41 - Faith in Buddhism

Learn Buddhism with Alan Peto

Do you need to have blind faith in Buddhism?  Faith in things you can't prove such as karma, rebirth, samsara, etc.?  This is one of the most often-asked questions (and concerns) about Westerners exploring or entering Buddhism for the first time.  The short answer is that we have faith in Buddhism, but it isn't what you expect.  However, faith is a crucial component of the path in Buddhism in order to make progress and understand why we practice.  Learn more in this episode!

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Do you need to have blind faith in Buddhism?  Faith in things you can't prove such as karma, rebirth, samsara, etc.?  This is one of the most often-asked questions (and concerns) about Westerners exploring or entering Buddhism for the first time.  The short answer is that we have faith in Buddhism, but it isn't what you expect.  However, faith is a crucial component of the path in Buddhism in order to make progress and understand why we practice.  Learn more in this episode!

Contact Alan: alanpeto.com/contact
Podcast Homepage: alanpeto.com/podcast
Podcast Disclaimer: alanpeto.com/legal/podcast-disclaimer

2023-01-09 21 min
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