# A Skeptic's Approach to Buddhism [Feb 2024]

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Podcast: [Buddhability](https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddhability-1366820)
Published: 2026-07-24T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Download the Buddhability App Apple iOS Android It’s natural to have doubt. The key, however, is whether we use our questions as fuel to seek out answers. Confidence in the power of Buddhist practices grows with time as you see actual proof of change in your life. Today’s guest, Devesh Kumar, a medical student in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shares how he tested Buddhism to see whether her could really make his impossible dreams a reality. References: Jan. 2, 1998, World Tribune, p. 11 Hope Is a Decision, p. 5 The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 126 The Buddha in Your Mirror, pp. 207–10

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