Friday, December 31, 2010

Buddhist Geeks, 201: Pragmatic Buddhism (Ken McLeod)

Cool - Ken McLeod has done so much for Buddhism in America.

Buddhist Geeks 201: Pragmatic Buddhism

BG 201: Pragmatic Buddhism

27. Dec, 2010 by Ken McLeod

Episode Description:

We’re joined this week by Buddhist teacher, Ken McLeod, to explore an approach he has coined “Pragmatic Buddhism.” We explore his early Buddhist training, which included 2 back-to-back 3-year retreats, completed under the guidance of Ven. Kalu Rinpoche. He describes this period as part boarding school, prison, and seminary. He shares why it was such a huge culture shock coming out of that traditional training, and ties that in with the way Buddhism has evolved in various cultures up to this point. Ken goes on to share 4 ways that he has adapted his own teaching style to reflect our culture, touching on issues of translation, power, questioning, and the meaning of practice itself.

This is part 1 of a two-part series. Listen to part 2 (airing next week).

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