I love Jeff. We’re pals. However, I would argue that mystical experiences are one thing, and the attentional skill of self-realization is quite another. [1]
While most academicians may disagree, I'd like to believe practice commitments can [though don't always] strengthen the [constructively] critical study of religion. Practice, imo, ought to tear the status quo asunder, uproot sources of oppression, and yield exemplary scholarship.
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well there's plenty of practitioners in the field too. some feel less able to be visible cos others can look down on it. religious studies is really diverse in orientations & methodologies basically. alright -gunna have to draw a line with this convo, too..cos TIME!
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Understandably—I left a science program due to the hostility I received for actively practicing what I was researching (meditation) in a religious manner, now checking with prospective programs in religion about whether they too frown upon practitioners. Thanks for your insights.
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