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Charlu S. Mi, in herimn Buddhim, deals with Bcat Zcn romnvhat ma.<br />
sympetherically. In his view. Beat Zen is z merging of Amcrim and 1- culrum.<br />
combining the Beat eUlic with Zcn daefMa and tnditiow. For uumplc, the Beas<br />
identified the= ideal of spontaneity with Zen's irrationality. Rebirh wrim:<br />
Perhaps the most significant uunple of this, on the !itmy I d , is Kemuac'r<br />
pmsc.' writrm on long mUr of paper, quic!dy and with no wisiolu.<br />
IWuB~ehmrrmtmclingmaW~bMyderd, KaollrRfussd<br />
m pow his work... Even in me mur!cal styles favored by Le Beatr, they roughr<br />
to convey the noninellsfual, inNitive style of Zen, exemplified by their<br />
fasinanon with jau impmvimion."<br />
However. Prebirh writer. the Beat.. undurtanding of Zen w rm simple, lading ro<br />
misinferprrtllionr hom ovcrgcnnalirationr:<br />
-red the vcw his of Zcn monastic ike and is mcumben~di&i& . .~ but the;<br />
I& his hirun& ro form he baris of a normative model (and jurtifidon) f&<br />
theu ow itinerant lifestyle."<br />
Prebioh mcluda his diwvrsion of Beat Zen with Ur suggeUion Ulat the other Beau<br />
would haw besl effstive in mdradapQtion of Zen m k ir ethic if, as the Beat poet<br />
" Ibid.
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