Comments on: Crazy Wisdom – the film

By: rita ashworth

rita ashworth — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:09:11 +0000

yes – I did have Johanna’s email but now it has disappeared into the ether – so could someone forward the message on – there is also a good interview with Brook in The Independent (British newspaper online)which people might want to read – forwarded this article to shambhala sun -hope they do an interview with Brook……….certainly an icon of our times but also very down to earth
He helped me to change my mind about the Regent when he commented that he would always accept and love his son if he had done a heinous crime against someone-
………….Lindsay Anderson also good british director …………in same sixties foment in british film like Brook…………..heard brook met Trungpa from interview on Chronicle project with van Italie – is good interview-apparently brook flew into the interview at Italie’s farm in a helicopter………very staged!HO-HUM……….

By: Mark Szpakowski

Mark Szpakowski — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:58:00 +0000

Well, I have children, so the first reaction to the quote is “how could I not prefer my own children to those of another?” At the same time I recognize the truth of what it is saying. So this is very, very tough.

But, someone pointed out when we were discussing this a few years ago that exactly this point is addressed in one of the Mahayana exercises, I think having to do with tonglen. Got to look up exactly where…

I think both Mahayana and Shambhala attack the “oh, it just human nature” thing. No, it’s not just human nature – it’s fucked-up layers over tathagatagharba / basic goodness, which is our essential nature.

However, blood does tend to be thicker than dharma.

By: Ngakma Zer-me Dri'med

Ngakma Zer-me Dri'med — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:31:40 +0000

“If one prefers one’s own children to those of another, then war is not far away.”

We are hard-wired to prefer our own children. Is this saying that war among humans is inevitable? I have been wondering about this since 2001. It seems to me that people just plain like to fight, and that they will do so regardless of spiritual or moral considerations or even what is in their own best interest.

What does that quote say to you?

By: Mark Szpakowski

Mark Szpakowski — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:44:18 +0000

Rita, I would suggest getting directly in touch with Johanna.

Peter Brook did a film production of the Ramayana which includes one of the most devastating lines in all literature: “if one prefers one’s own children to those of another, then war is not far away.”

By: Rita Ashworth

Rita Ashworth — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:32:10 +0000

Dunno if Johanna checks this site – but maybe Peter Brook who CTR met could be put in this film. Brook is still working with actors in Paris at 83 years old – someone should interview him re his brief connection with Trungpa – interesting stuff on drama /theatre could come out of it.

By: Tsondru Namkha

Tsondru Namkha — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:52:02 +0000

A beautiful tribute. Take your hankies everyone….