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Zencast: Basic Buddhism Podcast

Zencast [Zencast 33 - Basic Buddhism 1]

The very swell Zencast podcast series’ latest entry is on Basic Buddhism. Just listening to it right now, but so far it seems like a good introduction.

What I find…most people in southern California don’t suffer enough, so [the Buddha] also taught how to be happy…What I find, if I’m speaking to people under 40, I talk about how to be happy, and if I speak to people over 40, I talk about how not to suffer. But it’s the same message.

Bonus points awarded for name-checking the Flying Spaghetti Monster.


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Adam's picture

I love the FSM. I...

I love the FSM. I have had , for a while, the FSM as my desktop background that asks “WWFSMD?”

David Horn's picture

I'm loving this Zen series...

I’m loving this Zen series since I found it here a little while ago - thanks for the heads up on this podcast.

semioticmonkey's picture

give Rudolf Otto's Mysticism: East...

give Rudolf Otto’s Mysticism: East and West a try. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0766138151/qid=1136320282/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-0712817-5866504?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

a good comparative study on Buddhism and Occidental Mysticism (as rapresentative of the Occidental Mysthicism is present the great Meister Eckhart. A great meditative lecture IMHO)

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I attended a talk by...

I attended a talk by the person who does this podcast, he is a wonderful man who runs a meditation center in Los Angeles, the website is here http://www.urbandharma.org/

Rev. Kusala Bhikshu rides a motorcycle, uses a Mac, and likes chocolate cake. http://www.Kusala.info

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Merlin Mann is an independent writer, speaker, and broadcaster. He’s best known for being the guy who started the website you’re reading right now. He lives in San Francisco, does lots of public speaking, and helps make cool things like You Look Nice Today. Also? He looks like this, answers questions, and has something like a life.

Merlin’s favorite thing he’s written recently is a short essay called, “Better.”

 
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