“Modern Buddhist tantra” unites the two threads of this blog: modern Buddhism, and Buddhist tantra. But what would that even mean? And is it even possible?| Vividness
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Nietzsche, Vajrayana, and nobility| meaningness.substack.com
My last post contrasted Buddhist Tantra with “Sutrayana,” which is supposed to be a summary of non-Tantric Buddhism. In future posts, I’ll ask how accurately “Sutrayana” reflects actual Buddhisms such as Theravada and Zen.| Vividness
May 2023 note: in May 2022 I stepped down from the QRI board and left the organization. I wish them well and intend on continuing to pursue my research. I have updated several parts of this document to speak only for myself.| Opentheory.net
To discover your shadow qualities you have hidden from yourself, you must go hunting on the path of attention.| Buddhism for Vampires
Jung's “shadow,” and Robert Bly’s monstrous interpretation of it, resonate with Buddhist Tantra; but Romanticism obstructs a translation.| Buddhism for Vampires
The Guru Papers brilliantly illuminates fallacies of contemporary spirituality, and also the toxic power dynamics of authoritarian control.| Meaningness
Meditation, usually beneficial, can have negative effects too—sometimes catastrophic ones.| Vividness
“The only way to teach is by example”.| vividness.live
Ken McLeod has an exceptional ability to explain Vajrayana Buddhism in plain English. Dzogchen, a branch of Vajrayana, is the most difficult part of Buddhism to understand. It is also, in my opinion, the most important.| Vividness