The real and organic religious substrate of wider Britain is a sort of Peaky Blinders Buddhism. It's all there. The mindfulness. The obsession with Mental Health.
This poster is a kind of thankga or meditational object.
It's a very logical follow-on from Anglicanism, without any of the theological trappings. Very functional.
The grades of Buddhism (theravada, mayahana, vajrayana) also correspond roughly to the British class system.
Mindfulness for the Deano, Zen for the middle-class mum, deity visualisation and tantra for the techbros (Tibet is the Silicon Valley of Buddhism).
"Attachment is the cause of suffering. To be free from attachment is to be free from suffering."
"He who is free from the rule of emotion, him do I call a holy man."
Recognise Anatta. The self is impermanent and illusory. Set it aside to gain True Understanding.
One of my favourite of the ancient texts (brit/pol/ memes).
You know I am correct because this subliminal call to anglo arhantship cuts through automatically to most Britons regardless of how cringe or based they may individually be.
These are different anglo mantras for the same idea of Anglo Enlightenment.
Britain is already an implicitly Buddhist country.
Peakyana thangka of the bodhisattva Shelby, 2026.
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