What is Buddhism? More precisely, what does it mean to be “Buddhist?” Perhaps surprisingly, potential answers to this vary greatly whether one approaches Buddhism from a theoretical or a practical framework. Roughly representing these approaches respectively, Dr. Mark Webb and newcomer Sebastian Bentkowski joined me to explore, compare, and contrast. Does a dog have Buddha-nature? The answer might surprise you. Have a listen!

Show Notes

• Japanese Zen Buddhist Philosophy – Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Can Bullet Hell Games Be Meditative? – PBS Idea Channel
• Flow – Wikipedia
• Zoltan Szabo
• Slavoj Žižek – Wikipedia
• Dr. Mark Webb – Texas Tech University