The Knowledge That Can't Be Overpowered: Socrates & the Buddha

We've all "known better" and slipped up anyway. But what if that's proof we never really knew? Socrates argued real knowledge can't be overpowered: and early Buddhism made it a practice. There's knowing about what's good for us, and the knowing that changes what we want to do. 🧡 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 📖 Index of all my videos: https://dougs-dharma.github.io/dougs-dharma-index/ ✅ Sutta & sources: - MN 19, Two Kinds of Thought ( https://suttacentral.net/mn19/en/sujato - Plato, Protagoras / Meno / Gorgias (Perseus): https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0178 - Plato, Complete Works (Cooper, ed.) ) https://amzn.to/4fPsQix ✅ Related videos: - Why You Don't Do What You Know You Should ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyMhA6UZZJ4 - Can You Practice Buddhism by Studying It? (Anālayo) ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oT04eft43o - Do You Really Understand What Wisdom Is? ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ger9h33r8Lk - The Myth of Privileged Epistemology ) [link] - Knowledge and Wisdom: What's the Deal?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFcP0ZnqHSQ 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 Assistance from Claude models. ❤️ Thanks to all Patreon Patrons! Note: as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you mak