{"id":562,"date":"2008-06-22T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-22T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildfoxzen\/2008\/06\/compassion-and-generosity-are-fun\/"},"modified":"2008-06-22T11:20:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-22T11:20:00","slug":"compassion-and-generosity-are-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wildfoxzen\/2008\/06\/compassion-and-generosity-are-fun.html","title":{"rendered":"Compassion and Generosity are Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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I found this talk by Robert Thurman<\/a> at Ted: Ideas Worth Spreading<\/a>. Thurman came to the Minnesota in the late 70\u2019s and early 80\u2019s several times, once to talk about his translation of the Vimalakirti Sutra and then as a translator for his teacher Tara Tulku\u2019s teachings on wisdom and compassion. I listened to the tapes from these talks many times as I drove to work at a local juvenile center.<\/p>\n

I once picked Katagiri-roshi up from the airport after he had co-led a teaching on karma at Green Gulch with Thurman translating for Tara Tulku. \u201cTibetan very different than Zen,\u201d said Roshi.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow so?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d said Roshi rubbing his shaved head, \u201cBob Thurman talked so fast and so loud all week that I didn\u2019t understand anything and just got headache instead.\u201d<\/p>\n

That left me scratching my head.<\/p>\n

I always really like Thurman\u2019s talks. Here I found his high energy style delightful and his talk a refreshing reminder about turning our lives around for the fun of it. Enjoy.
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