@Meaningness @BuddhistGeeks Hmm. I had sort of the opposite reaction (tl;dr: wtf, ethics isn't central to Buddhism?)http://www.patheos.com/blogs/americanbuddhist/2015/05/buddhist-mindfulness-morality-and-protestant-presumptions.html …
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@Buddhistethics … and so probably can’t say anything meaningful on twitter!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness :) I agree that "American ethics" and "Buddhist ethics" are diff; but most in the "misguided" discussion understand this, imho1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Buddhistethics Oh, actually, that’s why we disagree; I think “Buddhist ethics” is a recent American invention, >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Buddhistethics > and is indistinguishable from current leftish American ethics. Is there any point in which they disagree?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness oh, it depends on *which* Buddhist ethics and which lefty ethics you compare; the importance of renunciation comes to mind.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Buddhistethics If I’m typical secular American lefty and convert to American Buddhism, do I have to change any significant ethical stances?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness As I said, it depends on *which* version of each you choose. One could cherry pick to find no need for change if wanted.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Buddhistethics Agreed! Those arguing for “mindfulness without ethics is a problem” mostly advocate secular American ethics, tho, right?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness No; most I've seen arguing for more ethics in mindfulness are drawing from Asian/traditional Buddhist sources.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@Buddhistethics Or are they just finding support for secular American ethics in Buddhist texts?
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