Re: Tuesday Jan 26th

[Bhavani <http://www.juno.com/~bhavaniowl>]

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Gee...don't think Robert put the breadroll at the foot of your bed!! 

I got the book yesterday as well as Birth of a Psychedelic Culture:
Conversations about Leary, the Harvard Experiments, Millbrook and the
Sixties - Ram Dass, Ralph Metzner, with Gary Bravo.   And I understand
that Ram Dass could and would have an issue with Lattin's book.  In our
opinion (D&Me) he paints Ram Dass in a  peculiar light.  When he
mentioned that Ram Dass had a difficult time in forgiving Andy and more..
 In my opinion RD didn't flaunt his homosexuality because it wasn't
pertinent to the spiritual teachings.  I do know that he was ashamed
about his bisexuality though when he would mention it in many of his
talks that we heard throughout the years.

Huston Smith is pretty prominent in "Fierce Grace'. Yes, Don has his own
agenda with those he enjoyed to focus on in his book.  This will pique
many people's interests around the water cooler, vegetarian restaurants
and the like.  Ram Dass often takes issue with those who are more focused
on gossip and psychological matters. He states this plainly with re: to
the hospice movement.  RD is a true bhakti yogi.  And of course I am very
biased.

Loved seeing Gary's photos.  He looks smart--goes together with smart
parents.
BhavaniMa

> he's good
> new photos:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/noelle/sets/72157623150040069/
> Sunday night I left a breadroll on the table and couldn't find it 
> the next 
> morning. I found it at the foot of the bed!
> >
> > The book should be arriving today Harvard Psychedelic...  Ram Dass 
> said
> > that he didn't approve in so many words.  I think that he didn't 
> see eye
> > to eye with the author's(Don's) conclusion/deductions...?
> >
> 
> he probably is not comfortable about the gay part?
> I read a review that said he didn't think Huston Smith was relevant 
> to the story 
> and the author had him in there because he admired him. I read 
> Smith's religion 
> book for world's great religions class in high school.