Letters to the Editor  Chay: Pro & Con  In some respects I agree
with the letter written by Aki Sann Chay in the Summer '93 Issue
(Vol II, No.4). Personally, I would like in-depth biographies
and teachings from realized teachers of all traditions, not
dilettantes who have had a passing experience with Zen on an
intensive weekend or the like.  The reason I find John Cage
offensive in conjunction with the dharma is that he took the
universal of listening to the sound of "silence," e.g.
mindfulness, made it into a performance form, and took credit
for it to aggrandize his own ego as a composer. I would hope
that a moment of mindfulness might bring someone toward the
Path, but feel that wisdom and compassion still must be taught
by a proper teacher.  Christine Zachary, Portland, Oregon  In
response to Aki Sann Chay's letter: I hope you read Kerouac's
Wake Up in the last issue (Vol. II, No.4) to see that the light
of the Buddha's dharma obviously touched Kerouac as truthfully
as it touched you or me or Ginsberg or