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Deborah Jacoby

Deborah Jacoby

Author, speaker, and holistic health coach who studied at Arts Educational Schools London and writes on spiritual eating, with books including The Intimate Act of Eating and The Moral Act of Eating.

Aug 2, 2026

11:46
Mm-hmm.
11:47
Um, and I went, I used to carry a little Buddha with me 'cause I w- I'd read all of Alan Watts' books on Buddhism and I was really fascinated and was very fond and partial to Buddhism.
11:58
And the last stop that we were in was Thailand, where they had all these Buddha temples.
12:03
And they had the lying down Buddha, and the golden Buddha, and the sitting Buddha.
12:08
And, you know, I went to all of them, and I saw people bowing to all these Buddhas.
12:13
And I realized it's also idol worship.
12:16
And I threw my Buddha out, and I realized, no, no, this is not, not for me.

45 MINS LATER

57:11
Mm.
11:46
Mm-hmm.
11:47
Um, and I went, I used to carry a little Buddha with me 'cause I w- I'd read all of Alan Watts' books on Buddhism and I was really fascinated and was very fond and partial to Buddhism.
11:58
And the last stop that we were in was Thailand, where they had all these Buddha temples.
12:03
And they had the lying down Buddha and the golden Buddha and the sitting Buddha.
12:08
And, you know, I went to all of them.
12:09
And I saw people bowing to all these Buddhas.
12:13
And I realized it's also idol worship.

45 MINS LATER

57:11
Mm.

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