[Buddha-l] Western Buddhism

[Richard Hayes]

On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 21:47 -0500, curt wrote:

> Many western Buddhist converts have gone out of their way to avoid (and 
> as often as not actively and arrogantly disparage) the more 
> emotional/devotional side of Buddhism - precisely the side that is more 
> likely to capture the imagination, and the heart, of a child.

Many western converts to Buddhism have done their best to get to the
very heart of Buddhism, rather than the childish devotionalism and
sentimentality that engages immature minds.

-- 
Richard Hayes
Department of Philosophy
University of New Mexico