[Buddha-l] Sangharakshita's memoir

[Piya Tan]

In addition to what Bruce has mentioned, here is Yashomitra's cathartic
statement:

http://www.ex-cult.org/fwbo/Yashomitra.htm

I see all this as an echo of the sad situations with Trungpa, Baker and
others in the US. A number of healing papers have been written about them by
the "victims."

The great thing is there is an open forum on these clay-feet idols, so that
we learn a thing or two for ourselves,

Piya


On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Bruce Burrill <brburl at charter.net> wrote:

> At 08:48 PM 2/19/2009, you wrote:
> >Pure enjoyment, reading Sangharakshita's memoir,
> >SANGHARAKSHITA. IN THE SIGN OF THE GOLDEN WHEEL. INDIAN MEMOIRS
> >OF AN ENGLISH BUDDHIST.
> >  It's a great read.
> >
>
>
> He writes really well, but given the demonstrated problematics of his
> accounting of his story I would have a hard taking whatever he says
> at face value. http://www.ex-cult.org/fwbo/fwbofiles.htm
>
> His opening chapters of his SURVEY are brilliant and enjoyable to
> read. I still occasionally refer to them. The only Buddhist whose
> writing is better is Conze.
>
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