Personal Growth — March 20, 2012

Kadam Morten: How Buddhism Differs From Judeo-Christian Religions

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Kadam Morten Clausen is a Buddhist teacher in the New Kadampa tradition, a modern, Western tradition grounded in Tibetan Buddhism. Here he discusses how Buddhism differs from the Judeo-Christian religions.

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