Frank/desire

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"Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar)" <hluthar

 

Thanks for your note Dan. Both you and Frank communicate in a way that seems

both logically precise and intuitive. I will pass on what you said to the

Advaitin list.

 

Harsha

 

 

"Dan Berkow, PhD" <berkowd

 

Thanks you, Harsha. Norman O. Brown wrote a book called "Love's Body"

where he attempted to connect Freud's ideas with Zen Buddhism and Dionysian

revelation.

I always liked that book, although it seemed some piece was missing to

really form the link, a piece that included logic as well as intuition

(Apollo as well as Dionysus). What I like about Frankji's writing is that

he communicates in a way that simujltaneously is logically precise and

intuitive. His essay on desire helped me see the connection more clearly

than I had in the past. The importance to me is in the movement I

described - the enjoyment of the "intellectual" give-and-take is that it

clarifies and enhances the movement - the intellect isn't an end in itself,

merely a facilitator of the movement. I think this was clear in Frank's

piece, which is why I resonated so much with what he said. Thanks again,

 

Dan