tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post6555223110931423797..comments2024-03-28T09:51:55.365-06:00Comments on ECOLOGY WITHOUT NATURE: In Praise of “Western Buddhism” (Object-Oriented Buddhism 25)Timothy Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05067377804366363020noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post-35576310250254624632010-10-22T14:04:39.012-05:002010-10-22T14:04:39.012-05:00I know very little about Buddhism. The closest I g...I know very little about Buddhism. The closest I get is Ram Dass, who seems to me to be more of a Hindu-Jain mix. But I know about Poekoelan, which is the martial art I practice. <br /><br />Well-being and flow-out (what you call "flow-down") and catharsis are SO freaking important to a person's ability to function, on ANY level! I can't rate it highly enough, so I'll break with habit and not even say much about it. But we use Bamboo as a symbol: Bamboo snaps as tight as iron, but that's because it bends and releases. It's ability to be tough is a function of its bendyness. We also use Water, about which you've already said everything necessary in this post.Nick Guettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05178180538198456851noreply@blogger.com