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Review title: Finally something for us outsiders!
Product review: I've been interested in Buddhism since I was in Highschool (I'm in my 40s now), but I've always been annoyed by the "cliquish" quality of other Buddhist practitioners. Maybe I've had some bad luck, but everytime I find a little sangha, I seem to end up in a smug clique of people who want to out-meditate and out-enlighten the others in the group. I'm really thankful for Asma's no-nonsense approach to the ideas in this book. I read him as a kind of "outsider" who's honestly grappling with his own confusions/inspirations about Buddhism and Cambodia, etc.. Asma's approach seems unorthodox in that healthy way that reformers often pursue.I found his description of the political assasination that he witnessed to be rather moving. Plus, if you're interested in traveling to the region, Asma's book might make good preparation material --then again, it might scare the hell out of you too!
