Summary: Can Buddhism survive modernity? How does science play a role? Julie Adler takes an in depth look at these questions and more with leading scholar and Western Buddhist teacher, Alan Wallace.
This reminds me of Ken Wilber's book Integral Spirituality. Essentially, if Buddhism doesn't learn the modern terms, it gets left out of the conversation. A yogi can completely understand his own mind FROM THE INSIDE, but have no idea what it looks like from the outside, which might not limit his own realization too much, but does limit his grasp of the modern world. (Wilber's Zen vs. Spiral Dynamics). Of course, Alan Wallace is a genius writer and experienced practitioner, so pretty much anything he says is fascinating. Meditation is probably the largest scientific experiment ever conducted on the planet. I wish he talked more about Dream Yoga. Good point about ethics. Thanks for making this!
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david titterington
Posted on January 12, 2009 at 03:04 AM | Permalink
Great Talk
This reminds me of Ken Wilber's book Integral Spirituality. Essentially, if Buddhism doesn't learn the modern terms, it gets left out of the conversation. A yogi can completely understand his own mind FROM THE INSIDE, but have no idea what it looks like from the outside, which might not limit his own realization too much, but does limit his grasp of the modern world. (Wilber's Zen vs. Spiral Dynamics). Of course, Alan Wallace is a genius writer and experienced practitioner, so pretty much anything he says is fascinating. Meditation is probably the largest scientific experiment ever conducted on the planet. I wish he talked more about Dream Yoga. Good point about ethics. Thanks for making this!