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• • THEE ARLWYR ITINOGFS THEB RITYIESAHR 1S9:3 1-1938 WRITIINNG S BUDDHIISNME NGLAND • EditbeyJd o hSnn elling, witMha rWka ttasn dD ennTi.Ss i bley " . .. CELESTIAARTSL � BERKELCEAYL,I FORNIA ..� , • • • • • - Copyri©g 1h9t8by 7 E lectronic University. Alrli ghts respearrovtfIe bdboi.os k m Naoybe reproduIcnea dn fyo nn,exc epfto brr ief reviews, • withtobuet wperrsimtitsesoni fto bne publisher. • CelesAtritasl P.OB.ox 7 327 Beerlkey,Ca liforn9i4a7 07 - Publissihmeudl tanIeontu bsUeln yi tKeidn gdbyo m CentHuuryt chiPnusbolniG srohuiLpni gm iLtoendd,o n. Covdeers byi gKne Scno tt Texdte sbyi gKne Snco tt 1ypograpbyby H MS1y pograpby,I nc. LibroafCry o ngreCssa taloging-InD-aptau blication WatAtlsa,1n 9,1 5-1973. Tbee arly worfAi ltaWinan tgtss . 1.B uddhisIm.S. n elJlobinn1,g,9 43- 11S.i bDleey,n nT.i sI lWla.t Mtasr,k .I V.T itle. 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AppendI ix BuddhiAsdmv ocaatte dC hristian Religious Conefre nc(c1 9 33 .) . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . 265 AppendIiIx BookRse viebwyeA dl aWna titns BuddhiIsnEm n gla(n1d9 3t4o1 93.8.)• 2•7. 0 ) • • • INTRODUCTION by Jobn Snelling Thisfi rstvol umoef t heea rwlryi tionfAg lsaWal nt sc oven thpeer iodf rom1 93w1h.eh ne was stai lsclh ooltboyo,1 938, whehne d epanferodm B rit1fiontr h Uen itSetadt ewsi th hiyso unbgr iEdleea noBre.s itdhetesa ilo-feh nisdsc hool­ dayst,h peirsi oda lsoe ncompasses thaextc itph2sci ngw hen • hewas a younmagn aboutt ownga,i nian gs omewhat unusbuutare lm arkabilnyt eresteidnugc aftoihroi nm seilnf thees otaenrdio cc cuclitr colfLe osn downh,i cohfc ourse oftraennc oncurwreintsethct ionosft hboeh emiadne mi­ mondoef dtahyeI. tw asa lsapeo r iodw hehne was work­ inhga rdt od evehliotspa lebontthass war itaendre ditor­ andt og reate ffect. Thepe riodc oubel da pdcya llW..etdt sG'o ldenD a,s orh iDsa ,so fPro misfeo,tr h etreh esene metdobe hardly ac loiundt hbel usek oyf h ibsr illiant pohtaevne,t ial. We howevecrh,o steosn u bttihtivlsoe l uTbmeeB rltlsbD a,s, fotrh is asnpeecet&e mphasisbeicnagu.seo n account of hifsa me-sommigehs tah yi Isn faasm yla u minaorfty h e CalifoCrnoiuannt erculmatnuyreh ,a ve ctooregm aerd Alan Wattass a nesse ntialAlmye ripchane noa1CKenrotna.hi en ly spentth leas tth inyy-efaiorsvfh e i lsi ifnte h Uen itSeatdt es anda ttainedg reaftaiernr fl ueanncdepo pulartihteyre . Indeiendh ,ia su tobiograhpelh aym,e tnhtasdet s,p itthee effoorfht isps u blishheiboorssk, s neverso ldas welli nB rit· I Introduction • ain asd itodhn tey h oet hero fst ihAdete l anYteitwc as.i t inB raiittnh ahtewas born,g rewu pan,d re ceivheids first fornwivien fluenAcstes h.ani ts holcolgeayr dlcymo nstmcs. manoyf t hoisnefl uenwceerels a stoinnegs ,m aannoydf thteh e1t1h1aeest1 11crged in wtrhieset wieaenrregtl sorey c ur throughhiolsui tfI nef .a ctth,ei ress troenvgi dehnecrete o suppotnh vei etwh 2mto sotfW attmsa'jsop rh ilosophical themaerosse i nt heseea ryleya arsn dt hahtel atmeerre ly developed. anredfp ilnaeyvedad r iautpoinot nhse m. 1915 AlaWnil soWna twtass born onJ anua6r,y at ChisleihnKu ersnttt h,oe n lsyo onf L aurenWciles oWna tts (1880-1974) (1876?-1961). andE milMya ryB uchan Hifast her wasb y aaclclo uanq tusia enttd h oughmtafnwu,il t mha ny intereHsewt asps.a rticfuolnaodrfre l ayd i(ntghw eo rkosf RudyaKrdi plwienrega l ifelloovnaegnd) ,g ifwtietdahv ery retentmievmeo r112yd,a cquialre adr fgueno dfk nowledge. Hewas alsago re altov eorfn atuaren gadr deniHniwgso. r k­ inlgi wfase s penitn t hCei toyfL ondowno,r kifnotgrh e Michelylrei Cno mpaannyd l atase raf undraifscotrrh e MetropolHiotasnp iStauln dFauyn Lda.u renacneAd l agno t onfa moustloyg eatnhder shmareadni yn tereisnct osm mon•. incluevdeinntgu aalnil nyt eirensE ta streelring iAolna.n 's feelfionrg sm hotihse or,nt he other hand, were not so happSyh.ew asasc hoolmisatnredres psre,s sirevel igious influednucreisean rgll yi hfaeid n culacc aetretdsa tirani ght­ lacedtnhcagstras t eodnh esorn .N cvenhelcLassu,re ncaen d Emiwleyre a l ovicnogu palnewd i thaos uhta doofwad oubt wantteodd o tvheerybe stt heyc oulwdi.t htihnel iirm ited meanfso.tr h epirerc ioounslc yh ild. A coupolfye ea rsa gIop aiadv istioCt h ieshlursitn searcohfA laWna t'tross o tIsc .a ugthhtte ra ifnro mW ater­ looE asrati lwsatya toinoa gn re yE nglwiisnht meorr ning andh.a vitnragv erstehdae m orphuorubssa pnra wolfs outh Londosoonn, c amteot he suburwbesre.ra tThhemeorrere treehse re tihnLa onn dporonpe ra,n idn s ummert haere a could probeb daebslcyr asi lbeeda bfyu.nt o wt htere ewse re 2 Tbe EarlyWr itinofg Asl aWant ts • lcatlcss, their bsratnrcihtpeshpe idn macntd2a lglaiictns hte whistkey N.o fta arwa yl urktehdre o llcihnagdl okw nland oft hKee ntciosuhn trytshiGeda erd:oe fnE nglaansid it,s someticmaelslTh eed h.a rrassebdu sinesasnmdoe fnfi ce­ workeofrsL ondhoanbed e nre treattiotn hgai res af omro re thaanc entiunrs eayr cohfs c111seic-urruiaratnldyt ranquil­ litHeyre.t hehya bd uiltb rtihacenkisd rt ucvciol slhasr:i nes tos olEindg lMiisdhd Cllea vssa lues. Ftrohme hyha edre daireltyu rnteotd h e workadaLyo nfdraoysn h,ou ft ttloe d anfdro o nre gulBarri tRiasihl wcaoymmsu tetrra inFsa.m il­ iawri tshu csht ultirfyhiyntghf mrosm a ni mpressionable ageA,l aWant ts deecairdtlehydat th ilisf eswatsy lnfeoo tr him-ainndd eheed succienfe odregdai v negrd yi fferent onef ohri mself. Walkiunpfg ro mt hlei tretdlb er iracikl wasyt ation atC hisleIhre uarslti,ts heatdth a ere awa sn owm ucmho re builtt-huaipnth a dbe eni nW attyso'ust yhe,at m ontgh e facelmeosdse drevne lopmtehnetsrest irelmla inetdh seu b­ stantsiuablu rvbialntl hasaas t y ao unmagn hen od ouhbatd passiendn umeratbilmoeen s his waayf tahef oram sec inat­ ing evientn hieseno gt esrailco onfLs o ndohnih,se abdu zz­ inwgi tnehw ideasT.h ehne,w oulbed oftweanl kiinnt gh e darhki,ws a y sometimesl ibpetyra hp aaplmseoo n,t he winwdh isperiintn hgte re es. Ieve ntualmlayn agteold oc atHeo lbrooLkan ew,h ere heh abed enbo rn and brouguhptT. h iisas l swoh ereh eh ad livuendth iewl as twenty-otrtw woe nty-yteahrsore leds ,o thbeu lokft hiet ecmso lleicntt hevidos luwmeere w ritten whitlheiw sa ss tihlils hAo romwe ofs emi-detaccohte­d tagperesse nttehdc 111tsome elt,vh eleso wsetro reoyfe ach buiolft greoodd b ritchkue,p pesrt orepeybb le-dashEeadc.h alshoa dat ripomc ket-handfkroenrcgtha iredsefec nl uded fromt hroea db ya w oodefne ncTeh.e wye ren eaatn d respectabbulvtee ,r sym altli,ni ynf acatn,de asidlwya rfed byt hemiorre imposinnegi ghbours. • 3 Introduction HolbrooLka neh ada lsobe enb uiulpts inWcaet 'tss boyhooadn dth heo usheasdbe enre numbereds,oI f ound idti ffitcou lltoc atues ewtdhobe a Ntu mber3 :Ro wan Tree CottaIkg neo.c koendv a ridooourss anaskde idfa nyone knewt hpere cise hiousenw hicAhl aWinl ttsh,wee l l-known writoenr relisguibojuesh catdls i,v eEadc.th i mIew as greetewdi tah b lanekx pressiaonnd' 'Nehveearrd o f hi.m. .". re Ifl ectoentd h iero noyft hihsa;dIme ntioned thnea mien t haep proprpiaantosefS anF rancisscaoiy,,t woulhda vee licaif taemrdo repo sitreisvepo nse. EventuIda ilmdla yn atgoew oroku wth icwhas the formeNru mber3 .T hero want reei nt hfero ngatr dehna d gonaen,td h ewreu n o waIyc ouslecdt hleo nbga cgka r­ detnh ahatbed enL auren�ctet sp'rsia den jdo ayn,dw hich Alawnh,o as boay hadf rolicbkyte hdhe o uirni thse rba­ ceouasb undadensccer,i ibend ahuitso biogasra ·p·hflyu ­ tantw itbhi rdnsgo.I'ut'se dt ob acokn taog irslcsh'oo( lan d stidoclslI, fa ncy). FromC hihsurslteI,ca ughtal ocablu tson earBbroym ­ leyw,h ereIh ad aapnpo intmteomn etetA lanc'osu sainnd boyhoopdl aymJaotyBe u chaBnro.m leiyso neo f those suburdboarnm ittoorwynt sha lta caklc lo loaunrdc harac­ teras, t houignhi ,ti sns atihaubnlgete hern ,e arbaync tropolis hasspy honoefdaf li ltpo st entailaolwn igt thh een erogfy thbeu lokfi tisn habiItista npatl sa.oc nee pastshesro ugh; notth seo no fp laocneev isits. AlaWna tatnsdh i psa renhtasdi n fabecetno bliged tom ovteo B romlewyh efno ars hotni mteh ehya df allen intfion ancdiiaflfi cuHlatriBryeu sc.h an'.fasJ toheyro,w ned sompero pcnya,n hde l etth eh1a1vt1eh uese o fah ouhse ere, soR owaTrene Cottawgaes t emporarlielatyn, dE midliyd embroidweorrytk os uppotnh teh reoeft heDmu. ritnhgi s perioadre ,g ulSaurn draiyt wuasa alv isiJto yft'oas m ily homef otre aan ds uppeThre.re wouladl sbeo s inging­ bothh ymns ansedcu lasro np-wihni cohn aend a lwlo uld takpea n. 4 TN EarlyWr itiofn Aglsa Wtint ts • ''Bolhm yu ncalnehd i sso hna dfi ne voaincIdces a n heatrh enmo ws ingRienjg oIintc bLeeo rdA lwaanydm y uncslien gKiinpgl sionnggas s w ellJ,o"yh asw rititnea n memoiorfL aurenWcaet ts. Itwa s duritnhge sse oiretebJsaoy tB ucbagno tto ltnobwe cro uAslainn. remSebmeb ebrsl asm aq uibeoyt tit firsbtuf,tu n-lovionftg r-iafcnuksdal llw areysa dy toe ntertain. ''Hevery wcasl ewverl lbd raw'i'nJtg,oyo m lde. ' 'He could baaveboo k wlbtlbam nd be 'dJ ussto ortsf tartd raw­ Inagn imoarals l solr tosf mpeinnH.e c oumaldk et bem really acloiHmveee.d ld'cnto pya nytbldnigId;at l ble outb isobe fa dI.j ussatt t befreas cin..a.tA.ednd b eused tob ev eryke eonnJ u-jittoosH.ue u sedt ot rytb lngs out onm e,t ryitnogma kem ec omplpeotweelryle ssI- but managedo utotoft bgveei tsc oem etimes/'' Evenas cab lelndj,oy moefln iftwe as a p riofroirty Ala'n'ca:/n s ebel Imnt bceo ttaatCg bel slJeublsuetrst t­, tionfgsf te aHme.'ds iqnugi otftefb c eu faf;lso lr tosfd it­ tiaenstd b lAnl gosot.nf o nsrenbymsees ,re alTbeyl ywe.re realfluynH .em adet hefmu .n. ..' ' Alawna sa lsaol wavyesrk yi ntdoJ oyO.ne dayf,o r instasnhcseeu ,f fearenad c cidHeent to.lh de tro re laoxn thseo faan dn otto w orry�w·ahsvc e ryv,e rgyoo d. ...' ' Sheex perientchekidis ndnaegssa wihne snh dei sde cretar­ iawlo rfko hri mi nL ondon haifmsta errr itaoEg lee anor Evereitn1t 9 3a8n,dy eatg awihne snh weas thegiure isnt the UnSitatteeadstt htei mweh en Awlasa Cnh aplaati n NonhwcsUtncirvenrs iitnEy v anston. Joayl sreoc alled osreieeiannntog ab lj eicnRt osw an 1i'cc Cottawghei,cw hek nowwe rei nfluenutpoinAa lla n's develop·m·ehinattda :l ootfE asthearnn gianndg csh ina. Int hsei ttrioonmgt hegyo tth obsievasg e s-somoeft hem wereC hineasnedJ apanAensdet .h eyh ada litttilney dressingt-hrooammty u ncalnde Aluasnet dou sean,d t here 5 Introduction • was al itBtulded ohnat hmaen tlepiinet cheeT reh.e ayl so usedt oh avjeo ss-satnidic nkcse nseIt, h i.n k. .' '. JoByu chwasa na k inadn hdo spitpearsbolnae,n idt wasabe nigponn l'2ito fA laWna ttthsas thp ea intTehdere. wass omethail nigti tnlceo ngrhuoowuesv,ae boru,tt he memorabitlhiasath be roughotu tt:h Aem eriecdaint ions ofh iboso ks-atnhdge ra mophorenceo rdtsh ahteh ad madet,h es leevoefss omeo ft hedme siginned da ted psychegdraeplhiitcch sae tv okaesds ocioafCt ailoinfso rnia andt hfea st-fhaidpipcniugel touftre h sei xt(ieecsh ooefs JimHie ndrainxtd h Gera tefDuelad H)o.wf aarwa ya ltlh at wasf romJ oyc'osm forbtuatb levE enrgyla insdrehs pecta­ bldera winrogo mi ns uburBbroamnl ebyu;it na w ayia tl so spoke eloquoeftn htcelo yn tratshtast Allieafmneb' rasc ed andd emonsthraotwefa drhe travelflroemhd is o rigins. Alaend'usc abetgiaonatn kai ndergasritteuaqntu eidt e neatrh fea mihloym ea tC hihsulrsetT.h eni,n1 92h2e, becamaebo ardaetr HSutg.h B'isc,k Hliedyse. v elopment, howevuenrd,o ubtedlwye natu g nredaeltae afpo rward wheni,nt haeu tuomfn1 92h9e,w enttoK ingS'csh ool, Canterobnua sry c holaKrsihnigpi'.sres c konebed tthoe oldeasnotdn oef t hmeo spt� tigipouubsls icch ooilnts h e lanadn,de v erytahboiunitgst m acokfqs u alaintdty ra di­ tioIntve.sr ys ituaitasrei maornk abolneei ;st t anwdist hin thhea llopwreecdi nocfCt asn terCbautrhye dtralh,e very heaonf e stablreilsihgeiidnoE nn glaAnldal.r outnhde re isso arGiontgha ircch iteatc ittmusore s itm pttSSivct:o wers, pinnaflcyliebnsug,t tresvasuelstc,er dy apntcd l oiasntde r; thvee rys tone gaim vuessta nyot fifaroq muae t hatta kheasn centutroi ecsu Nlots ucreh.oo l is morei nhs iasttuorartye.d Nowt,h mey thha asr isientn h poep ulamri ntdh at Englipsuhb lsicch oowlist,th h eibru lilnyga ll-boy atmosphseporensi,no gb sessainosdnp sa rrteagni maercs , awfupll acfeso:rc ing-devhootuesetdsot hmeas s-production ofa uthoribtruatresai nadn c truos hitnhsgep iorfit thscsen - 6 Tl# EarlyWr ltlnof,s A laIJtrnt ts

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