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After defining what religion essentially is, Sangharakshita concludes that a religious life is for the minority who wish to follow a path of 'higher evolution'.
Talk given in 1966.
This talk is part of the series Introducing Buddhism.
| 1. | Seeing the teachings afresh (13:10) | |
| 2. | What do we mean by 'religion'? (6:22) | |
| 3. | Man in relation to himself, other men, and Ultimate Reality. (6:17) | |
| 4. | What do we mean by 'necessary'? (6:40) | |
| 5. | Modern man is irreligious more in appearance than in reality (10:55) | |
| 6. | To what or to whom is religion necessary? (7:33) | |
| 7. | Becoming whole, relating to others and to Ultimate Reality as a matter of life and death (6:57) |
Total running time: 57:54
