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163 - Sticks And Stones

Secular Buddhism

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I've Got to Defend My Name Calling

Two stories that stand out to me regarding the notion of name calling. One i've talked about before in previous podcasts, and the other, whene, i haven't. This is the story of sundari. Sundari was a female ascetic who a who lived in the time of the buddha. She belonged to a different ascetic group. Now, some of these groups were seriously threatened by the presence of the budDha and his growing group, monks and followers. And i think the reason is, like you see it to day, right? Any time you have a group that espouses any form of a thought if another thought comes along and it's different, then

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