"rw" wrote in message
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jeffc wrote:

That won't ever change, but you will also gain a new appreciation for the
subtleties of nymph fishing. Feeling, seeing or somehow sensing the take
underwater can be a zen experience.

I don't think Zen teachings look kindly on fishing, and certainly not on
catch-and-release sport fishing. You should find a new metaphor. :-)


Taoist teachings are more understanding and tolerant. Zen Buddhists believe
that all creatures have the same rights and protections, but Taoists
supplanted that with the idea that the closer to Nirvana you get, the more
rights you have and the more you are allowed to enjoy the fruits of the
earth. Before, you couldn't fish or hunt, but now you can.

That was Zen, this is Tao.

--riverman