Summary: Buddhist meditation practices have made an important entrée into Western discourses about science and belief: they are often portrayed as being entirely, and exceptionally, compatible with science, while simultaneously offering a spiritual teaching that is consistent with humanistic norms and values. Although relationships between religion and science are often described in terms of “conflict” or “compatibility” narratives, the commingling of religious antecedents and scientific authority that have become a hallmark of “Buddhist Modernism” make room for a variety of alternate configurations to this relationship. Buddhist meditation has steadily grown in influence in secular and spiritual settings over the past half-century. Accordingly, narratives concerning religion and science among meditation practitioners have on the whole become a more significant part of the public discourse. Furthermore, the navigation of these narratives is of particular relevance for meditators who experience challenging, distressing or functionally impairing effects from their practice. This project examines scientific