The Passion of the Zen
The Passion as homoerotic fantasy? The question that the Mere Catholic types need to answer is why would you choose St Matthew rather than a more balanced view, and why the particular interpretation of it?
Not in the Bible? Well, films often depart from the book. And sometimes they are cobbled together from various sources. Gibson is part of a tradition, after all, of Catholic interpreters of the gospels who play up the badboyness of the Jews and the role of Mary, and play down the more broadbased love and kindness message of the gospels outside the Passion.
The debate in full at Beliefnet, which also carries words of wisdom from the Dalai Lama and prayers for those of us who do that kind of thing.
Jumping on to a link on the Dalai Lama page took me to this wonderful collection of mandalas, which has a java-powered viewer, which allows close-ups. Om-nificient! As are these photos of bygone Tibet. Small but evocative memorials to man's inhumanity to man.
posted by Dr Zen @ 3:04 am
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