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The One Dharma of Western Buddhism
There's a unique flavor emerging in Western Buddhism that I've observed over these last years. And that flavor is one that is uniquely American, it's like this all American quality. It's really allegiance to the question what works? What works to free our minds from suffering? What work to engender greater compassion within us? Tsung San holds up an orange and demands of Rinpoche what is this? You know wanting some expression of absolute truth. The great Tibetan Master Kala Rinpoche doesn't really know what he's talking about. He finally turns to his translator and says don't they have oranges in Korea.