[Buddha-l] cloyingly sweet? Call Me By My True Name (was the Slow Movement)

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Here's a twist to the poem:
Please Call US by OUR True Names -

http://issuu.com/tdebook/docs/tde3/73

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From: Robert Ertman [mailto:robertertman at msn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 11 August, 2009 6:47 AM
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Subject: [Buddha-l] cloyingly sweet? Call Me By My True Name (was the Slow Movement)


To those who find Thich Nhat Hanh cloyingly sweet, I recommend his poem "Please Call Me By My True Names."

***
I am the frog swimming happily
in the clear water of a pond.
And I am the grass-snake
that silently feeds itself on the frog.

I am the child in Uganda, all skin and bones,
my legs as thin as bamboo sticks.
And I am the arms merchant,
selling deadly weapons to Uganda.
***

> From: jkirk at spro.net
> To: buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com
> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:49:49 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] The Slow Movement (Thich Nhat Hanh)
>
>
>
> "Apparently too much purity all at once makes some people gag.
> These are the folks who like to do prostrations in front of
> ferocious dharma protectors whose fangs drip blood onto the
> garland of skulls they wear as their feet crush the faces of
> supine dwarves."
>
> Hey, now I know the real reason why all those ferocious Buddha
> idols exist.
> JK
>
>
> On Aug 10, 2009, at 1:30 PM, Jim Peavler wrote:
>
> > I am quite fond of Thich Nhat Hanh, and have really enjoyed
> many of
> > his books.
> > I have learned from him.
>
> I confess to harboring the same sentiments. Thich Nhat Hanh is
> probably the most inspiring person I have ever seen in person.
> But he's clearly not to everyone's taste. A good friend of mine
> in the FWBO says that Nhat Hanh leaves him feeling slightly
> nauseated, as one feels after eating too large a helping of a
> cloyingly sweet dessert.
> Apparently too much purity all at once makes some people gag.
> These are the folks who like to do prostrations in front of
> ferocious dharma protectors whose fangs drip blood onto the
> garland of skulls they wear as their feet crush the faces of
> supine dwarves.
>
> Richard
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