I'd never heard of the 'dark night' before either. Thank you for that link.
There's also the 'dark side' of Buddhism, meaning that like any religion it reflects its culture of origin. I've just tried (and failed) to find an article I read a few years ago, in which somebody wrote of growing up in a Buddhist culture. That author told of remembering per grandfather's resignation to hardship, leading him to do nothing.
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Date: 2015-07-04 06:20 am (UTC)There's also the 'dark side' of Buddhism, meaning that like any religion it reflects its culture of origin. I've just tried (and failed) to find an article I read a few years ago, in which somebody wrote of growing up in a Buddhist culture. That author told of remembering per grandfather's resignation to hardship, leading him to do nothing.