Doug and Jon speak about how some Buddhist practices might be considered to involve “magical thinking”. We don’t think so, but a comment from a ilstener prompted an interesting discussion.

Who are the benefactors in our lives? These beings can help us connect with the boundless quality of Metta, unconditional love.

Doug and Jon discuss the importance of these beings and they impact they have on our lives.

Generosity manifests differently for each of us. In this episode we discuss its importance as a practice in our lives.

In this wonderful special edition we are joined by a listener and member Sorrell who asks some important question around family and non-attachement.

Is Buddhist meditation only about awakening or are there other benefits? Why are we bothering to meditate anyway?

In this episode Doug and Jon exploring the practice of taking refuge. The Triple Gem refers to Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. T

How do we work with our own fixed views and the fixed views of others. With this in mind, is it helpful to bring politics into our Buddhist practice?

How do we deal with war? If we are practicing the precept of non-harming (non-killing) what are we supposed to do, and how are we supposed to feel about the situation in Ukraine?

It’s been said that “enlightenment is an accident and meditation makes us more accident prone”. There is certainly some truth in this. In this episode we look at Enlightenment from some different perspectives.

While it can be hard to believe, there is no limit to the amount of joy in the world. Sympathetic Joy, or Resonant Joy is the third of the Divine Abodes and like the quality of compassion it has the capacity to weaken the boundary between self and other.

ompassion is one of the Divine Abodes. Doug and Jon discuss whether this is an innate quality or one that needs to be learned.

Doug and Jon discuss whether compassion is an innate quality or one that needs to be learned.

Unlike the 10 Commandments in the Judeo-Christian traditions which tell you what not to do, The Buddhist Precepts are actually practices and while they can be read like commandments, that is really not the point.

The Meditation Industrial Complex and how we manage to make a living.

The first of the Four Divine Abodes (Brahmaviharas) is Unconditional Friendliness (Metta) and for many this is a very challenging practice.