I love that discussion about the "family resemblance" between different traditions, once you get deep enough. I'm exploring working with a teacher right now specifically because my initial reaction to his work was "yuck - I don't like this", and I'm curious about what that was about. As I get deeper into it, I realize that it's pointing …
I love that discussion about the "family resemblance" between different traditions, once you get deep enough. I'm exploring working with a teacher right now specifically because my initial reaction to his work was "yuck - I don't like this", and I'm curious about what that was about. As I get deeper into it, I realize that it's pointing at many of the same things I've been looking at this whole time -- just from a different perspective. I resist the "pathifying", but maybe that's what's been missing for me.
Yeah, I think so much it is about temperament, Lori. There are some people who really benefit from and enjoy the comfort of a single path or tradition, gives them a kind of structure. And then there are others who like seeing things from the perspective of multiple traditions, and find that doesn’t create contradictions, but synergies. Glad you enjoyed the episode.
I love that discussion about the "family resemblance" between different traditions, once you get deep enough. I'm exploring working with a teacher right now specifically because my initial reaction to his work was "yuck - I don't like this", and I'm curious about what that was about. As I get deeper into it, I realize that it's pointing at many of the same things I've been looking at this whole time -- just from a different perspective. I resist the "pathifying", but maybe that's what's been missing for me.
Yeah, I think so much it is about temperament, Lori. There are some people who really benefit from and enjoy the comfort of a single path or tradition, gives them a kind of structure. And then there are others who like seeing things from the perspective of multiple traditions, and find that doesn’t create contradictions, but synergies. Glad you enjoyed the episode.