/lit/ - Literature

>>20461509
>>20461368
If you're just going to just cherrypick which aspects of you think are important or relevant based on what you happen to like the idea of ......
>try /r/Buddhism

don't ask /lit/. posting and lurking on 4chan violate at least at least half the precepts of the Noble 8 fold path.

Chantards pick and choose which parts they happen to like the idea of then disgard the rest. They're like the worst type of west-coast religious tourist. pic related.

> believing the metaphysical mumbo jumbo

Hipster, spiritual-tourists

What's worse:
Stripping buddhism of all is metaphysical content, because its implausible, and being left with an empty mindfulness/self-help programme
Or
Buying into all the metaphysical stuff, because you happen to like the idea of it, and ending up like one of those west coast hippy wannabees spouting incoherent nonsense about chakras and bardos (pic related)
??
Surely there must be some kind of middle way
Are there any books that can be recommended about this?

Strip away all the metphysical content from buddhism and you're kind of left with a fairly benign self-help/mindfulness programme.

Buy into all the metaphysical stuff, basically because you happen to like the idea of it, and you end up like one of those pseudo-west-coast hippies and r/buddhism type people (pic related)

Are there any buddhist books that address this problem? Stephen batchelor?

>I got my masters from the school of life, bro.

>David Skrbina argues for the importance of panpsychism-the theory that mind exists, in some form, in all living and nonliving things-in consideration of the nature of consciousness and mind

Far out dude

>"my belief system is a bunch of esoteric stuff that I happen to like the idea of, dude"

DUDE HEROIC DOSES LMAO