@niftierideology @ivap777 whether “secular mindfulness” has enough SJ in it. Defenders say it teaches SJ *covertly*, so it’s kosher.
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@ivap777 That sounds kinda like A+. Most atheists already socially liberal, A+ just tried to make it explicitly about politics1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @niftierideology
@niftierideology@ivap777 Maybe similar but the history goes in the reverse direction. SJ was added explicitly to American Buddhism in 1980s1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@niftierideology@ivap777 Argument is whether the newer “secular” version removed too much SJ when they removed mythology & jargon2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness All I can say is that when I meditate (rare) I just want to imprve my mind & reap health benefits—"Bad mindfulness" nonsensical1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @niftierideology
@niftierideology You have been duped by capitalist ideology. Meditation is inseparable from correct consciousness of social injustice.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness Aw shucks! This happens to me every time. Oh well.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @niftierideology
@niftierideology If you actually care about this, the locus classicus is http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-purser/beyond-mcmindfulness_b_3519289.html … ; much expanded athttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-014-0373-4 …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness "greed, ill will ... no longer confined to individual minds, but ... institutionalized into forces beyond personal control"3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @niftierideology
@niftierideology There’s an interesting rhetorical move there, which is the word he translates as “greed” actually means “sexual desire”1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@niftierideology Traditional Buddhism is intensely anti-sexual, which he’s covertly turned into anti-capitalism.
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