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 …
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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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The Suzukis were Buddhist Modernists. Look at koans attributed to Ikkyu or Joshu. Also read Zhuangzi. Each has their own distinct styles, but they point to the same thing.
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Will check out. As a western reader, can't help but feel lots is lost in the translation of characters, as Japanese contains many embedded philosophical concepts. This is true in Spanish to English as well (to a lesser extent). Considering taking up Chinese, Japanese.
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Yes, for Tao Te Ching, you have to read multiple translations and interpretations to get what can out of it. Many translations contain obvious errors. This was my favorite English translation I've encountered so far:https://amzn.to/2OwxVyM
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Going to order this one. I have been disappointed with the one I have now.
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