[MD] Tao through intellect...

[MarshaV]

At 12:59 PM 11/16/2007, Dan told the Zen story:

>A cat who lived at a monastary developed the annoying habit of 
>jumping upon the head roshi's lap each time he sat down to meditate. 
>Aggravated, one day he told a monk, "Tie up that pesky cat so we can 
>meditate in peace!" The monk did as he was told and each time before 
>the meditation took place, the monk dutifully tied up the cat.
>
>Years later when the cat died the monastary acquired another cat to 
>tie up while the meditation was going on. Even after the old head 
>roshi himself passed away, the monks continued the practice of tying 
>up the cat so they could better meditate. Centuries later, many 
>learned theses were written on the value of tying up a cat prior to 
>meditation.
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Dan

Dan,

Perfect story!   I read a little book, The Social Construction of 
Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge by Peter L. Berger 
and Thomas Luckmann.  It tells the same story, but not as well.

Marsha