TALKS

Buddhism and Science: Societal and Personal Implications

November 15, 2020 

In this talk, Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner shares and comments on the Buddhist approach to life which is very needed today. It’s not a philosophical or religious approach, but has to do with the unfolding of life, society, and the sustaining of our planet.

Fred shares with us the Buddha's teachings from the Kalama Sutta. In the Kalama Sutta the Buddha has given us a template for life.  The Buddha has given us tools based on direct observation and direct experience.

Fred encourages us to ask ourselves "Are we willing to accept the facts? Who do we believe? With so many saying so many different things, how can I know what to believe? How do we know what is true?"

Are we willing to check ourselves against reality? Do I live in reality, or in my interpretation of reality?  Do I base my life on the facts?

We need to have a willingness to live in reality. We can ask ourselves, in my own life, how much do I operate from reality over beliefs? We need to touch reality and life deeply and directly.

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