@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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Harder-core Theravada adaptations like TMI or MCTB work well both because all the information is public and because there are online communities where advanced practitioners can guide intermediate ones, and intermediate ones can guide beginners, along with connections to teachers
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They also have Stage 4-style systematic maps of meditative techniques, stages, and effects. Obviously those are going to prove incomplete and need to be left behind at some point in practice, but they're really empowering for beginners/intermediates.
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Yes, I’ve been talking about this with @OortCloudAtlas and @_awbery_ . A systematic presentation is possible; even easy. “Someone” should do it.
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