Buddhism<\/a> in the West<\/a>.<\/p>\nThere is some beautiful Japanese flute music along with good pictures\/video and an interview with the writer along with the article. It gives a good impression on why Buddhism is picking up here these days, and a tiny bit of what it is that goes on in meditation.<\/p>\n
The most interesting point for me is in the interview with Perry Garfinkel, the author, and he describes a \u2018Zen moment\u2019 when, in a theological conversation with <\/span>Hoitsu Suzuki Roshi, Ven. Roshi asks him suddenly, \u201cwho is this God you keep talking about?\u201d Mr. Garfinkel, raised Jewish, describes it as a moment where he realized that he may not believe in God any more. Very strange. He says that, \u201cin one fail swoop he blew away my construct of God. I mean, it\u2019s not a person, not a thing, and from the Buddhist<\/a> perspective, from which there is no such thing as God, or a God, I suddenly got<\/span> what Buddhists were talking about\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nHe also describes the meeting of the Dalai Lama, in which the hand-shake was \u201clike a hand-to-hand tranquility transfusion. The man had me at hello.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nIt all looks nice and well done. Well worth a read. I especially liked the slide show and video. Best wishes to all \ud83d\ude42
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