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Why I'm Not a Buddhist

The Contemplative Science Podcast

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The Snake Rope Analogies

Buddhism is not about trying to figure out what's real in the world. Rather, it's about getting the arrows out of your heart in a way, right? That's supposed to be helping you overcome your suffering. Many teachers make statements about reality on the basis of meditative insights that I just think don't follow from the experiential insights that they've had.

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