[...] Comment, The endgame of Tibet James said, 28.04.09 at 2:47 pm ·I don’t really want to give the impression that any of the mainstream forms of Buddhism are operating at a high level these days. Even in the Sangha, skilled meditators are exceedingly rare. It seems strange given that meditation is so intimately connected with Buddhism, but they were complaining back in the 15th century that few could attain any level of samadhi: [...]
The Gurdjieff Con » Buddhism in decline? said,
28.04.09 at 3:45 pm
[...] Comment, The endgame of Tibet James said, 28.04.09 at 2:47 pm ·I don’t really want to give the impression that any of the mainstream forms of Buddhism are operating at a high level these days. Even in the Sangha, skilled meditators are exceedingly rare. It seems strange given that meditation is so intimately connected with Buddhism, but they were complaining back in the 15th century that few could attain any level of samadhi: [...]