tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627150934643834052.post4693370560289996612..comments2022-06-25T09:56:53.786-06:00Comments on Taking Readings : More Quotes from Loy's The World of StoriesStephen N. Greenleafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360074903309197387noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627150934643834052.post-43161100588119693092010-11-11T12:57:16.272-07:002010-11-11T12:57:16.272-07:001HP,
Good point, and I agree this is an over-gene...1HP, <br />Good point, and I agree this is an over-generalization. And of course, the Western ascetic tradition can be quite hostile to the body (Plotinus was said to have been ashamed of having a body). Otherwise, having read Welwood's work, I must say that he is very knowledgeable writer on diverse traditions. In his defense, I would argue that the contemporary West (broadly defined) as become more worldly as it took an early lead in the spike in material well-being that has occurred since roughly 1750. In reality, all of the major traditions have ascetic and (shall we say) tantric branches within them.Stephen N. Greenleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360074903309197387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627150934643834052.post-5027356174681684482010-11-11T09:58:08.938-07:002010-11-11T09:58:08.938-07:00great quotes except for that last one. yogic phil...great quotes except for that last one. yogic philosophy emphasizes being in the human body in the most physical way - much more so than Western monotheistic traditions. This is an example of why I think it is not very useful to think about the world in terms of "East" and "West"one hungry pandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069253802838959954noreply@blogger.com