Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Via Daily Dharma
Meditation in Perspective | May 13, 2014
It's one thing to view meditation as a
serious religious discipline that can help overcome craving and
attachment. This approach is perfectly consistent with many Buddhist
teachings. But that is quite different from viewing meditation as the
be-all and end-all of Buddhism, and it is also different from seeing
meditation in utilitarian terms—as a means to bring about an experience,
such as kensho [experience of an enlightened state] or sotapatti ["stream entry"], that will instantly transform the whole of one's existence.
—Robert Sharf, “Losing Our Religion”
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