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“The Buddha taught us how to transcend suffering, not how to save people from their suffering. When the village woman was mourning the death of her child and sought out the Buddha to resurrect the child, he sent her to collect a handful of mustard seeds before he would bring the child back to life. The only caveat was that she only could accept the mustard seeds from a house where no one had ever died. Of course, she failed and had to learn the hard way that with every birth there is death. This reality of nature seems lost when trying to save the world from suffering. It cannot be done, and is not the Buddha’s way. Instead, through his teachings, we learn to transcend suffering. Liberal democratic ideas of saving the world from suffering may be noble in Domyo’s politics, but it is not Buddhism. Even the Bodhisattva idea of saving all sentient beings is about saving them from the cycle of samsara, not saving them from suffering. Leave the politics aside, and you would have a much better podcast.”
Q Maximus via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/10/19
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“I am early on my Zen path. Your podcast is helping me immensely. Thank you.”
drcopperfield via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
01/10/19
“The hostess of the podcast is just wonderful. She does a terrific job of demystifying any ambiguity in the Buddha’s teachings, in a way that gives the listener actionable “how-it’s.” Her light hearted attitude is so uplifting, and her insightful explanations of the dharma are quite unique. Thank...”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
08/16/20
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“Returning to Zen Buddhism, this podcast is very helpful. Straight and to the point, with personal experience added. The first episodes helped me get me through my first mini sesshin, during the breaks (don’t tell anyone, it was a silent retreat ☺️).”
Sargent Salt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/29/22
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