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)

 

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Lead

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• There is some excessive linking in the Lead. Explorer and author do not need links.
  • Removed.

Biography

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.

Notes

• Noted.

References

• Well resourced
  • Noted.

Sources

• Parachin, Victor M. (February 2018). "Theos Bernard : Yoga Pioneer" (PDF). Yoga Journal: 53–55 fell over. I used https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231533/http://yogamagazine.online/admin/images/pdf/February%202018-red-opt.pdf to get to it. Might be an idea to use the archived link.
  • Added.

External Links

• Noted.

 

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End Matter

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.

1. Top editors are

   * Chiswick Chap  
   * Scy77  
   * Moonriddengirl  

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)
      •  Passed