Clinical Dharma: A Podcast for Healers and Helpers Dr. Stephen Dansiger

The Fourth Noble Truth of the Buddha: The Prescription. The Buddha's primary teaching concludes with an 8 Fold Path that is introduced by Dr. Steve in this episode. From the wisdom factors to the ethical factors to the mindfulness factors, Buddha introduced a unique path of leaning into the suffering and the learning and the insight, a path uniquely useful as a template for healing and helping.

The Third Noble Truth of the Buddha: The Cure. Suffering can end, or as some prefer to frame it, suffering can be transformed. The healer or helper is concerned with the suffering of all beings, and the transformation or end of that suffering. Leaning into this truth can transform the life of any healer.

The Second Noble Truth of the Buddha: The Causes and Symptoms. Dr. Steve discusses how the pain of life is the pain of life, while suffering is caused by craving, clinging, and aversion. The healer and helper who knows this deeply can heal more effectively... heal themselves and heal others.

The First Noble Truth of the Buddha, the Diagnosis: Life contains suffering and unsatisfactoriness. Dr. Steve describes how the helper and healer must understand suffering deeply to be able to help in a sustainable way.

Based on the book Clinical Dharma, this podcast provides wisdom, action and mindfulness for anyone in a healing or helping profession, or in a healing or helping position with family and friends.