98 Being Buddhist and Some Thoughts on "Identity"

The Think Pieces continue. This month, it is a look back at a piece on being Buddhist and identity. The text version can be found below. Themes picked up on in this episode include: Identity in an age of identity politics Playing identity politics, or not The discomfort of committing to the Buddhist identity True me versus contextual me The therapeutic age Buddhism as capture V Buddhism as liberating force More reflective exploration of the themes of post-traditional Buddhism and non-buddhism can be found at the Imperfect Buddha Site. Original Blog post here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices