tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post8194320637612528115..comments2024-03-15T20:32:39.815+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Towards silence this ChristmasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-74839500717774093232010-12-15T20:05:52.980+00:002010-12-15T20:05:52.980+00:00According to Kyle Gann's recent book on Cage, ...According to Kyle Gann's recent book on Cage, the Traditionalist philosopher Ananda Coomaraswamy (an associate of Guenon's) was an important influence on Cage. Among other things, it was Coomaraswamy (originally Thomas Aquinas) who was the source of Cage's famous "the purpose of art is to imitate nature in its manner of operation."Jerome Langguthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232771961596244247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-3917163922430309412010-12-15T17:17:15.666+00:002010-12-15T17:17:15.666+00:00So Tavener has moved well, southeast I reckon.Last...So Tavener has moved well, southeast I reckon.Last I saw he was posing with a rather austere easter nun.I think,P, that my ear is lacking, for though you have high praise for Tavener, I always find his work hollow and sentimental.Perhaps I am wrong, often this is the case. I was unaware that Schuon was controversial.His Islamic books tend to become a bit dogmatic,however, i never found them disturbing{his criticism of telhard de Chardin always struck me as odd coming from a sufi]Anyhow, as always, your posts are intelligent, informative and one of the first things I turn to each day for another lesson in music.As always, thank you.The Wound Dresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329621123316492765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-4109669068463325232010-12-15T15:16:19.969+00:002010-12-15T15:16:19.969+00:00dunno, pli. there are a lot of crazies out there o...dunno, pli. there are a lot of crazies out there on the net! which is not to deny that there can't be (or hasn't been) an authoritarian aspect to religion and/or some of its followers. Nor is it to deny the crimes of so-called religious people against children and women. But someone who writes of khidr in terms of spiritual fascism?! Holy moley!<br /><br />sorry for bringing this up and detracting from the music. I've read a lot of Schuon and would be very surprised. I mean, it's hard to fathom a person (muslim) with a love and deep respect for Buddhism, Hinduism, and Native American traditions being a "fascist".<br /><br />But as you say: challenging (and disturbing).<br /><br />take care,<br /><br />b.billoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716970909272480118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-47895559737908631942010-12-15T14:12:27.344+00:002010-12-15T14:12:27.344+00:00'oh, that's really shocking about Schuon-i...<i>'oh, that's really shocking about Schuon-if it's true'</i> <br /><br />Yes, one of the problems with an article like this is trying to cover all the bases. If I do not flag up allegations like this somebody else will, usually with alacrity.<br /><br />The difficulty is that there is almost always baggage, some of it fairly heavy, attached to figures such as Fritjhof Schuon. I am not qualified and certainly do not have a brief to pass judgement, so all I can do is say <i>caveat emptor</i>.<br /><br />It is sad but true that there is an alleged skeleton in virtually every cupboard visited by these kind of posts. For instance both René Guénon and Fritjhof Schuon have been accused of spiritual fascism - http://textosdeinteresse.blogspot.com/2008/05/spiritual-fascism-of-rene-guenon-and.html <br /><br />The challenge is not to ignore these allegations while also not allowing them to detract unnecessarily from the main thrust of the post. It is a difficult challenge.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-64453765431315697472010-12-15T13:27:17.982+00:002010-12-15T13:27:17.982+00:00oh, that's really shocking about Schuon-if it&...oh, that's really shocking about Schuon-if it's true. His 'feathered sun' is one of my favourite books.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />b.billoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716970909272480118noreply@blogger.com