Sutric Buddhist practices are SUPPOSED to destroy your life. Using them to become happy and socially well-adjusted is just bizarre.
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness : What about the brahma vihara practices and ethical training. Those are designed to be life destroying?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @VincentHorn
@VincentHorn@Meaningness This makes the case for a well-rounded discipline, based on all three trainings (and more), even stronger.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @hokaisobol
@hokaisobol@VincentHorn I’m skeptical that adding shila to samadhi and prajna helps avoid the sorts of disasters I’ve seen…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@VincentHorn Agreed, no guarantee. There's also the prolonged period of preparation that needs to be updated.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @hokaisobol
@hokaisobol@VincentHorn Yes; what would be an effective contemporary ngondro?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@Meaningness @VincentHorn Familiarizing with the whole range of possibilities (incl dangers) before even meditating on death.
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