About this episode

The episode explores whether the elimination of suffering is the ultimate goal of Buddhist practice.

Is that the goal of Buddhist practice?

People in this episode

Host: hardcorezen

Topics covered

• Buddhism
• suffering
• spiritual practice
• meditation
• philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Buddhism

Books & works: The Elimination of Suffering

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