[Buddha-l] Extreme practice

[Dan Lusthaus]

Herman,

Thanks for posting more on Thich Quang Duc. As you mention, others followed
suit. As an effective tactic of the day, however, it was a bust. Certainly
more dramatic than a Letter to the Editor, but ends up being just another
form of preaching to the choir.

Other self-immolation stories and videos

Vietnam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRWy69wRPJU&feature=related

Tibetan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck5lqARh-7M&feature=related
and http://tinyurl.com/cjkjbb
and http://www.stevenbaigel.com/ngodup/index.html

Afghani women
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EILH2i-uPCw

and the list goes on...

(seems to me we covered this turf some years back)

Dan