--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mrfishey2001" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Any idiot who had only read "Buddhism For Dummies" > (and yes, there is such a book, and strangely enough > it's actually pretty good) could come up with a dozen > things in Bevan's talk that indicate he has never even > read that much about the subject, or if he has, he was > too involved in projecting Maharishi's ideas *onto* the > subject to understand what the subject was." > > > It is considered good practice when writing criticism to first > establish a credible foundation. Citing "Buddhism For Dummies" > weakens your critique by referencing a text some consider less > than scholarly.
Says someone who has obviously never read the book in question. I was serious; it's actually very well done, as are many of the books in that series. I was shocked at how well the editors put together a concise, accurate overview of Buddhism. My original point (the quote dredged up from the archives by Willytex, who is obviously off his meds again, is mine) was that Bevan, in the talk that is being referred to, had obviously not even read "Buddhism for Dummies," or, in my opinion, any- thing about Buddhism, period. I suspect that, like many TMers, he just assumed that he knew all about that path because he practiced TM and that is "the highest path." Just as you assumed that it was Ok to trash a book you've never read because of its pop-culture title. Elitists tend to think alike. :-) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
