Influential “Beyond McMindfulness,” advocating always teaching social justice with meditation, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-purser/beyond-mcmindfulness_b_3519289.html … is weirdly incoherent:
“Not moralistic: the issue is whether [meditation has] wholesome intentions that lead to well-being for others” #huh?pic.twitter.com/exgMGYg72I
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If you didn’t know the political backstory to this piece, I’m not sure you could make any sense of it at all. There’s no thread of argument.
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Best understood as a series of coded statements appealing to different Western Buddhist subgroups to join against secular meditation trend.
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@Meaningness : Yes, you nailed it. The issue with Ron's whole argument is he's moralizing while claiming it isn't moralistic.#huh indeed. -
@Meaningness : Seems easier to just say, "I think meditation should be married to a leftist progressive political orientation." - 1 more reply
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