/lit/ - Literature

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Why are you endorsing Guénon instead of actual pioneers of Buddhism in the West?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Henry_Allan_Bennett
>He was the second Englishman to be ordained as a Buddhist monk (Bhikkhu) of the Theravada tradition [1] and was instrumental in introducing Buddhism in England. He established the first Buddhist Mission in the United Kingdom.

He converted to Buddhism and wrote texts
in plain English for westerners long before Guénon even began his writing career. His short essay like "Training of the Mind" is perhaps the most excellent summarization of the mental practices I have ever read concerning the meditative methods.

Bennett was not some orientalist, but actual initiate/monk (Bhikkhu) of the Theravada tradition and assumed the name Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya. Most people here probably do not like his association with Aleister Crowley as Bennett served as a mentor to Crowley in his early years.