06. Imperfect Buddha Podcast: on the limits of Secular Buddhism, on Buddhism & academia by The Imperfect Buddha Podcast published on 2015-10-19T08:10:06Z In this episode, Stuart starts with a short interview of Ian Lawton, documentary film maker, and they look at his latest project The Dharma Bum. We then get stuck into a discussion of the academic world of Buddhist Studies and Secular Buddhism, exploring the role academia can play in informing Buddhist practice. We also look at the potential limitations of Secular Buddhism in its guise as Protestant Buddhism and end by making recommendations on where to go next in order to be enlightened by the more accessible academics. It probably sounds less fun than it actually is bu in the process Matthew invents some wacky theories and Stuart finally sounds professional, so that has to be a plus. Episode 5.2 will feature an interview with Jayarava, self-defined feral scholar, as a follow up and hopefully he will set us both straight on the role of academia in enlightening Buddhists. Enjoy and leave feedback, criticisms, complaints and observations at our Facebook page, Twitter feed. Show notes and links found here: http://posttraditionalbuddhism.com Genre Buddhism Podcast Comment by The Imperfect Buddha Podcast @r72rock: Appreciate the kind words there. Thank you 2015-10-29T08:19:29Z Comment by Robert Stefanic Great talk. This is currently the only Buddhist Podcast that I listen to. You guys have good serious discussions that are just unparalleled in my opinion. Keep it up. I'm very much looking forward to your up coming installment with Jayarava. Cheers. :) 2015-10-28T23:34:27Z Comment by The Imperfect Buddha Podcast @user-542418402: Thanks for your comment. It would be interstign to hear from those who are combining secular with the Mahayana and Vajrayana and to what degree if any they are reforming those two streams in western Buddhism. 2015-10-21T10:52:32Z Comment by User 542418402 Well done, guys, glad to see active questioning of what we're finding in Buddhism. One thing to consider on Secular Buddhism is that it's not monolithic; Stephen's approach is as you described, seeking what may have been closer to Gotama's original teachings, and others who aren't quite as concerned with that, but are more interested in exploring what works within contemporary culture. Overall, nice work, eager for more. 2015-10-21T03:46:13Z
