tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post6952170380764267269..comments2024-03-18T15:17:26.003-05:00Comments on l'astronave: I Believe in Lima BeansFrescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-11352135396638837052009-05-21T11:23:55.007-05:002009-05-21T11:23:55.007-05:00Recently wondering about Japanese manga I asked Je...Recently wondering about Japanese manga I asked Jen, who lives there, and she explained some of the social background and I realized--once again--that as an American, I cannot fully enter into that culture. <br /><br />Of course, as a human, I can share many human things, like Buddha nature, but, right, some physical things--like the weather--and cultural realities-- like different valuations of emotional control-- keep me at some distance from others.Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-38494343314682018902009-05-21T09:05:41.622-05:002009-05-21T09:05:41.622-05:00Reading old blog entries because I'm at home with ...Reading old blog entries because I'm at home with a mean cold :)<br /><br />The way Christianity matches the four seasons we're used to in Europe is very beautiful. Christmas in midwinter, Easter in spring, Ascension (today!) and Whitsun right in the almost maddening explosion of fresh foilage.<br /><br />Buddhism developed in a different climate; this month we celebrated Vesak, in memory of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha (efficient, isn't it?), and this holiday is tied to the onset of the rain period in northern India. Rain period? Doesn't tell me anything, I have no idea what it feels like. This kind of cultural distance is one of the drawbacks of practising an "alien" religion.Annikanoreply@blogger.com