Also cross-posted at the Indian Philosophy Bloghttp://indianphilosophyblog.org/2020/05/17/on-the-challenging-aspects-of-tradition/ …
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If anything it seems like Trungpa tried to create a western form for Buddhism that *wasn't* modernist.
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Trungpa psychologizes large amounts of Buddhism, e.g., he reinterprets the lokas as psychological states. That's a typical Buddhist modernist move. I see Naropa and his Shambhala training as smack dab in the heart of Buddhist modernism.
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I thought your response to him is excellent! I am curious why you call Trungpa a modernist. While he did use western language, his underlying approached seemed quite traditional…
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While he called Buddhism non-theistic, he still considered it a religion. He completely bought into the 4 seals. As far as I can recall he had little interest in brain science…
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While he didn't spend much energy on rebirth he didn't renounce it. He certainly seemed to understand karma properly (he had zero tolerance for Buddhism as a path to "happiness")…
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