[Buddha-l] Re: On Dylan and Poetry

[Benito Carral]

On Thursday, September 29, 2005, Jim Peavler wrote:

> [...]  I have always thought that studying poetry and
> listening  to  music  could  make  a  person a better
> person.  In  fact,  like  Shakespeare,  I  have never
> trusted anyone who doesn't like music.

   Well, the question is that there are different kinds
of  music.  Confucius  reportedly  said,  "The tunes of
Zheng  are  lascivious." So I suppose that the Buddhist
music  is  the  one that incites one to be less greedy,
angry,  and  stupid when one stops listening it. I tend
to mistrust anyone who enjoy listening foolish music.

   Best wishes,

   Beni