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It-with-a-Capital-I: The Zen Version of God
It-with-a-Capital-I: The Zen Version of God
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
Zen Buddhism is a non-theistic religious tradition. However, it's not entirely correct to say that there is no God in Zen. While we don’t conceive of, or worship, an omnipotent personification of the Divine, at the heart of our tradition is the teaching that reality itself is luminous, precious, and infused with compassion. We don’t ascribe an agenda, personality, or gender to That-Which-Is-Greater, but we long to live in harmony with It, and personally experience intimacy with It. These longings infuse our spiritual practice with meaning.
Released:
Mar 30, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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