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Take in that feeling that you are bringing from the title above.
How does it feel? How do you feel?
Consider this for a moment before reading on.
If you identify in some way with Buddhism and you are affiliated with the Western convert community, there is a decent chance you are having a negative reaction. Perhaps you are even looking to see what I am going to write in support of the premise in the title with a little hostility, ready to be especially critical of whatever comes next.
Maybe even you're feeling a little "Bodhier than thou".
Funny that. Whatever tradition, school, or sect of Buddhism you follow, I am betting that the teaching you have encountered discuss the attitudes and assumptions, the emotionally charged disposition, that one brings into each experience.
So for those rolling their eyes or scowling at the screen, what kind of unhealthy attachment is it that is generating such a reaction?
If you don't identify with Buddhism or if you are intrigued rather than bothered by the title, there is something here for you, too. Let's have a look.
