tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post6711806626204535989..comments2024-01-16T16:28:00.900-05:00Comments on a v i d a l e g r i a: Book of HoursAi Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01197869780327408592noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post-58770381304262435072008-05-21T13:19:00.000-04:002008-05-21T13:19:00.000-04:00Anh-Thu:I think I read the Zizek posting, because ...Anh-Thu:<BR/>I think I read the Zizek posting, because you had it in your gmail line! Very provocative: I felt that he didn't leave any space for genuine religious sentiment, just attributed the current Western fascination with Zen to our desire to "escape" the material secularist present. And so what if we are looking to do so? The Buddha preached engagement in this world, not escape from it: the middle path, so to say.<BR/>What brings you to SE Asia this time around?Emily Maynardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248884940855355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post-14869249892465394882008-05-21T13:15:00.000-04:002008-05-21T13:15:00.000-04:00Hi Em --I love the musings and pics! Your thoughts...Hi Em --<BR/>I love the musings and pics! Your thoughts on the way Zen meditation fits into contemporary life reminded me of this Zizek article I read a while ago: http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/2/western.php<BR/>He has an interesting (and heady!) way of explaining the Western turn to Eastern religion. I'd be curious to hear your reaction. I'm not sure I swallow it all.<BR/><BR/>(Currently) from SE Asia,<BR/>Anh-ThuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com