Question & Answer #101: from the Nature of Spirit to Freedom of Belief in Buddhism

Questions include: the nature of spirit; arguing about Hitler; my question lists; why I left Burma for California; virtual cause and effect; the authenticity of Mahayana; Buddhism vs. “nihilism”; rebirth after being cryogenically frozen; parallel worlds; Brian Aldiss; facing cancel culture in action; one hand clapping; Thích Nhất Hạnh; my microphone; cell phones distracting from mindfulness; Nagarjuna’s awareness of the Pali Canon; Buddhist Christianity; militant Buddhism; Buddhism vs. nihilism part 2; Ajahn Brahm’s expulsion from the Ajahn Chah tradition; the western push for female spiritual leaders; “Real” monks in different schools of Buddhism; the infamous Lion’s Roar interview; western protestant Buddhists; belief in karma; Buddhism’s success as a religion; discussing Dhamma with scientific materialists; mind and karma in enlightened beings; and freedom of belief in archaic Buddhism.

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MY BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9D
ALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-1
3rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860