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Relating to Buddhist Teachings 1: Their Abundance, Diversity & Authenticity
Episode 67
If you've spent any time at all studying Buddhism, you've discovered there are lots of Buddhist teachings and texts. What should you choose to study?…
8 years ago
66 - Buddha's Teachings 8: Four Brahmaviharas, or Sublime Social Attitudes - Part 2
Episode 66
In Part 2 of my series on the Brahmaviharas, I explore teachings about how to cultivate Metta, or goodwill, in an unlimited or boundless way. (Which …
8 years, 1 month ago
Dealing with Fear, Anger, and Hatred as a Buddhist
Episode 65
I've been getting a lot of questions from people about how to deal with fear, anger, and hatred as a Buddhist – our own as well that of others, espec…
8 years, 1 month ago
Shikantaza: Having the Guts to Just Sit and Let Go of Doing Anything
Episode 64
I've been sitting zazen for over 20 years, but only recently have I had the guts to really do shikantaza, or "just sitting," and it feels profoundly …
8 years, 1 month ago
Buddha's Teachings 7: The Four Brahmaviharas, or Sublime Social Attitudes - Part 1
Episode 63
The Buddha taught the importance of the four Brahmaviharas, or sublime attitudes: Goodwill, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. These are th…
8 years, 2 months ago
Listener's Questions: Practicing with Mental Illness
Episode 62
I share and answer three questions from listeners about practicing Buddhism and meditation when you're experiencing some kind of mental illness. I ta…
8 years, 2 months ago
Taking Refuge and Precepts: The Significance of Becoming a Buddhist – Part 2
Episode 61
This is the second of two episodes on the practice of formally making vows to commit yourself to the Buddhist path as a lay person, in which I introd…
8 years, 2 months ago
Taking Refuge and Precepts: The Significance of Becoming a Buddhist – Part 1
Episode 60
Many religions have initiation rituals in which adherents formally commit themselves to their tradition – baptism, confirmation, and Bar or Bat Mitzv…
8 years, 3 months ago
The Buddha's Teachings Part 6: The Three Poisons as the Root of All Evil
Episode 59
In this episode I introduce the Buddha's teaching of the three poisons. According to the Buddha, the root of all evil – that is, all unskillful, self…
8 years, 3 months ago
Dogen's Bendowa Part 2: Inconceivable Dharma, Practice, and Realization
Episode 58
This episode is the second of two on the first part of "Bendowa," Zen master Dogen's essay that amounts to "Soto Zen in a Nutshell." This week I cove…
8 years, 3 months ago