Vulcan Nonviolence? A rather human interpretation. Vulcans' enemies are
dispassionately dispatched. "Necessary action" may not be thought of as
"violent action" but the result is the same for the dead. Klingon logic
would say that engaging the enemy in such a heartless manner lacks honor
and respect for life.
All of that, being deconstructed human behavior and thinking of course,
conveniently making humans appear to have the greatest potential to
overcome their own limitations. Emotions, logic, all limited subsets.
Star Trek was always about human potential. The crew always being tested...
KG
On 10/12/2012 5:23 PM, William Rintala wrote:
Is this what someone earlier called cherry picking? How does this
sound: "I think the Crusaders espoused and exploited Christianity;
"Christianity" has nothing to be proud of in the Crusades, who came
rather late to the party, IMO." and yet they are historically
inseparable.
I'm just saying that the fictional Vulcan philosophy espoused by the
creaters of Star Trek was one or meditation and nonviolence and that
this rings true for me and my practice of "Zen". I feel a kinship to
what Ram Das calls "Loving Compassion" for all life. I also meditate
and feel that my meditation allows me to see things more as they are
and not filtered or structured by my preconceptions, not completely,
but more clearly than when I have not meditated for a while.
B
Find what makes your heart sing…and do it!
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*From:* Joe <[email protected]>
*To:* [email protected]
*Sent:* Fri, October 12, 2012 3:17:11 PM
*Subject:* [Zen] Re: Possibly Delicious Levity -- "To Boldly Slice"
Bill,
I think Samurai espoused and exploited Zen; "Zen" has nothing to be
proud of in the Samurai, who came rather late to the party, IMO.
In Chinese Ch'an, there are no Samurai. There are "K'ung Fu". ;-)
--Joe / Guo-Xiang
> William Rintala <brintala@...> wrote:
>
> Zen does not teach nonviolence though.
>
> As I recall the Japanese Samurai practiced Zen.
