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"Things Aren't as the Seem , Nor are they Otherwise*"-- Perception and Mis-Perception

Season 3 Episode 31

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Jon and Doug discuss perception and how it's mediated by past experience and the stories we tell. How does it become misperception? H…

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The Fetter of Conceit

Season 3 Episode 30

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How does our concept of ourselves and others create suffering?  What would it be like to soften this "conceit of self".  Understandin…

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Disenchantment: It's not really what it sounds like, or is it?

Season 3 Episode 29

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The Buddhist attitude of "nibbidā" or "disenchantment"/"disgust" is central to the early teaching. What is it and how can it help us …

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A Buddhist View on Forgiveness

Season 3 Episode 28

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Doug and Jon discuss what forgiveness means in the contact of Buddhism.  Is it Buddhist?  It's a powerful and important practice but …

1 year, 8 months ago

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The Buddha in the Voting Booth 2024

Season 3 Episode 27

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Doug has Covid, Jon has a bad microphone, but they're chatting about the Buddha and voting anyway, as well as Buddhist practice and v…

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Is Meditation Dangerous?

Season 3 Episode 26

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A recent podcast series at the Financial Times discussed serious problems several meditators have had at one popular ten-day Vipassan…

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Renunciation

Season 3 Episode 25

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With Jon's impending move to Chicago Jon and Doug discuss the beneficial practice of renunciation. What do we really need?

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1 year, 9 months ago

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The Value of Silence

Season 3 Episode 24

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Silence is so important to Buddhist practice. Jon and Doug discuss how silence impacts practice as well as some of the early traditio…

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Experiencing Art and Entertainment in the Context of the Dharma

Season 3 Episode 23

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How do we bring our Buddhist practice into our relationship with the arts and entertainment?  The early Buddhist teachings, in partic…

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The Bodhisattva Ideal

Season 3 Episode 22

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The Bodhisattva ideal really blossomed in the Mahayana traditions but the idea of the Bodhisattva was certainly present in the earlie…

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