u/Zen_Gross

Zen has a reputation for being anti-intellectual/anti-philosophical, which I think is much overstated. For what it’s worth, Thomas Kasulis does an excellent job addressing Zen’s philosophy in Zen Action/Zen Person. Of course it’s possible to put too much emphasis on collecting ideas over practice, but I’m interested to see what Zen or Buddhist books people have been enjoying recently.

I’m currently reading David Kalupahana’s History of Buddhist Philosophy, alongside the relevant passages from the Middle and Long Discourses. Next on my list is probably Roger Jackson’s Rebirth and a collection of papers on Zen philosophy called Pointing at the Moon.

Obviously the author was being a little tongue in cheek, but it’s funny to see how the claim about the Sox was immediately proven wrong. (The book is Epistemology, by Richard Feldman).

Sox win 6-5 after our new short stop steals a line drive. Adios Story.