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From: mpc@mpccl.ksu.edu (Michael Campbell)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.eastern
Subject: Are Zen enlightened people superior than others?
Message-ID: <1991Jan3.013319.28261@nas.nasa.gov>
Date: 3 Jan 91 01:33:19 GMT
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Recently on T.V. I saw a documentary about a Korean painter whose
style was somewhat similar to painters who dip their bodies in paint and 
have convulsions on the canvas.  The narrator went on to say how some
people are calling him the "Korean Picasso".  His reply to that was
along the lines of (not exact words) "I'm not a Korean Picasso.  I'm 
better than Picasso, because of my Zen enlightement."  

My question is, would someone who has acheived Zen enlightenment make 
such a boast?  Do people who have acheived enlightenment think themselves
better than other people?  Do they consider themselves lower or even
equal?  I've studied some things about Zen and talked to people who 
practice some forms of Zen, but don't ever recall coming across this 
point.

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