Tuesday, August 11, 2009
It was the best of times.... (v.2)
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way...." Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
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Reflections on Talks on Buddha's Lists
During a recent Appamada Intensive our students gave talks on Buddha's lists. Here are my reflections on their talks.
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Rhinoceros Fan (an infamous koan) One day Yanguan called to his attendant, "Bring me the rhinoceros fan." The attendant said, ...
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Sounds exciting, but the 60's beat the tar out of present day. H
I love the art work. I have several pieces of your hanging in my house in Santa Fe. The quote is arresting in how true to today it is. Dickens was pretty smart and wrote so well!
Jane Sauer
You certainly hit the nail on the head with this drawing matching the quote. Awesome!
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