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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Can Buddhism Save You From the Financial Crisis?
From Big Think, Columbia University Buddhist Studies Professor Robert Thurman explains the teachings of Buddha.
What makes Bob Thurman an authority on Buddhism other than his academic qualifications? If you check his explanations of Buddhist ideas in his book "Why the Dalai Lama Matters" you will see that they are quite confusing and even misleading with their use of pseudo-scientific and Biblical language.
See for yourself. On this site is a series of articles critiquing Bob's book:
What makes Bob Thurman an authority on Buddhism other than his academic qualifications? If you check his explanations of Buddhist ideas in his book "Why the Dalai Lama Matters" you will see that they are quite confusing and even misleading with their use of pseudo-scientific and Biblical language.
ReplyDeleteSee for yourself. On this site is a series of articles critiquing Bob's book:
http://robertthurman.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/a-critique-of-why-the-dalai-lama-matters-by-robert-thurman/