On 07/03/2013 01:56 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > I pass along here something sent to me by a lurker who preferred to have > someone else post it so as not to become a target for the "Robin > supporters." It is an excerpt from a book called "Sacred Schisms: How > Religions Divide," edited by James R. Lewis and Sarah M. Lewis. > > I cannot confess to having done all my Steinian Due Diligence on the > editors, but a quick glance at their other works seems to indicate that > they are scholars with an interest in religions, as opposed to someone > with an axe to grind. I pass it along because it seems to be something > we don't get much of around here, a view of the whole Robin phenomenon > presented without emotion or allegiance to one "side" of the story or > another. It seems to present some contradictions to claims here about > how much Robin continued to "revere" Maharishi and his teachings during > his 15 minutes of fame. > > The Amazon link to their book is the first link below, and a Google > Reader "Look Inside This Book" is provided at the second (and third) > links. Google Reader does not seem to allow cut-and-paste, so I cannot > duplicate it here. The link pointed for me to page 292, but the > information about Robin and his relationship with Maharishi starts at > the bottom of page 289. It is missing page 294 for some reason. > > http://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Schisms-How-Religions-Divide/dp/0521881471 > <http://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Schisms-How-Religions-Divide/dp/0521881471\ > http://books.google.com/books?id=2ama0nYRlB8C&pg=PA292&lpg=PA292&dq=%22R\ > obin+Carlsen%22&source=bl&ots=T2I4atqqNl&sig=eRRuklROm7gPtmTdS7FEHPvCU8M\ > &hl=en&sa=X&ei=GODTUc2-B9P20gXaioDIAw&ved=0CGUQ6AEwCDge#v=onepage&q=%22R\ > obin%20Carlsen%22&f=false > <http://books.google.com/books?id=2ama0nYRlB8C&pg=PA292&lpg=PA292&dq=%22\ > Robin+Carlsen%22&source=bl&ots=T2I4atqqNl&sig=eRRuklROm7gPtmTdS7FEHPvCU8\ > M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GODTUc2-B9P20gXaioDIAw&ved=0CGUQ6AEwCDge#v=onepage&q=%22\ > Robin%20Carlsen%22&f=false> > > http://tinyurl.com/nwpvnuc <http://tinyurl.com/nwpvnuc>
Robin who?
