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AP review of new book by Surya Das
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14 years 2 months ago #3063
by Dharma Comarade
AP review of new book by Surya Das was created by Dharma Comarade
http://news.yahoo.com/benefits-buddha-standard-time-not-convincing-135754944.html;_ylt=ArwBj.xhQgp9xVegjoEN00lxFb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTNhZjB0MWJjBHBrZwMxNTk2MzZlZS1kNGMwLTNjOGMtOWExOC01YzEyODkwMzY2MzkEcG9zAzE3BHNlYwNNZWRpYVRvcFN0b3J5BHZlcgM5M2VjYzk1MC1iNzhmLTExZTAtYWZhNy05ODJlYjQ0ZmZiNmY-;_ylg=X3oDMTFyNDU2bG1rBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANlbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50BHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3
I'm posting this because it is interesting to see what a reviewer who has no interest or background in dharma has to say on a pretty standard dharma book.
He (or she I'm not sure) didn't think it was very good.
I'm posting this because it is interesting to see what a reviewer who has no interest or background in dharma has to say on a pretty standard dharma book.
He (or she I'm not sure) didn't think it was very good.
14 years 2 months ago #3064
by Ona Kiser
Replied by Ona Kiser on topic AP review of new book by Surya Das
right book for the wrong audience? that was a pretty flabby review.
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14 years 2 months ago #3065
by Kate Gowen
Replied by Kate Gowen on topic AP review of new book by Surya Das
"He
describes his own experiences with meditation and explains how his
mental discipline has helped him become more patient and compassionate.
But he honed his craft by spending nearly two decades studying
meditative practices in India. Can the average reader get similar
results in far less time? That's not so clear.
Das offers anecdotes that seem to support his claim, but even those vignettes are inconclusive."
This is the sort of thing an average, non-meditator, not-LSD-fan would say about what Surya Das puts out into the mass-market self-help genre. At least, that's how it seems to me; if you're writing for the general public, you have to take into account that they're not going to be on board from the first page, and craft your persuasive argument accordingly. That's market rules. You can try riding the coat tails of great practitioners who write in the same field-- but it may not work!
describes his own experiences with meditation and explains how his
mental discipline has helped him become more patient and compassionate.
But he honed his craft by spending nearly two decades studying
meditative practices in India. Can the average reader get similar
results in far less time? That's not so clear.
Das offers anecdotes that seem to support his claim, but even those vignettes are inconclusive."
This is the sort of thing an average, non-meditator, not-LSD-fan would say about what Surya Das puts out into the mass-market self-help genre. At least, that's how it seems to me; if you're writing for the general public, you have to take into account that they're not going to be on board from the first page, and craft your persuasive argument accordingly. That's market rules. You can try riding the coat tails of great practitioners who write in the same field-- but it may not work!