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Back to SearchLearning How to Respond Appropriately to Tough Situations
Season 1 Episode 17
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We'll discuss a recent example of self-immolation, as well as difficulties some of the Buddha's senior disciples had with serious illness.…
3 years, 9 months ago
Being an Investigative Reporter of Our Own Experience!
Season 1 Episode 16
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In the Seven Factors of Awakening- one of the maps in the early teachings- Investigation is the second factor after Mindfulness. Doug and…
3 years, 9 months ago
So Many Ways to See: The Buddhist Maps for Liberating the Mind
Season 1 Episode 15
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In the early Buddhist teachings there are many, many lists! Quite a few of these provide different ways of exploring our experience. The…
3 years, 10 months ago
Why do I Take Things so Personally? - More on Non-Self
Season 1 Episode 14
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We'll discuss how the practice and realization of non-self in Buddhism helps us see through We don’t know about you, but seems like most o…
3 years, 10 months ago
Who Am I Really? The Buddha's teaching on Non-Self
Season 1 Episode 13
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Doug and Jon start a conversation on one of the most misunderstood and yet probably the most important of the Buddha’s teachings. The tea…
3 years, 10 months ago
Dukkha: I Can't Get No Satisfaction!
Season 1 Episode 12
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Dukkha: unsatisfactoriness, suffering, or just untranslated it's the difficulty that we find in our lives. We'll discuss how it's understo…
3 years, 10 months ago
How Our Lives Change
Season 1 Episode 11
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In this episode we'll discuss anicca or change and impermanence, how it effects our lives. Doug's recent experience with a house fire will…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ignorance---It's not what you think!
Season 1 Episode 10
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The last of the three poisons and the root of all dukkha.
What is ignorance in Buddhism and how does it harm us?
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3 years, 11 months ago
How Does Anger Show Up in Our Lives
Season 1 Episode 9
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Anger, ill-will, hatred. What does the Buddha teach us about this and how does it change the way we deal with these powerful emotions.
The…
3 years, 11 months ago
Who Are You Calling Greedy?
Season 1 Episode 8
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How does greed-- or desire-- arising in our lives? It's subtler than we think. What is greed, what are its effects, and how should we loo…
3 years, 11 months ago