Your typical Western “Buddhist” (read: liberal with empty spiritual life) reminds me a lot of the typical American “muslim” (read: inmate). Both seem to be drawn to the religion because of it’s fashionable trappings- “buddhists" get to meditate in inappropriate places and speak in pedantic platitudes; muslims get to assume a cool new name and get a goofy hat. Neither of them seem to regard anything beyond the most basic understanding of the religion as necessary.
It’s a sad cry for attention which is generally heard by others to mean “I’m an idiot.”
Owl_Eagle
”Guns Before Butter.”