208 - Nine Benefits of Practice in Difficult Times
30 Jun 202228min
207 - Dirt Zendo, Cloud Zendo, One Sangha: Buddhist Community in the Digital Age
In the last episode, I talked about the new phenomenon of a virtual space for practice, including its merits and benefits. In this episode, I talk about the merits of practicing in a "Dirt Zendo" - a ...
25 Jun 202225min
206 - Dirt Zendo, Cloud Zendo, One Sangha: Buddhist Community in the Digital Age – Part 1
Since COVID lockdown, Buddhist communities have greatly expanded their online practice opportunities. Virtual spaces are surprisingly effective for practice and building a sense of Sangha. Many Buddhi...
7 Jun 202223min
205 - Motivation for Practice: What Do You Love Most Deeply?
In order to find motivation for diligent practice, it can help to identify and connect with what you love more than anything else in the whole world. What love makes your life worth living? Love for y...
28 Mai 202223min
204 - Buddha-Nature: What the Heck is It and How Do We Realize It? Part 2
This is my second episode on one of the central teachings of Mahayana Buddhism, that all beings have Buddha-Nature (buddhata). I discuss more about what Buddha-Nature is and is not, how we can benefit...
21 Mai 202230min
203 - Buddha-Nature: What the Heck is It and How Do We Realize It? Part 1
One of the central teachings of Mahayana Buddhism is that all beings have Buddha-Nature (buddhata). Awakening to this Buddha-Nature allows one to attain unsurpassed enlightenment, so it is clearly pur...
13 Mai 202231min
202 - Two Truths: Everything is Okay and Everything is NOT Okay at the Same Time
Reality has two dimensions. Along the dependent dimension, our world is unequivocally full of greed, hate, delusion, and suffering, and any moral person should feel compelled to do something to make t...
28 Apr 202229min
201 – Story of My Spiritual Journey Part 5: Finding What I Was Looking For
This episode is the fifth and final installment – at least for now – of the story of my spiritual journey. I share a few more of what I call "enlightenments" - pivotal and personal insights I experien...
23 Apr 202225min
