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EPISODE · Mar 1, 2021 · 25 MIN

162 – Am I a Good Buddhist?

from The Zen Studies Podcast · host Domyo Burk

If you practice Buddhism, it's natural to ask yourself, at some point, "Am I a Good Buddhist?" It's difficult to see ourselves as a good Buddhist when we fail to act in accord with our own deeper aspirations. And yet, according to Zen, no amount of practice is going make us into a Buddha, any more than you can polish a tile and make it into a jewel. So what is practice about?

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