There are people who are putting a lot of effort into presenting the dharma to Western culture in ways that would actually get it to be taken seriously. Pop gurus, cult leaders, and mush meditation celebrities are really making these people's job harder than it needs to be. 1/3
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You can barely even use the words "meditation", "awakening", "buddhism", etc. without eliciting eye-rolls and/or accusations of being a New Age hippie weirdo. 2/3
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When these terms turn toxic, it becomes almost impossible to present them in a fresh way that doesn't have people's preconceptions of spirituality interfere with their chances of taking it seriously and giving it a try. For Buddha's sake, guys, cut the crap! 3/3
3:48 PM - 29 Mar 2018
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