Diggin' the Dharma

The Path of Practice

Send us Fan Mail Jon and Doug discuss the Buddhist Path, and how we can bring it into our lives. Support the show Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee

The Space Element

Send us Fan Mail Jon and Doug discuss the element of space in Buddhist dharma, and how we can practice with it. Support the show Go to our website to leave a comment,

Mothers and the Dharma

Send us Fan Mail This episode will be out on Mother's Day, so Jon and Doug discuss the complex role of mothers in the dharma, particularly the early dharma.  Suppo

Practicing for Wisdom

Send us Fan Mail The first two factors of the Noble Eightfold Path are the wisdom factors of Right View and Right Intention.  As we practice meditation and bring our pra

Practicing With Language, Languaging Practice

Send us Fan Mail Jon and Doug discuss how language can both help and hinder our practice. Doug's Dharma Video: A Poem That Isn’t: Buddhist Mindfulness and Rumi&ap

Finding Humor in Our Practice and the Teachings

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes we take ourselves (particularly our minds) too seriously.  Jon is taking stand-up comedy classes in Chicago, so he and Doug discuss the role o

Realms of Existence

Send us Fan Mail Jon and Doug discuss the idea of the "realms of existence" in Buddhism. What are they, and how can we work with them? Support the show Go to our websi

Engaging in Compassion: A Chat with Ben Connelly of the Minnesota Zen Center

Send us Fan Mail How do we manifest peace and compassion in the face of state brutality? Jon and Doug discuss with their special guest Ben Connelly, guiding teacher at t

How Much is Too Much . . . News! Guarding the Sense Doors

Send us Fan Mail The news nowadays can be overwhelming. Jon and Doug discuss ways we can practice with it, and some tips from Buddhism that can help us with navigating t

Walking as Practice: The Buddhist Peace Walk

Send us Fan Mail Jon and Doug discuss the Buddhist peace walk from Texas to DC that is underway now. How can it inspire us in our practice? Walk for Peace Blog Page In

Investigating Investigation

Send us Fan Mail Jon and Doug discuss the role of "investigation" in our practice, one of the key factors of enlightenment or awakening.  What are we actually investigat

Taking Refuge in a New Year

Send us Fan Mail Refuge is an evergreen topic in our practice. How can reorienting ourselves towards refuge help in the new year? Support the show Go to our website to

Finding a Teacher, Relating to Teachers, Being a Teacher

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jon and. Doug discuss different styles of teaching meditation and dharma; how to find a teacher, and what it means to be a teacher. Su

Practicing Kindness with Guest Bodhipaksa

Send us Fan Mail Jon and Doug discuss practicing kindness and elements of the other Brahmavihāras with their guest Bodhipakṣa, who has a new book out: The Heart’s Awaken

The Secular-Traditional Divide Examined: Four Guys Talk Dhamma | Roundtable with Clear Mountain Monastery

Send us Fan Mail This week is a special episode, recorded thanks to Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho at Clear Mountain Monastery. Our conversation touched on themes Secula

Devas, Nagas, Yakkhas, a Halloween Episode

Send us Fan Mail It's Halloween as Jon and Doug record their episode, so the discussion is about the supernatural beings in Buddhism, their history, how they reflec

Getting Lost in Our Stories

Send us Fan Mail Mental proliferation or "papañca" is one key way the mind works overtime to keep us agitated and stressed out. Jon and Doug discuss how we get lost in o

Knowing Equanimity Without Falling Into Indifference

Send us Fan Mail In many respects our practice aims towards equanimity. But if we force it, we may end up in indifference instead. Jon and Doug discuss these very differ

Bringing Our Practice to the Hospital

Send us Fan Mail Practice can often be most helpful when things in our life go sideways. Jon and Doug discuss practice in the context of doctors, dentists, and hospital

Approaching Meditation

Send us Fan Mail What are we doing when we "meditate"? It seems like there are so many different styles and approaches. Jon and Doug discuss ways to frame and understand