Dear Mayka Thank you so much, I will try to get that one.
Check out, The Chosen -- great movie about Book-Learnin', Masters and the heart. best wishes Kirk --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote: > > Kirk: >  > If you know more movies of this kind, would you let me know?. Here in the > zen forum, Jody is the one who from time to time brings to discussion > movies. Talking about movies, there is a movie I enjoyed a lot to watched > it with the tittle "The Pan's Labyrinth". Have you seen it?. If not, go > for it because It's great. > > Mayka > --- On Mon, 21/2/11, salik888 <kirkminor@...> wrote: > > > From: salik888 <kirkminor@...> > Subject: [Zen] Re: An Article of Interest > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, 21 February, 2011, 19:38 > > >  > > > > Dear Mayka > > These movies appear to have a thread of involvement and realities that touch > on the esoteric aspect of all traditions, which of course Gurjieff, or Sufis, > or Zen pratitioners, Buddhists, Gnostics, etc would and could use as > examples, in terms of teaching. In the case of American Beauty, there is a > Fourth Way connection with those who made the movie, although not formally > declared. You can see this in Ground Hog day with Bill Murray, Murray is, or > was, a member of the Gurdjieff Foundation in New York. > > You will find this amongst Sufis and Buddhists as well. The medium of course, > can be used for teaching, very powerfully, I might add, or perhaps very > poorly. I leave that up to experts, critics, etc . . . > > Just wanted to tug a few coats here with some slight information, that's all. > > Glad you are all doing well here. > > Best Wishes > > ZenDervish > > K among the Wall Sitters. > > --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@> wrote: > > > > Kirk: > > à> > I watched many times the movie "The Matrix" several years ago.àIt's one > > of those videos I have in my collection. The part I like the best is the > > first movie.àDidn't enjoy as much as the first, the next two following > > movies of the Matrix.àBut the first it was really great.àI remember > > myselfàwhen it first came out watching it over and over again.à> > "American Beauty" didn't have a particular appealing to me.àAnd as for > > the other you mention, never heard before till now.àWhat is about?. > > à> > Good to hear from you again > > Mayka > > > > --- On Mon, 21/2/11, salik888 <kirkminor@> wrote: > > > > > > From: salik888 <kirkminor@> > > Subject: [Zen] Re: An Article of Interest > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Monday, 21 February, 2011, 7:36 > > > > > > à> > > > > > > > Gasho > > > > In John Shirley's book on Gurdjieff, he makes reference to Gurdjieff Fourth > > Way and quite a few movies, Fight Club being one of them. Also listed are > > Matrix, Vanilla Sky, American Beauty and The Truman Show to list a few. > > > > Best wishes to all > > > > The way of Zen-Dervish > > > > peace > > > > Kirk > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > > > Maria, > > > > > > If you do watch Fight Club the pain mangement portions are all through > > > the parts where he goes to the support groups. The REAL pain management > > > is later when Tyler puts lye on his hand. That's the classic part...Bill! > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@> wrote: > > > > > > > > ...I like better "The Fight Club" and "THIS IS YOUR LIFE" song taking > > > > all the nonsense away.ÃâàDownloading soon video created with > > > > it.ÃâàThanks Bill, you're a genious.ÃâàYou were right > > > > this song says the same as in the Pain Management 1 Stopping. A > > > > different way of expressing it but the same content. > > > > Ãâà> > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Sun, 20/2/11, ED <seacrofter001@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > From: ED <seacrofter001@> > > > > Subject: [Zen] Re: An Article of Interest > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Date: Sunday, 20 February, 2011, 15:06 > > > > > > > > > > > > Ãâà> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > HelloÃâàSteve and All, > > > > This is anÃâàextremely informative and Ãâàbrilliantly > > > > insightful article, and should be studied and discussed sentence by > > > > sentence and paragraph by paragraph to help eradicateÃâàany > > > > illusions and delusions we might hold concerning Zen teachings, > > > > ÃâàZen practice and Zen teachers. > > > > ShouldÃâàanyone choose a sentence,Ãâàparagraph or section > > > > of the article that puzzles them, I would look forward to > > > > hearingÃâàmembers'Ãâàviewpoints,Ãâàand contributing > > > > my own two bits to the discussion. > > > > Steve, thank you for bringing this article to our notice. > > > > --ED > > > > Ãâà> > > > --- In [email protected], "SteveW" <eugnostos2000@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hello. Here is the link to a very interesting article on the topic of > > > > > Zen scandals in America by Stuart Lachs entitled The Zen Master in > > > > > America: Dressing the Donkey with Bells and Scarves > > > > > http://www.thezensite.com/ZenEssays/CriticalZen/Zen_Master_in_America.html > > > > > Steve > > > > Ãâà> > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
