@VincentHorn Sectarianism is “Brand X is the best, and the others are wrong!” I try never to say that…Particularly, never to denigrate Sutra
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@VincentHorn In anything longer than a tweet, I point out the value of Sutra. What most people miss entirely is the *goal* of Sutra…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VincentHorn … which is not the goal of *most* contemporary Americans. So it’s the wrong tool for the job *they* want done!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness : I disagree that the Sutric Buddhism you're describing and the insight & mindfulness movements are all that similar.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VincentHorn > for people who are world-affirming; and whether the empirical dangers of vipassana practice come from a mismatch there.6 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness : The problem is you have a very skewed and incomplete view of those scenes.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VincentHorn I do think it’s important that beginners understand that secular mindfulness practice is not risk-free. Is that usually taught?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness : It really depends on the person/group teaching I imagine. That said, I doubt it's mentioned much in the mindfulness movement.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VincentHorn and (2) theoretical question, which is whether this derives from the mismatch between renunciate and affirmative goals.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness :@JonKabatZinn was part of the group of folks who were most responsible for this change. Have you heard him talk?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@VincentHorn No; I have read one of his books (long ago). I’m generally aware of his work, and role in founding MBSR.
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@Meaningness : Well, he's worth watching & considering I think.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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