[Buddha-l] Western Buddhism

[Christopher Fynn]

Richard Hayes wrote:
> 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

Is the "emotional/devotional" side of Buddhism necessarily "childish"?
To me that sounds a little like saying ideas and emotions expressed through 
means like art, poetry or music are somehow inferior to those expressed through 
books on logic and philosophy.

  - Chris