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Diggin' the Dharma

Jon Aaron and Doug Smith

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Diggin' the Dharma with Jon Aaron and Doug Smith is a relaxed discussion of the Buddhist dharma between friends. Jon's interest centers around practice, while Doug's centers around scholarship of the early material, so their approaches balance practice with study. Their discussions will be approachable to a broad audience of Buddhists and those curious about Buddhism, and they welcome questions and comments. Jon is a teacher at Space2Meditate and NY Insight Meditation Center and a well known tea...

Episodes (326)

What Do You Mean It's Not Mine???

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Apr 23, 202324:55pending

Dualism or Non-Dualism, That is the Question

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Apr 16, 202327:42pending

What's the Story with Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and the idea of...

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Apr 9, 202327:51pending

Does Clinging to Our Views Get Us Anywhere?

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Apr 2, 202327:00pending

Signposts Along the Way

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Mar 26, 202326:26pending

Does Artificial Intelligence have Direct Experience?

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Mar 19, 202324:59pending

Is AI Sentient?

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Mar 12, 202329:38pending

The Benefactors in Our Lives

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Mar 5, 202326:13pending

Patience and the Patient

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Feb 19, 202325:29pending

Some Strange (and not recommended) Ways to Practice

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Feb 5, 202324:09pending

Where is the Line Between Healthy Desire and Greed?

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Jan 29, 202329:54pending

Can Our Mindfulness Practice Help Alleviate Fear?

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Jan 22, 202326:27pending

The Fetters that Keep Us from Being Free

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Jan 15, 202327:35pending

Support for Your New Year's Resolution to Meditate Daily

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Jan 8, 202328:33pending

Embodied Meditation and a Guided Meditation

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Dec 25, 202228:09pending

Holiday Book Recommendations and a Retreat

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Dec 18, 202228:34pending

What's Up With Our Logo?

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Dec 11, 202223:46pending

This Fathom Long Body

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Dec 4, 202225:07pending

Post-Thanksgiving Edition- Buddhist Practice and Food

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Nov 27, 202229:43pending

Pre-Thanksgiving Episode: Practicing Gratitude

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Nov 20, 202226:14pending

Things are Not as they Seem. . . Working with Perception

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Nov 13, 202225:23pending

The Buddha Walks into a Voting Booth. . .

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Nov 6, 202230:17pending

Musk, Twitter, and Right Speech

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Oct 30, 202229:07pending

Is Fame a Route to Happiness or Suffering?

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Oct 23, 202228:48pending

The Usual Suspects-- the Five Hindrances

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Oct 16, 202227:05pending

The Great Equalizer--the Buddha's Five Reflections

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Oct 9, 202227:03pending

Dying Before You Die

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Oct 2, 202229:04pending

All of the Pleasure, None of the Clinging

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Sep 25, 202230:08pending

Buddhism in the Natural World

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Sep 18, 202225:39pending

Generosity- it's more than just giving

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Sep 11, 202226:09pending

Q&A with a Listener and Member: Children, Non-attachment, and the Military

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Sep 4, 202238:47pending

What Are the Goals of Practice?

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Aug 28, 202224:49pending

The Triple Gem and the Refuge it Provides

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Aug 21, 202228:58pending

Dealing with Politics in the Buddhist Context

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Aug 14, 202228:15pending

Bhikkhu Bodhi and the War in Ukraine: Lessons for Buddhists?

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Aug 7, 202227:57pending

"Digital Dharma" one of the topic from The Future Of American Buddhism with Spec...

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Jul 17, 202229:16pending

The Future of American Buddhism? With Special Guest Upayadhi

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Jul 10, 202231:28pending

What is Enlightenment Anyway?

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Jul 3, 202229:21pending

Finding Joy in the Joy of Others!

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Jun 26, 202227:41pending

Compassion-- Is it a quality we are born with?

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Jun 19, 202226:05pending

Working with Desires -- the wholesome and the unwholesome

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Jun 12, 202229:34pending

The Non-Commandments-- the Buddha's teachings on Ethics

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Jun 5, 202227:52pending

The Meditation Industrial Complex- Part 1-- Making a living teaching meditation...

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May 29, 202226:25pending

Unconditional Friendliness?- It's a big Ask

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May 22, 202227:55pending

Learning How to Respond Appropriately to Tough Situations

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May 15, 202230:22pending

Being an Investigative Reporter of Our Own Experience!

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May 8, 202229:04pending

So Many Ways to See: The Buddhist Maps for Liberating the Mind

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May 1, 202229:26pending

Why do I Take Things so Personally? - More on Non-Self

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Apr 24, 202225:19pending

Who Am I Really? The Buddha's teaching on Non-Self

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Apr 17, 202228:49pending

Dukkha: I Can't Get No Satisfaction!

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Apr 10, 202225:46pending