Talk:Theos Casimir Bernard/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 09:27, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Starts GA Review; the review will follow the same sections of the Article. --Whiteguru (talk) 09:27, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for taking this on. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:53, 18 January 2021 (UTC)



Lead

 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * There is some excessive linking in the Lead. Explorer and author do not need links.
 * Removed.

Early life

 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?


 *  obtaining a bachelor's degree in 1931 does batchelor's degree require a link?
 * Removed.
 *  a Syrian-Bengali Hindu (Hindu does not need a link)
 * Removed.
 *  instructed him systematically in hatha yoga ... Hatha yoga has been linked to in the lead; I'd like to raise a question, does this need any further links?
 * Policy is to link once in the lead, once in the body, and if appropriate once in an image caption.
 * The comment on lineage of teachers is correct; sutra and gotra are frequently recited.
 * Noted.
 *  including working as a matchmaker for the rich; I am raising the question here; does matchmaker need a link?
 * It probably does, as a term familiar in some cultures but not in others.

India and Tibet

 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?


 * The meeting with Lama Tharchin of Kalimpong was the springboard of his further studies and subsequent travels; an important inclusion.
 * Noted.
 * Comment: Interesting claim by Bernard that he was the reincarnation of Padmasambhava. Even more incredulous that the Tibetan high society of that time accepted this.
 * One of many extraordinary things about the man.
 * From what is a vast field of writings about Bernard, this section is a concise and snappy summary of his first visit to India, Sikkhim and Tibet.
 * Thank you.
 * The links in this section are all relevant.
 * Noted, thanks.

Hatha Yoga

 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?


 * The Herbert Schneider reference is both informative and excellent.
 * Noted.
 * The link to the book Hatha Yoga: The Report of a Personal Experience allows the reader to follow for themselves on asana poses, pranayama and mudras. Smart work.
 * Thank you.
 * It is noted that Bernard stayed away from saying exactly what the experience of jivanmukti / moksha / liberation is for the practitioner (in the light of his later self-promotion). The citation of Norman Sjoman's words about achieving successive stages on the path of hatha yoga is very apt.
 * Thanks.

Tibetland, Lotusland

 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * Section noted. The link is intriguing.
 * Noted.

Final Journey

 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?


 * Noted. Partition took a lot of lives. As Hackett resolves, Bernard’s and his guide’s deaths seemed the result of a misidentification during a period of Hindu-Muslim violence in the area.
 * Indeed.

Works

 * Noted.

Is it is Broad in its coverage?

 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * Apart from questions raised about links in the Lead and Early Life, this is a concise synopsis of the white lama who served the western world with reports and photographs of his travels and the promotion of asana poses in Hatha Yoga. * The Journal of Buddhist Ethics reference opens with, Was he  a  sincere  religious  seeker who  found  answers  in  the  yogic  traditions  of  India  and  Tibet?  Some might say he was a bit of a charlatan, and it would be easy to paint Bernard as such. However, this leads to the next, section, inter-alia,
 * Noted.

More End Matter Stuff:

 * Does it follow the neutral point of view policy?
 * Yes, it is very fair to him, and appropriately links to alternate reports and coverage of Bernard's life works and photography.
 * Noted.


 * 1) Is it stable?
 * This article started life on 3 April 2011 and has had 186 edits. It has been expanded considerably from early versions. In 2017, there was only a biography and notes on the article. I don't see evidence of edit-warring here. In February-March of 2019 there was a lot of work on the article, and then again in December of 2020. 549 page views in the past 30 days.
 * Noted.

* Chiswick Chap * Scy77 * Moonriddengirl
 * 1) Top editors are


 * 1) It is illustrated by images ?
 * Yes, appropriately filled with images.
 * Noted.

Overall

 * A neat article, well referenced.
 * Thank you.

Conclusion

 * Can we confabulate about the issues raised? --Whiteguru (talk) 05:46, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the attentive review. We can talk about any of the six GA criteria. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:58, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
 * You have attended to all the matters raised satisfactorily. Enjoyed doing the review. --Whiteguru (talk) 21:20, 20 January 2021 (UTC)