[Buddha-l] Buddhism, the third largest religion in the world

[Richard Hayes]

On Mon, 2007-03-12 at 10:46 -0700, David S wrote:

> That retirement page is not at the site, it is just piggy-backing off
> the web hosting. Friends and family insisted that I write such a book
> about my story

It is just for such occasions that the phrase "Just say No" was
invented. Never let anyone talk you into writing a book that is not in
your heart.


> It actually took some good sleuthing on your part to even find that
> page since my dharma websites do not have any links to that page.

No sleuthing at all. It was the first thing that came up on a Google
search. It made me giggle.
 
> People do not want to hear that success and riches take loads of
> persistence, determination, and hard work.

Buddhists don't want to hear about riches at all.

> I see from the net that you have also written a dharma book

Not a very good one. I cringe every time anyone mentions it.

> “Avoid hurtful criticism and provocative language. Do not allow the
> strength of your convictions to betray you into making statements or
> allegations that are unfair or untrue.”

Thank the Quakers for that one.

It may be time for you to stop drawing attention to all the wonderful
things you do for the Dharma and just read what other people write for a
while. There are some good writers here.

Richard Hayes (high school graduate)