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Podcast: Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
Episode: Episode 102 - What makes one wise? (According to Buddha)
Description: What truly makes a person wise? Buddha answered this succinctly in the verse from the Dhammapada we examine during this episode. It is not merely one who talks about the dharma, he says, or that can wax philosophical on the teachings. Rather, it is a person that embodies three attributes…  He is not just if he decides a case arbitrarily; the wise man should decide after considering both what is right and what is wrong.  The wise man who decides not arbitrarily but in accordance with the law is one...