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Mar 12, 2023
"There are, strictly speaking, no enlightened people, there is only enlightened activity.
" --Shunryu Suzuki
Zen TV
"How many of you know how to watch television?" I asked my class one day. After a few bewildered and silent moments, slowly, one by one, everyone haltingly raised their hands. We soon acknowledged that we were all 'experts,' as Harold Garfinkle would say, in the practice of 'watching television.'"This short excerpt by Bernard McGrane provides a profound thought experiment that can help us "wake up" to what might be really going on when we turn on the television. [more...]
BE THE CHANGE
Practice McGrane's experiment when you find yourself in front of the television screen this week.
