How does the Root Text Project fit in with the rest of the Vidyadhara’s books?
The Root Text Project is really is a new kind of genre. Most of the books have been very evocative, based on a single seminar or a number of community talks that had a particular approach. I think of various styles of teaching as having different qualities. There are the traditional, listy teachings, which can be very academic and sometimes dry. And then there’s the others which are much more jazzy and evocative, that get to essential dharma from a unique angle, in a more artistic way. The Root Text Project really weaves the two together. I think some people will be surprised at how listy and technical a lot of material is. At the same time, there is still that quality that evokes practice, realization and also humor. Of course, there are the zingers that come up periodically when you’re like, “what?!” and it wakes you up. I’m hoping to maintain that quality. As you point out, in his seminaries the Vidyadhara gave us the foundations. He wanted us to have the whole path, so in some way,
