Traditional, modern, postmodern…
(posted originally at h~log in April 2009 )
[from a discussion at DhO, March 2009]
…basically and most generally, traditionalist view is delineated by myth and scripture, with rigid institutional expressions. Modernist view is based in rationality and critical thinking, with democratic organizational structures. Postmodernist view may be seen as a bold embrace of multiple perspectives in every area, which thus creates a sharp relativism. It’s useful to recognize a moderate and
Emergent Dharma
(posted originally in three parts at h~log in August 2008 )
Evolution is not simply birth/death, as in the classical, cyclic model of samsara. Evolution is something coming out of no-thing and then developing through time, and once we’re aware of this everything changes in a significant way. Not only the material universe, but also our life-forms, our spirituality, and everything in the range of dependent co-arising, including all forms of natural perception and