[Buddha-l] Watching Heaven on teevee

[jkirk]

>I wish that somehow he'd see his mission as less a question of
>familiarizing TV audiences with his ideas, since they are all contained in
>lovely books that people can read on their own minus commercials. But 
>still,
>I can't pass up the chance to hear whatever he says.

Hi Joanna,

I guess it's simply the contemporary expression of Mahaayaana prosyletism, 
like Vimalakiirti going into taverns, brothels etc.

Joy
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Hi Joy,
Taverns and brothels, eh? He wasn't alone in making such visits, but the Zen 
poets who wrote about such places at least were there participating rather 
than proselytizing.
What the Dalai Lama said last night is what he usually says in such venues, 
and he also answered direct questions from Ms Walters. I got no sense that 
he was proselytizing.
As the ex-leader of his country now overrun by China, am pretty sure that he 
feels obliged to appear in public if possible whenever requested. So its 
probably more a political move than otherwise. My reference to "commercials" 
was to my main bete noir on TV. They ruin almost any program.
Joanna

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