Podcast
On Being with Krista Tippett
The book explores the author's secular approach to Buddhism, emphasizing practice over belief and focusing on the four noble tasks rather than the four noble truths. The concept of a 'culture of awakening' is also discussed, highlighting Buddhism's potential to inspire a new kind of civilization.
After Buddhism, we may need to unlearn Buddhist dogma to discover the dharma...to discover the dharma afresh but we may also need to unlearn the stories that Buddhism has constructed about its own pas...
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The book explores the author's secular approach to Buddhism, emphasizing practice over belief and focusing on the four noble tasks rather than the four noble truths. The concept of a 'culture of awakening' is also discussed, highlighting Buddhism's potential to inspire a new kind of civilization.
After Buddhism, we may need to unlearn Buddhist dogma to discover the dharma...to discover the dharma afresh but we may also need to unlearn the stories that Buddhism has constructed about its own past if we are to gain a three-dimensional and nuanced account of its history.
The way of the Buddha is a living response to a living question, yet whenever it has become institutionalized, its vital response has become a well-formulated answer. The seemingly important task of preserving a particular set of answers often causes the very questions which gave rise to the answers to be forgotten.