Re: [microsound] adorno essays

[billashline@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

dkl37@xxxxxxxx wrote:

>Hi Aaron. I see you've stirred up SOMETHING. ;-)   I would be willing to
>bet that your brother's inclinations toward "political action" are more
>geared toward his own temperament and less so on Zen Buddhism.
>
I'll leave aside your points on the Tao, Dale, and focus on Buddhism 
instead.  Westerners have a very partial view about Buddhism in general. 
 In our last election over here in Korea, a Buddhist monk ran for 
president.  He didn't get many votes, but he was certainly on the 
ballot.  A few years back, the Chogye order had such horrid factional 
infighting that riot police had to be called in before the monks killed 
each other.  In the 19th century, Buddhist monks fought invaders from 
France and the US.  Then there's also the self-immolation of monks in 
Saigon in the early 60s to protest against Diem.  Now I go to temples a 
lot and they're usually some of the most peaceful places on the 
planet--but only on the surface.

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