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The Secular-Traditional Divide Examined: Four Guys Talk Dhamma | Roundtable with Clear Mountain Monastery

Season 4 Episode 18

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This week is a special episode, recorded thanks to Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho at Clear Mountain Monastery. Our conversation touched on…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Devas, Nagas, Yakkhas, a Halloween Episode

Season 4 Episode 17

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It's Halloween as Jon and Doug record their episode, so the discussion is about the supernatural beings in Buddhism, their history, how th…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Getting Lost in Our Stories

Season 4 Episode 16

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Mental proliferation or "papañca" is one key way the mind works overtime to keep us agitated and stressed out. Jon and Doug discuss how we…

4 months ago

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Knowing Equanimity Without Falling Into Indifference

Season 4 Episode 15

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In many respects our practice aims towards equanimity. But if we force it, we may end up in indifference instead. Jon and Doug discuss the…

5 months ago

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Bringing Our Practice to the Hospital

Season 4 Episode 14

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Practice can often be most helpful when things in our life go sideways. Jon and Doug discuss practice in the context of doctors, dentists,…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Approaching Meditation

Season 4 Episode 13

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What are we doing when we "meditate"? It seems like there are so many different styles and approaches. Jon and Doug discuss ways to frame …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Many Paths, One Destination. . Working with Different Traditions

Season 4 Episode 12

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There are many different approaches to practice within Buddhism, not to mention outside of Buddhism. How can we work with these different …

7 months, 1 week ago

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The Dharma of Independence (Day)

Season 4 Episode 11

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With the US holiday of July 4th upon us, Jon and Doug discuss dependence, independence, what freedom really means, and how to practice tow…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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Gladdening the Mind

Season 4 Episode 10

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The actual instruction to "gladden" the mind is sdd in the Anapanasati (Mindfulness of In and Out Breathing) Sutta, in the third tetrad ab…

8 months ago

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Letting Go Is Hard to Do

Season 4 Episode 9

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The second noble truth addresses the cause of Dukkha (suffering) as our nature to cling to our desires (or push away that which we don't w…

8 months, 1 week ago

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