Published my quotes/notes/excerpts/etc from Rene Girard's "A Theatre of Envy" about the concept of mimetic desire. My intent was to make a digestible version of the book. I AM NOT MAKING MONEY ON THIS.https://medium.com/@jordantsack/a-theatre-of-envy-essentials-4204b308e16b …
Personally I find zen at times hollow, whereas Taoism has a sort of appreciation of the grandeur I find refreshing. I think all 3 contain wonderful lessons.
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Zen is identical to Taoism. Except the parts where it pays lip service to Buddhism for political reasons.
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Would you put Suzuki and Laozi under the same umbrella?
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DT, Shunryu, or the car?
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Shunryu. They're very similar, but they (Zen, Taoism) seem quite distinct to me.. maybe its just the tone of the koans they use. I definitely feel a different understanding between Lao/Shunryu. Where do you see zen paying lip service for political reasons? (Genuinely curious)
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Tao of Zen is a must read regarding the history of Zen and how it emerged from Taoism.https://twitter.com/MimeticValue/status/999118179434680320 …
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Then, starting in the late 1800s, Zen and other forms of Buddhism were "modernized", which meant combination with Christianity, Progressivism, and Secularism. This is also a must read on that topic:https://vividness.live/2011/06/16/the-making-of-buddhist-modernism/ …
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What people think of as Zen or Tao in the West, it's about as authentic as Chinese food in America. It's orange chicken, broccoli & beef, and other things that you wouldn't see in Asia and weren't practiced as such traditionally.
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But that's not to say the traditional way was better, not that there was even a singular tradition. There were a lot of weird superstitions and authoritarian control, and sectarian conflicts prior to the modernization as well. Things were very complicated.
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