Re: Ove Interest?

On 24 Feb 2025 18:43:34 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:

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

Rather like dropping something on your toe and hopping around in one
foot saying, "Oh Shit!" :-)

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Cheers,

John B.