Pitfalls of Modern Spirituality

title: Pitfalls of Modern Spirituality —

• Common western, [[ consensus buddhism ]] is so obsessed with the individual’s inner growth and path
  • End up missing the outer socio-economic-environmental crises
  • Can reinforce the sense of separation
• [[ Oneness ]] lend itself to a kind of equanimity (that is held as THE goal)
  • If everything is one it doesn’t matter if that forest dies
    • “the Universe is unfolding exactly as it should”
  • Easy for it to be taken too far (not wrong, but incomplete)
• [[ Archetypes ]] are extremely limited
  • Only calm Buddha, where is the warrior, the erotic
  • That single archetype won’t be enough to fire up activists
• The basis of Buddhist teaching ( [[ Four Noble Truths ]]) focus on “healing of suffering”
• Quieting, reducing or healing the Self
  • Different than growing the wildness, uniqueness, individuation of the Self
• Mindfulness is one approach, we need flame, passion, sexuality and much more

Created on: 2021-03-21 Inspired by: Rob Burbea Link: Emerge Podcast #1: https://castbox.fm/vb/85859434 (Start at 41:00) Related: Buddhism | Book - Approaching Vajrayana - David Chapman

Other Resources:

• https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/faux-revolution-mindfulness/