Here's an interesting essay about the music of the Komuso (emptiness-nothing-monks)-- where meaninglessness is considered as a mental condition rather than as a quality of the music they play on the Shakuhachi.
http://myoanflute.blogspot.com/2007/09/meaninglessness-of-zen-in-shakuhachi.h tml That kind of meaninglessness might be applied to any practice -- including platform diving (and can't you just feel those divers emptying their minds as they prepare for the most important 4 seconds of their lives) Their minds are empty -- and yet they are then prepared to execute some very specific and very difficult technical maneuvers that they have been practicing since early childhood. So -- yes -- I suppose it would be absurd (or at least - outside the Buddhist/Taoist traditions) to have "meaningless painting" as a specific Olympic event. But hasn't William been proposing "meaninglessness" as an identifiable quality that distinguishes the best art from all the rest ? ____________________________________________________________ Find the best deal for your dream automobile. Click here for high quality used cars! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/Ioyw6ijnZwqs5d1IYAOS0SFtXkTMkP TF7luUtSIYonD1hWYMvPr7Pe/
