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Back to SearchEpisode 99: The Painful Dance of Hope and Fear
We tend to think of hope and fear as opposites, but they are intimately entangled with one another • they are both based on our desires and our hop…
3 years, 6 months ago
Episode 98: Lighten Up
Trungpa Rinpoche often spoke about the importance of a sense of humor on the spiritual path, but what did he really mean by it? • he was obviously …
3 years, 6 months ago
Episode 97: Continual Movement, Continual Growth
Many people associate the practices of Buddhism with stillness; but actually the path of dharma is one of continual movement and growth • it's an o…
3 years, 6 months ago
Episode 96: Freeing the Senses
Continuing our discussion of the sense perceptions, and how they are connected with a subtle kind of grasping • in Buddhism we talk about the sense…
3 years, 6 months ago
Episode 95: Grabby Sense Perceptions
In Buddhism there is a lot of interest in the sense perceptions • traditionally, it is said that there are six senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, t…
3 years, 6 months ago
Episode 94: Fresh Arising
When we contemplate impermanence, we're basically looking at the facts of life • the fact is that we all die; we all have losses, sorrow and heartb…
3 years, 7 months ago
Episode 93: Contemplating Impermanence
Of all the contemplative practices of Buddhism, it is said that the contemplation of impermanence is the most useful • dealing with change isn’t ea…
3 years, 7 months ago
Episode 92: The Paramitas: Challenging the False Promise of Security
The six paramitas challenge the mistaken view that we can make ourselves secure by grasping more and more tightly • to practice the paramita of gen…
3 years, 7 months ago
Episode 91: The Prajna Paramita 2 of 2
In continuing our exploration of the prajna paramita, I'd like to focus on the inseparable trio of prajna (knowledge or wisdom), shunyata (emptiness)…
3 years, 7 months ago
Episode 90: The Prajna Paramita 1 of 2
The sixth and final paramita is the prajna paramita • the sanskrit term “prajna” means supreme knowledge—the best of knowing, the best of cognitive…
3 years, 8 months ago