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Episode 15 - Baruch Spinoza - God, Nature & ethics
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There are many sources of wisdom and advice about how to live a ‘good life.’ Buddhist teachers have much to say about how to minimise…
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 14 - Race, class & identity
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As always with these talks, I am offering my thoughts in order to prompt reflection and discussion. The theme of this episode, race, …
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode Thirteen - Learning from zazen: 'chattering mind' & Zen practice
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In this episode I offer a few reflections on some of the things I have learnt from Zen practice and how it has come to be so central …
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode Twelve - Truth, delusion & usefulness
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In this episode I discuss some of the meanings of the term, ‘truth,’ and explore the ways in which different concepts of truth affect…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode Eleven - Anger & suspending judgment
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In this episode I talk about anger – how we think about it, manage and make use of it, and how we can learn to let go of it. I then d…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode Ten - Happiness, hope & equanimity
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In this episode I talk about cultivating equanimity and composure, even as we experience joy and happiness. I suggest that changing o…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode Nine - Mindful meditation & Bare attention
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This talk is about mindful meditation, what it is and how it is described in the literature of Buddhism - with a particular focus on …
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode Eight - The Buddha's social teachings
Season 1 Episode 8
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In this talk I describe how the development, in an individual, of the skills outlined in the Buddha's 'Eightfold Path,' can become th…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode Seven - Mindful ethics & the Eightfold Path
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In this episode I discuss the Eightfold Path – a well-known and important outline of how the Four Noble Truths or Tasks are to be dev…
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode Six - the Pali Canon, dukkha and non-violence
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In this talk, I briefly discuss the Pali Canon, the early texts of Buddhism, and also say a little more about how suffering arises fr…
4 years ago