This completely misses the point. It's almost like you didn't even read the article. He makes clear they were by no means perfect, nor did they genuinely see t

This completely misses the point. It's almost like you didn't even read the article. He makes clear they were by no means perfect, nor did they genuinely see themselves that way. Where the Buddhists' self-reflection was to accept reality, the puritans strove to change the self. This doesn't mean they all succeeded. You just want to denounce everyone else as imperfect (which is easy to do). You might try the Puritans' advice and look at your own failings first.