Dharma Practice and Language

Can I really practice dharma in my own language? Won’t something get lost in translation? What language did the Buddha actually speak?

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Rebel Buddha is fomenting a global uprising

Editions will be published in Italian, German, French, and Dutch. A spoken-word version will be released by Audible.com.  Translations into other languages are coming.

Backpacking East to West

How important is it to get free of the Asian baggage we may have picked up along with our meditation practice? How can we tell if we’re clinging to the familiar for its own sake, or if we’re revering the truth? How do we evolve a Buddhism that works for Westerners without creating new obstacles for ourselves?

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