Frequent Buddhist Geeks guest
Hokai Sobol interviews Buddhist scholar John Peacock (Associate Director of the
Oxford Mindfulness Center) in this episode of the Buddhist Geeks podcast. Their topic is one I have long been fascinated by - who was the Buddha, the man, the human being who was born a prince in wealth and opulence and who died a wandering teacher and enlightened being?
His background:
JOHN PEACOCK is both an academic and a Buddhist practitioner of nearly
forty years. He was initially trained in the Tibetan Gelugpa tradition
in India and subsequently spent time in Sri Lanka studying Theravada. He
has lectured in Buddhist Studies at the University of Bristol, and at
present he is Associate Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre and
teaches on the Master of Studies programme in MBCT at Oxford University.
He has been teaching meditation for over twenty five years and is a
Gaia House guiding teacher.
Peacock has a lot of talks/lectures available (for purchase and free, I believe) at the
Buddhist Publishing Group site.
by
John Peacock
Episode Description:
John Peacock is a scholar and Associate Director of The Oxford Mindfulness Centre. His studies of the earliest Buddhist writings have revealed to him a very human Buddha and a very different Buddhism than we know today.
In a conversation with Hokai Sobol, Peacock describes the historical Buddha as a very practical teacher and a radical social reformer. He cites passages of the earliest writings that describe a very human and emotional Buddha that enjoyed satire. He calls the Buddha the “First Psychologist” and relates to him as a teacher who was more interested in practical psychology than philosophy.
This is Part 1 of a 2 part series.
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