207 - Be a Lamp Unto Yourself
6/24/202533 min
In this episode of the Secular Buddhism podcast, I explore what it means to “be a lamp unto yourself.” Drawing from personal stories, including my time teaching paragliding, and Buddhist teachings on wisdom, I reflect on the journey from seeking external guidance to cultivating trust in your own inner knowing. What does it mean to become your own teacher? How can we balance learning from others while honoring our unique path? Join me as we look beyond the teacher and into the deeper work of awakening your own wisdom.
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The Secular Buddhism Podcast is now on eightfoldpath.com with transcripts, AI chat, and more. Visit eightfoldpath.com. [gentle music] Hello, and welcome to another episode of the Secular Buddhism Podcast. This is episode number 207. I am your host, Noah Rasheta. I want to remind you, as always, that you don't need to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist. You can use what you learn to simply be a better whatever you already are. Today's episode is the audio of a Dharma talk that I gave during one of our Sunday Zoom calls. These are weekly calls that I do with podcast listeners and supporters, with members of the Secular Buddhism Podcast online community. And the audio is on the topic of wisdom. So without further ado, let's jump right into the topic for this podcast episode. The last two discussions were centered around the, um, the eightfold path, the f- the first two parts of the eightfold path with right view, right intention. And I mentioned how those two fall under the category of wisdom, uh, that y- you kind of have these split in three categories,