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Podcast: Be Here Now Network
Episode: Ep. 531 - The Buddhist And The Ethicist With Peter Singer
Description: Philosopher, author, and activist Peter Singer joins Raghu to chat about his new book, The Buddhist and the Ethicist.
Pick up your copy of Peter Singer’s book HERE
This week on Mindrolling, Peter and Raghu have a comprehensive conversation on:
Singer’s coming of age in the 60’s
The background of Venerable Shih Chao-Hwei
The ethical outlook of utilitarianism
Examining the consequences of our actions
The problems that come with not thinking about the future
The Bodhisattva tradition
Bhakti Yoga and merging with the supreme being
Having compassion for those that suffer, human and non-human
Looking at theories of human...