Jan 4 25 || Least Popular Questions

#Post(s) in Question

Post: https://old.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1hpmfum/least_popular_questions/

1. Who do you think is enlightened in modern times?
2. What Zen texts have you read?
3. What's your practice/doctrine/text?

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# What did we talk about?

How 1900's culture was particularly disingenuous, is the root of modern anti-intellectualism.

Beginner's Mind - poopoo-ing enlightement, not interested in merit, karma, 8fp... but unashamedly claims Zen and Buddhism.

1900's doesn't have much in the way of skepticism in the culture.  Everyone is an expert?

Low affiliation/Low experience-education sub culture, is it it's own subculture?

This "Low-Low" is typified by no  big obligation to practice, desire to "share" experience.

Popular and Unpopular is... relative?

What's an outlier?  In Zen?

 

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Add a comment if there is a post you want somebody to get interviewed about, or you agree to be interviewed. We are now using libsyn, so you don't even have to show your face. You just get a link to an audio call.

 

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