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Special Episode: Sam Harris & Meditation is all you need
Decoding the Gurus
Do Buddhist Traditions Have Supernatural Elements?
Buddhism is a super complex, multifaceted things with lots of different sects. There are elements that you can take and apply to modern life which may seem more transcendent than their rivalries with spcific factions. But in large part you're just choosing that on your preference because they do have supernatural elements. The early buddhist traditions were significantly focused on venerating relics of the buddha - this was an important part of the practice of communities. And so i ibviously want to say that there's nothing wrong with doing that. But what what i would regard as the more intellectually rigorous way is to recognize that that's what you're doing.
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