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An essential collection of Stephen Batchelor's most probing and important focus on secular Buddhism As the practice of mindfulness permeates mainstream traditional western culture, increasing numbers of people are participating in a normal form of Buddhist meditation. However, many of these people have little curiosity about the religious areas of Buddhism, and the practice occurs within secular contexts such as private hospitals, institutions, and the workplace. Is it possible to recover from the Buddhist teachings a eye-sight of human flourishing that is secular rather than religious without compromising the integrity of the tradition? Will there be an ethical construction that can underpin and contextualize these practices in a speedily changing world? In such a collected level of Stephen Batchelor's writings on these designs, he explores the complicated implications of Buddhism's secularization. Varying extensively - from reincarnation, religious belief, and agnosticism to the role of the arts in Buddhist practice - he offers an in depth description of contemporary Buddhism and its try to find a tone in today's world.
