Mark Foote Posted Wednesday at 07:59 PM 2 hours ago, BigSkyDiamond said: Simplify: "The metaphors of sky and spaciousness are often used to describe the nature of mind in Dzogchen." The water is clear right through to the bottom; A fish goes lazily along. The sky is vast without horizon; A bird flies far far away. ("Lancet of Seated Meditation", Hongzhi Zhengjue [by imperial designation the Chan Master Spacious Wisdom], tr. Carl Bielefeldt, "Dōgen’s Manuals of Zen Meditation", p 200) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted Wednesday at 08:01 PM 1 hour ago, zerostao said: The thread told me, that it is fine for bums to adapt their own meaning/intent and not feel constrained to any box. hermeneutical exegesis 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted Wednesday at 08:13 PM 19 minutes ago, zerostao said: The thread told me, that it is fine for bums to adapt their own meaning/intent and not feel constrained to any box. Evolve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted Wednesday at 08:36 PM 28 minutes ago, Apech said: hermeneutical exigesis You call it simplifying?.. I had to google! And I'm not the type who eschews grandiloquence! Maybe you could start a thread titled "complicate" or something. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted Wednesday at 08:40 PM (edited) 47 minutes ago, zerostao said: The thread told me, that it is fine for bums to adapt their own meaning/intent and not feel constrained to any box. Have at it Edited Wednesday at 08:41 PM by Taomeow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSkyDiamond Posted Wednesday at 08:48 PM (edited) Simplify: I am the very model of a modern Major-General, I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral. I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical, from Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical. I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical, I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical. About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news, with many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse. Edited Wednesday at 08:48 PM by BigSkyDiamond 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted Wednesday at 08:55 PM 7 minutes ago, BigSkyDiamond said: Simplify: I am the very model of a modern Major-General, I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral. I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical, from Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical. I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical, I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical. About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news, with many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse. Pirate 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted Thursday at 03:24 PM (edited) Device Edited Thursday at 03:24 PM by zerostao Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted Thursday at 04:09 PM De-vice ... remove the evil thereof. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted Thursday at 06:09 PM 1 hour ago, Apech said: De-vice ... remove the evil thereof. Advice = add vice? and... what does a Vice President preside over?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted Friday at 03:59 PM 21 hours ago, Taomeow said: Advice = add vice? and... what does a Vice President preside over?? Seems like it could be an interesting gig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted Friday at 07:51 PM Playing with words, fun. Advice/advise unasked for can be problematic at least. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSkyDiamond Posted Friday at 09:00 PM (edited) posting on a public forum is in and of itself an invitation and act of soliciting advice. Edited Friday at 09:01 PM by BigSkyDiamond 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted Friday at 09:10 PM (edited) we’re solicitors Edited Friday at 09:11 PM by Cobie 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted Friday at 09:39 PM 38 minutes ago, BigSkyDiamond said: posting on a public forum is in and of itself an invitation and act of soliciting advice. yes and no... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted Friday at 09:49 PM 9 minutes ago, old3bob said: yes and no... spoken as a true solicitor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted Friday at 11:42 PM 1 hour ago, Cobie said: spoken as a true solicitor couldn't resist 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Foote Posted 18 hours ago On 7/23/2025 at 1:36 PM, Taomeow said: You call it simplifying?.. I had to google! And I'm not the type who eschews grandiloquence! Maybe you could start a thread titled "complicate" or something. must you encourage him.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted 18 hours ago 8 minutes ago, Mark Foote said: must you encourage him.. Too late... he already started a thread titled "Complify." Not "Complicate," mind you -- to complicate is too simplified for him. No sir. "Complify." 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSkyDiamond Posted 16 hours ago 2 hours ago, Taomeow said: Too late... he already started a thread titled "Complify." Not "Complicate," mind you -- to complicate is too simplified for him. No sir. "Complify." and then there is "Complexicate" which is in the urban dictionary 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted 16 hours ago 8 minutes ago, BigSkyDiamond said: and then there is "Complexicate" which is in the urban dictionary and who's to stop me from deriving "Overcomplexicate" from it. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites