Episode 3 :: Interreligious Symposium

by Ted Meissner, Published on February 7, 2010, with 0 Comments

Interreligious Symposium

In the first fully functional Secular Buddhist podcast, we talk about why we’re checking into Buddhism without its rich religious historical context. We’ll also hear a segment from a recent Interreligious Symposium asking the question, “Meditation: Buddhist and Christian, Is There a Common Ground?”, and more.

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Web Links

Minnesota Zen Meditation Center
Secularizing Buddhism–Making it Accessible or Stripping the Roots?
U.S. Religious Landscape Survey
American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) 2008
Bethel University Interreligious Symposia
Killing the Buddha
Logic and Logical Fallacies on SkepticWiki
Juniper — buddhist training for modern life

Music for This Episode

The music heard in the middle of the podcast is from the Chikuzen Shakuhachi Series, Volume 1, courtesy of Tai Hei Shakuhachi. The tracks used in this episode are:

Track 6 :: Esashi Oiwake
Track 7 :: Kumoihishi

About the Author (Author Profile)

Ted Meissner is the Executive Director of the Secular Buddhist Association, host of the SBA's official podcast The Secular Buddhist, and is on the Advisory Board for the Spiritual Naturalist Society. His background is in the Zen and Theravada traditions, he is a regular speaker on interfaith panel discussions, and is interested in examining the evolution of contemplative practice in contemporary culture.