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Date: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 11:28 AM
Subject: Buddha


>A friend of mine forwarded this email from Gary Snyder - I was deeply moved
>and wanted to share it.
>
>Please pray for compassion.
>Michael Stirling
>
>> Subject: Bamiyan
>> Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:15:04 -0800
>> From: Gary Snyder <gssnyder@ucdavis.edu>
>>
>> Hs_an Tsang described the gleaming, painted giant stone Buddhas standing
in
>> their cave-niches along the Bamiyan Valley as he passed through there on
>> foot, on his way to India, in the 7th century AD.  Last week they were
>> blown up by the Taliban.  Not just by the Taliban, but by nature-denying
>> authoritarian worldviews that go back much farther than Islam.  The whole
>> world lost another bit of beauty, generosity, and inspiration last week.
>> May we keep our minds clear and calm in the present moment, and honor the
>> dust.
>>
>> Not even
>> under mortar fire
>> do they flinch;
>> the Buddhas of Bamiyan
>> take refuge in the dust.
>