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So, I browse this board occasionally and I've noticed Tao Lin coming up a lot. People seem to love or hate him which I find interesting. Where would be a good place to start with him? I'm really interested in Buddism as well so anything in his writings that are similar to that would be cool.

>> No.2231001

No, one or two trolls pretend to love him, and everyone else hates him. He's shit, seriously.

>> No.2231003

>>2231001

Hm. Have you read any of his stuff though? Why does everyone hate him? I'm just curious because I find Buddism to be really interesting and just want to explore similar philosophies.

>> No.2231006

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. ITS CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, RIDDICK. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN I SLAM DOWN SOME NECRO BASTARDS OR EVEN WHEN I MESS UP TECHNIQUE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY ESCAPED THE GALAXY’S MOST DANGEROUS PRISON. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN MY COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JERKS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNING. THEN I LIFT

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2231008

>I'm just curious because I find Buddism to be really interesting and just want to explore similar philosophies.
>Tao Lin thread

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2231009

If you look carefully, many of these posts used the name 'Tro Lin'. There is an obvious reason for this. But seriously his work is insufferable babbling.

>> No.2231010

>>2231003

tao lin is a salafist muslim, you are barking up the wrong tree

>> No.2231019

>>2231010

Woah...I though Tao was an Eastern philosophy for some reason...

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2231022

>really interested in Buddhism
Try the Dalai Lama's stuff. But yeah, steer clear of Lin is the general consensus.

>> No.2231025

>>2231019
no, he's on some really hardcore islamic mysticism, really interesting take on the west / the occident imho

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>>2231019
Maybe it was the name.

Taoism is good stuff imo

>> No.2231026

>>2231019

that's daoism... easy mistake :O)

>> No.2231039

>>2231026
>>2231030

Ohhhhh my bad 0_0 Next time I better google first. Never mind then. Thanks /lit/!

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>>2231019
Here is a pic of Tao Lin at his mosque. He tweeted this yesterday.

>> No.2231063

If you're looking for philosophy, I'd stay away from lin. Seriously.
Like, avoid him as best you can.

If you're looking for some cheap fun reading, then look up Eeeee Eee Eeee and Shoplifting from American Apperal.

But seriously, just look up Zhuangzi for some good Eastern bullshit.

>> No.2231069

>>2231063
anti-islamic prejudice itt imo, islam has serious philosophical import and just because tao lin is a muslim doesn't mean we can't take him seriously

>> No.2231078

If you're interested in Taoism, much like Law&Order, the original is still the best.

http://www.mindfully.org/Tao-Te-Ching-Lao-tzu.htm

If you're looking to delve more deeply into it, the "Taoist Classics" version by Thomas Cleary is pretty much the best translation out there.

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2231084

FUKKA U AMERIKA
WANN HOTDOG?
WANN KOKA KORA?
PITCHER ES ME.

>> No.2231085

I've always sort of considered myself to be agnostic/christian, but Muslim IS one of the largest religions in the world so I guess I could still check him out maybe. >>2231063 Noted. Thanks.

>> No.2231088

>>2231085

He's trolling. Tao Lin isn't a Muslim.

>> No.2231095

>>2231088

salafism may not be mainstream but that doesn't make it any less a part of the islamic tradition

check your islamophobia at the door, thanks

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>>2231088
Then how do you explain this pro-extremist tweet?

>> No.2231098

Great thread guys

>> No.2231101

>>2231088

Hahaha...dammit. So what IS he then? I could have sworn that he was Taoistic for some reason. Whatever. I'll just find out for myself. Thanks guys.

>> No.2231103

>>2231088
Tao Lin is autism.

>> No.2231105

>>2231078

> Colors blind the eye.
> Sounds deafen the ear.
> Flavors numb the taste.
> Thoughts weaken the mind.
> Desires wither the heart.

> The Master observes the world
> but trusts his inner vision.
> He allows things to come and go.
> His heart is open as the sky.

Lao Tzu totally preempted Descartes.