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Season 4 Episode 2
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Jon has been on pilgrimage in India over the last few weeks. He reports in about all he's been experiencing at various Buddhist and o…
1 year, 3 months ago
It's About Time in Buddhism
Season 4 Episode 1
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How do we perceive time, and what can we learn from Buddhist teachings about it? How do we frame the past and the future, not to ment…
1 year, 4 months ago
Dharma Chat with Stephen Fulder-- Practicing in Challenging Times
Season 3 Episode 39
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Jon and Doug have a wide-ranging chat with the dharma teacher and peace activitist, Stephen Fulder, founder of Tovana, the Israel Ins…
1 year, 5 months ago
Refuge in Practice: Self or Sangha?
Season 3 Episode 38
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What is the role of community in our practice? The sangha is one of the traditional three refuges or jewels of Buddhism. The Buddha a…
1 year, 5 months ago
Investigation, Energy, and Joy
Season 3 Episode 37
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Three key aspects of the seven enlightenment factors are investigation, energy, and joy. What are they, and how can we touch them in …
1 year, 5 months ago
Conscious of Consciousness
Season 3 Episode 36
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The final aggregate in the set of five is consciousness. What is meant by consciousness/ As an aggregate of clinging, when does it g…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sankharas, What Are They? Volitional Formations/Constructions/etc.?
Season 3 Episode 35
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In Buddhism the root of karmic action is in sankharas, a word with many uses in the dharma. As we practice, we can see the sankharas…
1 year, 6 months ago
Bringing Our Practice to an Unwanted Outcome
Season 3 Episode 34
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Two days after the US Election, Doug and Jon discuss how they are handling the results. They also discuss how our practice can suppor…
1 year, 6 months ago
Talkin' 'bout feeling (Vedana)
Season 3 Episode 33
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Feeling tone, the pleasure or pain we take in experience, is a central part of dharma. As an aggregate, a foundation of mindfulness,…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Aggregate of Form: Body and World
Season 3 Episode 32
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Doug and Jon continue to explore the Five Aggregates of Clinging (to self) and this week explore Form. How do we cling to form and…
1 year, 6 months ago