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4-27-05 Assorted Candy
Thanks to Gregory Johnson for This is Your Home - Listen to the Wombat! from the Foundation for Global Community. from Rick Levine: I just finished Bix's "Hirohito" which is a great companion volume to "Zen War Stories" [by Brian Victoria] as it gives the background, especially around "Emperorhood", to the Zen. I see parallel between the cult of worshipping the emperor, celebrating his literal descent from Amaterasu; a parallel between that and the "Zen Master's mind-to-mind descent from Buddha, justifying his deification. (I'll tell you one thing, it all turns out a lot more aristocracy than theocracy). To put it differently, there are some particular similarities, between Emperor Hirohito's life and [some American teacher/s]. My next books will be Richard Jaffe's on the Meiji period [Neither Monk Nor Layman], then Zen at War. Right now "Strange Moon" by Joanne Kyger which is terrific fun. My advice: for the Western Paradise, quit praying, it's all about giving a few bucks to the right guy. Be sure to see today's hints for the third contest. Dennis recommends Humanity's Team.
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