David Chapman vat de laatste twee eeuwen zen hier samen. Misschien (deels) bekend, maar goed. Theravada is weer een heel ander verhaal. Voor mensen zoals ik, die denken dat de ‘Thai Forest Tradition’ wel het summum is van authenticiteit en anciënniteit, lees hier de waarheid achter de feiten. Mooiste quote:
‘…descriptions [of vipassana] in the Pali scriptures. The most detailed are in the Satipatthana Sutta, the Visuddhi Magga, and the Anapanasati Sutta.
In the mid-1800s, these texts were revered because supposedly they showed the way to nirvana. However, the way they were practiced was for groups of monks to ritually chant the text in unison. This is like a bunch of people who don’t know what a computer is reading the manual out loud, hoping the machine will spring to life, without realizing you need to plug it in.’
Ook verder veel leesplezier!