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Correlation of Zen and the "Fight Club" movie

Postby Gonzo on Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:43 am

When I first saw "Fight Club" I noticed lots of Zen allusions, however, not as deeply as the essay at the following link. One scene, not mentioned, is straight out of Zen tradition, where those wishing to join the club at the dilapidated "club house" are not allowed entrance in the same fashion as monks desiring to join a monastery are at first turned away as a test of their commitment.

http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol11no2/ReedFightClub.htm
Is that so?
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Re: Correlation of Zen and the "Fight Club" movie

Postby Mornings Sun on Sun Jan 10, 2010 1:15 pm

I LOVE 'Fight Club' - this kind of revolution I like.
please share the zen allusions you see Gonzo
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Re: Correlation of Zen and the "Fight Club" movie

Postby Gonzo on Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:02 am

Zen and the Fight Club

First rule of the fight club: we don't talk about fight club. (...which can be interpreted as saying fight club doesn't exist.)

To say the word "Buddha" is trailing mud and dripping water; saying the word "Ch'an" (Zen) is a faceful of shame.
Our sect has no words; in reality there is no doctrine to be given to mankind.

What's the purpose of fight club? to discover reality...

Zen means sitting meditation, the purpose of which is to achieve enlightenment.
There is no such thing as enlightenment (awakening).

What does Tyler demand of others? that they be genuinely themselves.
What does a Zen master demand of others? that they be genuinely themselves.
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