[MD] Mind-body practice

[Dwaipayan Lahiri]

On Dec 29, 2007, at 5:01 PM, Krimel wrote:

> [Krimel]
> Look if this guy has been meaningful to you that is a wonderful  
> thing. I had
> to Google him. I saw nothing there to inspire me to look further. I  
> mean you
> no personal offence but I still do not regard anyone on that list  
> as being
> among "the most honored philosophers in history."
>
> Here is a list of western mystic philosophers
> http://www.religiousworlds.com/mystic/whoswho.html
> I wouldn't even put Pirsig's list on the top rung of this lot,
>
>
So long as it is an opinion I have no problem with that. If you were  
cognizant of Classical Indian Philosophy (predates Western Philosophy  
by several thousand years by some accounts) -- Adi Shankara would be  
one of the stalwarts you would have encountered. He espoused Advaita  
Vedanta and brought about a huge revival of Upanishadic philosophy  
and Uttara Mimamsa school in general.

As far as Western Mysticism goes -- I don't really know much about  
it, except what I've read seems to indicate some form of self  
mutilation or repressed sexuality (during the middle ages) or the  
classical mind-body divide (another shining aspect of SOM?). Please  
note, there is no offense meant here.