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Back to SearchLet's Talk About the Two Truths
Season 2 Episode 30
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We decided this week to speak about the Two Truths-- the Relative and the Absolute, or the Mundane and the Ultimate. Are they real or ju…
2 years, 5 months ago
Elemental Practice
Season 2 Episode 29
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There are many ways of investigating experience, including the six elements of earth, water, fire, air (wind), space, and consciousness. …
2 years, 5 months ago
It's All Practice-- or it can be!
Season 2 Episode 28
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Exercise is important for our bodies and minds. How do we approach exercise as a meditation ? Can we exercise mindfully, and what would th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Turning Toward What is Here-- Whether You Like or Not.
Season 2 Episode 27
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Being in the present moment also means acceptance of the present moment whether we like it or not. This is a key to Buddhist practice and…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Fire Sermon
Season 2 Episode 26
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Dealing with wildfires associated with global warming turns our mind to one of the Buddha's most famous and trenchant suttas, his third di…
2 years, 6 months ago
Listener Questions and Responses: Non-Judgment, Ethics, and Working with Unwanted Criticism
Season 2 Episode 25
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Doug and Jon respond to three member questions on how to reconcile non-judgment in our practice with the role of ethics, as well as how we…
2 years, 6 months ago
Listener Questions and Responses: The Roles of Teachers and Trauma in the Path
Season 2 Episode 24
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In this listener Q&A, Doug and Jon answer two questions: teachers' roles in guiding their students in the dharma, and how our past trauma …
2 years, 7 months ago
Dealing with the "Polycrisis"
Season 2 Episode 23
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The time we are living through just now has been termed a poly-crisis. A combination of existential crises happening all at once. Whethe…
2 years, 8 months ago
Love but not Attachment
Season 2 Episode 22
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How do we negotiate the Buddha's teachings on craving and clinging with our deep love of family and friends? What is the difference betw…
2 years, 8 months ago
Let's Talk about Buddha Nature
Season 2 Episode 21
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Buddha Nature is a concept that arises primarily in the Mahayana Buddhist teachings, though without using that language, specifically, co…
2 years, 8 months ago