The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios

[laconicstudent]

Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios

an indian speaks out. yes... they have feelings, too.

I find it curious that the reviewer, in the last sentence, mockingly says "only my religion is true" as if it is a reprehensible opinion. I thought Mr. Farasiotis' characterization of Hinduism was quite apt.

 

[LinuxLurker01]

I am in awe that this thread still exists.

 

[xuxana]

I find it curious that the reviewer, in the last sentence, mockingly says "only my religion is true" as if it is a reprehensible opinion. I thought Mr. Farasiotis' characterization of Hinduism was quite apt.

he's a convert from hinduism, thats why. he probably has to still deal with his parents religion & all that. to a lesser degree, i know some former catholics turned orthodox converts that still defend catholicism. its probably hard for them to leave that world behind. unless your born into it like malankara orthodox indians.

however, i did find farasiotis to be very disrespectful towards indians & indian culture.

 

[MKJ]

I find it curious that the reviewer, in the last sentence, mockingly says "only my religion is true" as if it is a reprehensible opinion. I thought Mr. Farasiotis' characterization of Hinduism was quite apt.

You mean where he says "only my religion is true and all others will burn in Hell"?

 

[laconicstudent]

You mean where he says "only my religion is true and all others will burn in Hell"?

Yes. I purposely excluded the second clause there. Mainly because the author of The Gurus, The Young Man, and Elder Paisios never states anything to that effect.

 

[xuxana]

You mean where he says "only my religion is true and all others will burn in Hell"?

the worst part of it is how farasiotis fabricated names to support his theories. he named a woman he met at the ashram 'prakash'. ok, anybody thats met an indian KNOWS that its a man's name. dionysios farasiotis' stories are suspect.

something about him isn't right.

 

[xuxana]

Yes. I purposely excluded the second clause there. Mainly because the author of The Gurus, The Young Man, and Elder Paisios never states anything to that effect.

he alludes to that. on top of that, farasiotis calls indians dirty. wow, how charitable.

 

[laconicstudent]

the worst part of it is how farasiotis fabricated names to support his theories. he named a woman he met at the ashram 'prakash'. ok, anybody thats met an indian KNOWS that its a man's name. dionysios farasiotis' stories are suspect.

something about him isn't right.

Because he is ethically obligated to provide pseudonyms for people in his stories when he cannot obtain consent? This, if anything, is a point in his favor.

 

[xuxana]

Because he is ethically obligated to provide pseudonyms for people in his stories when he cannot obtain consent? This, if anything, is a point in his favor.

more like he made the whole thing up. just like he made up the story about the two chicks that "witchcrafted" him. chances are he dated the both of them & they decided to dump him. in any case... first part of the book was cool. towards the end... wow. its like a hate speech against indians.

 

[laconicstudent]

he alludes to that. on top of that, farasiotis calls indians dirty. wow, how charitable.

How dare Mr. Farasiotis not lie about his experiences in India, even if his views are consistent with what the Indian government themselves have to say about the differing standards of hygiene between Europe and India.

 

[laconicstudent]

more like he made the whole thing up. just like he made up the story about the two chicks that "witchcrafted" him. chances are he dated the both of them & they decided to dump him. in any case... first part of the book was cool. towards the end... wow. its like a hate speech against indians.

Yeah. I'm sure he just made the whole thing up. This thread is unreal. It is time for a lock, I think.

 

[seashale76]

This level of catty vitriol is a bit distressing to see. There's a phrase I grew up with- making mountains out of molehills. It more than applies in this case, I think. I didn't feel that the author of the book intended anything remotely like what the OP is reading into it. This thread needs to die.

I'm once again reminded of why I shouldn't be here at CF.

 

[xuxana]

How dare Mr. Farasiotis not lie about his experiences in India, even if his views are consistent with what the Indian government themselves have to say about the differing standards of hygiene between Europe and India.

im talking about the people he met. not the country. is it a coincidence that an orthodox indian family @ my parish found farasiotis book to be demeaning to indians? and they arent converts, either. they are cradle.

is it a coincidence that people of other races in my parish felt the way the indian family did after reading this book? perspective will always change if we base it on who its coming from. as a woman of color, i found the book to be racist.

it may not seem that way to you or to others here, but from where we (as in ppl from my church) are standing from. its a clearly racist book.

 

[Philothei]

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