/lit/ - Literature

>>11103360
From what I can tell with Zen, which isnt much, it is far more open in using whatever means necessary to reach enlightenment.

If it is philosophical work in dealing with past writings of zen masters, then fine, whatever gets you there

If it is being beaten by a wooden pole, so be it. If its a riddle, so be it. If its sitting, so be it

I think thats where a lot of confusion comes from when people in the west keep telling each other, no, you dont really "get" zen. They understand a certain book, which came from some authentic source, which had particular advice on getting a particular student where they needed to go

I might be wrong but thats how it seems

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>>6799133
I've been here for a few years and I really think you are over exaggerating things

Do you fucking remember when Ayn Rand was taken seriously here? Threads fucking everywhere about that retard?

We just have a new thing with the influx of summa theolgoica and the like.

It used to be scientism, John Green, Stirner, DFW, etc.

Do you even remember Tao Lin and alt lit? Do you?

Just a phase anon. Just a phase.

>>6722453
I am really not. This is an anonymous board, what you said makes no sense.

It is a nice attempt though.

There are some OK ones that have been mentioned in the thread (Punpun and Vagabond) and there is a lot of potential but a lot of the "good ones" (NHK for example) are just able to get an interesting art style together with one or a few interesting characters doing something. Good drama and art but that is it.

Then again I haven't read that much manga, but nearly all of what I have read is just so cookie-cutter.

Is optimism really inherently better than pessimism?

>>5004042
>Chip Kidd cover