Talk:Spiritual materialism

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Serious Editing Needed
Hi all. this page needs some serious editing to bring it up to encyclopedia standards. Right now it's mostly opinion and original research, though it does summarize in my opinion the core ideas presented in the mentioned book. But it doesn't do that particularly well, it doesn't include specific footnotes, and it has some language that lacks neutrality. Cleanup needed, but if anyone is up for working on it with me that would be great. Owlmonkey 21:45, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

It would also be fantastic if anyone could find references to "lalo" the tibetan term and teachings for barbarianism / obstacles to the path from which these teachings were based. At this point it's possible that translations of jamgon kongtrul's or ju mipham's teachings on this subject have been translated into english. I'm not sure. But citations and references to the root teachings, that Trungpa Rinpoche based these on, would be tremendously valuable and helpful. Owlmonkey 21:47, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Critiques section needs expansion.
I believe in an everlasting afterlife, kinda like the movie "What Dreams May Come?". However, I strongly oppose any beliefs that advocate the loss of individuality, experience, desire, pleasure, and personal relationships. I've seen plenty of articles about such beliefs; most of them offer no opposing views. I would like to see the critiques section of this article expanded. In particular, I would like to see a list of religions and philosophies that are opposed to the beliefs mentioned above. Steohawk (talk) 21:37, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Does this only apply to Buddhism/New Age philosophies?
One can see similar things happening within the Christian community as well, particularly with some of the Joel Osteen types of "megachurches" and the so-called Prosperity Doctrine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.221.65.17 (talk) 15:23, 7 February 2010 (UTC)