6/11/2023 0 Comments Into the silent land paul broks![]() ![]() I focus on the brahma-viharas (the Buddha’s four heart teachings (lovingkindness, compassion, equanimity, and sympathetic joy) and samatha (calming meditation). Why are you reluctant? If someone asks me if I am a Buddhist I would likely answer yes, but would prefer, if there were space and time, to explain that the Buddha didn’t, in my understanding, teach a religion. When I was 17, I went to Asia for several years and lived and studied in the Tibetan and Theravada traditions. Nevertheless, I have been immersed in the path since I was a teenager. When did you become a Buddhist and why? There wasn’t a point when I became a Buddhist, and I am still reluctant to use the label. ![]()
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