tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post2434193742778516090..comments2024-03-28T07:27:31.714+00:00Comments on Retro-Forteana: An Unlikely GuruAndrew Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-75296597496326120392012-07-08T21:11:51.464+01:002012-07-08T21:11:51.464+01:00Thanks, that's a very good point. What I was g...Thanks, that's a very good point. What I was getting at is that in a traditional Buddhist country like Sri Lanka or Japan, it would be unusual (though not unheard of) to mix different teaching traditions and languages. But you are quite right that for a Westerner trying to learn Buddhism without any cultural ties to one tradition or another, John Garrie Roshi's approach was as valid as any. I've met some of his students, and they certainly gained a lot of understanding from his way of teaching.Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-32174138248504744842012-07-08T20:56:22.313+01:002012-07-08T20:56:22.313+01:00Sorry but your football analogy is way out, enligh...Sorry but your football analogy is way out, enlightenment is the same experience whether realised through zen buddhism or theravada buddhism. Different tools for the same job.zencarpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807353054696939644noreply@blogger.com