Are We Fundamentally Good? with Dr. Jan Willis

In this episode, I have one of my heroes back for a third time. Dr. Jan Willis is an extraordinary Buddhist scholar and practitioner and today she's talking with me about the question, Are we fundamentally good? Buddhism sometimes seems quite depressing with its focus on suffering and death. But at the core of Buddhism is the idea that in fact, our nature is fundamentally good. Is there any evidence for this? And if so, how do we come to see it? Listen to my interview with Dr. Willis to hear the answers to these questions, and whether we might even come to see the good in someone as destructive as Vladimir Putin.Episode 140: Are We Fundamentally Good? with Dr. Jan WillisThis week, watch two special events in New York City to talk about How to Train a Happy Mind, with musician and artist Laurie Anderson, and  DJ Spooky. Our new online community also launches this week, Train a Happy Mind with live meditations for all the topics from the book. Go to skepticspath.org for more details on the book events and our new community. I look forward to seeing you there!Support the Show.