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On this day in Round and Square History 7 October 2012—Kanji Steps to Mastery: Introduction (b)
7 October 2011—Spring and Autumn Roles: Japanese Characteristics
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| [a] Appearing to consciousness RF |
Our attaintment of enlightenment is something like the reflection of the
moon in water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water cleft apart...
The whole moon and the whole sky find room enough in a single dewdrop...
—Dōgen, Conversations
If you have been reading these wonder posts, you might have missed a terrific column in the New York Times on Friday.
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| [b] Sensory language RF |
T.M. Luhrman, a professor of anthropology at Stanford, engages the question of sensory perception and culture. Doesn't everyone hear, smell, and taste "the same?" Isn't that a pretty common assumption behind any claims to shared experience of a reasonably
Um, well, no.
New York Times Cultural Senses
We'll chew on the implications in a few future posts. For the moment, though, I am going to chew on some delectable and savory fish innards (just moi and a few Norwegians).
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