>I certainly have met Buddhism pratictioners in the West that were deep into the way of life and culture.
They are "big in the way of life and culture" the same way they'd be deep in punk rock or effective altruism.
Not as people living in a culture and tradition that is Buddhist - in an environment that nurtered and fosters its practice, and with all that comes from actual living tradition of a religion. It's more like pilates.
They then switch it off and go be whatever they are everyday.
Rather sweeping statements about an awful lot of people you have never met.
It is actually easier to be superficial with spiritual practice when immersed in its culture. Plenty of “spiritual” practitioners are playing social status games, going through motions in a societally rewarded and expected manner, etc…
Perhaps friend you are projecting your own dissatisfactions with finding an all encompassing one true meaning onto others?
Agreed. In fact a true follower of the Buddha would eventually get the point where they wish to try to integrate back into the business world if that’s where they came from. Lots of karma to resolve there lol.
They are "big in the way of life and culture" the same way they'd be deep in punk rock or effective altruism.
Not as people living in a culture and tradition that is Buddhist - in an environment that nurtered and fosters its practice, and with all that comes from actual living tradition of a religion. It's more like pilates.
They then switch it off and go be whatever they are everyday.