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"Good is a point of view, Anakin..."
Socials! @intralocal @d0ug7a5 [email protected] In Buddhism, the main duality considered is generally "suffering" and "enlightenment". Quite different to "good" and "evil" or the "good" and "bad" lens through which we often experience life. Or is it? Evil is a pretty loaded term. Can we ever...
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#bekind - A guide to metta loving kindness meditation
Socials, you say!? @intralocal @d0ug7a5 [email protected] Issue: - The traditional Buddhist notion of "metta" is often translated as 'loving kindness' or 'compassion'. If you do Headspace meditations and do visualisations involving being flooded with golden light, that is actually a...
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Dougie's Twitter beef! THEY SAID WHAT!?
Socials: @d0ug7a5 @intralocal News and social media are more divisive than ever. Covid has exposed a lot of mis- and disinformation and conspiracy theorists. It's a natural response to be reactive and combative. This is leading to the breakdown of relationships. What can we do about it? Parable:...
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Not your problem?
With so much flux right now, the world can feel like it's getting on top of us. How many of these problems are actually truly ours? Are we defined by our problems? Concepts: Ego (See season 1 episode Big Ego) Inner and outer problems (See parable) Acceptance If you can solve the problem, Then…
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Why me? :(
Cal: @intralocal Dougie: @d0ug7a5 A lot of people have found themselves suffering from conditions and situations they didn't expect, such as long covid, the loss of many loved ones, other health issues and personal catastrophes .It's human nature to get hung up on why me, spiraling in grief and...
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There go my plans!
Cal: @intralocal Dougie: @d0ug7a5 Issue: Everything is changing all the time! Cal and Dougie talk about letting go in the face of disappointment and we have a tough listener question about the shootings in Plymouth and the turmoil in Afghanistan. Concept: The Three Universal Truths 1. Nothing is...
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Intro bonus: Death. And how to move on*
*Spoiler - we never really do move on. Recorded before the covid-19 pandemic hit the West hard, but more relevant now than ever, Dougie and Cal examine what it means to accept the death of a loved one, as well as how to face up to your own mortality.
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Intro 4: The Science of Meditation
Mindfulness - what's it all about? Turns out its about your brain. Dougie and Cal explore mindfulness, meditation, and the observable changes that they can bring about in the human body.
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Intro 3: Anxious? The world doesn't revolve around you!
...or: how to stay sane in the apocalypse! Cal and Dougie take apart their own neuroses and put their brains back together using buddhist principles and practical techniques.
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Intro 2: Karma's a Bitch, So Don't Be One!
What goes around comes around... or does it? Cal and Dougie take a look at one of Buddhism's best-known ideas - the principle of Karma, and the Eightfold Path.
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Intro 1: Big Ego? How To Get Over Yourself
Cal and Dougie explore the Four Noble Truths, what suffering is and how to avoid it (clue: we can't) and consider what we can do to start questioning the stories we tell ourselves. Can we be more flexible about how we perceive ourselves? Links Nice summation of the Four Noble Truths for novices...
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Intro 0: So You Think You Know Buddhism
Cal and Dougie give you a taste of what's to come.
About this show
Cal Hoffman and Dougie Robertson share how to live a happier life by understanding the basics of modern Buddhism through a secular lens. No superstition, no airy-fairy nonsense, just the facts and a lot of fun!
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