tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post1820912549202936919..comments2024-03-14T04:06:54.124-04:00Comments on GENKAKU-AGAIN (adam fisher): appropriate Buddhist demeanor?genkakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-26920435709991834592014-10-16T16:57:22.866-04:002014-10-16T16:57:22.866-04:00Genkaku, you make a good point.
I remember during...Genkaku, you make a good point.<br /><br />I remember during my time with Kyudo Nakagawa Roshi I once was with him and some folks and we were looking a a set of photos. Kyudo looked at one of the better pictures of himself and said "That is my 'professional smile'." It looked genuine and welcoming. I don't recall any insincerity in the picture or in the comment.<br /><br />However, I have to say that while pictures of smiling spiritual leaders make me feel both safe and skeptical. They do not get my juices flowing.<br /><br />Different classes of pictures do motivate me such as portrayals of sincere determination, as well humorous and silly pictures and caricatures of practioners.<br /><br />For example I am drawn to pictures such as these:<br /><br />Bodhidharma:<br /><br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/ BodhidharmaYoshitoshi1887.jpg<br /><br /><br />Rinzai<br /><br />http://www.greatthoughtstreasury.com/sites/default/files/lin -chi[1 ].jpeg<br /><br /><br />A "Demon Zen Master" by Hakuin:<br /><br />https://www.flickr.com/photos/m_y_b/6079024104/<br /><br /><br />If one picture is 10,000 words, how very carefully a picture must be chosen.<br />FrankLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03287135509804197526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-32773516757788278942014-10-15T13:28:57.992-04:002014-10-15T13:28:57.992-04:00I always thought the buddha statues included a sor...I always thought the buddha statues included a sort of Mona Lisa sort of smile. But i may misremember or apply some personal want to it. Dunno.olcharliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309255390011851502noreply@blogger.com