2 excerpts, 7:30 total duration
Thanksgiving Retreat 2010, Session 3 – Nov. 22, 2010
9. “A devoted practitioner over many years, a friend of mine, decided to call herself an atheist. Although Buddhism is over, she kept her shrine. Can beginning dementia erase something that was so important to her? This is worrisome if this could happen.” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Buddhist identity] [Atheism/agnosticism] [Sickness] // [Spiritual friendship] [Kamma]
Madison Insight Retreat 2023, Session 2 – Oct. 14, 2023
11. “Can you be a Buddhist and yet an I-don’t-know agnostic about reincarnation?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Buddhist identity] [Rebirth ] [Atheism/agnosticism] // [Faith] [Merit] [Kamma]
Sutta: MN 60: The Safe Bet