December 7, 2002
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ART WARS:
Shall we read?
From Contact, by Carl Sagan:
“You mean you could decode a picture hiding in pi
and it would be a mess of Hebrew letters?”
“Sure. Big black letters, carved in stone.”
He looked at her quizzically.
“Forgive me, Eleanor, but don’t you think
you’re being a mite too… indirect?
You don’t belong to a silent order of Buddhist nuns.
Why don’t you just tell your
story?”
From The Nation – Thailand
Sat Dec 7 19:36:00 EST 2002:
New Jataka books
blend ethics and art
Published on Dec 8, 2002
“The Ten Jataka, or 10 incarnations of the Lord Buddha before his enlightenment, are among the most fascinating religious stories….
His Majesty the King wrote a marvellous book on the second incarnation of the Lord Buddha…. It has become a classic, with the underlying aim of encouraging Thais to pursue the virtue of perseverance.
For her master’s degree at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Arts, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn wrote a dissertation related to the Ten Jataka of the Buddha. Now with the 4th Cycle Birthday of Princess Sirindhorn approaching on April 2, 2003, a group of artists, led by prominent painter Theeraphan Lorpaiboon, has produced a 10-volume set, the “Ten Jataka of Virtues”, as a gift to the Princess.
Once launched on December 25, the “Ten Jataka of Virtues” will rival any masterpiece produced in book form….”
“How much story do you want?”
— George Balanchine
Comments (1)
It’s the principle of Occams Razor … the simplest answer is usually the most correct.
Explain then, the synchronicity effect?