On Thu, 4 Sep 1997, Hary Walsh wrote:
quoted 4 lines This is a classical case of not being able to see this wood for the> This is a classical case of not being able to see this wood for the
> trees. The 'mystical bullshit' behind Goa Trance is a modern
> manifestation of one of the oldest and grandest philosophical
> traditions in the world...
OK, on the one side, Talvin Singh. On the other, H.H. Dalai Lama.
????!!!!!????? Sorry, your point could lead in a very very silly
direction if you're not careful. IMHO there's practically nothing in
common between getting stoned at a goa club and even a half-assed Buddhist
practice--hence I don't see how goa is a "modern manifestation" of it-- J
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