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203 - Buddha-Nature: What the Heck is It and How Do We Realize It? Part 1
203 - Buddha-Nature: What the Heck is It and How Do We Realize It? Part 1
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
One of the central teachings of Mahayana Buddhism is that all beings have Buddha-Nature (buddhata). Awakening to this Buddha-Nature allows one to attain unsurpassed enlightenment, so it is clearly pure, good, and redemptive. But what is Buddha-Nature? Sometimes it is presented as our potential for awakening. Sometimes it is associated with our bodhi-mind – that which causes us to seek the Buddha Way. Not surprisingly, the teaching of buddhata is difficult to grasp. Even so, we can have a sense of it, and this offers an experience of personal redemption and deep faith in the Dharma.
Released:
May 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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