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Diggin' the Dharma

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 tea...

Episodes (326)

Steps Along the Path: The Four Stages of Progress

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Jul 21, 202429:54pending

How We Become a Self

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Jul 14, 202424:56pending

The Heart Quality Equanimity

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Jul 7, 202429:00pending

Letting Go Again: The Unquenchable Thirst

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Jun 30, 202424:15pending

More on Letting Go

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Jun 23, 202423:26pending

Insights into Insight , and a New Platform

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May 26, 202428:01pending

Is Your Livelihood Right Livelihood?

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May 19, 202426:11pending

The Question of Internal, External and Both.

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May 12, 202427:46pending

Freedom and Free Will

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Apr 28, 202426:07pending

Truthfulness and Authenticity

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Apr 21, 202426:49pending

The Nature of Buddha Nature

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Apr 7, 202429:02pending

Moving Beyond Craving and Clinging

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Mar 31, 202425:59pending

Buddhism and the Golden Rule

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Mar 17, 202428:42pending

The Heart Quality of Courage

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Mar 10, 202427:59pending

Papañca! Exactly What it Sounds Like

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Mar 3, 202427:15pending

Let's Talk More About Meditation

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Feb 25, 202427:56pending

Coming Back to the Core: Strategies of Right Effort

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Feb 18, 202429:33pending

Impermanence and the Closing of the Rubin Museum

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Feb 11, 202425:26pending

Coming Back to the Core: Knowing Right View

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Feb 4, 202426:49pending

Coming Back to the Core: Are we Understanding Our Intentions?

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Jan 28, 202430:38pending

Coming Back to the Core-- The Four Noble Truths (or 3 just now)

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Jan 21, 202427:26pending

New Year's Episode: Time Present, Time Past, Time Future-- What is Time Anyway...

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Dec 31, 202328:20pending

Why Buddhism?

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Dec 24, 202326:16pending

Again and Again. . . Rebirth ... and Death

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Dec 17, 202328:16pending

Miracles, Mindfulness and What the Buddha Said

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Dec 10, 202322:18pending

Practicing the Precepts

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Dec 3, 202327:28pending

Taking Sides

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Nov 26, 202327:46pending

Gratitude, Generosity and Thanksgiving

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Nov 19, 202321:35pending

Developing a Daily Meditation Practice with Guest Bodhipaksa

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Nov 5, 202338:45pending

"Did the Buddha Really Say That?" with Guest Bodhipaksa

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Oct 29, 202346:10pending

Is Karma Collective or Individual?

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Oct 22, 202326:36pending

How Do We Know What Response is Appropriate?

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Oct 15, 202330:02pending

Balancing our Effort in Meditation

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Oct 8, 202326:10pending

Buddhist Rupas and Other Images: is this idol worship?

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Oct 1, 202328:03pending

Let's Talk About the Two Truths

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Sep 24, 202328:38pending

Elemental Practice

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Sep 3, 202326:31pending

It's All Practice-- or it can be!

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Aug 27, 202328:36pending

Turning Toward What is Here-- Whether You Like or Not.

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Aug 20, 202322:56pending

The Fire Sermon

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Aug 13, 202328:02pending

Listener Questions and Responses: Non-Judgment, Ethics, and Working with Unwant...

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Aug 6, 202331:24pending

Listener Questions and Responses: The Roles of Teachers and Trauma in the Path

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Jul 30, 202329:40pending

Dealing with the "Polycrisis"

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Jul 2, 202323:54pending

Love but not Attachment

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Jun 25, 202325:28pending

Let's Talk about Buddha Nature

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Jun 18, 202331:50pending

What Is "Now"? What Was "Now"? What will be "Now"?

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Jun 11, 202324:29pending

Speak Kindly and Don't Carry a Stick!

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Jun 4, 202326:47pending

Do You Believe in Magic??

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May 28, 202324:08pending

The Guardians of the World

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May 21, 202325:07pending

Does Memory have a Role in Mindfulness?

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May 14, 202326:59pending

Secular Buddhism. . . Is that a thing?

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Apr 30, 202325:50pending