it's a book written by a westerner about the presence of zen buddhism in
ancient japanese warfare. it also mentions that other buddhists stoutly
opposed war.
I have been briefly to a zendo and was exposed to the basic meditative
teaching that nothing living may ever be harmed. I believe this mys
>>> nobody's perfect.
i like to look for the good in people, even when it's an arduous search! <<<
I figure about a third will support me - a third will oppose me and the rest
need constant shoring-up and reassurance ( ' Herding cats ', as Mongo called it
)
And between the soaring peaks of
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> down with the imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy!
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> Yes - and with enemies like Xtian-Buddhist's those pigs don&
down with the imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy!
Yes - and with enemies like Xtian-Buddhist's those pigs don't need friends.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_at_War
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/10/bell-hooks-buddhism-the-beats-and-loving-blackness/
bell hooks: Buddhism, the Beats and Loving Blackness
By George Yancy and Bell Hooks
December 10, 2015 3:35 am December 10, 2015 3:35 am
[The Stone]
[The Stone](https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.c
