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Reader comments on Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring
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Date: Aug 11, 2005
I just watched the film for the second time and want to thank all of you for your responses, especially those of you with deep questions and those with knowledge of Buddhism who shared it without arrogance. I found myself in deep and grateful agreement with what many of you have asked and said. I was most moved by the simplicity and mood of the film and the way in which it captured both the struggle with human existing and the possibilities of a contemplative way of being in the world with awareness, stillness, acceptance, loving-kidness and compassion. The second time through I was touched by the woman who brought the child at the end. This time I thought that she may have kept her face covered so the child would not become attached to her have had to feel even greater grief than he did. However, I was also struck that when the monk first tried to uncover her face, she reached out and took his hand. Somehow I had the sense in that moment that she may have been someone who knew him. Finally, the old monk's burning himself seemed to be an acceptance of and readiness to become one with non-being. However, none of these musings are as important to me as the simplicity of the message of the difficulty and suffering of human life, and the possibility of becoming one and at peace with it, whatever it is. Mucho metta to you all.
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Dear Shelley,
After watching a movie like 'Spring, Summer...', perhaps the best way to approach buddhism is not through the gates of scholastic explanations, but rather through the beautiful poetry of the buddhist monk Ryokan, whose stanzas are very reminiscent of the mood of the movie.
The collection that I have and strongly recommend is 'Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf'.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590301080
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