Beyond Secularism

This talk is an invitation to begin to re-vision what it means to live a religious life in the 21st Century – in our time and place. In particular it explores the three major forms of Modern Buddhism has taken in the West: Religious Buddhism, Secular Buddhism and secular mindfulness. The talk concludes that Religious Buddhism, founded on “no-gain” Zazen and “practice/realisation” can provide the foundation for a new post-instrumental and post-salvation religious paradigm suitable for responding to the major existential challenges of our time and place.