Daniel M. Ingram:
It is a frequent topic of conversation here, a major rant in my book, and you should definitely check out the work of Willough Britton, who talks about that all the time..
Daniel, I presume you've seen Willoughby's conversation with the Dalai Lama that was videod at Mind and Life XXIV? Any comments on what was, as far as I could make out, a reaction of mild confusion on the part of HHDL when Willoughby talked about dark night issues. It was as if he'd never heard of them. Before he spoke, I half expected his reaction to be one of "Ahh, so you guys are finally taking this seriously and are seeing results." But as I say, at best he seemed to be reacting as if to say "What? That sounds weird!" If I'm right in that interpretation then various explanations come to mind. For example:
1. We western types aren't "doing it right" and so should figure that out. For example, maybe we're not placing enough emphasis on morality training?
2. We're seeing stuff that the Tibetans aren't, because *they* aren't doing it right.
That's a far from exhaustive list, and I'm using "doing it right" in a completely vague way. But I'd be interested in your thoughts.
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