Dale S. Wright's guest appearances

Dale S. Wright

New Books in Buddhist Studies

New Books in Religion

New Books in Religion & Faith

New Books in Global Ethics and Politics

New Books Network

The Imperfect Buddha Podcast

In Conversation: An OUP Podcast

Sam van Schaik

Ann Gleig

Kurtis R. Schaeffer

Max Oidtmann

Ilana Maymind

Justin Thomas

Stuart Young

Geoffrey Barstow

Ronald E. Purser

Janna R. White

Thomas Borchert

Neela Bhattacharya Saxena

Joshua Esler

Winton Higgins

Takeshi Morisato

OwlTail

Dale S. Wright is distinguished Professor of Religion at Occidental College in Los Angeles. He is author of The Six Perfections: Buddhism &amp; the Cultivation of Character, and Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism. He is also coeditor with Steven Heine of The Koan: Text and Context in Zen Buddhism, The Zen Canon: Textual Foundations of Zen Buddhism, Zen Classics: Formative Texts in the History of Zen Buddhism, and Zen Ritual: Studies of Zen Buddhist Theory in Practice. More importantly for our podcast, Dale is author of 'What is Buddhist Enlightenment?' A text that forms the basis for a good chunk of our conversation. We explore the notion of enlightenment in Buddhism and in particular the pluralism of definitions, a secular reframing of the thing, how western philosophy challenges Buddhist notions of enlightenment, myth and myths that are encased in different interpretations of enlightenment. As with so many of our podcast conversations, this one heads off into places unknown, exploring questions, reflections, intuitions and interesting ground that we hope you will find as stimulating as we did. LinksO'Connell Coaching: https://oconnellcoaching.comPost-Traditional Buddhism: https://posttraditionalbuddhism.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/imperfectbuddhaTwitter: twitter.com/ImperfectbuddhaMusicAsk Her Out: https://askherout.bandcamp.com/releases

Dale S. Wright is distinguished Professor of Religion at Occidental College in Los Angeles. He is author of The Six Perfections: Buddhism &amp; the Cultivation of Character, and Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism. He is also coeditor with Steven Heine of The Koan: Text and Context in Zen Buddhism, The Zen Canon: Textual Foundations of Zen Buddhism, Zen Classics: Formative Texts in the History of Zen Buddhism, and Zen Ritual: Studies of Zen Buddhist Theory in Practice. More importantly for our podcast, Dale is author of 'What is Buddhist Enlightenment?' A text that forms the basis for a good chunk of our conversation. We explore the notion of enlightenment in Buddhism and in particular the pluralism of definitions, a secular reframing of the thing, how western philosophy challenges Buddhist notions of enlightenment, myth and myths that are encased in different interpretations of enlightenment. As with so many of our podcast conversations, this one heads off into places unknown, exploring questions, reflections, intuitions and interesting ground that we hope you will find as stimulating as we did. Links O'Connell Coaching: <a href="https://oconnellcoaching.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://oconnellcoaching.com</a> Post-Traditional Buddhism: <a href="https://posttraditionalbuddhism.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://posttraditionalbuddhism.com</a> Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/imperfectbuddha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/imperfectbuddha</a> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/Imperfectbuddha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/Imperfectbuddha</a> Music Ask Her Out: <a href="https://askherout.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://askherout.bandcamp.com/releases</a>

39. IBP: Dale S. Wright on Buddhist Enlightenment

The words “Buddhism” and “enlightenment” are, at least in the West, tightly connected. “Everyone” knows that the goal–or at least one of the goals–of Buddhist practice is “enlightenment.” But what the heck is “enlightenment,” exactly? It’s a tough question, but Dale S. Wright takes it on in his aptly named book What is Buddhist Enlightenment? (Oxford University Press, 2016). Using a kind of Zen approach (my characterization, not his), Wright doesn’t slice and dice the concept in order to come up with some Platonic ideal of “enlightenment.” You won’t find any pithy definition of the idea in the pages of this book. Rather, you’ll discover a wide-ranging exploration of “Buddhist enlightenment”–what it has meant, what it now means, and what it might and even should mean in the future. Buddhists teach that everything is changing all the time, like it or not. So it is, Wright argues, with “Buddhist enlightenment.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

The words “Buddhism” and “enlightenment” are, at least in the West, tightly connected. “Everyone” knows that the goal–or at least one of the goals–of Buddhist practice is “enlightenment.” But what the heck is “enlightenment,” exactly? It’s a tough question, but <a href="http://www.oxy.edu/faculty/dale-wright" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dale S. Wright</a> takes it on in his aptly named book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0190622598/?tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What is Buddhist Enlightenment?</a> (Oxford University Press, 2016). Using a kind of Zen approach (my characterization, not his), Wright doesn’t slice and dice the concept in order to come up with some Platonic ideal of “enlightenment.” You won’t find any pithy definition of the idea in the pages of this book. Rather, you’ll discover a wide-ranging exploration of “Buddhist enlightenment”–what it has meant, what it now means, and what it might and even should mean in the future. Buddhists teach that everything is changing all the time, like it or not. So it is, Wright argues, with “Buddhist enlightenment.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion</a>

Dale S. Wright, “What is Buddhist Enlightenment?” (Oxford UP, 2016)

The words “Buddhism” and “enlightenment” are, at least in the West, tightly connected. “Everyone” knows that the goal–or at least one of the goals–of Buddhist practice is “enlightenment.” But what the heck is “enlightenment,” exactly? It’s a tough question, but Dale S. Wright takes it on in his aptly named book What is Buddhist Enlightenment? (Oxford University Press, 2016). Using a kind of Zen approach (my characterization, not his), Wright doesn’t slice and dice the concept in order to come up with some Platonic ideal of “enlightenment.” You won’t find any pithy definition of the idea in the pages of this book. Rather, you’ll discover a wide-ranging exploration of “Buddhist enlightenment”–what it has meant, what it now means, and what it might and even should mean in the future. Buddhists teach that everything is changing all the time, like it or not. So it is, Wright argues, with “Buddhist enlightenment.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/buddhist-studies

The words “Buddhism” and “enlightenment” are, at least in the West, tightly connected. “Everyone” knows that the goal–or at least one of the goals–of Buddhist practice is “enlightenment.” But what the heck is “enlightenment,” exactly? It’s a tough question, but <a href="http://www.oxy.edu/faculty/dale-wright" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dale S. Wright</a> takes it on in his aptly named book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0190622598/?tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What is Buddhist Enlightenment?</a> (Oxford University Press, 2016). Using a kind of Zen approach (my characterization, not his), Wright doesn’t slice and dice the concept in order to come up with some Platonic ideal of “enlightenment.” You won’t find any pithy definition of the idea in the pages of this book. Rather, you’ll discover a wide-ranging exploration of “Buddhist enlightenment”–what it has meant, what it now means, and what it might and even should mean in the future. Buddhists teach that everything is changing all the time, like it or not. So it is, Wright argues, with “Buddhist enlightenment.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/buddhist-studies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/buddhist-studies</a>