On Apr 20, 2005, at 8:37 PM, feste37 wrote:
> Yep, you read the subject line correctly. It appears that our new > Pope Ben has > some odd views about Eastern religions. So did the last pope--he had some really confused ideas on what "emptiness" (shunyata) was. And he wrote about it in his book. IIRC Rat-slinger was essentially the head of what used to called "the inquisition". As Buddhism has become more popular, he has helped groups such as Opus Dei fund anti-Dalai Lama books, e.g. the notorious "Shadow of the Dalai Lama" which is now available (thanks to them) free on the internet. It first appeared in German and was later translated into other languages. It is written in a compelling academic and detective style that really makes you believe what it is saying, but is has the accuracy of a bad National Enquirer expose. The site that presents it is a known Opus Dei cover, complete with ex-Buddhists who left the evil of the Dalai Lama behind them. I even read a recent blog of a guy claiming to be going insane from psychic attacks from his holiness. It would have been a hoot if it just wasn't so weird. I'm sure there's more to come. Either way, the inquisition is back. This time the German one is the one to watch. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
