Thanks Greg and Joyce and Alton

[Guest guest]

Hi Alton,

 

Thanks for sharing. You know, from what I heard from an Insight Meditation

student, a very similar thing happened to found IMS itself. There was

missing some sense of connection when some of the founders were still with

Goenka. They wanted to discuss and articulate more. This became a

difference of opinion, and a schism, and led to the founding of IMS. From

what I heard....

 

There's another point that's very interesting too. Between Buddhist

approaches and Advaita approaches, there are differences in practice,

aesthetics, and metaphysics. But there are matters of deeper sentiment and

"look and feel." No matter what is discussed, it is these things that

often prove more decisive for many people. For example, one friend of mine

found Buddhism to "grim and depressing." Another found Advaita too much

like "hiding in the clouds." Who knows, whatcha gonna do?? :-)

 

Love,

 

--Greg