I've been practicing Buddhism for almost 2 years now and the main difference I notice between "formal Buddhism" and secular mindfulness (including mcmindfulness) is the acknowledgement of the Eightfold path in its entirety. While there are many sects of Buddhism that believe in different interpretations of Buddha's teachings, a secular framework tends to skip out on the commitment to the ethical teachings of the Eightfold path. As my teacher tends to say, "Mindfulness is only 1/8 of the eighthfold path." With all this being said I think that there's no point in gatekeeping who is a "true Buddhist"- anyone for whom the Buddha's teachings resonate is on their way to a life with less suffering.

As an untraditional Buddhist from Taiwan, it's really impressive to hear the cultural difference on this topic. So amazing! I enjoy this video very much. Thanks for sharing

I grew up in a Christian catholic church and I respect the religion...for me it just taught me to hate myself and I eventually had to stop doing that for my mental health...became an atheist for a while and then I found a self-help book that actually talks about alot of Buddhism ideologies and it was very helpful...they are still very helpful to me..... I'm still learning, growing and exploring myself when it comes to just about *everything* thanks for the video

it is so amazing to now finally see who is behind that stick man. May i say… handsome

I was just thinking yesterday it’d be great if you had Elliot on the podcast!

As a subscriber to both of you, this is a lovely surprise

Whoa, so excited for this!! 🥺 love Elliot! What a great collaboration

this is an INSANELY amazing video oh my god, we need more of this on youtube. also always love a crossover episode with people i subscribe to haha

Well this is unexpected… wonderful!

This was a pleasant surprise to see you two talking lmao

this is such a great video!! like im ngl my understanding of Buddhism is close to 0 but this has made me wanna look more into it :)

I'm around 35 minutes in. I feel like we should normalize being tired. I think that's really all I want people to understand. It's actually okay to retreat for 18 months or three years if you're exhausted, especially if you're a leader and people look at you for guidance all the time. If you need time, take as much as you need and protect your peace

Ayyy new episode, I'm happy! :)

Ryan Gosling 💀

Nice another video! On another note: will you add this and the previous episode on spotify or have you stopped doing it?

I’d love a part two

Oh i subscribed to both of you, awesome

sisyphus and elliot!! lets gooo!!

yay a podcast episode :)

Elliot is too young in his journey to speak publicly. Brave.

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Sisyphus? More like SisySUS

i don't understand anything...

Buddhism could be described as a pretentious, overcomplicated, drawn-out, half-assed suicide attempt. Life sucks, so detach yourself from everything and try to kill your ego.

I’d love a part two