chicken and the egg

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My girls were watching Zoom today and they were asking all these kids the

famous question: Which came first- the chicken or the egg?

 

I watched all these would be philosophers tell their answer and of course they

were all right but ignored the opposite ( the egg cause the chicken comes

from an egg) and so I was cracking up without puns.

 

So I turned to Madison (now 4) and said, " so, what do *you* think?"

 

She thought for a few seconds (which is the recommended time) and said,

 

" I thi-i-i-i-nk there was a BIGGER chicken."

 

This was beautiful, I thought. The beginning of the God concept- the Bigger

Chicken.

 

)))))))Shawn

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You can't find an addequate philosophical answer to a riddle, this is

why Christianity, rather than Buddhism, is the most accurate

representation of truth. The philospher's soul is in his head, the

poet's in his heart! Christianity is poetry and metaphor, Buddhism

mere philosophy. When you think that they invented the koan, you see

the irony.

Shawn Hair <shawn (AT) withouraloha (DOT) com> wrote:

My girls were watching Zoom today and they were asking all these kids

thefamous question: Which came first- the chicken or the egg?I

watched all these would be philosophers tell their answer and of

course theywere all right but ignored the opposite ( the egg cause

the chicken comesfrom an egg) and so I was cracking up without

puns.So I turned to Madison (now 4) and said, " so, what do *you*

think?"She thought for a few seconds (which is the recommended time)

and said," I thi-i-i-i-nk there was a BIGGER chicken."This was

beautiful, I thought. The beginning of the God concept- the

BiggerChicken.)))))))Shawn/join

"Love itself is

the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam"

by Suri Nagamma

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Motleyjack <motleyjack (AT) (DOT) ca> wrote:

The egg chickened out, but the chicken was egged on.

You can't find an addequate philosophical answer to a riddle, this is

why Christianity, rather than Buddhism, is the most accurate

representation of truth. The philospher's soul is in his head, the

poet's in his heart! Christianity is poetry and metaphor, Buddhism

mere philosophy. When you think that they invented the koan, you see

the irony.

Shawn Hair <shawn (AT) withouraloha (DOT) com> wrote:

My girls were watching Zoom today and they were asking all these kids

thefamous question: Which came first- the chicken or the egg?I

watched all these would be philosophers tell their answer and of

course theywere all right but ignored the opposite ( the egg cause

the chicken comesfrom an egg) and so I was cracking up without

puns.So I turned to Madison (now 4) and said, " so, what do *you*

think?"She thought for a few seconds (which is the recommended time)

and said," I thi-i-i-i-nk there was a BIGGER chicken."This was

beautiful, I thought. The beginning of the God concept- the

BiggerChicken.)))))))Shawn/join

"Love itself is

the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam"

by Suri Nagamma

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In a message dated 11/14/2003 5:01:51 AM Pacific Standard Time, doraksp (AT) (DOT) co.in writes:

Motleyjack <motleyjack (AT) (DOT) ca> wrote:

The egg chickened out, but the chicken was egged on.

You can't find an addequate philosophical answer to a riddle, this is

why Christianity, rather than Buddhism, is the most accurate

representation of truth. The philospher's soul is in his head, the

poet's in his heart! Christianity is poetry and metaphor, Buddhism

mere philosophy. When you think that they invented the koan, you see

the irony.

Oh, Motley!

I cry for your dear soul! This opinion cannot be the result of

thoughtful meditation or good Christian philosophy. Surely you

realize (if you but study the texts) that Jesus based a large portion

of his metaphors and teaching on Buddhist doctrines. If you cannot

see this, then you have simply failed to read enough Buddhist

scripture, particularly Zen Buddhism. You say that Buddhism errs as

it is merely philosophy, which I take it means "the love of

knowledge" from the Greek. This is true in part, but misses the more

subtle and beautiful aspects of Buddhism that embraces all things,

loves all life and is the very soul of respect and accepts profound

mysteries as a daily part of the rituals and beliefs, just as

Christianity does. There should never be a Christianity versus

Buddhism argument, as these two profoundly lovely paths are not in

conflict, and can be easily integrated into a consistent and

beautiful religious approach that is inclusive rather than exclusive.

I should further add that Taoism and many of the schools of both

Hinduism (Vedanta in particular) and even Islam (which, should you

read the Koran, you would find has surprisingly respectful and

inclusive things to say about Christian theology) should be treated

with the utmost dignity. Somewhere there is a place where people can

find common ground to respect one another and embrace the real spirit

of their respective religious paths...realizing that end the end, all

of these paths must inevitably lead to the same ultimate and eternal

conclusion. In the shadow of this radiant light, we are all humble,

simple metaphors for a greater spiritual awareness... more perfect and

loving beings that abide in grace and resonate with joy.

Peace, Love,

Zenbob