Did the Buddha Believe in "Progress"?

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We live in a world that strives for progress. What does early Buddhism have to say about it? We'll consider two views of progress, how the Buddhist path aligns with them, and what it might really mean to "progress" along the Path. 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: https://www.patreon.com/dougsseculardharma 🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma 📙 Check out my book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: https://digginthedharma.com/ ✅ Videos mentioned: Buddhism and Ambition -- https://youtu.be/DF4rdQ7FRFY Aspiration vs. Craving - A Buddhist Guide to Contentment and Ambition -- https://youtu.be/dcJ-2iKdS0I What Does It Mean to Be a Stream-Enterer in Early Buddhism? -- https://youtu.be/_hCmTyYiLVk ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/an10.106/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/an10.186/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/an8.53/en/sujato Webpage: https://www.dougsdharma.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlinedharmainstitute/ Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@dougsdharma Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougsdharma/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dougsdharma Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dougsdharma.bsky.social Thumbnail image courtesy of himmlisch from Pixabay. ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (6) Omar John Oborne Debbie Mattison Ron Peat Michael S. Kearns Anne Matthew Smith Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik Michael Scherrer khobe schofield Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Sonny Flink Steve Marlor Joy L Lee Andrew Tom Anthony Tucker Karlee R Ethan M Billy in Singapore Olivia Otter Carl Lennartson xiao mao Jeff Harvey Andrew Ingrouille Kenneth Grandc