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Season 3 Episode 10
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Buddha Nature: what is it and how is it a controversial concept in some understandings? Jon and Doug discuss this as well as concepts…
2 years, 1 month ago
Moving Beyond Craving and Clinging
Season 3 Episode 11
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The second noble points to the cause of dukkha—craving and clinging. It's also related to the uncertainty of life and the desire for …
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Buddhism and the Golden Rule
Season 3 Episode 9
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Doug and Jon discuss the "Golden Rule" (do unto others as we would have them do unto us) and its role in Buddhist practice and the …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Heart Quality of Courage
Season 3 Episode 8
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The recent death of Alexei Navalny sparked this discussion on courage. Navalny is one example-- similar to people like Martin Luthe…
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Papañca! Exactly What it Sounds Like
Season 3 Episode 7
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If one were to describe a word that illustrates the meaning of onomatopoetic, papañca fits the bill. There are a number of words i…
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Let's Talk More About Meditation
Season 3 Episode 6
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In our last few episodes, we've been discussing the Buddha's Noble Eight-Fold Path. The last three factors of the path are about med…
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Coming Back to the Core: Strategies of Right Effort
Season 3 Episode 5
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Right Effort --one of the factors of the Noble Eightfold Path is an important aspect of the practice of meditation, and the teachings…
2 years, 3 months ago
Impermanence and the Closing of the Rubin Museum
Season 3 Episode 4
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The Rubin is an important institution in New York with a very significant collection and many special exhibitions of Tibetan and Hima…
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Coming Back to the Core: Knowing Right View
Season 3 Episode 3
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The Eightfold Path, the fourth of the Four Noble Truths, lays out a map to become free from suffering. In our last episode, we exp…
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Coming Back to the Core: Are we Understanding Our Intentions?
Season 3 Episode 2
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As we continue our wondering through the Noble Truths we discuss aspects of the Fourth Truth the 8-Fold Noble Path with a particular …
2 years, 3 months ago