Unmasking AIT

[dhu]

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Lee’s Introduction p. 18

Okakura Kokuzo’s "Asia is one" and ideas of the "Oriental mind" are false. As were Coomaraswamy’s acceptance of them and his contention that the all Eastern artists worked in similar ways. Though much of the East —the Far East—developed far from the West until the unfortunate event of Western Imperialism, there are many contrasts in Asia as well. Aggressive materialism versus a supposedly self-sufficient spiritualism is not a true reality. Biases are common on all sides . Christians called other’s savages, but Muslims have not been much different about Hindus and the Chinese have always considered their nation the center of the world. This book doesn’t accept this attitude. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

It's almost painful having to tread through this usual liberal western tripe. Balagangadhara has made clear that the qualitative differences in western and Eastern worldviews are d/t normative versus non-normative orientations. Whoever can combine Carotta and Frawley with a Balagangadhara-like depth will take the prize.