This sounds very interesting, Vaj. But Amazon shows only one copy available, being sold as new by an individual, at what looks to me to be too high a price. Do you know any other sources for the book?
--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A friend, the crazed Zen master, Roshi Kobutsu Malone, gave me a copy > of the recent book _The Mahasiddha and His Idiot Servant_ by John > Riley Perks with the hope that I might want to interview him > sometime. This is a great book, for me, one of those books you just > can't put down, it's so captivating. It's the story of the Vidyadhara > Chogyam Trungpa as told by his butler and heart disciple. It's been > refused advertisement in most Buddhist magazines, esp. those > associated with Trungpa's spiritual org, Shambhala. Needless to say, > Shambhala Publications ( http://www.shambhala.com/ ) wouldn't publish > it either, so it's been privately printed. > > I don't see why. It's not about guru bashing but an intimate insight > into one of the most controversial and influential mahasiddhas of the > last century. Of course, after the demise of Trungpa, it's also not > surprising that the new org wants to whitewash and sanitize his image > and bio. This book is a thorn they're anxious to avoid. > > A great read for those who enjoy this kinda thing. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
