Secular mindfulness peeps (and others) believe Buddhism is primarily an ethical/philosophical framework. Its actual objective is liberation.
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... I think we're a far cry from explaining any method like Buddhism, Yoga etc. in anything but a very mundane sense. Even then it's spotty.
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I am not saying it necessarily adds anything; rather that it's a valid perspective that works on its own terms. But it's limited.
Hence we get a lot of confusion from the secular types because their perspective *does* explain some aspects, but is woefully incomplete.
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I ask because a number of secular mindfulness teachers have a hard-on for assuring students that science backs up their benefit claims
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I mean, it does do that - unequivocally. But they can't use that to explain what Buddhism/Yoga/whatever path is *actually* for.
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