Pannobhasa Buddhism Q&A

Question & Answer #208: from Enlightened Class Struggle to the Evolution of Buddhism & Christianity

Questions include: oppression of advanced spiritual beings; what to do about Internet addiction; the ethics of buying and selling pygmy meat in the Congo; the case of Lin

Question & Answer #207: from the Mulamadhyamaka Karika to What to Do in Bodh Gaya

My apologies to Rui for overlooking his question. It was on the list but somehow I scrolled right past it. It will be answered first on the next one, insh'allah. Questio

Question & Answer #206: from Dealing with a Celibate Spouse to My Favorite Ethnic Food(?)

Questions include: what to do if one’s wife doesn’t like sex; troubles with organic evolution; more on the ethics of lying; karma as a mental state; why sobriety can be l

Question & Answer #205: from the Origin of the Universe to Correct Pronunciation of Pali

Questions include: what Buddhism says about the origin of the universe and the human race; my personal opinion on the same question; taming the animal mind; the concept o

Question & Answer #204: from the Karma of Meeting Dharma to the Dharma of Ethnic Identitarianism

Questions include: does meeting Dhamma in this life require having met it in a previous one; Right Concentration vs. self-hypnosis; are western monks LARPers; funny exper

Question & Answer #203: from Enlightened Berserkers to the Ethics of Confession

My apologies to Rui for scrolling completely over his question without noticing it: it will be answered first on the next one. Damn, and Gnostic Rocker's email wasn't inc

Question & Answer #202: from Taoist Enlightenment to Why a Buddhist Shouldn’t Convert to Catholicism

Questions include: whether Taoist enlightenment and Buddhist enlightenment are the same; the purpose of American birthright citizenship; the significance of American Inde

Question & Answer #201: from Thinking about the Future to Karma as Incidental Retribution

Questions include: should one be optimistic or realistic about the future; is one better off not thinking about the future much at all; Slavoj Zizek on introspection and

Question & Answer #200: LIVESTREAM EPISODE

My apologies to the two questioners who asked questions right as I was signing off. Your questions will be answered in the next episode next week, insh'allah. Also my apo

Question & Answer #199: from “Podlings” to Confronting “Progressive” Buddhists

Questions include: the difference between podlings and normies; the simile of the Simsapa leaves; dualism vs. non-dualism; the ecclesiastical legality of monks smoking ca

Question & Answer #198: from My Unlikely Re-ordination to Animals Benefitting from Dhamma Talks

Questions include: would I ever be ordained again; similes for Samsara; the Jain version of the five precepts; why monks are forbidden to accept uncooked grain and raw me

Question & Answer #197: from the Authenticity of Buddhist Precepts to Jungian “Anima Possession”

Questions include: whether the Buddha himself lay down the 5 and 8 precepts; a sutra about haircuts; karma, volition, and NDEs; the anarchists’ non-aggression principle;

Question & Answer #196: from Examples of Dependent Co-arising to Choosing Wise Friends

I'm not sure what the deal is with the audio this time. I checked the audio before recording and it seemed OK...anyway... Questions include: electromagnetic examples of

Question & Answer #195: from the Emergence of Consciousness to Ramana Maharshi

Questions include: how consciousness could arise from non-consciousness; the karma of eating meat etc. (revisited); earning merit from severe illnesses and other calamiti

Question & Answer #194: from the Buddha as a Catholic Saint to Confusion about Jhana

Questions include: Saint Josaphat; disturbances in the Q&A schedule; ancient Egyptian influence on Christianity; Abraham and Uriah; cosmic balance and meditative bliss; m

Question & Answer #193: from the Age of the Pali Language to When to Stop Taking “Entheogens”

Questions include: whether the earliest Pali or the Ashokan inscriptions are older; why Buddhist ethics are necessarily delusional; arguing, curiosity, and Buddhism; is B

Question & Answer #192: from Near Death Experiences to How to Get Rid of Your Money

Questions include: the ethics of “crossing the bridge” in a near death experience; how one becomes a hungry ghost; the depth of the body of water of these questions; wadi

Question & Answer #191: from Natural Law to Patterns of Memory and Karma

Questions include: my opinion on Natural Law; Natural Law in relation to Buddhist morality; Christians vs. Pagans taking over the postmodern west; the motivation of sensu

Question & Answer #190: from Why It Is Harder to Get Enlightened Now to the Benefits of Prayer

Questions include: why there are fewer enlightened beings nowadays; would the Buddha be surprised to see the current state of the world; thinking about dying; Nagarjuna’s

Question & Answer #189: from Martin Heidegger to the Nature of Perception and Volition

Questions include: thoughts on Heidegger; freeing oneself from the confines of religion; the significance of the number 84,000; doing another livestream; recollection of