I don't think it's reading too much into Star Wars to say that Yoda has parallels to Zen masters. George Lucas himself has said that it was intentional.
Recently, I saw a movie called "I (heart symbol) Huckabees." It explores Zen themes rather thoroughly. > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 13:21:46 -0000 > From: "ventouxboy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Star Wars and Zen > > --- Yes, i've had a simiiar situation. Sometimes it > makes me wonder > if the directors are intentionally writing a Zen > subtext into > movies; Fight Club comes immediatly to mind. But the > caveat is that > many other religious folk see their religions in > movies too. I > remember having Southern Baptist ideology shoved > down my throat as a > child and being given a book on the parallels of > Christianity and > Star Wars. Now I know where all the leftover > qualudes went from the > seventies. I guess the point I'm trying to make here > is not to read > too much into things and just enjoy them for what > they are. Peace, > Guy. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UwRTUD/UOnJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> 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/
