." -- Dick Sutphen

What do you think Joshu means?

(X-posted to buddhists)

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Re: define: evil

[kmd.livejournal.com]

This is where my brain was going. What is the use of the term "evil?" Why do we need it? Why do we use it?

For me, it is a purely religious term. And I was all ready to post a link to the very best book I ever read about evil, Raging With Compassion by John Swinton. But then I realized that book is completely immersed in Christian theology and terminology. The author's explanations and discussions are impossible to separate from his theology.

So I began to wonder what is the secular use of the word. What good is gained, what need answered, by calling a person or an act "evil?"

I don't know.