{"podcast":{"title":"Learn Buddhism with Alan Peto","slug":"learn-buddhism-with-alan-peto-1507098","podcast_index_feed_id":1507098,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/44dc069c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://alanpeto.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/11452703/11452703-1684510295078-90d96d37f2bf8.jpg","author":"Alan Peto","episode_count":96,"summary":"Alan Peto hosts an informative and helpful podcast for anyone who is interested in Buddhism and beginning a Buddhist practice. Alan is a Buddhist layperson who explains Buddhism and Buddhist teachings for beginners and Westerners on his website, https://alanpeto.com. This podcast is aimed at helping those exploring Buddhism or new to Buddhism understand Buddhist teachings and practices. Contact Alan: https://alanpeto.com/contact Podcast Homepage: https://alanpeto.com/podcast Podcast Disclaimer: https://alanpeto.com/legal/podcast-disclaimer/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T04:17:59.810830+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-buddhism-with-alan-peto-1507098"},"episode":{"title":"75 - Buddhism Questions & Answers #4","slug":"75-buddhism-questions-answers-4","published_at":"2024-12-23T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-buddhism-with-alan-peto-1507098/75-buddhism-questions-answers-4","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-buddhism-with-alan-peto-1507098","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alanpeto/episodes/75---Buddhism-Questions--Answers-4-e2slgvs","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO4730223983.mp3","summary":"I'm answering your questions about Buddhism and Buddhist practice in this episode! I recently asked on social media what your questions are, and I got quite a few! This episode will be long due to the number of questions, but feel free to jump to a question if you'd like. Here are the questions: 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Is the emptiness of self any different from the emptiness of objects in the world? And if all is empty, does restraint, compassion, or ethical virtue have any meaning? 08:00 Is having a negative view on Abrahamic religions bad karma or unwholesome? How does Buddhists view the catholic faith? 15:30 Is music used in meditation practices? 18:35 Buddhist guidance on manifestation. 22:35 How can we keep our practice up when our worldly life is taking so much time/energy. 26:13 Different types of meditation. I wanna know the difference between vipassana and such 32:58 Karma 36:20 Can you be a full Buddhist and not believe in reincarnation or other realms/divine beings? 47:07 How to handle attending a temple for the first time. 51:19 The differences in levels you can attain in Buddhism! 57:59 why do so many schools of Buddhism have deities, reincarnation, metaphysical stuff. when buddha refused to talk about afterlife as it was a distraction from the present and specifically said I'm not a deity --- Contact Alan: alanpeto.com/contact Podcast Homepage: alanpeto.com/podcast Podcast Disclaimer: alanpeto.com/legal/podcast-disclaimer","meta_description":"I'm answering your questions about Buddhism and Buddhist practice in this episode! I recently asked on social media what your questions are, and I got qui…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4263,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-buddhism-with-alan-peto-1507098/episodes/75-buddhism-questions-answers-4/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-buddhism-with-alan-peto-1507098/75-buddhism-questions-answers-4.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}