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Episode 337 :: Shaila Catherine :: Beyond Distraction
Shaila Catherine Shaila Catherine returns to the podcast to speak about her new book Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind. Hi, everyone. You may have noticed this podcast has been on pause. After ten years of weekly episodes, this or Present Moment Mindfulness, I needed a break to shift my focus to…
Read MoreEpisode 324 :: John Danvers :: Exeter Meditation Circle
John Danvers John Danvers joins us to speak about the in-person Exeter Meditation Circle. Secular Buddhism has grown in the ten years since this podcast started socializing the term, and each week I hear from people who want to know if there is a Secular Buddhist group near them. By the next ten years I…
Read MoreListen to the Suttas! – Audio Recordings of English Translations of the Pali Canon Suttas
Listen to the Suttas! Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTMiZHe8419vKGsORMb1ow/videos Example Video: The Sammaditthi Sutta (The Discourse on Right View, MN 9) For those who have difficulty with written text (or Pali), there are few quality, widely-available audio recordings of English language translations of the Pali Canon Suttas. Our own Community Director, Jennifer Hawkins, who developed…
Read MoreEpisode 274 :: Tami Simon :: Sound True, and The Dharma of Dogs: Our Best Friends as Spiritual Teachers
Tami Simon Tami Simon joins us to speak about Sounds True, and the new book The Dharma of Dogs: Our Best Friends as Spiritual Teachers. If listening to the dharma is something you like doing, you may have encountered Sounds True as one of the most comprehensive resources for contemplative practice. Today we’re joined by…
Read MoreEpisode 252 :: Jay Forrest :: Secular Buddhism: An Introduction
Jay Forrest Jay Forrest returns to talk about his new book, Secular Buddhism: An Introduction There are many books out today that are touching on a secular approach to the tradition. Some are very pragmatic and deeply rooted in practice, others are more scholarly conjecture. But few have taken the step of using the term…
Read MorePali Intensive Course Offered Online
There are some exciting things happening in the world of Buddhist studies. There is one in particular I’m familiar with that I thought you might like to know about, because – especially at this moment in time – you don’t need to be either a monastic or a student at a university, or a big…
Read MoreEpisode 236 :: Jay Forrest :: Pentecostal Preacher to Secular Buddhist
Jay Forrest Jay Forrest speaks with us about his evolution from a Pentecostal preacher to Secular Buddhist. Many of you listening to this podcast may have had a deep faith practice before becoming Buddhists, let alone Secular Buddhists. But what’s that look like when you’ve become a teacher, a leader in that tradition, and find…
Read MoreEpisode 222 :: Mushim Ikeda and Brenda Salgado :: Creating Diverse Sanghas
Mushim Ikeda Mushim Ikeda and Brenda Salgado join us to talk about encouraging and creating diversity in our sanghas. Hi, everyone. Before we get started with today’s podcast, I want to extend an invitation to those listeners in or near or visiting the Twin Cities of Minnesota. For quite some time we’ve been imagining what…
Read MoreEpisode 191 :: Dr. Rick Hanson :: Hardwiring Happiness
Dr. Rick Hanson Dr. Rick Hanson returns to speak with us about his new book, Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence. Our practice is a tricky one. It goes against the stream, it takes effort, and sometimes that effort isn’t itself really clear. Are we trying to get somewhere, make…
Read MoreYear in Review :: 2013
Hi, everyone. I hope this finds you all happy, healthy, safe, and (this year) warm as 2013 draws to a close and we make plans for 2014. It’s been a productive and interesting year for the Secular Buddhist Association in a number of ways. New Volunteers We’ve benefitted from the audio mixing talents of Anthony…
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