@OortCloudAtlas with @erik_davis on current developments in American Buddhism. Hopeful new directions!https://techgnosis.com/deconstructing-yourself-2/ …
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Eight years ago I ranted about the baleful hegemony of “Consensus Buddhism”—which boiled down to “It’s nice to be nice. Also, mindfulness.” And I suggested it was imploding. It’s over now! And diverse, more-substantive alternatives are emerging.https://vividness.live/2011/12/31/one-dharma-whose/ …
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Whereas the political hegemony of Consensus Buddhism is visibly over, its memetic dominance lingers. In particular, all the new alternatives seem to be mostly recycling mid-20th-century export Theravada. Harder-core versions maybe, but can’t we find other sources of inspiration?
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What do you think about Thanissaro Bhikkhu? http://dhammatalks.org
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I like that he’s faithful to his sources. The don’t like his sources, but that’s a matter of personal preference.
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By sources do you mean the Pali Canon or the Thai Forest school's interpretation of it? (afaik it is considered heterodox)
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Well... yes. I mean I respect the fact that he explicitly defied the Consensus in favor of something harder-edged which he didn’t just make up. How authentic that was is another question... fortunately, as a non-Theravadan I don’t have to have an opinion.
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