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Back to SearchPracticing With Language, Languaging Practice
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Jon and Doug discuss how language can both help and hinder our practice.
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A Poem That Isn’t: Buddhist Mindfulness and Ru…
19 hours ago
Finding Humor in Our Practice and the Teachings
Season 5 Episode 7
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Sometimes we take ourselves (particularly our minds) too seriously. Jon is taking stand-up comedy classes in Chicago, so he and Doug disc…
1 week ago
Realms of Existence
Season 5 Episode 6
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Jon and Doug discuss the idea of the "realms of existence" in Buddhism. What are they, and how can we work with them?
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2 weeks ago
Engaging in Compassion: A Chat with Ben Connelly of the Minnesota Zen Center
Season 5 Episode 5
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How do we manifest peace and compassion in the face of state brutality? Jon and Doug discuss with their special guest Ben Connelly, guidin…
3 weeks ago
How Much is Too Much . . . News! Guarding the Sense Doors
Season 5 Episode 4
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The news nowadays can be overwhelming. Jon and Doug discuss ways we can practice with it, and some tips from Buddhism that can help us wit…
1 month ago
Walking as Practice: The Buddhist Peace Walk
Season 5 Episode 3
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Jon and Doug discuss the Buddhist peace walk from Texas to DC that is underway now. How can it inspire us in our practice?
Walk for Peace B…
1 month ago
Investigating Investigation
Season 5 Episode 2
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Jon and Doug discuss the role of "investigation" in our practice, one of the key factors of enlightenment or awakening. What are we actua…
1 month, 1 week ago
Taking Refuge in a New Year
Season 5 Episode 1
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Refuge is an evergreen topic in our practice. How can reorienting ourselves towards refuge help in the new year?
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
Finding a Teacher, Relating to Teachers, Being a Teacher
Season 4 Episode 20
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In this episode, Jon and. Doug discuss different styles of teaching meditation and dharma; how to find a teacher, and what it means to be …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Practicing Kindness with Guest Bodhipaksa
Season 4 Episode 19
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Jon and Doug discuss practicing kindness and elements of the other Brahmavihāras with their guest Bodhipakṣa, who has a new book out: The …
3 months ago