Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Why Poison Was Basically The Buddha)

About this episode

This episode explores the nature of suffering and compassion through the lens of spirituality and the teachings of Douglas Harding.

What goes up must come down, and for the spiritual seeker, that pendulation is one of the most specific and painful flavors of suffering there is. This Friday Zen LIVE from YouTube explores why the ups and downs are the same no-thing, what natural compassion looks like when you never practiced or play-acted it, Douglas Harding's headless way, and much more. ⁠Contact form, videos, links, and all the things here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Zubin Damania

Topics covered

• spirituality
• suffering
• compassion
• Buddhism
• self-awareness

Keywords

• spiritual seeker
• pendulation
• natural compassion
• headless way
• Buddha

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Every Rose Has Its Thorn

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