[Buddha-l] On positive Nirvana here and now (LVP)

[Jackhat1 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/21/2010 12:53:16 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
joy.vriens at gmail.com writes:
 
Things had got better but didn't seem that
much different at LVP's  time, who had to struggle against the view that
early Buddhism had a  negative interpretation of Nirvana, AKA the deathless
or the  Unconditioned.
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The most negative view of nirvana/the unconditioned that I  have heard is 
by the contemporary Professor Malcolm Eckel of Boston  University. Our 
library has a CD copy of his lectures on Buddhism put  out by The Teaching 
Company. I wouldn't think anyone interested in  Buddhism as a practice would 
continue on after hearing this. On the other  hand, an academic might think it was 
great.
 
jack