In this podcast Professor Thurman gives a brief history of the re-discovery of Buddhism and how this encounter with the West has often led to misconceptions & misrepresentation of it's concepts of Theism. Includes questions from retreat participants about Non-Violence & the definition of what a Buddhist society consists of. 

This podcast is apart of the ‘Buddhism 101’ Series using classic teachings from the Robert Thurman archive to elucidate basic concepts of the tradition.

Recorded at the 2008 Hiking in the Catskills Retreat at Menla, Phoenicia, New York.