Yeah, well, I was more poking fun at myself than holding you responsible for my supposed-lack-of-aptitude.
I do think my attitude might be a slight problem, though, for like 95% of all students. I can be... harsh.
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I am usually gentle and cozy in person, but somehow (things I perceive as) BS around meditation etc. really grinds my gears.
I think it's all the fraud and fluff, in the West especially but really just everywhere.
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I suspect a good scolding is really what most Western practitioners need if they want to make progress (been there, done that...), but if they'll accept it is another matter...
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Well, maybe. The question is what they're trying to get from it.
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The only stuff that really gets my knickers in a twist is harmful stuff. Practices or philosophies which can damage practitioners or people around them.
Unfortunately, it's hard to know what all of that is.
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All the stuff around killing (read: subliminating) your ego, in particular.
Who caaaaaaares about ego? Dzisas, people.
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IME that often comes with the "understanding" that actual enlightenment is pretty much impossible, hence no-one actually has to think too hard about that.
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Yeah. Funnily enough, I know about a half dozen people personally whom I consider enlightened by reasonable definitions of enlightened.
It's very rare in general terms, but given human population, there's quite a few.
Lots of frauds though.
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So, so many frauds. And still more fools and burnouts.