An extensive convo in this thread about Sutric & Tantric practices (click 6/6 post if it's not visible). The threads branch, so it's a bit challenging to follow -- hope they turn it into more posts etc, bc I've clearly been confused about this distinction!https://twitter.com/_awbery_/status/1118198982310674432 …
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Oh man, what a fantastic muddle! I seem to be solidly inclined towards the Tantra side of this? Certainly the cessation of sensation, focus on no-self as goal, renunciate practice, and the arhat path haven't appealed to me.
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Replying to @SarahAMcManus
Yes! I think lots of people are secretly tantrikas in some sense. I very much felt this when reading
@Meaningness's descriptions of tantra for the first time, especially this:https://vividness.live/2012/07/03/unclogging/ …1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
David Chapman Retweeted David Chapman
The academic paper I linked here is well worth reading:https://twitter.com/Meaningness/status/1118918940556587010 …
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