On Being with Krista Tippett

Stephen Batchelor — Wondrous Doubt

Mar 1, 2018

52:14

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Stephen Batchelor

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Origins of Doubt and Questioning in Early Life

4min

The Importance of Buddhism in My Life

2min

The Mystical Dimensions of Tibetan Buddhism

2min

The Power of Questioning

2min

The Language of Coming Out as a Secular Buddhist

2min

The Discourses in the Life of the Buddha

3min

The Origins of the Buddha

3min

The Problem With Belief

2min

10.

The Immediacy of Mystery in Zen Buddhism

2min

11.

The Power of Questioning and Doubt

2min

12.

The Mystery of Surprise

2min

13.

Being Continues in a Moment

2min

14.

The Paradox of Non-Reactive Stillness

4min

15.

The Spirituality of Pilgrimage

3min

16.

The Dangers of Creating a New Secular Buddhism

3min

17.

The Emergence of a Buddhist Culture

4min

18.

The Faith to Doubt

2min

19.

The Paradox of Meditation on Death

4min

20.

The Faith to Doubt

2min

Stephen Batchelor’s secular Buddhism speaks to the mystery and vitality of spiritual life in every form. For him, secularism opens to doubt and questioning as a radical basis for spiritual life. Above all, he understands Buddhism without transcendent beliefs like karma or reincarnation to become something urgent to do, not to believe in.