Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

by Robert Wright

From the perspective that Einstein considered the truest perspective—the point of view from no particular point—feelings don’t even exist, and so essence doesn’t either.

This is just completely wrong.

Buddhist enlightenment is about transcending all these perspectives.

Dude is asking to be reborn as a wild fox, for a BUNCH of lifetimes, here.

I’m just saying that this book lacks a common feature of books like this: the author’s claim of a single dramatic experience that is enduringly transformative.

Humblebrag!

If full-on enlightenment means you quit making value judgments of any kind and quit pushing for change, then count me out.†

Seriously?

Is “Secular” Buddhism a Religion?

Why is this question at all interesting?

Second, there are people who follow the Buddhist path pretty far, and become happier people, with more equanimity than they had before—and this equanimity does indeed diminish their passion for making the world a better place.

Are there? Do we actually know of any? Someone who started a Buddhist practice, and as a result did less work to benefit the world?