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America, Buddhism, and Individualism
Fromthe DharmaRealm
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Mar 18, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Inspired by a Dharma Talk at the BCA National Council Meeting, Rev. Harry starts us off by suggesting that individualism is a point of contact between Buddhism and American culture. This seems somewhat counterintuitive given that individuality seems at odds with Buddhist ideas of interdependence, no-self, or non-attachment to the ego. But we think there
Released:
Mar 18, 2011
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