Do We Need to Believe in Past & Future Lives to Become Enlightened? – Ep. 66

May 13, 2016
Do We Need to Believe in Past & Future Lives to Become Enlightened? – Ep. 66
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Do We Need to Believe in Past & Future Lives to Become Enlightened? – Ep. 66

May 13 2016 |

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Show Notes

Should we abandon traditional Buddhist views unproven by scientific materialism, labeling them antiquated and irrelevant? What would be the implications of doing so for our study and practice?

This episode is an excerpt from the thought-provoking and lively lecture “Past & Future Lives: Is Enlightenment Possible Without Them?” with Robert Thurman, given at Maitripa College in Portland, OR on April 8, 2016.

Do We Need to Believe in Past & Future Lives to Become Enlightened? - Ep. 66 Photo via Maitripa College.

Do We Need to Believe in Past & Future Lives to Become Enlightened? – Ep. 66 Photo by Maitripa College.

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