Jon is headed for surgery in the coming week. Can his practice help alleviate some of the fear that might arise?

Doug and Jon talk about the first 5 of the 10 fetters which keep us from freedom.

Doug and Jon offer support just in case you’ve made a New Year resolution to have a daily meditation practice.

Our year end podcast includes a guided meditation and a bit more talk on embodied practice.

Jon has just got back from a long retreat, so we discuss his experiences, as well as offering a few book recommendations for the holidays and New Year.

The Diggin’ the Dharma logo is the topic of our discussion this week. A few folks have found it potentially offensive. We talk about this and more in this weeks episode.

All that we know and experience is in this body.

Doug and Jon discuss what is meant by embodiment and how do we know when we know.

As we maybe recovering from a Thanksgiving meal we consider eating and food in the context of early Buddhist practices. Has meditation, mindfulness and Buddhism impacted the way we eat?

It’s always a good time to practice gratitude but heading into Thanksgiving is a good reminder . Doug and Jon discuss the various practices of gratitude within a Buddhist framework.

Perception is one of the Five Aggregates of Clinging and critical to our understanding of self and the world we live in.

With the upcoming election in the US we will look at politics and Buddhism. Should we allow our Buddhist ideals to influence our voting?

As we record this episode, Elon Musk has recently purchased Twitter. His purchase raises all sorts of questions relevant to Buddhist practice, perhaps most importantly of Right Speech. What should be allowed online? How should we practice on Twitter or other social media platforms?

If the Buddha had access to social media would he have used it? Was he striving for fame or did it just arrive? In this episode, Doug and Jon explore the topic of Buddhism and Fame

How do the common five hindrances come into your practice and your life? We discuss some common and uncommon antidotes to these hindrances which in many ways, are not hindrances but opportunities.

Following on our discussion about death, here we look at the Buddha’s Five Reflections— daily reminders or the realities of life!

Doug and Jon address the various death practices in Buddhism and how they can transform your life.

In this episode Doug and Jon discuss worldly and unworldly pleasure and the mis-conception of of Buddhist practice as being one of great austerity and all about suffering when in fact it’s just the opposite.

In this episode, Doug and Jon explore the importance of reconnecting with the natural world as part of our practice. What do we learn about ourselves and how the core teachings, particularly around 'non-self' are illuminated through re-connecting with the natural world.

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.