tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post3001614934972380759..comments2024-03-28T23:47:08.912-05:00Comments on Althouse: Tibetan monks construct a mandala at the University of Wisconsin.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39578844643888930422016-09-16T13:05:01.287-05:002016-09-16T13:05:01.287-05:00These monks go around the country and probably the...These monks go around the country and probably the whole world doing this, collecting money for their charitable works and decrying the ongoing genocide of Tibetans by the invading Chinese Communists.<br /><br />Why hasn't Richard Gere and support for the Tibetans against the Communist Chinese invasion of Tibet and ongoing genocide been in the news more lately? Not cool anymore, or have film revenues from China become sufficiently large to sway the politics of Tinseltown? Hehehe, I don't have to ask, really, do I?<br /><br />mikeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875483485290838207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72120278606645009362016-09-15T17:54:51.965-05:002016-09-15T17:54:51.965-05:00No, it's not a problem so long as it's ABC...No, it's not a problem so long as it's ABC ...southcentralpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394514417579609775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72350802881481619522016-09-15T12:16:05.891-05:002016-09-15T12:16:05.891-05:00I wonder if Meadehouse has watched House of Cards....I wonder if Meadehouse has watched <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-significance-do-the-Tibetan-sand-painting-scenes-have-in-Season-3-Episode-7-of-House-of-Cards" rel="nofollow">House of Cards.</a>Known Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029003649395214104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37006478837650913102016-09-15T09:08:08.117-05:002016-09-15T09:08:08.117-05:00Big hitter, the Lama. Long.
Big hitter, the Lama. Long.<br /><br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676108366725199186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52162247306734788012016-09-15T08:55:30.259-05:002016-09-15T08:55:30.259-05:00ah...aH..AHHH....CHOO.....and the church is separa...ah...aH..AHHH....<b>CHOO</b>.....and the church is separated from the state.madAsHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149940549262340795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87279326067148816982016-09-15T08:42:32.012-05:002016-09-15T08:42:32.012-05:00I now look forward to:
1. The placement of artisti...I now look forward to:<br />1. The placement of artistic Mezusahs (Mezuzet) and "Holy Water" fonts on the door-posts of UW building;<br />2. A five times each day Muslim call for prayer (And regular demands for military Jihad) proclaimed over in all UW buildings;<br />3. Processions of Eastern Christian priests, in their colorful and artistic robes, through UW's buildings (Perhaps blessing them and students at the beginning of each school term); And,<br />4. Pulpits established in all UW public spaces (eg The Student Union) set aside for: Christian non-conformist ministers-of-religion; Sikh religious leaders; Like Hindus (Especially of the group that has a particular devotion to Kali); Altars (With evironmentally safe drains) for those who wish to practice (In beautiful feathered garments) to old Aztec religion.James Pawlakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186313444291703809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6484751714487428602016-09-15T08:27:26.469-05:002016-09-15T08:27:26.469-05:00Is Tibet still a country? I heard the Chicoms inva...Is Tibet still a country? I heard the Chicoms invaded years ago.Etiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463542962653770911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30516562236357427562016-09-15T08:22:03.663-05:002016-09-15T08:22:03.663-05:00"Not as long as all religions are given equiv..."Not as long as all religions are given equivalent access"<br />Please. Did you mean "as long as it's not Christian"whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339343160301118530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21293467856522486362016-09-15T08:07:02.840-05:002016-09-15T08:07:02.840-05:00religion, practiced in the halls of the state inst...<i>religion, practiced in the halls of the state institution</i><br /><br />I am no lawyer but is not the issue that of "endorsement" of a specific religion versus simply allowing access?<br /><br />Is it not OK for various groups to use state facilities for religious purposes as long as no religion is discriminated against? Allowing use would seem to be OK, no?Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837407567105543162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73396377236163876002016-09-15T07:09:24.868-05:002016-09-15T07:09:24.868-05:00"If one religion uses its half hour to produc..."If one religion uses its half hour to produce an ephemeral mandala..."<br /><br />This enterprise was set up to take many hours...Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4569054681678673032016-09-15T06:38:20.156-05:002016-09-15T06:38:20.156-05:00It's a display of skill, not religion.
The ar...It's a display of skill, not religion.<br /><br />The art seems a little overstylized. They need some fresh conventions.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89304135092362387402016-09-15T05:50:42.677-05:002016-09-15T05:50:42.677-05:00Ann Althouse said...
"I was worried about the...Ann Althouse said...<br />"I was worried about the brightly colored pigments. Were they toxic? They were powdery and getting scratched vigorously. I was concerned about the air quality."<br /><br />Do the monks look sick?Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2874841501229241982016-09-15T01:59:41.169-05:002016-09-15T01:59:41.169-05:00Good thing those monks don't have "pneumo...Good thing those monks don't have "pneumonia" or is it flu today?MacMacConnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675702658075274677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16561159726710322482016-09-14T23:34:38.638-05:002016-09-14T23:34:38.638-05:00those Drepung Loseling monks were here last summer...<i>those Drepung Loseling monks were here last summer, I believe, during Tibet Week, inter alia creating a sand mandala: I can assure you that that wouldn't have happened if there were any toxins involved. Not here in Eugene.</i><br /><br />This is a state where then drain reservoirs if they learn that some kid peed in it.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424384180201600935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11560926741895158262016-09-14T23:12:05.337-05:002016-09-14T23:12:05.337-05:00Mockturtle, The neo-Puritan/anti-liberalism of the...Mockturtle, The neo-Puritan/anti-liberalism of the vegan/bicycling/'organic way of life' &c elements coexisting with the neo-60s 'countercultural' let's use the drugs (a new marijuana dispensary every week!) &c elements here in Eugene is almost always an entertaining spectacle, yes.Marc in Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331547981498637474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44187276210540411972016-09-14T22:54:56.088-05:002016-09-14T22:54:56.088-05:00"Can you make me one with everything?"
..."Can you make me one with everything?"<br /><br />Eventually. But you won't remember it.BNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800122398628075042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14939852092416955742016-09-14T22:33:08.798-05:002016-09-14T22:33:08.798-05:00"Kundun ... I liked it."
Nelson Mand... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq7EDnC629s" rel="nofollow">"Kundun ... I liked it."</a> <br /><br /><br /> <a href="https://65.media.tumblr.com/5d27bd295f6ed743a02b366f88d8f460/tumblr_o3ouwyixSV1qa8t7bo1_500.png" rel="nofollow">Nelson Mandala</a> fivewheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511002180195360137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26571021888935585342016-09-14T22:32:02.688-05:002016-09-14T22:32:02.688-05:00"Yes, yes... religion, practiced in the halls..."Yes, yes... religion, practiced in the halls of the state institution. It's not really a problem, is it? Not as long as all religions are given equivalent access."<br /><br />Ah, the balanced approach. If one religion uses its half hour to produce an ephemeral mandala, and another religion uses its half hour to behead a couple dozen infidels, that's thirty minutes each, right?<br /><br />Religions were not created equal. It is not wisdom to regard them as interchangeable.Jupiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13008508862847561845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1963696047324807092016-09-14T22:23:51.599-05:002016-09-14T22:23:51.599-05:00"Once completed, they're swept up and the..."Once completed, they're swept up and the sand deposited in a river."<br />Reminds me of ex-PFC Wintergreen's comment about having to dig holes and fill them up again as punishment for insubordination in 'Catch 22'. "It's not a bad job. And I suppose someone has to do it."TWWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022485758057828472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40542409385033352822016-09-14T22:11:13.622-05:002016-09-14T22:11:13.622-05:00Gunga galunga... gunga, gunga-galunga!Gunga galunga... gunga, gunga-galunga!Curious Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440726941494085334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33961028471376062632016-09-14T22:08:56.631-05:002016-09-14T22:08:56.631-05:00Marc Puckett adroitly answered: No, AA, the bright...Marc Puckett adroitly answered: <i>No, AA, the brightly colored pigments were not toxic; those Drepung Loseling monks were here last summer, I believe, during Tibet Week, inter alia creating a sand mandala: I can assure you that that wouldn't have happened if there were any toxins involved. Not here in Eugene.</i><br /><br />Eugene?! Oh, good heavens, no! Never! <br /><br />Tibet Week. Too funny!mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33970812427519855242016-09-14T22:05:35.460-05:002016-09-14T22:05:35.460-05:00"Yes, yes... religion, practiced in the halls..."Yes, yes... religion, practiced in the halls of the state institution. It's not really a problem, is it? Not as long as it isn't Christianity or Judaism."<br /><br />FIFYCurious Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440726941494085334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49831901269424830962016-09-14T21:58:42.074-05:002016-09-14T21:58:42.074-05:00Did the monks get hungry while working & call ...Did the monks get hungry while working & call out for pizza?<br /><br /><i>Hey, Luigi, can you make me one with everything?</i><br /><br />I'm sorry, I didn't get enough beauty sleep last night....YoungHegelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723316130501823658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47253385121555080652016-09-14T21:57:21.398-05:002016-09-14T21:57:21.398-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.YoungHegelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723316130501823658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46169115382243562062016-09-14T21:44:30.891-05:002016-09-14T21:44:30.891-05:00Let me get a little closer. AAAAAChew!!!!Let me get a little closer. AAAAAChew!!!!TWWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022485758057828472noreply@blogger.com