Eye-opening insider account of Theravada in Asian practice. http://ow.ly/f947K [Too much of this is true of Mahayana & Vajrayana also.]
@VincentHorn Yes; nowadays you can only be fundamentalist, not genuinely traditional, because you can’t avoid knowledge of alternatives.
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@Meaningness : Ok, interesting distinction. :) -
@VincentHorn Fundamentalism is a form of modernity; all modernities seek some ultimate foundational certainty against Other Leading Brands.
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@Meaningness : How would you describe fundamentalism? Just curious. :) -
@VincentHorn My *hope* is that Buddhism has unique resources for living skillfully in a world that has given up on Eternal Truths. - 1 more reply
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