Theos-Talk Archives (May 2001 Message tt00010)

The church , according to a recent radio blurb , is having a "HARD" time with 
this woman.


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>       1. "Buddha" - Karen Armstrong
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>    Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 22:29:41 -0500
>    From: ramadoss@infohwy.com
> Subject: "Buddha" - Karen Armstrong
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> Little while ago, I accidentally watched a talk by Karen Armstrong - author 
> of a biography "Buddha" on CSpan-2. As one who has been around theosophy, 
> it was a very insightful presentation and I think anyone interested in 
> Buddha and Buddhism would be find it very informative and thought provoking.
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> Karen is a former Catholic Nun who has published several books on Religion 
> and her recent book titled "Buddha" is published by Viking. Her speech was 
> based on her book (which I have not read). Here is an brief abstract of the 
> speech.
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> Armstrong, Karen, Author
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>                           Ms. Armstrong discussed some of the themes of her
>                           biography Buddha, published as part of the 
> Penguin Lives
>                           series by Viking. Ms. Armstrong discussed some of 
> the
>                           major aspects of Buddha's life and teachings. She 
> placed
>                           special emphasis on Buddha's ideas about human 
> suffering,
>                           and argued that the Western conception of God is
>                           comparable to the Buddhist idea of nirvana. She 
> also argued
>                           that the world's major religious traditions are 
> unified in their
>                           insistence on the importance of compassion.
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> Ps: It is quite possible that the speech would be rebroadcast on Cspan-2 
> and I do not know when.
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