The more I read "The Journey to the West" the more I enjoy it. The instructor's guide to the Norton Anthology of World Lit makes an important point: "In Chinese the phrase 'monkey of the mind' refers to the mind's ungovernability--its constant speculations, strategems, and shifts" (2). Tripitaka, on the other hand, finds strength in weakness and from the Buddhist point of view is the one who gets it right. But--Dear Monkey!--how we love his energy and his tricks!
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