Synopsis
A podcast for secular-minded people who are interested in learning about Buddhist philosophy.
Episodes
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176 - Working with our Propensities
04/01/2023 Duration: 34minIn this first episode of 2023, I will talk about propensities and our relationship to our propensities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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175 - The Two Truths
02/11/2022 Duration: 25minWhat are the two truths?There is the Truth of how things really are, and the truth of how things seem to be. These are sometimes referred to as Absolute truth and Relative truth. Relative truths are always dependent on HOW we perceive them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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174 - Be Whatever You Already Are
28/10/2022 Duration: 30minA deep sense of unsatisfactoriness arises anytime we want to be other than how we are. It takes skillful effort to BE WHATEVER WE ALREADY ARE. In this episode, I will share my thoughts on the process of befriending our thoughts, emotions, feelings, and ultimately ourselves. "No one to be""Nothing to do""Nowhere to go"Some of the Buddhist concepts/topics shared in this episode:EmptinessSignlessnessFormlessnessSuffering/UnsatisfactorinessInterdependent co-arisingImpermanenceTo join our online community, visit secularbuddhism.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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173 - The Causes Of Unsatisfactoriness
02/10/2022 Duration: 34minUnsatisfactoriness exists and it has a cause. What is the cause of unsatisfactoriness? In this episode, I will talk about craving and the role it plays in how we feel about life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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172 - Practicing Acceptance
25/09/2022 Duration: 33minPsychological acceptance is "the active embracing of subjective experience, particularly distressing experiences." In this episode, I will discuss practicing acceptance and using the OODA loop as decision-making tools to help us act more skillfully during difficult or stressful times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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171 - How To Feel Whole And Complete
28/08/2022 Duration: 43minSomething whole is comprised of ALL its undiminished parts or elements. We are a combination of our body and mind (hardware and software). The key to feeling whole is to understand and embrace all of the parts that make us who we are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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170 - The Five Remembrances
28/06/2022 Duration: 41minThe 5 remembrances are wake-up calls that help us to see more clearly, the nature of reality. They are wake-up calls that help us to live more intentionally and skillfully. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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169 - 84000 Gates
22/05/2022 Duration: 29minIn this episode, I will share my thoughts about the 84,000 gates and the notion of Emptiness. In the last 2 episodes, I shared my thoughts around Signlessness and Aimlessness and now I will share my thoughts around Emptiness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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168 - Signlessness
26/04/2022 Duration: 26minThe three doors of liberation refer to Formlessless, Signlessness, and Aimlessness. In this episode, I will talk about signlessness and what this teaching means to me and how we can practice signlessness in our day-to-day lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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167 - Aimlessness
12/04/2022 Duration: 30minThe three doors of liberation refer to Formlessless, Signlessness, and Aimlessness. In this episode, I will talk about Aimlessness and what this teaching means to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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166 - Welcoming The Unwanted
06/03/2022 Duration: 23minCraving for and attachment to feelings is what leads to suffering; on the flip side of that, awareness and understanding of our feelings can lead to Enlightenment. In this episode, I will share my thoughts around the Buddhist concept of feelings tones / Vedana. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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165 - Unlearning
20/02/2022 Duration: 18min"A student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something every day." What does it mean to "unlearn"? In this episode, I will share my thoughts around the notion of learning and unlearning in the context of practicing Buddhism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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164 - Thrown Out Of The Nest
07/02/2022 Duration: 21minOne of the final teachings the Buddha gave, had to do with becoming an island unto yourself. In a way, he was telling his followers that it was time to leave the nest and to take refuge in themselves. In this episode, I will share my thoughts on this teaching. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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163 - Sticks And Stones
16/01/2022 Duration: 33minIn this episode, I will talk about the story of Sundari, an ascetic who was killed in an attempt to frame Sidhartha and bring dishonor to him and his followers. How the Buddha handled this ordeal sheds light on the Buddhist approach to words and accusations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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162 - The Games We Play
02/01/2022 Duration: 18minThe games we play...some thoughts about Right View. Thich Nhat Hanh says: "Our happiness and the happiness of those around us depend on our degree of Right View. Touching reality deeply -- knowing what is going on inside and outside of ourselves -- is the way to liberate ourselves from the suffering that is caused by wrong perceptions. Right View is not an ideology, a system, or even a path. It is the insight we have into the reality of life, a living insight that fills us with understanding, peace, and love." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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161 - The Backwards Law
14/12/2021 Duration: 21minThe backwards law proposes that the more we chase after something, the more difficult it becomes to catch it and the more disappointed we feel. In other words, the harder we try, the less likely we are to succeed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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160 - Gratitude And Patience
28/11/2021 Duration: 18minIn a culture that tends to feel gratitude for only the pleasant things in our life, the Buddhist approach is to feel gratitude for all things, even the unpleasant ones. Gratitude develops patience and patience is an antidote to the poison of greed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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159 - When Things Fall Apart
21/11/2021 Duration: 15minThe nature of reality is that things come together and things fall apart and then things come together and things fall apart and that cycle goes on and on. Instead of running from the difficulties and the pain, the Buddhist approach is to move toward the painful situations and become intimate with them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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158 - I See You Mara
31/10/2021 Duration: 22minMara is "the personification of the forces antagonistic to enlightenment." Mara wants to be feared. We tend to run from the things that we fear, but what happens when we stop running and we look at Mara and say "I see you, Mara!"In this episode, I will share my thoughts about the interaction between the Buddha and Mara. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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157 - This Is Because That Is
25/10/2021 Duration: 21minDependent Origination is a Buddhist notion that is common among all schools of Buddhism. It's the doctrine that states that all phenomena arise in dependence upon other phenomena. In other words, "this is because that is and this is not because that is not". In this episode, I will share my thoughts about how this concept can be beneficial in our day-to-day lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.