I may have to postpone my response to The Elders here, because it seems a whole host of elaborate responses to my original comments are incoming, and if I write a long response too soon I risk muddying the waters and making the whole conversation much harder to follow.
I did not expect to create such a stir, I must say. I am very pleased, however.
I am beginning to think there is a certain danger in too liberally mixing the teachings of distinct Buddhist schools. Not that the teachings are incompatible, but that the there is too large a scope for misunderstanding and potential downfalls in learning different methods of explaining the Dharmic path concurrently.
In any case the conversation has begun, and I shall not shy away from it as it promises further illumination.
The following channels appear to be considering the issue, please consider following them:
https://t.me/hammerandvajra
https://t.me/templeoftheimmovable
https://t.me/selfimmolation
https://t.me/vajrarastra
I did not expect to create such a stir, I must say. I am very pleased, however.
I am beginning to think there is a certain danger in too liberally mixing the teachings of distinct Buddhist schools. Not that the teachings are incompatible, but that the there is too large a scope for misunderstanding and potential downfalls in learning different methods of explaining the Dharmic path concurrently.
In any case the conversation has begun, and I shall not shy away from it as it promises further illumination.
The following channels appear to be considering the issue, please consider following them:
https://t.me/hammerandvajra
https://t.me/templeoftheimmovable
https://t.me/selfimmolation
https://t.me/vajrarastra