Buddhism is a Science of the Mind | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhamma Talk at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts · Feb 27, 2023 · 32m

Ajahn Dhammasiha points out that Dhamma is not something we simply have to belief, to take on blind faith. Instead, all the teachings of the Buddha are open to investigation, and can be verified in our own experience.

In fact, the Buddha himself encouraged thorough investigation of his teaching. He himself said that experiential, true knowledge is superior to faith, and he is leading us to gain this experiential knowledge.

The hallmark of true sience is that it can be reproduced: Once a scientist publishes the experiments and results of his research in a scientific magazine, other scientists…