drunk_uncle amy nada my uncle, who is verifiable alcoholic (or, an ex-, i'm not sure) and has lived a very hippie lifestyle, likes krishnamurti and tries to get my dad to read him. K. is very much in line with my dad's thinking, but i think the directness and they way K. takes the upper hand are off-putting to him, so has a bad reaction. also, the fact that my uncle is the elder, and my dad doesn't like being lectured to, or attending lectures, or anything like that. the spiritual politics of a large irish family.... 100321 what's it to you? who go blather from