The relative and absolute truths are considered an important part of the Buddhist teachings. Or are they? Jon and Doug decided to take on this topic and how it find its way into their practice.

Doug and Jon discuss practicing with the six elements and its potential for significant insights.

Doug and Jon discuss how physical exercise and really any activity can be approached as a meditation.

This week we explore the practice of acceptance. It’s easy to accept the situation is ethical, comfortable and joyful, but what about when it’s not. There is where the rubber meets the road in practice.

This week, Doug and Jon discuss the Buddha’s Fire Sermon which seems rather appropriate to these times. It’s a tough talk by the Buddha who does not pull any punches!

This week we respond to more interesting questions from our members on reconciling non-judgement with ethics and working with criticism and aggressive colleagues.

This week we respond to questions from some of our members related to how Dharma teachers teach, and the role of trauma may play in bringing people to the Dharma.

Doug and Jon discuss how are practice can support us, as we live through the time of poly-crisis.

Doug and Jon discussion the nature of attachment particularly in relation to those we love dearly. How do we negotiate the teachings tanha (craving and clinging) in the context of our closest relationships.

Doug and Jon have a fun and at times confusing discussion about Buddha Nature.

Doug and Jon have a lively discussion on the present moment-though it didn’t happen in the present moment. Or did it?

In this episode we discuss the practice of wise speech in the context of our divisive political moment.

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.

Guarding ourselves against acting unskillfully is key to living ethically. Doug and Jon discuss the qualities of conscience and prudence in the context of the Buddha’s teachings

What is the role of memory in mindfulness and meditation? After all, the world Sati which is translated as Mindfulness also means “remember”. What are we meant to remember?

Doug and Jon discuss the idea of secular versus religious Buddhism.

Doug and Jon discuss clinging, letting go and the teachings in the short phrase “not mine, not I, not myself”.

Doug and Jon explore Non-Dualism. . .is it part of early Buddhist practice? What is it really or is it nothing?

Doug & Jon talk about the value of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. The curriculum created by Jon Kabat-Zinn established mindfulness as a secular practice. The curriculum itself is rooted in Buddhist teachings so is it “stealth” Buddhism or a distortion of the original teachings?

Doug and Jon share their views about the Buddha’s views on views.