@nslater @TheCombatist @BuddhistGeeks Hmm. Who is doing the supposing? (Supposed by whom?)
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness @TheCombatist@BuddhistGeeks my point was that contradictions are part of the beauty of zen.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @nslater
@nslater @TheCombatist@BuddhistGeeks Ah, thanks for clarifying! I really don’t understand Zen at all :-(3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness @TheCombatist@BuddhistGeeks to quote Prof. Hofstadter, sometimes I feel like I understand all of Zen, other times none of it.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @nslater
@nslater @TheCombatist@BuddhistGeeks I used to think I understood it, but eventually realized I didn’t at all!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness @TheCombatist@BuddhistGeeks have you read any Osho? Highly recommended.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @nslater
@nslater@BuddhistGeeks Thanks, no, I haven’t. You realize he’s the same person as Rajneesh, the Hindu guru? His Zen may not be orthodox :-)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@BuddhistGeeks yep. And I don’t care much for orthodoxy. His teachings are syncretic, and I really enjoy that.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@nslater@BuddhistGeeks Most of “Buddhism” is actually 1800s Western occultism. We know better what’s wrong with that than with “Buddhism.”1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@BuddhistGeeks oh, I can certainly believe that. Perhaps like how Wicca was invented at the turn of the 20th century.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@nslater @BuddhistGeeks Yes, very much parallel—there were even some of the same people involved.
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