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Buddhism, Star Trek, and Utopia
Fromthe DharmaRealm
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Mar 4, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
I’ll be honest. We spent the first half of this episode geeking out on Star Trek, talking about how this vision of a utopian future hinges on the civilizing influence of an alien culture and that the Federation, being created by humans, is actually less of a utopia and more of a homogenizing galactic empire.
Released:
Mar 4, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (81)
Listener questions: no-self and universal Buddhism: Prompted by another listener question, we start off clearing up some issues about the “no self” or “anatman” doctrine in Buddhism. Does it mean “no soul”? Short answer, yes with an if; long answer, no with a but. In short, by the DharmaRealm