Comments on: Doorways to Self-Transcendence http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/09/01/doorways-to-self-transcendence/ Because the Mystery is Transrational Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:55:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ross http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/09/01/doorways-to-self-transcendence/comment-page-1/#comment-594977 Ross Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:28:44 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/?p=902#comment-594977 "Where’s the book?" Right here: http://www.interactivebuddha.com/ :P Vince, thank you for your hard work and astute observations. I've very much enjoyed Buddhist Geeks- you've turned me onto Alan Wallace and helped cement my respect for Daniel Ingram- but I've also been inspired by your own example of a "motivated, spiritual life" and all that. So thanks! -Ross “Where’s the book?”

Right here: http://www.interactivebuddha.com/
:P

Vince, thank you for your hard work and astute observations. I’ve very much enjoyed Buddhist Geeks- you’ve turned me onto Alan Wallace and helped cement my respect for Daniel Ingram- but I’ve also been inspired by your own example of a “motivated, spiritual life” and all that. So thanks!

-Ross

]]> By: Vince Horn http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/09/01/doorways-to-self-transcendence/comment-page-1/#comment-594974 Vince Horn Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:48:17 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/?p=902#comment-594974 Hey Lion, This is actually a small segment from the book, though highly unedited. Thanks for the compliment and for the encouragement. :) The one thing I would say, in response to, "At this point I have been so over-saturated with spiritual this and that, that I want to vomit anytime somebody mentions enlightenment or meditation" is that this can actually be a stage-specific response. When someone has gotten to a point in their practice where meditation has revealed something that isn't very friendly, or pleasant, but which is key nonetheless, then all the ridiculous ideals and all the ways that people use these things to prop up their identity become anathema to someone at that point. That being said, the only way out is through. Through all the dogma, ideals, and attachments to a clear comprehension of how things are... ;) Hey Lion,

This is actually a small segment from the book, though highly unedited. Thanks for the compliment and for the encouragement. :)

The one thing I would say, in response to, “At this point I have been so over-saturated with spiritual this and that, that I want to vomit anytime somebody mentions enlightenment or meditation” is that this can actually be a stage-specific response. When someone has gotten to a point in their practice where meditation has revealed something that isn’t very friendly, or pleasant, but which is key nonetheless, then all the ridiculous ideals and all the ways that people use these things to prop up their identity become anathema to someone at that point.

That being said, the only way out is through. Through all the dogma, ideals, and attachments to a clear comprehension of how things are… ;)

]]> By: Lion Isis http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/09/01/doorways-to-self-transcendence/comment-page-1/#comment-594972 Lion Isis Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:09:43 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/?p=902#comment-594972 Where's the book. That's all I have to say. Thank you. At this point I have been so over-saturated with spiritual this and that, that I want to vomit anytime somebody mentions enlightenment or meditation. I really do. So, I really respect what you are trying to do, that is, make these truths available to people at large. You really are doing an amazing job at interpreting buddhist literature from a integral perspective, and I think really pointing to the authentic experience of modern western practitioners. Keep it up brother. Where’s the book. That’s all I have to say. Thank you. At this point I have been so over-saturated with spiritual this and that, that I want to vomit anytime somebody mentions enlightenment or meditation. I really do. So, I really respect what you are trying to do, that is, make these truths available to people at large. You really are doing an amazing job at interpreting buddhist literature from a integral perspective, and I think really pointing to the authentic experience of modern western practitioners. Keep it up brother.

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