Buddhism
Secular Buddhism seems to be a huge net positive and its teachings and principles can help anyone of any secular or sectarian persuasion.
Stephen Bachelor: Three Pillars of Buddhism
Practice means the practice of being human or living an examined life. Eudaimonia or human flourishing.
- Ethics or Values, how your mind extends into your relationships
- Contemplation or Samadhi, where Meditation is a tool. Non-conceptual, disciplining the mind, with ethical ends.
- Discernment or Wisdom. Intellectual and Philosophical, Conceptual.
from Waking Up app conversation
Negatives of Buddhism
Sectarian Buddhism may be worth studying a little, but the type of 'easy' Buddhism many people in the world practice is not necessarily a good thing and suffers from the in-group and out-group problems common to most western Religion but often the teachings on peace prevent it from being wielded too negatively. See Pure Land Buddhism and Amitābha.
The "acceptance" attitude of Buddhism can be negative because there is not enough Don't Tread on Me in it.
See also Kamikaze and Zen Buddhism. (Christopher Hitchens)