Secular Buddhism for Skeptical Atheists

"Good is a point of view, Anakin..."

Socials! @intralocal @d0ug7a5 podpondpods@gmail.com  In Buddhism, the main duality considered is generally "suffering" and "enlightenment". Quite different to "good" an

#bekind - A guide to metta loving kindness meditation

Socials, you say!? @intralocal @d0ug7a5 podpondpods@gmail.com Issue: - The traditional Buddhist notion of "metta" is often translated as 'loving kindness' or 'compass

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

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? Conc

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 man

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 li

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 a

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

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 techniq

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.

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

Intro 0: So You Think You Know Buddhism

Cal and Dougie give you a taste of what's to come.