Re: Ove Interest?

John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com> wrote:

On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:23:04 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
 

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

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

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

 
I suppose you could ask.
 
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.
 
Not that I'm an expert.
 
 

+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.
 
https://www.alibris.com/Life-and-teaching-of-the-masters-of-the-Far-East-Baird-T-Spalding/book/3929244?matches=181

 
Apparently from your posts you had an interest in Asia. But for the
others I find it rather unusual that a Usian would know anything about
a branch of Buddhism that is so little known even where the major
version of the religion is as common as it is here.

Being Zen about it, or similar phrases are mainstream. It’s really not a
Niche thing, I’d expect even the goopy 18 year old baristas who chat at me,
when I go for drink and so on, wouldn’t be baffled by Zen.

Would they know the connection to Buddhism and so on? That’s less likely
but it’s still a common word.

Roger Merriman