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I got a very nice comment on the blog today, from a person named Mandy:
"Thanks for this blog. I came here from Minds. I spent about 15 years as an armchair Buddhist. But I kept finding the same kind of problem you did -- that Western Buddhism has been stripped down to a kind of narcissistic feel-good self-help leftism, grounded far more in woke political activism than in any kind of authentic spiritual path. I did like the Shingon Buddhists, but the temple near me was very strongly ethnically Japanese, and I never quite felt welcome there. These days I don't have a spiritual practice at all, but I suppose I could fall in with the Orthodox fairly easily if I chose to."
(The blog, by the way, is here: https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/)
"Thanks for this blog. I came here from Minds. I spent about 15 years as an armchair Buddhist. But I kept finding the same kind of problem you did -- that Western Buddhism has been stripped down to a kind of narcissistic feel-good self-help leftism, grounded far more in woke political activism than in any kind of authentic spiritual path. I did like the Shingon Buddhists, but the temple near me was very strongly ethnically Japanese, and I never quite felt welcome there. These days I don't have a spiritual practice at all, but I suppose I could fall in with the Orthodox fairly easily if I chose to."
(The blog, by the way, is here: https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/)
It's even more annoying to attend a retreat where you find yourself in need to keep away from talks of that sort.
It's one reason I don't trust meditations centers and organizations outside the traditions. They're too busy selling books or squishy-touchy 'words of wisdom' to vulnerable 'deprived' groups.
I feel the same. In my personal practice I go the way of the rhinoceros in solitude for similar reasons. Still it is good to have kalyana mitta ("spiritual" friends). I love Buddhism. I really dislike "political correctness" and "wokeness" and don't like seeing it sullie the Buddha Dhamma. I have a soft spot for striving ascetics and honest people. I appreciate the Venerable Paññobhāsa!
Paññobhāsa Mahathera kicks leftist butt more than any other monk.
All of his 100+ videos are on my playlist: https://www.bitchute.com/playlist/2H83eFTsfBMQ/
For a weekly meetup I recommend a YouTube live stream on your YouTube channel!