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170 - Looking to Buddhism to Support Values and Beliefs We Already Hold - Part 2
170 - Looking to Buddhism to Support Values and Beliefs We Already Hold - Part 2
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
May 28, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Continuing with the case study of social action, I follow the discussion of Donald S. Lopez's article on whether Buddhism - in particular, the bodhisattva ideal - has much to offer in the domain of social action. Then I discuss why it matters to some of us that our faith tradition – whatever it is – encourages and supports the values we already hold, and what we might do about it when that isn’t the case.
Released:
May 28, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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