yeah I was curious about that part too — wouldn't people complain about the dalai lama being so blatantly islamophobic?
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@Meaningness what's your opinion about the trimondis? do you know much about their critique of tibetan buddhism?0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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sorry, I don't mean to stir up conflict in my mentions, I just see that this source is much more comprehensive and critical than most of what I'm finding, but on the other hand very one sided. so I want to see what buddhists think about the authors.
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They have an axe to grind and their presentation is one-sided as a consequence. OTOH, they do point out a lot of issues that are genuine and important and deliberately evaded by most sources. Their discussions are mostly factually accurate, but lack balancing considerations.
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I don’t know Kalachakra from the inside; I’ve read only academic explanations. So I can’t speak from experience about it as a possible path. I can say it doesn’t appeal to me personally, for reasons quite different from those the Trimondis adduce.
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I don’t know anyone who has actually practiced it. In fact, I don’t think I’ve even read of any Westerner who has. It’s easy to “get the initiation,” which means sitting through three days of monks reading a text out loud in unison in a language you don’t understand.
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Yes, right, this is a key point. The Nyingma and Bön yogic lamas are mostly the only ones who teach the real stuff to Westerners. And only a few of them.
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