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Spiritual materialism is not new, and that's why Zen focuses so much on the ego problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_Through_Spiritual_Materialism ht
by throwaway32992 6y ago
Spiritual materialism is not new, and that's why Zen focuses so much on the ego problem:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_Through_Spiritual_Materialism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_Through_Spiritual_Mate...
Having said that, some aspects of the study made me cringe:
"the incentive to participate was a lottery with gift certificates of € 25,- to € 50,- ..."
"we recruited 860 participants via a Facebook page about psychology"
Leading questions like "My faith in myself goes up when I acquire more spiritual wisdom"
- blueprint 6y agoIf Zen were so concerned with the ego problem they would all try to listen to Buddha and see his way themselves instead of each other's suggestions to kill him. Noobs. Not even a dog has Buddha-nature. Neither does anyone but a Buddha.
- polotics 6y agoThank you for the context! With Facebook at the gate, selection bias is massive, and clearly not compensated for. With the chance of getting a 25-50€ gift certificate as the motivator, many will have filled the survey very quickly just to get their chance. I would suggest conducting interviews at Buddhist or Yoga retreats instead.