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Re: Karma and the Victorian Mind

Sep 24, 1997 06:11 PM
by Dr. A.M.Bain


In message <34294787.1B37@sprynet.com>, Bart Lidofsky
<bartl@sprynet.com> writes
>I am preparing a public talk on AT THE FEET OF THE MASTER.
>Largely (probably) because of Besant's influence, this otherwise
>wonderful little book is marred to the modern reader by the high level
>of devotional language (the devotional ray being out of favor these
>days), which gets in the way of those readers who find such an attitude
>to be sickening (OK, I'm showing MY prejudices here!). But, by removing
>the language, there is an excellent summary of how to live one's life
>based on the knowledge towards which we are striving (there is, however,
>some resistance for my working title for the talk: DO-IT-YOURSELF
>ENLIGHTENMENT WITH ONLY 40 CENTS WORTH OF EQUIPMENT).

I love it. How about a modern paraphrase? Will you dare?

Alan


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