Conflating systems can result in confusion. Synthesizing them can also sometimes be possible and valuable. The critical thing is to understand their principles and functions: what is this system trying to do? How? Why? When does it work or not?https://approachingaro.org/principles-and-functions …
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Replying to @MimeticValue @VincentHorn
Yes. Definitely. But, you have to start with the understanding that different yanas have different principles, and are radically contradictory. Each yana is fairly internally consistent, and makes sense once you know what its central axioms are. https://approachingaro.org/yanas
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Related, and I hope also helpful in sorting out the diversity of Buddhist views:https://vividness.live/2013/11/25/yanas-are-not-buddhist-sects/ …
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Replying to @MimeticValue @VincentHorn
That’s an interesting combination! Scholars believe that Vajrayana and Taoism borrowed a lot from each other early on (about a thousand years ago), altough they were mostly isolated later. It’s plausible that a synthesis can be productive.
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Uh… It’s been probably ten years since I read relevant stuff. There’s evidence that the tantric energy practices come from Taoism, and the Taoist illumination practices come from Vajrayana. The historical details probably don’t have significant implications for current practice.
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