Lessons of the East.(myths of Eastern spiritualism)

From: National Review | Date: December 25, 1995| Author: Foreman, Jonathan | Copyright information

Modern Indian society continues to run rampant with filth, poverty, and cruelty, yet its eastern religion and philosophy are viewed by many in the US as wiser and more effective than their own. This idealistic view of the East often leaves Americans vulnerable to charlatans when visiting India.

I WAS walking around the lake in the Hindu holy city of Pushkar in Rajasthan when a fat Brahman clutched my shoulder. "Come and be blessed," he urged me. It was a lovely evening and the white...

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