I’ve noticed many people who practise meditation have a strong belief in meditation and the more ‘rational’ core of Buddhist practices, but only belief in belief about the new age-y aspects. My meditation teacher, for example, consistently prefaces the new age stuff with “in Buddhist teachings” or “Buddhists believe” (“Buddhists believe we will be reincarnated”) while making other claims as simple statements of fact (“mindfulness meditation is a useful relaxation technique”).
I’ve noticed many people who practise meditation have a strong belief in meditation and the more ‘rational’ core of Buddhist practices, but only belief in belief about the new age-y aspects. My meditation teacher, for example, consistently prefaces the new age stuff with “in Buddhist teachings” or “Buddhists believe” (“Buddhists believe we will be reincarnated”) while making other claims as simple statements of fact (“mindfulness meditation is a useful relaxation technique”).