I strongly agree. Anyone who tries to create a monopoly on meditation and mindfulness is misguided. The author is a self-described Buddhist, and some Buddhists

I strongly agree. Anyone who tries to create a monopoly on meditation and mindfulness is misguided. The author is a self-described Buddhist, and some Buddhists can be a bit dogmatic to be perfectly honest. The military issue is a great example. The author is trying to impose his own opinions about morality on the rest of humanity. This is misguided, there are other credible views that differ from his. For example, in ancient Japan, there was no conflict between the martial arts and Buddhism. Instead there was a synthesis. For example, there a 17th century Buddhist monk wrote a book about applying mindfulness to sword fighting (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unfettered_Mind https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unfettered_Mind).