106 episodes
Diggin' the Dharma Jon Aaron and Doug Smith
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.9 • 27 Ratings
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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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Insights into Insight , and a New Platform
What is Insight (Vipassana) practice? Doug and Jon discuss its origins and how it orients our approach to the dharma. They also discuss some exciting potential developments with livestreaming the podcast.Book:Erik Braun, The Birth of InsightOur new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8HnYof8CejuOkLsr86EjRQSupport the Show.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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Is Your Livelihood Right Livelihood?
Right Livelihood is one of the factors of the Buddha's Eightfold Noble Path. Of course, times have changed in the last 2500 years, so what does this mean today? Doug and Jon look at the teaching and do some head-scratching over certain parts of it.Support the Show.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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The Question of Internal, External and Both.
The refrain in the teaching on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness refers to contemplating internally, externally, and internally and externally. Jon and Doug talk about how they receive that part of the teaching, which doesn't appear in any obvious way in other suttas but is actually a very important part of mindfulness. Support the Show.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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Freedom and Free Will
What is free will? Do we have free will? What does it mean to be free, and what does this have to do with our ethical and karmic responsibility?Support the Show.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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Truthfulness and Authenticity
Truthfulness is one of the Paramis or perfections of the heart. In this episode we dig into what it means to not only be factually true but how the truth finds expression in appropriate ways-- both in our external and internal speech.Support the Show.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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The Nature of Buddha Nature
Buddha Nature: what is it and how is it a controversial concept in some understandings? Jon and Doug discuss this as well as concepts and words generally.Support the Show.Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links: https://digginthedharma.com/
Customer Reviews
Friendly and insightful Dharma chat
I always enjoy these conversations about how the various aspects of early Buddhism relate to modern life.
Really good listening
For this non-Buddhist neophyte listener, Doug and Jon’s discussions are worth time as good conversations, simply. The subject is obviously vast, and the hosts convey a sense of purpose and may cover a lot of ground in a single brief chat. But it’s never an overwhelming information dump, it’s just exercise in sharing thoughtfully, each time, as far as topic and episode span permit. You have to appreciate that.
Great easy learning
Love the conversations