“Religion = personal practice + ethics” is failing spectacularly for #Buddhism: practice liberated as Mindfulness; ethics is content-free.
@jasonlouv @Tommi_M_Elo Well, I wrote an overview here: http://meaningness.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/modern-buddhist-tantra/ … Does that start to answer your question?
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@Meaningness@Tommi_M_Elo But the lure of magic, the need to believe? That is the unspoken, unconscious taboo that fascinates. -
@jasonlouv@Tommi_M_Elo Hmm. I think a majority of American Buddhists have an at least partly magical worldview. So I don’t think it’s taboo - 9 more replies
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@Meaningness@Tommi_M_Elo Yes. But frankly, I think that without the magic, interest will be lost. But then, magic is dangerous.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness If you throw out magic, what's the point? This is what the West wantsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness@Tommi_M_Elo Because it's what we lost, ironically, during the Protestant eraThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness@Tommi_M_Elo Much of the appeal of Buddhism for pomo people is that there is no faith necessary - it's secular-compatible.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness@Tommi_M_Elo Presumably why magic was included as "skillful means"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness@Tommi_M_Elo But give people too much real magic too fast, and they will destroy themselves or vanish into new ageismThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness@Tommi_M_Elo I.e. Trungpa's crew or Michael RoachThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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