I agree David - totally.David N. Snyder wrote:Alan Ginsberg was a pretty famous poet.
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Herman Hesse received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946.
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Alan Ginsberg was part of the Beat scene and I have been a great fan of Herman Hesse's writings for decades. However, I have neither heard of Ginsberg profess his "faith" nor read about any artefacts of his practice.
Hesse's fictionalized depiction of Gautama leads me to believe that he had a very poor understanding of the Buddhadhamma.
But then again - I could be way off the mark.
kind regards,
Ben