[Buddha-l] Buddhism and Psychology research

[Richard P. Hayes]

On Fri, 2010-09-03 at 16:10 -0400, Dan Lusthaus wrote:

> The evidence of Jung's antisemitism 
> prior to and during the war is not in question. The smokescreen emerges in 
> the discussion of what he did -- what he was --  after the war.

So please tell us what we are to conclude from all this. Let us take it
as established that Jung was anti-Semitic. What are we to conclude from
that? Are we to conclude that nothing he wrote on any topic is worth
heeding? Are we to conclude that everyone who finds some aspects of
Jung's writings inspiring in some way is also anti-Semitic? Are we to
conclude that none of his criticisms of Freud are valid or worthy of
further investigation? Are we to conclude that because anti-Semitism is
unethical, that everyone who finds something to agree with in the
writings of Jung is also unethical? Are we to conclude that Freud, who
began many of his letters to Jung with the salutation "My dearly beloved
son" was such a blind fool that he could not more quickly see that Jung
was anti-Semitic even after corresponding with him enough to fill
several volumes and traveling with him and spending months listening to
and analysing Jung's dreams? Even if it's indisputable that Jung was, at
least at some point in his life, anti-Semitic, it is not entirely
obvious to me what actions should now be taken to address that flaw in
his character. Please advise. Give us some practical guidelines. Tell us
what to do.

-- 
Richard