@OortCloudAtlas with @erik_davis on current developments in American Buddhism. Hopeful new directions!https://techgnosis.com/deconstructing-yourself-2/ …
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Throughout Buddhist history, scripture has been mainly regarded as too holy to be relevant to reality. Innovation comes from trying to take it seriously and put it into practice. The creative part is choosing which bit to take seriously, and how to make the fairy story relevant.
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This the the practice of practical mythopoesis, of creating heroic narratives that can be interpreted into practical social and cultural arrangements.
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Do you have any ideas for how the visionary/terma type innovation fits in to this creative misreading? Pragmatic post-hoc justification?
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I think it’s inseparable. As
@OortCloudAtlas mentioned in the podcast, the people who invented modern Theravadan meditation were doing just like tertons, sitting in caves and having visions of dakinis who gave them the practices. - 1 more reply
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