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Back to SearchEpisode 49: Fresh Start
We never know day to day what we will have to face; some days are smooth, but other days we feel completely overwhelmed • but there is always a cha…
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 48: Refraining from Harm
In buddhism the principle of refraining from harm is not about heavy-handed moralism • it’s based on mindfulness and awareness: noticing what cause…
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 47: Four Supports for Right Action
Post-meditation practice focuses on how we mix the dharma with the challenges of everyday life • the four supports for right action provide guideli…
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 46: Noticing and Questioning
So much of what happens on the Buddhist path depends on what we notice and what we question • the Buddha’s path to enlightenment began with noticin…
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 45: An Unfolding Path, continued
The idea of being on a path is a deeply positive one: instead of just trying to get through the day, the ups and downs of life become a pathway • i…
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 44: An Unfolding Path
Buddhism is referred to as a path or a journey because it’s not just a tradition we belong to, it’s something we do—it’s a personal path that we crea…
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 43: Three Gates of Liberation
In the buddhist teachings, body, speech, and mind are referred to as the three gates of liberation • these three gates are connecting points, or po…
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 42: Three Bowls, continued
In the previous episode we looked at the analogy of the three bowls (the upside down bowl, the cracked bowl, and the bowl laced with poison), and con…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 41: Three Bowls
In Buddhism there is a lot of discussion about fixed views, which are traditionally described as a pairing of fixation (being stuck in our own partic…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 40: Atmosphere of Discipline
Discipline is what grounds meditation and study and connects them with our activities in the world • the Buddha said discipline should be like tuni…
4 years, 7 months ago