Summary: Why Buddhism is provable is the topic of this episode. There are two things a lot of people avoid talking about, and that is politics and religion. My background and education is in Religion, so I talk about it a lot. All religions have things that they assert that cannot be proven, they must be taken by faith. The difference with Buddhism is that these unprovable things are nonessential. By nonessential things I am referring specifically to such things as reincarnation and the after-life. What is essential is meditation and that is subject to proof or disproof. Text: "But when you know for yourselves: 'These things are wholesome; these things are blameless; these things are praised by the wise; these things, if accepted and undertaken, lead to welfare and happiness,' then you should live in accordance with them.” - AN 3.65 Outline: Introduction I. The difference between belief and knowledge II. The scientific evidence supporting the benefits of mindfulness meditation III. Conduct your own personal experiment with Buddhist meditation Conclusion
