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Podcast: Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
Episode: Episode 173 - How to begin the path to Nirvana
Description: How do we start the path to enlightenment? After the Buddha attained enlightenment, he spent 45 years walking from place to place to give teachings. Buddha always tailored his teachings to reach people from all walks of life, religions, and social status. For some, he suggested focusing on emptiness; for others, loving-kindness or moral discipline. To those newly embarked on the spiritual path, he said, "This is the beginning (of the practice leading to Nirvana): control of the senses, contentment, and restraint according to the Fundamental Precepts. Associate with good friends, who are energetic and whose livelihood is pure." <...