Jan 2025
197 - A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism
In this episode of the Secular Buddhism Podcast, I sit down with Cortland Dahl, author of A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism, to explore how Buddhist teachings and meditation can help us navigate life’s challenges with awareness, compassion, and wisdom.Cortland shares insights from ... Show More
59m 48s
Dec 2024
Nathan McGovern, "Holy Things: The Genealogy of the Sacred in Thai Religion" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Scholars of religion have mostly abandoned the concept of "syncretism" in which certain apparent deviations from "standard" practice are believed to be the result of a mixture of religions. This is particularly relevant to Thailand, in which ordinary religious practice was seen b ... Show More
1h 7m
Jan 2012
Dhammapada Verse 28: Seeing The World From Above
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 28
pamādaṃ appamādena, yadā nudati paṇḍito.
paññāpāsādamāruyha, asoko sokiniṃ pajaṃ.
pabbataṭṭhova bhūmaṭṭhe, dhīro bāle avekkhati.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 28 Just as one upon the summit of a mountain beholds the groundlings, even ... Show More
26m 34s
Aug 2011
Dhammapada Verse 2: Happiness Follows a Pure Mind
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 2
manopubbaṅgamā dhammā, manoseṭṭhā manomayā.
manasā ce pasannena, bhāsati vā karoti vā.
tato naṃ sukhamanveti, chāyāva anapāyinī.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 2 Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-w ... Show More
38m 19s
Aug 2011
Dhammapada Verse 1: Suffering is Mind-made
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 1
manopubbaṅgamā dhammā, manoseṭṭhā manomayā.
manasā ce paduṭṭhena, bhāsati vā karoti vā.
tato naṃ dukkhamanveti, cakkaṃva vahato padaṃ.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 1 Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all ... Show More
19m 40s