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May 31, 2010

Buddhism Without, You Know, Buddhism

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There's a profile of Jack Kornfield in the Los Angeles Times . Kornfield has been a guiding light of western Buddhism for many years.

Buddhism Without, You Know, Buddhism

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There's a profile of Jack Kornfield in the Los Angeles Times. Kornfield has been a guiding light of western Buddhism for many years.

In the profile, Kornfield says,

"More and more, we're teaching meditation not as a religious activity but as a support for living a wise and healthy and compassionate inner life," Kornfield said recently. "A number of the people I teach don't consider themselves Buddhists, which is absolutely fine with me. It's much better to become a Buddha than a Buddhist."

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Buddhism Without, You Know, Buddhism originally appeared on About.com Buddhism on Monday, May 31st, 2010 at 14:39:03.

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