Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThings are Not as they Seem. . . Working with Perception
Season 1 Episode 41
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Perception is one of the Five Aggregates of Clinging and critical to our understanding of self and the world we live in. It is thro…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Buddha Walks into a Voting Booth. . .
Season 1 Episode 40
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With the upcoming election in the US we will look at politics and Buddhism. Should we allow our Buddhist ideals to influence our voti…
3 years, 6 months ago
Musk, Twitter, and Right Speech
Season 1 Episode 39
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As we record this episode, Elon Musk has recently purchased Twitter. His purchase raises all sorts of questions relevant to Buddhist …
3 years, 6 months ago
Is Fame a Route to Happiness or Suffering?
Season 1 Episode 38
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The Buddha became a pretty famous guy, but what did fame mean to him? Did he even think about it? Fame was not something he soug…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Usual Suspects-- the Five Hindrances
Season 1 Episode 37
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Doug and Jon discuss the five hindrances that the Buddha had to overcome on the night of his enlightenment. We find them not only cro…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Great Equalizer--the Buddha's Five Reflections
Season 1 Episode 36
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The Five Reflections are a teaching which confronts us directly with the realities of life. These reflections are the great equaliz…
3 years, 7 months ago
Dying Before You Die
Season 1 Episode 35
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Turning toward death through various meditation practices can be transformative and liberative. In this episode Doug and Jon discus…
3 years, 7 months ago
All of the Pleasure, None of the Clinging
Season 1 Episode 34
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People often think of Buddhism as a very austere and all about renunciation. In this episode we discuss the difference between world…
3 years, 7 months ago
Buddhism in the Natural World
Season 1 Episode 33
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Buddhism was originally practiced in the forests and it was evolving at a time when much of society was seeing itself as a separate f…
3 years, 8 months ago
Generosity- it's more than just giving
Season 1 Episode 32
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Generosity is the first instruction the Buddha would give to laypeople, it's also one of the deepest and most helpful teachings in Bu…
3 years, 8 months ago