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Re: Is Art just ego?
Art can be a stimulus to meditation. Mandalas, for example. Music can open our hearts, thus going beyond ego, and put us in a meditative inspired bliss state. I'm inclined to say that the noisier gen… (View Post)
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Re: Is Art just ego?
I don't really understand the OP's question. Why would art or music inherently be ego? It sounds like there are some assumptions being made that I'm not aware of. (View Post)
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Re: Abortion
If the procedure is done within the first month, it's not classified as an abortion, it's a "menstrual extraction". In those early weeks, they'd be extracting a zygote. I wonder what would … (View Post)
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Re: D.T. Suzuki's "Modern, Morality-Free" Zen?
(Quote) It might come? Do you mean it might not come? (Quote) Well, clearly, looking back over Zen's history in America, it hasn't come to certain people. I would assume Richard Baker, Eido Shimano, … (View Post)
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Re: D.T. Suzuki's "Modern, Morality-Free" Zen?
(Quote) I think Lao Tze was naive, or didn't understand psychology, and the causes of deviant behavior. In an ideal world, everyone would be good-hearted, and would be inspired by kind, principled le… (View Post)1