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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that
Date: 9 Dec 2024 21:12:10 GMT
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On Mon, 9 Dec 2024 12:37:42 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> I think you have never been exposed to the Indian art of story telling.
> Read Salman Rushdies 'Haroun and the Sea of Stories'...

iirc I took a run at 'The Satanic Verses' but couldn't get any traction. 
while I can understand the endless repetitions as an aid to verbal 
transmission it does get old in the sutras. 

> He arrived at an Eastern view of the world from first principles Quite a
> feat.

I think he remarked that when he finally encountered Buddhism it looked a 
lot like home.