The Buddha’s teaching on Mindfulness instructs us to contemplate internally, externally and both internally and externally. This relates all aspects of mindfulness, body, feeling tones, thoughts and emotions and all aspects of our experience. It’s a very important instruction and the last part of it is key. Doug and Jon discuss just what makes it so important.

Doug an Jon discuss freedom and free will? What is free will? Do we have it? And if not, what how are we ever free? Maybe the episode should be called Freedom OR Free Will?

Doug and Jon dig a little deeper in the the nature of Truthfulness and what it means to be authentic.

Buddha Nature is at term sometimes used to describe various qualities of mind. It is also a mis-used and at times even a controversial term in some Buddhist circles. We have a fun time discuss this term and other uses and mis-use of language to describe concepts and experiences.

Prompted by the stress of Jon’s inevitable move, Jon and Doug discuss the dukkha of clinging.

Jon and Doug discuss the Golden Rule!

How does courage show up for us in our practice and in our lives? When are we courageous and who’s courage do we respect. Jon and Doug look into this heart quaity.

Mental proliferation, papanca, is the topic of this show. Doug and Jon discuss how they work with the oh so common mental quality.

Jon and Doug have a perennial conversation about what meditation is and what’s special about the early Buddhist instructions on meditation.

Sammā-Vāyāma- RIght Effort is a key teaching in the Noble Eightfold path, and the teachings related to it can be rather challenging and Doug and Jon look into this.

Anicca,-impermanence- is now on display (kind of) at the Rubin Museum in New York. Doug and Jon discuss the sad new of the closing of this important museum and the nature of impermanence itself.

Let’s make sure our view is right! If we start the 8-Fold Noble Path without knowing where we are going , we will certainly get lost. Doug and Jon discuss what is Right View and how do we get to know it.

Doug and Jon get back to some basics. They never get old!

Doug and Jon get back to some basics. They never get old!

Doug and Jon have a fun conversation about the concept of time to end 2023

Doug and Jon have a discussion about why Buddhism is part of their lives.

Doug and Jon look at the various interpretations on rebirth. How it relates to death. More importantly, how it impacts the way we live.

In the midsts of Chanukah, known as the miracle of lights, Jon and Doug discuss the nature of miracles within our practice.

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.

After Jon’s surgery we return to the topic of patience a rather necessary quality when it comes to recovery.