Chris, another amazing chunk of writing! As a practitioner with a Rimé teacher for last 12 years, I resonate with this a bunch. I have been practicing Chöd and Vajrayana and agree so much with your statement that this plugs into our modern world. Practicing in our daily lives, and tapping into that magic behind the motion. Anyway, so love this. Appreciate you, inspiring me to write more on this. I’ve always felt this was “hidden” stuff, but it is needed. Be well!
Hey Mark, thanks so much for your comments. I'd love to read about your experiences with Vajrayana after 12 years of practice. I suppose it is "hidden" in the sense of being an esoteric practice... and then those of us who practice, not only Vajrayana but any kind of meditation or mysticism, are also out there in the grocery store or whatever, living our normal lives, and 99% of the people around us have no idea what we're doing on the inside. (A weathered old practitioner in a baseball hat once told me, "the real Vajrayana people, like the real Zen people and the real Sufis, are hidden...") By writing about it though, I'm hoping to offer something to the ongoing conversation around dharma and how it can best adapt to the modern, Western world, including the Meaning Crisis.
Yes, your intention comes across positively. That is, adapting to our modern Western world mind, esp the meaning crisis. (What if isn't a crisis as such, but an opportunity? I digress.) I could go on, but won't. I'll keep it a secret. ;) Thanks again, wonderful writing.
love this evolution for you! <3
Thanks, Christin! Good to hear from you.
Chris, another amazing chunk of writing! As a practitioner with a Rimé teacher for last 12 years, I resonate with this a bunch. I have been practicing Chöd and Vajrayana and agree so much with your statement that this plugs into our modern world. Practicing in our daily lives, and tapping into that magic behind the motion. Anyway, so love this. Appreciate you, inspiring me to write more on this. I’ve always felt this was “hidden” stuff, but it is needed. Be well!
Hey Mark, thanks so much for your comments. I'd love to read about your experiences with Vajrayana after 12 years of practice. I suppose it is "hidden" in the sense of being an esoteric practice... and then those of us who practice, not only Vajrayana but any kind of meditation or mysticism, are also out there in the grocery store or whatever, living our normal lives, and 99% of the people around us have no idea what we're doing on the inside. (A weathered old practitioner in a baseball hat once told me, "the real Vajrayana people, like the real Zen people and the real Sufis, are hidden...") By writing about it though, I'm hoping to offer something to the ongoing conversation around dharma and how it can best adapt to the modern, Western world, including the Meaning Crisis.
Yes, your intention comes across positively. That is, adapting to our modern Western world mind, esp the meaning crisis. (What if isn't a crisis as such, but an opportunity? I digress.) I could go on, but won't. I'll keep it a secret. ;) Thanks again, wonderful writing.
You may be a beginner, but you are a good writer and fact-check your work. Nice.
Thank you!