> > It is a fact that the historical Buddha never taught > > 'Vipassana' meditation to anyone. It's also a fact that > > Barry got kicked out of the TMO for teaching techniques > > that he made up, just like 'mindfullness meditation'. > > nablusoss wrote: > Could be true indeed. > You won't find the word 'vipassana' anywhere in the Buddha's sutras or canonical sayings - 'mindfullness' is a Theravada notion, which was made up after the rise of the early sects. Nobody in the Mahayana Tradition bothers with these kinds of techniques. I mean, what would be the point?
Read more: 'Causality' The Central Philosophy of Buddhism by David J. Kalupahana University of Hawaii Press, 1975 Vipassana is just a beginner's technique to calm the mind and stay on the conscious thinking level - there's no Transcendental in it at all. Zen Master Dogen called it 'dead sitting'. All the Mahayana masters advocated 'dhyana' - that's why they called it the Chan sect in China. > According to my information he was isolated from the TMO > ecause he was considered a security problem... > Apparently Barry couldn't keep the teaching pure - he made up all kinds of things and he got kicked out for printing and hanging up his own posters. So, Barry then went over to see Rama, but from what I've read, the Rama was already practicing meditation on the Transcendental, having learned how to meditate with Sri Chinmoy, so Barry hung up a few posters for him and passed out a few flyers promising 'instant' enlightenment. Read more: 'Take Me for a Ride' Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult by Mark E. Laxer Outer Rim Press, 1993
