[Buddha-l] FW: beauty--or art-- (?) and the restraint ofthesenses

[Macleod, Nik]

Title: The Dharma Gate of Beauty
Author: Soetsu, Yanagi
Journal: Eastern Buddhist
Issue: n.s.:12:2 (1979) p.1-21

This the one?

Bests
Nik Macleod

> -----Original Message-----
> From: buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com [mailto:buddha-l-
> bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Gad Horowitz
> Sent: 13 May 2009 16:49
> To: Buddhist discussion forum
> Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] FW: beauty--or art-- (?) and the restraint
> ofthesenses
> 
> Greetings BuddhaScholars.  Lurker Gad Horowitz here, hoping to redirect
> this
> thread:  Years ago I read an essay called "The Dharma Gate of Beauty"--
> I
> believe inThe Eastern Buddhist.  If I remember correctly it BLEW the
> very
> concept of "beauty", maybe taking off from Dogen's wierd discussion of
> "flowers and weeds".  Anyone remember?
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jayarava" <jayarava at yahoo.com>
> To: "Buddhist discussion forum" <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 11:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] FW: beauty--or art-- (?) and the restraint
> ofthesenses
> 
> 
> >
> > Hi Erik
> >
> > I would see a barbarian as actively against higher culture. I merely
> have
> > a limited acquaintance with it and a certain suspiciousness as to
> some of
> > the claims for it - I'm working class and from a hick town in a hick
> > country (and presently a long way from home!)
> >
> > It's clear that Bush *is* an uncultured hick, but he is also a
> barbarian.
> > I've met barbarians who were from cultured backgrounds as well, so
> maybe
> > the semantic fields only partially overlap?
> >
> > All this rasika business sounds mighty suspicious to this yokel ;-)
> >
> > Jayarava
> >
> > (Having a Rolf Harris renaissance thanks to spotify.com!)
> >
> >
> >
> >
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