David's List VS Schindler's List

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Re: David's List VS Schindler's List

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David N. Snyder wrote:Alan Ginsberg was a pretty famous poet.
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Herman Hesse received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946.
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I agree David - totally.
Alan Ginsberg was part of the Beat scene and I have been a great fan of Herman Hesse's writings for decades. However, I have neither heard of Ginsberg profess his "faith" nor read about any artefacts of his practice.
Hesse's fictionalized depiction of Gautama leads me to believe that he had a very poor understanding of the Buddhadhamma.
But then again - I could be way off the mark.
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Re: David's List VS Schindler's List

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Ah, I see what you mean Ben. Yes, those from the "Beat" generation tend to get categorized as "Buddhist" when their affiliation is nominal at best, especially those like Kerouac.
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From Wikipedia, it seems Ginsberg was really a Buddhist and his teacher was none other than Trungpa.

Hesse, I remember reading somewhere that he actually spent time meditating trying to become enlightened. Presumably it didn't work. I doubt he ever thought of himself as a Buddhist. Siddhartha is partly autobiographical: He meets the Buddha, but realizes that he could not be satisfied by following another person's teachings.
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lament wrote:From Wikipedia, it seems Ginsberg was really a Buddhist and his teacher was none other than Trungpa.

Hesse, I remember reading somewhere that he actually spent time meditating trying to become enlightened. Presumably it didn't work. I doubt he ever thought of himself as a Buddhist. Siddhartha is partly autobiographical: He meets the Buddha, but realizes that he could not be satisfied by following another person's teachings.

Dear "lament",
Thank you for giving more information about Hesse...I feel like I know/understand him better :thinking:
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