Paths of Practice with Douglas McLean

Douglas McLean is the author of the blog "Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Buddhism, Japanese culture and History all in one!" For more information about Doug and his blogs, please visit the links below:https://nembutsu.cc/https://100poets.com/We discussed:*The beginnings of the "Gleanings in Buddha-Fields" blog, Rinzai Zen, and identifying how Japanese and English translations of Buddhist texts can differ from each other in emphasis*The Shushōgi and the need for more manual-like texts that offer lay Buddhist practices for daily life*Absorbing Buddhist teachings rather than trying to do Buddhism "correctly" and the Lotus Sutra*Never staying still on the path, attending to the occasional crisis of faith, and branching out to explore the variety of Buddhisms out there*And the importance of not being complacent and to push yourself to keep learning