Drafts by Jack C Plimpton
New traditions and movements continue to emerge in the United States and other parts of the world... more New traditions and movements continue to emerge in the United States and other parts of the world with historical roots to different forms of Buddhism. One of these groups, the New Kadampa Tradition, is an example of this growing diversity. The tradition attempts to create a unique identity for itself, however, the many parallels to Tibetan Buddhism make comparisons difficult to avoid. Conflict between the New Kadampa Tradition and Tibetan Buddhism has drawn attention from the media, where members of the New Kadampa Tradition have been shown actively protesting events of the current Dalai Lama. Following their charismatic leader, Kelsang Gyatso, the New Kadampa Tradition attempts to spread their understanding of the teachings of the historical Buddha to help others attain true happiness.
Undergraduate Honors Thesis by Jack C Plimpton
Modern phenomena express the limitations of the Enlightenment ideals. Science and technology, the... more Modern phenomena express the limitations of the Enlightenment ideals. Science and technology, the two sources of modern truth, cannot answer questions about meaning, subjectivity, or existential matters. Loneliness and political division are on the rise, but few have proposed how these concerns intrinsically relate to modernity's deficient approach to the world. Across disciplines, several overarching themes can be perceived such as particularization, isolation, sectorization, fragmentation and an unbridgeable dualism. Despite good intentions, the barren world created by the Renaissance and the Enlightenment is a path towards emptiness. Jean Gebser (1905-1973), a German-Swiss cultural critic, explains that modern phenomena are manifestations of a deficient consciousness structure. To permanently resolve these issues, contemporary consciousness must be shifted. The current mental-rational-perspectival structure must be transcended. The wholeness realized in the emerging integral structure can save humanity from the Enlightenment's one-sided bequeathal.
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Drafts by Jack C Plimpton
Undergraduate Honors Thesis by Jack C Plimpton