[MD] Kung Fu and the MOQ

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Hi Platt,

Thank you Grasshopper for the post.  I used to watch Kung Fu, and that
is what I got from it.  Despite Carradine's sordid demise, I still
think he played the part well.  I can still hear the music of when he
is tattooing his arm with the urn.  Dah, dah-dah, dah-dah, Dah, Dah.
There are lots of great quotes from the show.

Nothing to do with Kung Fu Fightin:

Everybody went kung fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lighting
In fact it was a little bit frightning
But they fought with expert timing

Mark

On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 5:51 AM, Platt Holden <plattholden at gmail.com> wrote:
> All:
>
> Today's NY Times contains an article entitled "Kung Fu for Philosophers." It
> describes a worldview that goes far beyond the martial arts we in the West
> associate with Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and others. A few quotes should pique
> your interest in reading the full article:
>
> "As many scholars have pointed out, the predominant orientation of
> traditional Chinese philosophy is the concern about how to live one's life
> rather than finding out the truth about reality."
>
> "While an efficacious action may be the result of a sound rational decision,
> a good action that demonstrates kung fu has to rooted in the entire person,
> including one's bodily dispositions and sentiments, and its goodness is
> displayed not only through its consequences but also in the artistic style
> one does it."
>
> And my favorite:
>
> "Only be going beyond conceptual descriptions of reality can one open up to
> the intelligence that is best exemplified through arts like dancing and
> performing."
>
> For the full article, go to:
>
> http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/kung-fu-for-philosophers/
>
>
> Best,
> Platt
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