@evantthompson on the deceptive foundations of modern Buddhism, with @OortCloudAtlas. Nice debunking of “it’s not a religion, it’s mind-science” rhetoric.
Based on his new book, which deserves to be the last thing written about modern Buddhism.https://deconstructingyourself.com/questioning-assumptions-about-buddhism-with-evan-thompson.html …
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The autobiographical introduction to “Why I Am Not A Buddhist” is the most fun part.
@evantthompson grew up in a spiritual community that came down with a serious case of Zen when he was eleven.pic.twitter.com/BzieeiFMX1
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“Why I Am Not A Buddhist”: The varieties on offer are traditional (which no one wants) and modern (an incoherent construction that has disintegrated over the past 15 years). Can we do something else and still call ourselves Buddhists? I think so… https://www.amazon.com/Why-I-Am-Not-Buddhist-ebook/dp/B082P4FFRG/ …
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