Brew Theology Podcast

Part 2... The convo continues with Diana, starting with "feelings!" Yup. She’s a bad ass Buddhist Reverend from the Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple; you definitely don’t wanna miss episode 156 (Part 2 of 2 on "Visions of Self in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism"), friends!  Self: 1: the essential person distinct from all other persons in identity 2: a particular side of a person’s character (Merriam-Webster) Self: 1. A person’s essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action. (Oxford online dictionary) These are definitions of the ‘self’ as it is understood in the English language. Both imply a unique, individual ‘something’ that makes us who we are. By using the word ‘essential’ these definitions also seem to imply that there is some permanence to this self, an absolute core at the center of our being that goes unchanged. This unique individual is one who stands out and apart from others, the ‘self-made’, ‘self-taught’ person who ‘rides a