Diggin' the Dharma

By: Jon Aaron and Doug Smith
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  • Diggin' the Dharma with Jon Aaron and Doug Smith is a relaxed discussion of the Buddhist dharma between friends. Jon's interest centers around practice, while Doug's centers around scholarship of the early material, so their approaches balance practice with study. Their discussions will be approachable to a broad audience of Buddhists and those curious about Buddhism, and they welcome questions and comments. Jon is a teacher at Space2Meditate and NY Insight Meditation Center and a well known teacher and trainer of teachers of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. Doug has a PhD in Philosophy and runs Doug's Dharma on YouTube and the Online Dharma Institute, where he gives courses on early Buddhism. Find them at: https://digginthedharma.com/
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Episodes
  • Conscious of Consciousness

    Conscious of Consciousness
    Nov 24 2024

    The final aggregate in the set of five is consciousness. What is meant by consciousness/ As an aggregate of clinging, when does it get in the way?
    Jon and Doug discuss.

    Doug's Video:
    The Problem(s) of Consciousness -- https://youtu.be/W1Pn65QZiZs

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    34 mins
  • Sankharas, What Are They? Volitional Formations/Constructions/etc.?

    Sankharas, What Are They? Volitional Formations/Constructions/etc.?
    Nov 17 2024

    In Buddhism the root of karmic action is in sankharas, a word with many uses in the dharma. As we practice, we can see the sankharas taking shape and then realize we have choices. But even the choices are related to other sankharas and the "wow' of this mind.
    Jon and Doug discuss them and how we can view their role in our lives.

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    28 mins
  • Bringing Our Practice to an Unwanted Outcome

    Bringing Our Practice to an Unwanted Outcome
    Nov 10 2024

    Two days after the US Election, Doug and Jon discuss how they are handling the results. They also discuss how our practice can support us as we look to the future political landscape in the US and the world.

    Jon offered this poem by Rilke as a support:

    Let This Darkness be a Belltower
    Rainer Maria Rilke

    Quiet friend who has come so far,
    feel how your breathing makes more space around you.
    Let this darkness be a bell tower
    and you the bell. As you ring,
    what batters you becomes your strength.
    Move back and forth into the change.
    What is it like, such intensity of pain?
    If the drink is bitter, turn yourself to wine.
    In this uncontainable night,
    be the mystery at the crossroads of your senses,
    the meaning discovered there.
    And if the world has ceased to hear you,
    say to the silent earth: I flow.
    To the rushing water, speak: I am.


    Doug's Video:
    No Local Meditation Group? Six Solutions -- https://youtu.be/-rEKVKsV2iU



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    Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links: https://digginthedharma.com/
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    28 mins

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