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Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox

May 30, 2021

In this episode we look at what it means to be an “Upholder of the Dharma” according to Buddha, and how we can, in a practical way, be one. In particular, we try to lessen the harm we do.

 

One does not uphold the Dharma

    Only because one speaks a lot.

Having heard even a little,

    If one perceives the Dharma...


May 24, 2021

What truly makes a person wise? Buddha answered this succinctly in the verse from the Dhammapada we examine during this episode. It is not merely one who talks about the dharma, he says, or that can wax philosophical on the teachings. Rather, it is a person that embodies three attributes…

 

He is not just if he...