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**Jack** · May 14, 2008, 09:55 pm

I'd go even further, MG. Westerners are raised with a mindset foreign to the concepts common in the East. Our values are radically different. It makes it very difficult for a Westerner to fully embrace and properly grasp the concepts of Buddhism.

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Jack formerly Isherwood Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 13,765	I'd go even further, MG. Westerners are raised with a mindset foreign to the concepts common in the East. Our values are radically different. It makes it very difficult for a Westerner to fully embrace and properly grasp the concepts of Buddhism. The Forum Rules Radical Atheist Heathen Queer Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. (Ashleigh Brilliant)