Re: Ove Interest?

On 2/24/2025 10:15 AM, John B. wrote:

On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:52:16 +0100, Rolf Mantel
<news@hartig-mantel.de> wrote:
 

Am 24.02.2025 um 16:23 schrieb AMuzi:

On 2/24/2025 8:49 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 2/24/2025 8:09 AM, John B. wrote:

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I would doubt very much that a large segment of the readers here would
be familiar with the term  Zen.

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I suppose you could ask.
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Speaking for myself, it's been about a week since Zen Buddhism came up
in conversation with a friend, and there was a brief mention in a
conversation with different friends two days ago.
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Not that I'm an expert.
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+1 I think most people have at least a passing familiarity.
I read this in 1967 but never achieved enlightenment. Nor was I able to
levitate. Dammit.
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https://www.alibris.com/Life-and-teaching-of-the-masters-of-the-Far-
East-Baird-T-Spalding/book/3929244?matches=181

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Shortly after I was born, somebody wrote a famous book placing the word
"zen" firmly into the list of words people weere expected to know about:
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_Maintenance>

 Interesting as early in the script it states,""it should in no way be
associated with that great body of factual information relating to
orthodox Zen Buddhist practice. It's not very factual on motorcycles,
either."

Both are true.
I read it when it came out. Disappointing.
--
Andrew Muzi
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