[Buddha-l] Sangharakshita's memoir

[Piya Tan]

I suppose we would enjoy such works better when we do not know the writer
personally, and to read it as fiction. When we create our own past in our
favour, we write memoirs; when we have mostly bad past memories we mass bomb
others. Anyway, try reading the book and then meeting the man himself while
he still lives.

Someone should write on the psychosocial study of the development of the
F/WBO from the beginning to date (like Erik Ericson's "Young Man Luther"). I
know some papers have been written, but not a complete book.

The spiritual visions of some of the more dedicated practitioners who have
risen above Sangharakshita/Lingwood, like Subhuti/Kennedy and
Kamalashila/Matthews (and a few others at the tongue-tip) are worth
studying.

I think the Dharmacharis should revert to their old names (after all we
orientals pride in calling ourselves David, Kennedy and Matthew, rather than
Subhuti, etc). This would be a true rite of passage of returning to the
source, your true selves.

(John Holmes, hope you are doing well, if you are reading this. Not sure if
you are with them or without them.)

Piya Tan


On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 10:48 AM, jkirk <jkirk at spro.net> wrote:

> Pure enjoyment, reading Sangharakshita's memoir,
> SANGHARAKSHITA. IN THE SIGN OF THE GOLDEN WHEEL. INDIAN MEMOIRS
> OF AN ENGLISH BUDDHIST.
>
> So far it's all about his life in Kalimpong, India, running his
> Hermitage, riasing money for it, meetings with famous, not famous
> people, or people who'd become famous later; reading dn writing,
> traveling through jungle and hills. He also had to travel to
> Calcutta  periodically to see to the publishing of anohter issue
> of the Maha Bodhi Journal. It's a great read.
>
> Somehow I got a pdf of it, so if anyone wants a copy I can email
> it to you.
>
> Joanna
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> buddha-l mailing list
> buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com
> http://mailman.swcp.com/mailman/listinfo/buddha-l
>



-- 
The Minding Centre
Blk 644 Bukit Batok Central #01-68 (2nd flr)
Singapore 650644
Tel: 8211 0879
Meditation courses & therapy: http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com
Website: dharmafarer.googlepages.com