Re: rare salinger stories rejected...

Salinger's take on Zen seems to emphasize detachment, but I never really
understood detachment in the few buddhist texts I've read to really mean
physical isolation -- it seemed more like your attitude toward the things around
you, not their physical proximity to you. I think the dissolution of the
boundaries of the self is the ultimate goal.

Jim

Yocum Daniel GS 21 CES/CEOE wrote:

> If life's about relationships (which I do believe) then JDS has been in a
> quasi death (as far as his self imposed isolation goes). Like the movie
> castaway (I'm not a big fan) the only one who will miss you is Wilson, is
> that maia? Am I miscomprehending Zen Budhism but isn't the isolation of the
> Id/self or whatever the goal? I play Kendo, and so am a little familiar
> with Zen Budhism but I enjoy it most when I am not playing alone nor as a
> drop in the ocean.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Rovira [mailto:jrovira@drew.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 1:17 PM
> To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
> Subject: Re: rare salinger stories rejected...
>
> You said you wished that Salinger would die sooner so we could get his
> stories
> sooner :). I'm sure you were kidding, but...
>
> ehm....think about it :).
>
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