Who's detachment?

Hi Tony,

you mentioned "Actually my most effective 'guru', was an ant I was
observing one day, as he went about his work, with detachment."

and I'm wondering about the parsing of your sentence. Do you mean to
say that you watched with detachment an ant going about his work, or
that the ant was going about his work with detachment? If you meant the
first, I wonder that you seem to point out everyone else's phrasing so
as to suggest that they do not have proper understanding, but are sloppy
with your own meaning. If the second, I wonder how you know that the ant
was or was not detached? It appears to me that you are projecting.

To be fair, I both project and often fail to adequately express what I
mean to say. Alas, I am quite unenlightened.

be well.

Love, Mark

--- In HarshaSatsangh@y..., Mark Otter wrote:
> Hi Tony,
>
> you mentioned "Actually my most effective 'guru', was an ant I was
> observing one day, as he went about his work, with detachment."
>
> and I'm wondering about the parsing of your sentence. Do you mean
to
> say that you watched with detachment an ant going about his work, or
> that the ant was going about his work with detachment? If you meant
the
> first, I wonder that you seem to point out everyone else's phrasing
so
> as to suggest that they do not have proper understanding, but are
sloppy
> with your own meaning. If the second, I wonder how you know that the
ant
> was or was not detached? It appears to me that you are projecting.
>
> To be fair, I both project and often fail to adequately express what
I
> mean to say. Alas, I am quite unenlightened.
>
> be well.
>
> Love, Mark

Namaste Mark,

I have difficulty expressing myself a lot. I was watching the ant
going about his business in a seemingly detached patient way. I also
was just observing and came to the conclusion at that time, many years
ago. That surrender was the way for even the ant is cared for and part
of the scheme.........ONS......Tony.