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Scott Hunt's Seaworthy Dream In Two Parts

A thirty-four-year-old dharma teacher provides a daring look at some old obstacles and new opportunities that attend seeding Buddha-dharma in the West.Scott Hunt

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© Newark MuseumA growing number of Westerners, whether they identify themselves as Buddhist or not, are discovering that Buddhism is a highly effective means of dealing with life's great complexities.

Yet Buddha-dharma has come to the West in many different languages and systems, not in a single, problem-free, plug-and-play package. There are several characteristics of Buddhist religion as it is put into practice that, I believe, threaten to undermine the heart of Buddhist philosophy. While we applaud the growth of Buddhism in America, we should also take time to weed out mistakes that our Asian brothers and sisters have made along the path. It is a classic opportunity for the disciples to surpass their teachers—something toward which all great masters aspire.

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