tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866069263500551544.post787578260543096142..comments2008-06-22T17:25:30.796-07:00Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705188612008810774lexas4@gmail.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866069263500551544.post-70640792725728834332008-06-22T17:25:00.000-07:002008-06-22T17:25:00.000-07:00That's another good point. Does the West's lack of concern with the self mean people are all saints? No, not more than the East's greater knowledge of the self means people are all vain. I think the author is saying that on the contrary in the West, despite scientific progress, people follow their desires blindly and reap the karmic consequences. In the East, study of the self and the laws of Karma has been more pronounced and successful and thus the West has much to benefit from it.<BR/>You certainly made me think about that one Footiam!Alex Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08705188612008810774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866069263500551544.post-28239055069781140672008-06-21T21:26:00.000-07:002008-06-21T21:26:00.000-07:00Could that mean that a person is not vain?footiamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882823642995543374noreply@blogger.com