Vaj wrote: > Relapsing is extra! > Maybe so, Vaj, but even the Theravada dualisitic philosophy on which Vipassana is based, has been discredited and replaced with the Mahayana Vijnanavada. Hardly anybody takes the Theravada philosophy seriously anymore - it's out-dated. Because it's non-sensical, based a theory of the 'dharmas' and 'point instants'.
The research into the Mahayana psycho-mental makes the research into the Theravada cognitive therapy look like an anthill in comparison. Asia Pacific Research Online: http://www.ciolek.com/ You probably can't name a single Buddhist scholar who could defend the Theravada point of view. There are very few peer-reviewed journals that have anything to say about Theravada these days. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review http://www.tricycle.com/ The Mahayana is profound, leading to non-dual liberation; the Therevada teaches causality, leading to nihilism. The Theravada is not for this age - it's practices are pedestrian, good for novice monks who don't know how to practice zazen. Mahayana: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana The most popular and the most effective meditations are those that are transcendental - it's the fastest path to liberation on the entire planet, according to the Mahasiddhas. That's why they composed the Tantras, so we would know how to do program. Mahasiddha: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahasiddha
