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Episode 168: Getting Somewhere
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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Apr 9, 2024
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Description
Buddhism is often referred to as a path; not as a set of beliefs or a doctrine, but as a trail, a path, a walkway • it's a direction, or a guideline, or a map of sorts; you have an idea of trying to get somewhere, but you can't see where the destination is • so there's a quality of faith that if you walk along this path, you'll get where you'd like to go • walking on a path teaches you about your own resilience, your own strengths, your own fears and hesitations • you're confronted with challenges all the time: the path is washed out, or something blocks the path • such obstacles are central to the experience • but there's also a sense of accomplishment, of building resilience and strength, of finding out who you are in the face of challenges • if you have a fixed idea of some destination, you might begin to wonder, Where am I trying to get anyway? • the path keeps unfolding and you keep walking along, but you have no idea how to know if you've reached your destination or not • Am I there yet? Is this it? You may even start to suspect that there is no “there” • all your thoughts about where you're trying to get to can begin to crumble — which is actually wonderful and amazing • you might even say, now you're finally getting somewhere.
Released:
Apr 9, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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