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Mystics & Samurais. By the end of the 14th century Japanese sculpture had declined, while drawing rose to new heights under the inspiration of the Zen Buddhist sect. Zen Buddhists stressed solitary contemplation as the loftiest activity, and Zen artists tried to put the fruit of such contemplation-the feeling that God exists, veiled, throughout nature-on to paper. Confining themselves chiefly to ink and water, they drew flowers, priests, birds, and deep, misty landscapes, with only a few strokes of the brush...
...17th century Shrike (left) is a much later, secular offshoot of Zen drawing. With the swift and eager precision of a swordsman, the artist evoked all autumn in a fierce little bird perched atop a dead branch. Looking into their catalogues, gallerygoers noted without great surprise that Miyamoto Niten was in fact a samurai as famed for his swordsmanship as for his brushwork...
...marvel at his [Potter's] sense of restraint. This man is a noble American citi zen, a soldier in World War II. He lost both legs. He went down to the shadow of the valley of death, and to sit here and hear these stories ... of the crooks under you . . . you employed the crooks and gangsters, gave them your benediction; I marvel at his restraint. There are many more millions who hate this crowd. I say damn the crowd. And I say it to you! If I had my way, I would kick you out of the union! What...
Jung himself is inclined to agree with both his admirers and his critics. His own conception of religion is so eclectic, that it embraces everything from Catholicism to Hinduism, Taoism and Zen Buddhism, and finds truth of some sort in nearly every form of dogma and ritual. "His principal weakness, aside from overeating," a close associate recently remarked, "is his habit of seeing all points of view and agreeing with practically everybody." "The idea an an all powerful being," says Jung himself, "is present everywhere, if not consciously recognized, then unconsciously accepted...I consider it wiser to recognize the idea...
With the exception of John Harkness, Ross has been the outstanding matman, losing only to Aliman, blind demon from Penn, and to undefeated Zen Mallon of Yale. He scored notable triumphs at Princeton, Navy, and Penn State...