Secular Buddhism

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176 - Working with our Propensities Jan 04, 2023

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In this first episode of 2023, I will talk about propensities and our relationship to our propensities.

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175 - The Two Truths Nov 02, 2022

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What 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.

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174 - Be Whatever You Already Are Oct 28, 2022

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A 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:

Emptiness
Signlessness
Formlessness
Suffering/Unsatisfactoriness
Interdependent co-arising
Impermanence

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173 - The Causes Of Unsatisfactoriness Oct 02, 2022

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Unsatisfactoriness 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.

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172 - Practicing Acceptance Sep 25, 2022

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Psychological 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.

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171 - How To Feel Whole And Complete Aug 28, 2022

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Something 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.

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170 - The Five Remembrances Jun 28, 2022

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The 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.

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169 - 84000 Gates May 22, 2022

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In 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.

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168 - Signlessness Apr 26, 2022

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The 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.

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167 - Aimlessness Apr 12, 2022

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The 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.

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