[Buddha-l] Bourgeois Buddhism

[Joy Vriens]

"As for Buddhism, the only Americans I have seen coming even close to an 
authentic Buddhist practice are the Amish. [....] The label "bourgeois 
Buddhist" is perhaps not so far off the marks. "

It reminds me of the label "bourgeois and bohemian" (abreviated into 
"bobo"), invented by David Brooks to describe yuppies, in his book Bobos 
in Paradise (I had to wikipedy this information 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobos_in_Paradise). So "bobus" for your 
bourgeois Buddhists. Do we have to live like the Amish to be authentic 
(Buddhists)? Is it possible to live without greed, hatred and delusion? 
Ok, my questions are a giveaway, yes I confess I am a bubo or a bobu 
(bohemian buddhist).

Joy