[Buddha-l] Re: "Nature" and eating meat

[Peter D. Junger]

"John Whalen-Bridge" writes:

: The situation Peter Junger describes parallels the ending of Coetzee's DISGRA
: CE very closely.  Could I know, on-list or off, the name of the Soto Zen teac
: her, and how widely known is his/her activity? Am wondering if it is coincind
: ence or influence/analogue.  Thanks--John Whalen-Bridge

His name is Tim McCarthy and his transmission is from Kobun Chino Roshi.
He is the founder and head of the Kent Zendo in Kent, Ohio, and keeps
a very low profile.  (He won't even let me call his "Sensei.")  He
is also a collector of master degrees and teaches or has taught at
many universities and colleges in the Northeast Ohio region---and
he regularly conducts introduction to Buddhism classes at the
Cleveland Buddhist Temple (which is a Shin Temple) and also conducts
biannual memorial services for animals there.

I gather that far more cats than people are resident at the Kent Zendo
and that most of the people who are resident there are in especial
need of loving kindness.

I am not familiar with Coetzee's DISGRACE, but after a quick check
of reviews on Amazon, I can assure you that Tim in no way resembles
the protagonist of that work.  Tim's compassion and loving kindness
for animals is something that, from what he has told me, he has
always had.

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Peter D. Junger--Case Western Reserve University Law School--Cleveland, OH
 EMAIL: junger at samsara.law.cwru.edu    URL:  http://samsara.law.cwru.edu