Jewelry, Public Schools, and Making Time
Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Sixty-Seven, recorded April 5th, 2014. My name is Brian Schell, and I am your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links...
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Podcast Episode 68: Gays, Bardo, and Hemingway Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Sixty-Eight recorded April 13th, 2014. My name is Brian Schell, and I am your host for the show....
View ArticleProportions, Conversions, and Riots
Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Sixty-Nine recorded April 25th, 2014. My name is Brian Schell, and I am your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links...
View ArticleAnatman, Commercialization, and Children
Announcements: I’ve got some new audio equipment, which I’m still in the process of figuring out, but it should increase the sound quality of my podcasts. If you’ve been a longtime listener, drop me a...
View ArticleBosses, Children, Abuse and Holidays
Podcast Episode 71: Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number 71 recorded June 27th, 2014. My name is Brian Schell, and I am your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all...
View ArticleThe First Noble Truth
The First Noble Truth Today we’ll start the regular mail of the Daily Buddhism. We may as well start from the beginning. The very foundation of Buddhism is the Four Noble Truths. I can’t think of a...
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The Second Noble Truth Yesterday I explained how “All of life is suffering.” I think we decided that this was a pretty depressing outlook on life, but remember I asked you to bear with me. The...
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The Third Noble Truth Now we know that all the world is suffering, and the cause of all is desire and attachment. These are important ideas to really understand and think through. You’ll have some...
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The Fourth Noble Truth Just to summarize, we now know that all life is suffering. This suffering is caused by attachments and desire. Yet, there is a way to end this suffering. To continue our medical...
View ArticleWho Was The Buddha?
Who Was The Buddha? By “Dr. Arcane” Around 2500 years ago, King Shuddodana Gautama of the Shakya clan ruled in northern India. He built a great castle and ruled his people well. One night, his wife,...
View ArticleIs A Sangha Necessary?
A reader writes: Just found your website. Thank you for putting such great content available for all to see. I got into Buddhism because of a friend. She is part of the NKT and that’s all the Buddhism...
View ArticleBuddha Salt, Buddha Beer, and Christ’s Corn Chips: Are We Offended Yet?
Someone (I suspect it wasn’t actually a reader) wrote this to me: Dear Sir/Madam, As we go to the grocery stores and kitchens, we may see “Buddha Salt” by www.buddhasalt.com. We think it is a great...
View ArticleBuddhist Helpers
Buddha Tech Support Buddhist Helpers A Reader writes: Do Buddhist monks work on an individual case-by-case basis with lay Buddhists who seek advise on a specific problem in their lives and then offer a...
View ArticlePlanning for the Future and Being in the Now
A reader wrote in: It’s said in Buddhism that the way to happiness is not to escape or avoid pain, but to just “stay.” I recently decided to leave my job because I felt I was being treated poorly, and...
View ArticleThe Five-Minute Buddhist Returns
The Five-Minute Buddhist Returns Apply Buddhist Principles to Your Life ISBN: 1507601573 ISBN-13: 978-1507601570 Buy now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords or Apple A jargon-free,...
View ArticleEat Your Vegetables!
Dear Brian, I am thinking about converting into Buddhism. To me it just feels right. Although after listening to your introduction about the 5 Precepts, I find it hard to follow the 1st and the 5th....
View ArticleReality TV and the Fifth Precept
A reader wrote in: I just got through reading about the five precepts. Whew. There are some tough ideas in there to try to put into practice. If the idea of not watching my favorite reality television...
View ArticleRaising Buddhist Children
A reader recently wrote: Hi Brian, Glad to see the blog posts are back up. I’m eagerly awaiting new podcasts. Wished your book was an audio book. I’m emailing today to ask: how do you raise my 5 year...
View ArticleImpermanence – Not Even the Mountains?
Impermanence – Not Even the Mountains? A reader wrote: I’m a big fan of your Daily Buddhism blog and thought that you’d be interested in seeing this 8-minute film that I recently made about...
View ArticleThree Marks of Existence
The Three Marks or The Three Basic Facts of Existence In Buddhism, the Three Marks of Existence are three characteristics shared by all sentient beings, namely impermanence (anicca), suffering or...
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