Daily Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com A Plain English Guide to Buddhism Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:11:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 A short bit of Buddhist wisdom in plain English delivered to your inbox daily. Buddhism theory, mediation, koans, zen thought, mahayana stories, and more are discussed and taught. Brian Schell no Brian Schell dailybuddhism@gmail.com dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) 2006-2013 A Daily Dose of Buddhist Wisdom Buddhism, buddhist, daily, wisdom, koan, zen, darma, karma, buddha, meditation, zazen, lessons, noble truths, eightfold path, tao, dao, dhammapada Daily Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/DBLogo.jpg http://www.dailybuddhism.com Dayton, Ohio (Formerly) Weekly Podcast Episode 62: Hatred, Ignorance, and Looking to the Weekend http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1731 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1731#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:11:48 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1731 Podcast Episode 62: Hatred, Ignorance, and Looking to the Weekend

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Sixty-Two recorded April 28th, 2013. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 62: Hatred, Ignorance, and Looking to the Weekend]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1731/feed 1 Podcast Episode 62: Hatred, Ignorance, and Looking to the Weekend - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Sixty-Two recorded April 28th, 2013. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. Podcast Episode 62: Hatred, Ignorance, and Looking to the Weekend Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Sixty-Two recorded April 28th, 2013. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Announcements: If you aren't signed up for the email newsletter, just go to www.dailybuddhism.com and fix that oversight right now. It's free and easier than ever to sign up. Note that after the long absence, I threw out the old email list. Rather than deal with people who had forgotten about me, I decided to start over, so if you used to get the email, sign up again; it’s all fresh and new. If you enjoy the podcasts, and the website, and the emails, and the Tweets, and the Facebook posts, then don’t forget to buy the book! My book, The Five-Minute Buddhist was recently released on Amazon, Nook, iTunes, and as a paperback. It’s essentially the “Best of Daily Buddhism.” You can get it in pretty much any format you want. Just go to http://dailybuddhism.com/book/ and follow the links. If you’ve already picked up a copy, please leave a review on whichever site you got the book from. Please note: I’m getting the podcasts caught up from WAY back. The following posts never made it into the last podcast in 2009. These are topics from that time period. Over the coming weeks, I plan to record podcasts for these “retro-topics” until we get all caught up. All these topics are still on the website, and there is no reason whatsoever why you cannot leave your comments on them at any time. I’d love to hear what you’ve got to say! Links to this show's original articles: Wishing Your Life Away: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1404 What Happens, Happens: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1402 Rebirth Revisited: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1396 Koan: How Grass & Trees Become Enlightened: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1394 Ignorance and Arguments: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1393 Trouble in Texas: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1392 Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com The Book: http://dailybuddhism.com/book/ Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate   Brian Schell no 21:07 Podcast Episode 61: Playing Catch-Up http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1726 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1726#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:26:56 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1726 . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 61: Playing Catch-Up]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1726/feed 0 Why yes, this IS the first new podcast in four years! Why yes, this IS the first new podcast in four years! Brian Schell no 12:54 Podcast Episode 60: Buddhism Once Again http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1418 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1418#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:21:28 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1418 Podcast Episode 60: Buddhism Once Again

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Sixty. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

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Do we have anything to . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 60: Buddhism Once Again]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1418/feed 10 Podcast Episode 60: Buddhism Once Again - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Sixty. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past epi... Podcast Episode 60: Buddhism Once Again Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Sixty. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Announcements: Do we have anything to talk about in this episode? How about my nearly three-month absence from the world of podcasting? I'm sure I mentioned back in April or May that I had gotten a new job teaching, and it seriously takes up most of my time now. That being said, it's been six months since I started doing that, and I can't let it take over every minute of my time, no matter how much I enjoy it. I need to get back into doing some of the things I used to do for fun, so here I am. I'm not going to promise to do this every single week, but I am going to put out an episode every chance I get. As always, the Daily Buddhism Email Newsletter goes out with one topic at a time, and I save them up to do the podcast. Since it's been ages since I did the last podcast, I have a lot of newsletter material set back to podcast. The questions and articles that you are about to hear are from early July's newsletters, and the next few podcasts we'll be playing catch-up. That's OK, most of this stuff isn't going to go obsolete in our lifetime. If you aren't signed up for the email newsletter, just go to www.dailybuddhism.com and fix that oversight right now. It's free and easier than ever to sign up. And now let's get on with this week's show! Koan: The Thief Who Became a Disciple http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1377 Koan: Zen in a Beggar's Life http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1375 Buddhist Tattoos and Books http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1372 Book Article: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1186 Learning Non-Materialism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1371 Don't Fear the Karma http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1367 Koan: The Dead Man's Answer http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1365 Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 59: Paradoxes and Being in the Present http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1360 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1360#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 16:05:35 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1360 Podcast Episode 59: Paradoxes and Being in the Present

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The all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine for the month of June will go on sale tomorrow, and future issues will be available regularly on the first Sunday of each month. The June issue has Just under 50 pages of great material suitable for reading onscreen or printing. The . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 59: Paradoxes and Being in the Present]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1360/feed 1 Mindfulness,paradox,present,Zen Podcast Episode 59: Paradoxes and Being in the Present - Announcements: - The all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine for the month of June will go on sale tomorrow, and future issues will be available regularly on the first Sunday of each month. Podcast Episode 59: Paradoxes and Being in the Present Announcements: The all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine for the month of June will go on sale tomorrow, and future issues will be available regularly on the first Sunday of each month. The June issue has Just under 50 pages of great material suitable for reading onscreen or printing. The cost is $5 and can by purchased at http://www.monthlybuddhism.com. And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Paradoxes http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1357 What Do I Need to Do? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1358 Joshu's Zen http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1355 Bring in the Present http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1353 Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Monthly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.monthlybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 58: Hatred, Closets, and Loneliness http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1351 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1351#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 18:27:35 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1351 Podcast Episode 58: Hatred, Closets, and Loneliness

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Fifty-Eight. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

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My work schedule has . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 58: Hatred, Closets, and Loneliness]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1351/feed 4 Podcast Episode 58: Hatred, Closets, and Loneliness - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Fifty-Eight. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this progra... Podcast Episode 58: Hatred, Closets, and Loneliness Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Fifty-Eight. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Announcements: My work schedule has gotten very full and is still picking up, so between that and the nice weather, my writing time is getting more and more scarce. So for the next six weeks or so, the daily email newsletters will be changing to every-other-day delivery. Don't panic; the show is not going away, although with fewer newsletter emails each week, I'm going to switch to doing the podcast every other week until my schedule reverts back to normal. I expect my schedule to change completely again toward the end of June, so things should go back to normal then. So for the next six weeks, expect the show and email schedule to get a little irregular. Stick with me, things will straighten out once I get adjusted to my new schedule. Most importantly, keep those letters and questions coming in; also guest posts will be even more welcome than ever, so if you're interested in writing something, drop me an email. Our sponsor this week is once again, Mighty Leaf Tea. They've got lots of different teas for your enjoyment, hot and cold. They have the basic teas, but also tea accessories; pot, cups, and much more. Check them out for your Buddhist tea ceremony or just because you love their flavor. Get special deals and free samples by visiting www.dailybuddhism.com/tea And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Dealing With Hatred http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1343 Koan; Sleeping in the Daytime http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1345 Is Buddhism A Lonely Path? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1347 Closet Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1349 Sponsor: eHealth Insurance http://www.dailybuddhism.com/ehealth Arcane Tales Old Time Radio Podcast http://ArcaneTales.com Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Monthly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.monthlybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 57: Creationism, Karma, and Signs http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1340 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1340#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 17:05:04 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1340 Podcast Episode 57: Creationism, Karma, and Signs

Announcements: The all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine for the month of May went on sale last weekend, and future issues will be available regularly on the first Sunday of each month. The May issue has over 60 pages of material, and it looks great. The cost is $5 and can . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 57: Creationism, Karma, and Signs]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1340/feed 0 Podcast Episode 57: Creationism, Karma, and Signs - Announcements: - The all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine for the month of May went on sale last weekend, and future issues will be available regularly on the first Sunday of each month. Podcast Episode 57: Creationism, Karma, and Signs Announcements: The all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine for the month of May went on sale last weekend, and future issues will be available regularly on the first Sunday of each month. The May issue has over 60 pages of material, and it looks great. The cost is $5 and can by purchased at http://www.monthlybuddhism.com. Our sponsor this week is once again, Mighty Leaf Tea. They've got lots of different teas for your enjoyment, hot and cold. They have the basic teas, but also tea accessories; pot, cups, and much more. Check them out for your Buddhist tea ceremony or just because you love their flavor. Get special deals and free samples by visiting www.dailybuddhism.com/tea And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Can Karma Be Shared? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1333 Starting Out http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1336 Koan: Publishing the Sutras http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1335 Creation and the Origin of the Universe http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1338 Sign Language in Buddhism (ASL) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1339 Sponsor: eHealth Insurance http://www.dailybuddhism.com/ehealth Arcane Tales Old Time Radio Podcast http://ArcaneTales.com Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Monthly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.monthlybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 56: Choices, Confession, and Property http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1327 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1327#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 17:04:46 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1327 Podcast Episode 56: Choices, Confession, and Property

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The all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine for the month of May will go on sale tomorrow, May 3rd, and future issues will be available regularly on the first Sunday of each month. The May issue has over 60 pages of material, and it looks great. The cost is $5 . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 56: Choices, Confession, and Property]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1327/feed 1 Podcast Episode 56: Choices, Confession, and Property - Announcements: - The all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine for the month of May will go on sale tomorrow, May 3rd, and future issues will be available regularly on the first Sunday of each month. Podcast Episode 56: Choices, Confession, and Property Announcements: The all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine for the month of May will go on sale tomorrow, May 3rd, and future issues will be available regularly on the first Sunday of each month. The May issue has over 60 pages of material, and it looks great. The cost is $5 and can by purchased at http://www.monthlybuddhism.com. If you were subscribed to the former Weekly Buddhism, your issue will be sent out just like before. Our sponsor this week is once again, Mighty Leaf Tea. They've got lots of different teas for your enjoyment, hot and cold. They have the basic teas, but also tea accessories; pot, cups, and much more. Check them out for your Buddhist tea ceremony or just because you love their flavor. Get special deals and free samples by visiting http://www.dailybuddhism.com/tea And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Too Many Choices http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1317 Koan: Flower Shower http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1319 Confessions and Guilt http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1320 You and Your Property http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1325 Reincarnation, God, and Things You Don't Believe http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1323 Sponsor: eHealth Insurance http://www.dailybuddhism.com/ehealth Arcane Tales Old Time Radio Podcast http://ArcaneTales.com Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Monthly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.monthlybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 55: Race, Violence, and Shaolin Qi Gong http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1316 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1316#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:25:03 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1316 Podcast Episode 55: Race, Violence, and Shaolin Qi Gong Announcements:

Nothing major to announce this week, but a couple of things I’d like to remind you about. First, everything I read here on the show appeared first in the free daily email newsletter. Every weekday I send out a message by email containing the article or story that . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 55: Race, Violence, and Shaolin Qi Gong]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1316/feed 0 Podcast Episode 55: Race, Violence, and Shaolin Qi Gong - Announcements: - Nothing major to announce this week, but a couple of things I'd like to remind you about. First, everything I read here on the show appeared first in the free daily email news... Podcast Episode 55: Race, Violence, and Shaolin Qi Gong Announcements: Nothing major to announce this week, but a couple of things I'd like to remind you about. First, everything I read here on the show appeared first in the free daily email newsletter. Every weekday I send out a message by email containing the article or story that you hear me read here. If you want to be ahead of the game and know where the show is going, sign up for the email. It really is free, and there's no spam, just one email a day with my article in it. Also, I'd like to put out a reminder that I do run several other websites, and you can find a short directory of them at http://www.replaymedia.com You can find the whole list there, some are fun; some are educational. Check ‚Äòem out! Our sponsor this week is once again, Mighty leaf Tea. They've got lots of different teas for your enjoyment, hot and cold. They have the basic teas, but also tea accessories; pot, cups, and much more. Check them out for your Buddhist tea ceremony or just because you love their flavor. Get special deals and free samples by visiting http://www.dailybuddhism.com/tea And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Racism and Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1306 The Colors of Our Practice: Buddhism without Boundaries http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1309 Koan: Every-Minute Zen http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1312 Book: Shaolin Qi Gong: Energy in Motion http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1313 Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1594772649/askdrarca-20/ref=nosim Violence and the First Precept http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1315 Sponsor: eHealth Insurance http://www.dailybuddhism.com/ehealth Arcane Tales Old Time Radio Podcast http://ArcaneTales.com Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 54: Choices and Rewards http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1304 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1304#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:22:52 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1304 Podcast Episode 54: Choices and Rewards

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As I mentioned last time, issue #27 of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine was the final weekly issue. Starting in May, the new version will be known as the Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine.

The MAY issue of the all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine will be available around the first of May and . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 54: Choices and Rewards]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1304/feed 2 Podcast Episode 54: Choices and Rewards - Announcements: - As I mentioned last time, issue #27 of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine was the final weekly issue. Starting in May, the new version will be known as the Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine. - Podcast Episode 54: Choices and Rewards Announcements: As I mentioned last time, issue #27 of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine was the final weekly issue. Starting in May, the new version will be known as the Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine. The MAY issue of the all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine will be available around the first of May and will include all postings and comments from the Daily Buddhism website during the month of April as well as a few special items. It'll be an easy and attractive way to have everything in one convenient package. In the meantime, I've set up an option to purchase the entire set of the Weekly Buddhism past issues. That's all 27 issues in one easy purchase. Check out http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Sponsor: eHealthinsurance. Have you recently lost your health insurance or are looking for ways to save on your insurance? We all know how important health insurance can be, but how do you know where to start looking? Check out eHealthInsurace for free comparison quotes. Just enter your zip code and a few lifestyle questions, and they'll show you actual rates from your region. It's pretty neat. Check them out at http://dailybuddhism.com/ehealth We covered some great topics in this week's free Daily Buddhism Email Newsletter, and we'll cover them shortly in this week's episode. Of all the stuff we do on the Daily Buddhism, I like answering your questions the most, so send in yours by email to brian@dailybuddhism.com or voicemail at 937-660-4949. Seriously; you've got questions, so don't wait to share them! And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Rewards and Punishment http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1296 Buddha the Hindu and Jesus the Jew http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1298 Koan: A Smile in His Lifetime http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1300 Book: The Sayings of Layman P'ang, by James Green http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1302 Choices and Responsibility http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1303 Sponsor: eHealth Insurance http://www.dailybuddhism.com/ehealth Arcane Tales Old Time Radio Podcast http://ArcaneTales.com Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 53: Resentment, Living Wills, and the Dreaded Door Knock. http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1291 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1291#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:52:39 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1291 Podcast Episode 53: Resentment, Living Wills, and the Dreaded Door Knock.

Announcements: Tomorrow’s issue #27 of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine will be the final weekly issue. After months of tinkering and thinking, I’ve decided that there just isn’t enough content in one week’s postings to justify a weekly release. Instead, I will do the same thing on . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 53: Resentment, Living Wills, and the Dreaded Door Knock.]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1291/feed 1 Podcast Episode 53: Resentment, Living Wills, and the Dreaded Door Knock. - Announcements: - Tomorrow's issue #27 of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine will be the final weekly issue. After months of tinkering and thinking, Podcast Episode 53: Resentment, Living Wills, and the Dreaded Door Knock. Announcements: Tomorrow's issue #27 of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine will be the final weekly issue. After months of tinkering and thinking, I've decided that there just isn't enough content in one week's postings to justify a weekly release. Instead, I will do the same thing on a MONTHLY basis. There will be vastly more content per issue, and you'll only have one-fourth the number of issues to try to keep current. Also, I won't have to hurry so much to keep up with it, so quality will be higher. Very little of the Daily Buddhism's content is time-sensitive, so not much will be lost by switching to a larger monthly format. The MAY issue of the all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine will be available around the first of May and will include all postings and comments from the Daily Buddhism website during the month of April as well as a few special items. It'll be an easy way to have everything in one convenient package. The cover price will now be $5.00 per month, which is essentially the same as a month's worth of weekly issues are now; subscriptions will carry over without change unless you decide to cancel. Essentially, you'll be getting four times as much information, one-fourth as often, at the same cost. Please feel free to email me your comments on this change. Sponsor: Mighty Leaf Tea brings you the widest variety of high-quality teas, teaware, and tea-related gifts right to your door. You can perform your regular Buddhist tea rituals with Mighty Leaf Teas or just drink it because it's great! Summer is coming and they have a great selection of iced teas as well as the hot stuff. For special deals and free sample teas with every order, check out http://www.dailybuddhism.com/tea We covered some great topics in this week's free Daily Buddhism Email Newsletter, and we'll cover them shortly in this week's episode. Of all the stuff we do on the Daily Buddhism, I like answering your questions the most, so send in yours by email to brian@dailybuddhism.com or voicemail at 937-660-4949. No question is too small or oddball! I answer ALL questions. However, once in a while I get one that I either don't know the answer to, or don't really feel qualified to answer. I've got two of those here, one of which I've been procrastinating on for weeks, so I'm going to open them up to anyone listening. If you have an answer or suggestion, send me an email or comment on the show notes for this episode of the podcast. Here goes: [Play: 1. Sara's ‚ÄúCushion‚Äù Question 2. Janie's ‚ÄúIn Meditation‚Äù Question] And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Resentment, Fear, and Anger http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1274 Koan: Mokusen's Hand http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1278 Buddhists vs. Jehovah's Witnesses: The Jihad http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1287 Living Death http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1283 The Sakyong Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche - Video Biography http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g3Kl0oC2Xs Learning to Meditate with Sakyong Mipham http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsMLM2zVRbM Sponsor: Mighty Leaf Tea http://www.dailybuddhism.com/tea Arcane Tales Old Time Radio Podcast http://ArcaneTales.com Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 52: Natural Wakefulness and Transformational Practice http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1271 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1271#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:00:39 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1271 Podcast Episode 52: Natural Wakefulness and Transformational Practice

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First, a sponsor note: Mighty Leaf Tea brings you the widest variety of high-quality teas, teaware, and tea-related gifts right to your door. You can even keep your regular Buddhist tea rituals with Mighty Leaf Teas. For special deals and free sample teas with every order, check out . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 52: Natural Wakefulness and Transformational Practice]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1271/feed 0 natural,tranformation,wakefulness Podcast Episode 52: Natural Wakefulness and Transformational Practice - Announcements: - First, a sponsor note: Mighty Leaf Tea brings you the widest variety of high-quality teas, teaware, and tea-related gifts right to your door. Podcast Episode 52: Natural Wakefulness and Transformational Practice Announcements: First, a sponsor note: Mighty Leaf Tea brings you the widest variety of high-quality teas, teaware, and tea-related gifts right to your door. You can even keep your regular Buddhist tea rituals with Mighty Leaf Teas. For special deals and free sample teas with every order, check out http://www.dailybuddhism.com/tea And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Guest Post: Transformational Practice, by Thomas Hochmann http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1262 I, Being of Sound Mind and Body‚Ķ http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1266 Burial Vs. Cremation: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1164 Stringing Us Along http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1268 Koan: Everything Is Best http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1265 Book: Natural Wakefulness: Discovering the Wisdom We Were Born With Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590306570/askdrarca-20/ref=nosim Sponsor: Mighty Leaf Tea http://www.dailybuddhism.com/tea Arcane Tales Old Time Radio Podcast http://ArcaneTales.com Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 49: Hinduism and Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1235 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1235#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:26:57 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1235 Podcast Episode 49: Hinduism and Buddhism

Announcements: Let’s keep it short and simple this week and not do any announcements. If you are subscribed to the Daily Buddhism Daily Email Newsletter, you’re pretty much up-to-date already, and if you aren’t… why not? It’s free and simple, one email, once a day.

And now let’s get on with . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 49: Hinduism and Buddhism]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1235/feed 0 compassion,hindu,pity Podcast Episode 49: Hinduism and Buddhism - Announcements: - Let's keep it short and simple this week and not do any announcements. If you are subscribed to the Daily Buddhism Daily Email Newsletter, you're pretty much up-to-date already, Podcast Episode 49: Hinduism and Buddhism Announcements: Let's keep it short and simple this week and not do any announcements. If you are subscribed to the Daily Buddhism Daily Email Newsletter, you're pretty much up-to-date already, and if you aren't... why not? It's free and simple, one email, once a day. And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Sponsor: Mighty Leaf Tea http://www.dailybuddhism.com/tea Compassion and Pity http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1231 Does Nirvana Mean Death to Everything? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1230 Koan; A Calling Card http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1229 Book Review: The Way of Korean Zen, by Kusan Sunim http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1223 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590306864/askdrarca-20/ref=nosim Hinduism and Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1225 Arcane Tales Old Time Radio Podcast http://ArcaneTales.com Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 48: Nichiren, Christians and Getting Along http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1218 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1218#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:56:50 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1218 Announcements:

The pledge-drive for the Daily Buddhism’s new computer is FINISHED! There were 14 donors in total, and we reached the goal last Monday. Thanks everyone for your help with this. I haven’t bought the new system yet, so if you have any recommendations or advice about Netbooks, send me a note. I’m going to . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 48: Nichiren, Christians and Getting Along]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1218/feed 0 Announcements: - The pledge-drive for the Daily Buddhism's new computer is FINISHED! There were 14 donors in total, and we reached the goal last Monday. Thanks everyone for your help with this. I haven't bought the new system yet, Announcements: The pledge-drive for the Daily Buddhism's new computer is FINISHED! There were 14 donors in total, and we reached the goal last Monday. Thanks everyone for your help with this. I haven't bought the new system yet, so if you have any recommendations or advice about Netbooks, send me a note. I'm going to leave the pledge drive page up on the site for a couple of weeks so people can see how it went. If you didn't donate before and still want to, then go ahead, I can always add a little RAM to the system or something. Now I have a request or a challenge for all you aspiring writers out there. The final article in this week's podcast is a guest post about Nichiren Buddhism written by someone who follows that tradition. I think it's time we covered the various denominations of Buddhism once again, but I'd like to do it differently this time around. Rather than simply have me explain the facts, over the next few weeks, I'd like to feature guest posts about various denominations of Buddhism written by actual practitioners of that group. So if you would like to explain the core ideas of your sect or denomination of Buddhism and why you follow that particular path, or why you feel it is the "True Path," then email me and we'll discuss your idea. And now a shameless plug for one of my other podcasts: This past week, I have completely changed the format of the Arcane Tales podcast. The new format is all old-time radio shows. For now, I'm sticking with Mystery, Science Fiction, and Horror themes, but if I get requests, I can add comedies and dramas as well. If you like classic stories that might take you wayyyy back, then check it out, there's at least one new show posted every day now. Go to http://ArcaneTales.com and subscribe to the podcast or just listen in your browser window for an easy preview. And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Starting Buddhist Practice ... How? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1211 Christians and Buddhists http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1213 Koan: Open Your Own Treasure House http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1214 Playing Well With Others http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1215 Guest Post: Nichiren and the Lotus Sutra http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1217 Mike Lukas: http://www.crackinupradio.com Arcane Tales Old Time Radio Podcast http://ArcaneTales.com Results of the New Computer Pledge-Drive: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/pledge-drive Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 47: Enlightenment and Love http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1204 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1204#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:11:22 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1204

Podcast Episode 47: Enlightenment and Love

Announcements:

The pledge-drive for the Daily Buddhism’s new computer isn’t quite done yet, but it’s getting close, the details are on the site.

This past week, I have been in the process of rebuilding the Tao of the Day website from the ground up with new software. Previously, . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 47: Enlightenment and Love]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1204/feed 0 art,awake,enlightenment,knitting,koan,love,painters,podcast Podcast Episode 47: Enlightenment and Love Announcements: The pledge-drive for the Daily Buddhism's new computer isn't quite done yet, but it's getting close, the details are on the site. This past week, Podcast Episode 47: Enlightenment and Love Announcements: The pledge-drive for the Daily Buddhism's new computer isn't quite done yet, but it's getting close, the details are on the site. This past week, I have been in the process of rebuilding the Tao of the Day website from the ground up with new software. Previously, most of my sites have run the Wordpress software, but I'm looking into another platform called Joomla, which is a little more flexible with what it can do. I plan to switch over to the new site probably on Monday the 9th, so stop in and take a look at the Taooftheday.com site and see what you think about the organization of things there. I don't know yet if I want to try something similar with the DailyBuddhism.com site, but I might if things work out well with the Tao site. Let me know your opinion on the new site starting Monday. And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: New Computer Pledge-Drive: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/pledge-drive Why Do Buddhists Fall In Love? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1195 Guest Post: Focus on the Knit http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1197 Film: Buddha's Painters http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1199 Koan: The Voice of Happiness http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1200 Enlightenment: Are We There Yet? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1201 Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 46: Words of Advice For The Beginning Buddhist http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1191 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1191#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:35:21 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1191 Podcast Episode 46: Words of Advice For The Beginning Buddhist

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty-six. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

I . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 46: Words of Advice For The Beginning Buddhist]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1191/feed 1 advice,books,new,no-self Podcast Episode 46: Words of Advice For The Beginning Buddhist - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty-six. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in th... Podcast Episode 46: Words of Advice For The Beginning Buddhist Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty-six. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. I love answering your questions, so please send in yours by email or voicemail to brian@dailybuddhism.com or 937-660-4949. Announcements: Nothing major to report this week as far as announcements go. The pledge-drive I announced last week has been doing really well, and we're more than halfway to the goal. I'll explain it again just this once, but beyond that I won't bring it up again until the goal is reached. Basically, I'm in the need for a new laptop. I need to go with as inexpensive a replacement as possible, so I've decided on one of the little $300-ish netbooks. I'm pretty much decided on an Acer Aspire One (link in show notes). As always, money is tight, and the job situation here in Dayton isn't getting any better. I hesitated to ask for help, but it seems to have gone well so far. With your help, hopefully, we can wrap this up before next weekend. If you've donated in the past, please don't think I'm asking for more from you; thanks for your past support. If you are one of the folks who said they might send something in someday, or have otherwise intended to send something but put it off, then now would be a really good time. As always, a donation of $50 or more will get you a free year of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine. Of course, anything will help. You can donate at Donate at: http://dailybuddhism.com/donate Or check the status and totals of how things are going in the top-right hand corner of www.dailybuddhism.com or at http://www.dailybuddhism.com/pledge-drive [Play iPhone iMantra software review request] Well, I don't have an iPhone, but it sounds like an interesting application. If anyone out there has an iPhone and the iMantra app, or any other app that might be of interest to the Daily Buddhism audience, I'd love to see you write a guest post with a review. Send me an email at brian@dailybuddhism.com if you'd like to write up a review. Of course, guest posts on most any topic are welcome. Oh- I did cover Mala beads a while back. You can do a search on the site for the term 'Mala' and it'll come right up with the article, or you can find the same information by listening to Podcast Episode 27, And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: New Computer Pledge-Drive: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/pledge-drive The Goal: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001EYVBE0/askdrarca-20 Rebirth and Karma http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1182 A Buddhist Diet http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1184 Beginners Buddhism Books http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1186 Koan: Trading Dialogue for Lodging http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1188 Words of Advice for the New Buddhist http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1189 Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 45: Am I Buddhist Enough? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1178 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1178#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:48:50 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1178 Podcast Episode 45: Am I Buddhist Enough?

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty-five. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

Please send in your . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 45: Am I Buddhist Enough?]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1178/feed 0 Podcast Episode 45: Am I Buddhist Enough? - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty-five. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all p... Podcast Episode 45: Am I Buddhist Enough? Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty-five. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Please send in your questions by email or voicemail. brian@dailybuddhism.com or 937-660-4949. Follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dailybuddhism and ask questions there if you like. I'm running a little short on questions for next week, so if you have one, now is a great time to send it in! Announcements: [recorded ‚Äúthanks‚Äù from Chris in Texas] And thank you for those kind words. Chris was referring to podcast 43, wherein I explained the foundations of Buddhism in a nearly hour-long episode. I may release that one as an audiobook someday, but for now it's completely free. Yes, all the Daily Buddhism podcasts are completely fine to redistribute to as many people as you want at no charge so long as you don't edit them and you give away the episode in its entirety. Hey guys, I'm in the need for a new laptop. I need to go with as inexpensive a replacement as possible, so I've decided on one of the little $300-ish netbooks. I don't know yet if it'll be an Acer or Asus, but I've heard good things about both, and they're similar in cost. As always, money is tight, and the job situation here in Dayton isn't getting any better. I hesitate to do it, but I'm going to throw this idea out there and see where it goes: "Fund Drive." If you've donated in the past, please don't think I'm asking for more from you; thanks for your past support. If you are one of the folks who said they might send something in someday, or have otherwise intended to send something but put it off, then now would be a really good time. As always, a donation of $50 or more will get you a free year of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine. Of course, anything will help. No, neither I nor the Daily Buddhism are legally a nonprofit organization, so your gift is just that, a gift. Thank you for your continuing support, and I hope to keep answering your questions and bringing the path to Enlightenment to a whole new batch of people in the upcoming year! Donate at: http://dailybuddhism.com/donate Check on how it's going at: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/pledge-drive Email me if you want to send a check, money order or pay with some method other than Paypal. p.s. If you're in the Dayton, Ohio area and are hiring, forget the donation and email me :) And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Brian's Computer: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/pledge-drive War and Peace http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1170 old post on War! http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/68 Book/CD: Sampoojanam: Reverence to the Buddha http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1172 Mindfulness and Creativity http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1171 Koan: Three Days More http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1175 Am I Buddhist Enough? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1169 Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 44: Matters of Life and Death http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1166 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1166#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:12:30 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1166 Podcast Episode 44: Matters of Life and Death

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Last week there was a lot of interest in my special offer for new subscribers to the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine, so I’ve decided to extend the offer for one more week. If you sign up for an ongoing month-month subscription to the magazine before February 22nd, I’ll . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 44: Matters of Life and Death]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1166/feed 0 Podcast Episode 44: Matters of Life and Death - Announcements: - Last week there was a lot of interest in my special offer for new subscribers to the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine, so I've decided to extend the offer for one more week. Podcast Episode 44: Matters of Life and Death Announcements: Last week there was a lot of interest in my special offer for new subscribers to the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine, so I've decided to extend the offer for one more week. If you sign up for an ongoing month-month subscription to the magazine before February 22nd, I'll throw in last week's special edition, the 24-page mini-book, "Buddhist Quick Start Guide" absolutely free. The monthly subscription is only $5 each month and gets you each week's issue of the magazine, along with any other special editions or ebooks that may come out in the future. Just go to http://weeklybuddhism.com to subscribe. You can cancel at any time, and it's easy to do. Please send in your questions by email or voicemail. brian@dailybuddhism.com or 937-660-4949. Follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dailybuddhism and ask questions there if you like. And now let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Reflective Journaling and Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1161 Koan: Reciting Sutras http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1165 Buddhist Funerals http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1164 Rebirth, Death, Heaven and Nirvana http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1163 Christians and Karma? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/133 Past Lives: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/858 The 40 Meditation Themes: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/229 Life and Death http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1160 Dharma Drum Monastery: http://www.dharmadrum.org/ Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 43: The Foundations of Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1156 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1156#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:29:46 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1156 Announcements: As I mentioned last time, this week we’ll be covering ALL the basics of Buddhism. On this show, we’ll look at some facts about Buddhism, talk about the life of Buddha, have a look at what he had to say, and see how to live according to the rules. That’s a lot for one show, . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 43: The Foundations of Buddhism]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1156/feed 2 beginner,foundations,guide,starter Announcements: - As I mentioned last time, this week we'll be covering ALL the basics of Buddhism. On this show, we'll look at some facts about Buddhism, talk about the life of Buddha, have a look at what he had to say, Announcements: As I mentioned last time, this week we'll be covering ALL the basics of Buddhism. On this show, we'll look at some facts about Buddhism, talk about the life of Buddha, have a look at what he had to say, and see how to live according to the rules. That's a lot for one show, and this will probably be the longest episode ever,. I think it's worth doing in one big chunk, because when this episode is done, you'll know the ideas that underlie about 90% of everything else in Buddhism. And now let's get to this week's material! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: What is Buddhism? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1149 Who Was Buddha? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1150 The Four Noble Truths http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1151 The Eightfold Path http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1152 The Five Precepts http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1153 Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 42: Re-Introductions, Buddhist Temples and Idols http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1145 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1145#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:24:40 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1145 Podcast Episode 42: Re-Introductions, Buddhist Temples and Idols This upcoming week marks the first anniversary for the show, and I think over the next few weeks, we’ll be re-visiting some of the basics. Over the past year I have revised my way of thinking on some topics, and better learned to explain others, while gaining many, many . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 42: Re-Introductions, Buddhist Temples and Idols]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1145/feed 0 help,introduction,what is Podcast Episode 42: Re-Introductions, Buddhist Temples and Idols - This upcoming week marks the first anniversary for the show, and I think over the next few weeks, we'll be re-visiting some of the basics. Podcast Episode 42: Re-Introductions, Buddhist Temples and Idols This upcoming week marks the first anniversary for the show, and I think over the next few weeks, we'll be re-visiting some of the basics. Over the past year I have revised my way of t... Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 41: Great Expectations http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1123 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1123#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:12:17 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1123 Podcast Episode 41: Great Expectations

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty-one. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

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No special announcements this week, but . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 41: Great Expectations]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1123/feed 0 Podcast Episode 41: Great Expectations - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty-one. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past ... Podcast Episode 41: Great Expectations Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty-one. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Announcements: No special announcements this week, but please send in your questions by email or voicemail. brian@dailybuddhism.com or 937-660-4949 And now let's get right to it! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: My Heart Burns Like Fire http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1121 Insults and Quips http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1119 Great Expectations http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1117 The Man on the Subway http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1115 Koan: A Mother's Advice http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1114 Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Our new Facebook Page: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/Facebook Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 40: Parenting, Ahimsa, and Cannibals http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1111 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1111#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:58:35 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1111 Podcast Episode 40: Parenting, Ahimsa, and Cannibals

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

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1) For those of . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 40: Parenting, Ahimsa, and Cannibals]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1111/feed 0 Podcast Episode 40: Parenting, Ahimsa, and Cannibals - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and... Podcast Episode 40: Parenting, Ahimsa, and Cannibals Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number forty. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Announcements: 1) For those of you who get the Tao of the Day emails, and especially those of you who don't, the http://www.taooftheday.com website is restarting with a new translation as of Monday. We've finished another round of 81 chapters, and it's time to start over again with #1. Now is the best time to start looking at the Tao. You can sign up for the daily email at http://www.taooftheday.com or subscribe to the RSS feed there as well. Please note: I will leave all the MP3 files on the server, so there are now two full versions of the Tao available for free download; I don't see much need for a third. So as of a couple of days ago, I will no longer be recording and releasing new chapters of the Tao in a podcast format. After more than 162 episodes, I'm not sure that it's something I want to continue to do indefinitely. I will still be sending out a chapter a day by email, RSS and on the blog, but the recordings are done. Actually, now that I don't have to deal with the recordings, I may be able to put in a little more commentary and not have to let the Tao speak for itself so much. 2) On this podcast, I read my own articles and a few guest posts. The Daily Buddhism audio show is the read-aloud version of what goes into the basic Daily Buddhism daily email newsletter and the original articles that go on the daily Buddhism.com blog. But the story doesn't end there. Many of the topics I discuss here have reader comments and additional thoughts posted after the original material that you read here. Most of the articles this past week received comments, many of which were probably more insightful than my original post! Check out the comments that appear after the original articles on the blog. I have also started including the responses to some of the busier topics in the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine, as many of these responses are worth holding onto. And now on to this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Buddhist Parenting and Discipline http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1096 Poem: Crowned Compassion, by Zayra Yves http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1101 Main website at: http://www.zayrayves.com CDBaby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/zayrayves3 Koan: The First Principle http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1104 I, Cannibal: Horror and Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1106 Ahimsa: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1109 Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Our new Facebook Page: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/Facebook Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 39: Real World Vs. Cushion Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1092 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1092#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:07:37 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1092 Podcast Episode 39: Real World Vs. Cushion Buddhism

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-nine. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

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I don’t have . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 39: Real World Vs. Cushion Buddhism]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1092/feed 0 Podcast Episode 39: Real World Vs. Cushion Buddhism - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-nine. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this progra... Podcast Episode 39: Real World Vs. Cushion Buddhism Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-nine. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Announcements: I don't have any phoned-in questions this week, because no one phoned in any questions! As in the past, if your phoned-in question is played on the show, you will win a free month of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine. Of course, if you're a little phone shy, you can always send in your questions to dailybuddhism@gmail.com On the other hand, this week we saw a big leap in reader-submitted stories and material. You guys want to share your stories, and that's great! We actually had reader-submitted material three days this week. While I don't want to do that many guest posts every week, it was really helpful to me this time, as I was setting up a new site, which I'll tell you about in a minute. If you want to submit something Buddhism-related to be included in the daily Buddhism, drop me a note with your idea and we'll proceed from there. Personal stories, poems, reviews, a biography, a lesson on something; the topics are wide open And now on to this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: A Heroic Resolution for the New Year http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1078 http://www.herobulletin.com Real World Vs. Cushion Buddhism Part 1: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1082 Part 2: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1084 A Sensitive Topic http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1081 Book: Practical Meditation with Buddhist principles http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1088 Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1741577721?tag=askdrarca-20 Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Our new Facebook Page: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/Facebook Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 38: Kindness In Daily Living and The Best of Daily Buddhism 2008 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1070 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1070#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:00:27 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1070

Podcast Episode 38: Kindness In Daily Living and The Best of Daily Buddhism 2008

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-eight. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 38: Kindness In Daily Living and The Best of Daily Buddhism 2008]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1070/feed 0 Podcast Episode 38: Kindness In Daily Living and The Best of Daily Buddhism 2008 Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-eight. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. Podcast Episode 38: Kindness In Daily Living and The Best of Daily Buddhism 2008 Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-eight. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Send your questions, comments, suggestions and thoughts to me at dailybuddhism@gmail.com Announcements: Although I have a few submissions now from people who want to write guest posts for the Daily Buddhism, I'd like to see more. I'd like to have one guest poster to cover some topic once a week. Something like what Darren Littlejohn did last week or Lori Deschene did this week. You don't need any special credentials or have written a book; all you need is an interesting viewpoint or story that illustrates some point. If you would be interested in writing a guest post for the show, send me an email with your topic idea. Thursday night I upgraded the software on the D.B. website and the podcast was broken for a few hours. I apologize for any inconvenience, but it's back up and better than ever now. And now on to this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Kindness in Daily Living: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/927 Koan: The Sound of One Hand: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1051 The Best of Daily Buddhism 2008: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/954 Book: Buddhas, Bohisattvas, Khadromas, and the Way of the Pilgrim: A Transformative Book of Photography and Pithy Sayings: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/946 Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0973443987?tag=askdrarca-20 Why All The Chanting? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/932 Chanting MP3s: http://www.zendust.org/chantsmp3.htm Here are some Youtube examples to enjoy: Om Mani Padme Hum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=633eH4yajHE Zen Chanting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1evxMA7yYw Buddhist Chant: The Heart Sutra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c9-XaA2f00   Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Free Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Our new Facebook Page: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/Facebook Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 37: Meditation on a Whoopie Cushion http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1036 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1036#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:31:13 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1036 Announcements:

I made several references to Twitter in this week’s show. If you’d like to follow my Tweets, go to http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism and “follow” me. I’ll follow you right back. If you’re already on Twitter, please vote for Daily Buddhism to get a “Shorty” award: http://shortyawards.com/?username=dailybuddhism&category=religion

As always, the main home site for the show is the . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 37: Meditation on a Whoopie Cushion]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1036/feed 0 Announcements: - I made several references to Twitter in this week's show. If you'd like to follow my Tweets, go to http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism and "follow" me. I'll follow you right back. If you're already on Twitter, Announcements: I made several references to Twitter in this week's show. If you'd like to follow my Tweets, go to http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism and "follow" me. I'll follow you right back. If you're already on Twitter, please vote for Daily Buddhism to get a "Shorty" award: http://shortyawards.com/?username=dailybuddhism&category=religion As always, the main home site for the show is the dailybuddhism.com web site, but if you are also on Facebook, you might want to visit our new fan page at http://dailybuddhism.com/Facebook and maybe also the fan page for http://taooftheday.com/Facebook I'd love to open things up for a guest poster to cover some topic once a week. Something like what Darren Littlejohn did this week. You don't need any special credentials or have written a book; all you need is an interesting viewpoint or story that illustrates some point. If you would be interested in writing a guest post for the show, send me an email with your topic idea. As I mentioned last week, I have gathered all the various ways to get Daily Buddhism content together in one place for easy sign-up. www.dailybuddhism.com/sign has places to sign up for the free daily newsletter, the podcast, the RSS feeds and the Weekly Buddhism. Easy! And now on to this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Donate: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate Newsletter: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign Being in the Present, Be Here Now: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/887 Buddhism & the 12-Step Recovery Process: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/890 The 12-Step Buddhist: http://www.12stepbuddhist.com Order from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1582702233?tag=askdrarca-20 Chanting and Prayer on Schedule: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/900 Koan: The Strawberry: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/903 Meditation on a Whoopie Cushion: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/907 Follow Brian on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Our new Facebook Page: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/Facebook Follow Daily Buddhism on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 36: Beads, Seals, Immeasurables, and Past Lives http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1038 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1038#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:00:45 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1038 A Quick Saturday afternoon addition to the announcements: I got a little carried away deleting SPAM posts and accidentally deleted a dozen or so REAL comments today. I was able to restore the comments from backups, but all of them now show up as being entered by “Brian Schell” with the original writer of the . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 36: Beads, Seals, Immeasurables, and Past Lives]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1038/feed 0 A Quick Saturday afternoon addition to the announcements: I got a little carried away deleting SPAM posts and accidentally deleted a dozen or so REAL comments today. I was able to restore the comments from backups, A Quick Saturday afternoon addition to the announcements: I got a little carried away deleting SPAM posts and accidentally deleted a dozen or so REAL comments today. I was able to restore the comments from backups, but all of them now show up as being entered by "Brian Schell" with the original writer of the post being shown as "From: so-and-so." Sorry about the goof, but nothing was really lost. Announcements: Happy Holidays, (whatever that may be to you)! If you enjoy the daily Buddhism, you can help out by putting up a good review for the show at iTunes. I've added a special link to the site to make this easier for you: if you go to http://www.dailybuddhism.com/itunes iTunes will automatically open up and find the show in the iTunes store, you can just enter your review right there. Just a note, if it asks ‚ÄúBy:‚Äù put YOUR NAME, not mine. I appreciate it and so might other potential listeners. I mentioned last week that I'm getting a backlog of questions. In the meantime I've decided that a lot of them were more appropriate to answer brief emails rather than post them here, so I'm pretty much caught up now. A reminder: All of the articles and posts you hear about on the show go out in our free daily email and are posted on the DB website. Many readers go to the website and post their own comments and ideas on the topics there. So don't just listen to me here on the show, stop in and read the comments on the website; many readers add some great insight to what I have to say. On the website this week I changed a few things around and made some improvements. Each and every post now has a list of ‚ÄúRelated posts‚Äù at the bottom. I think that will help follow some topics much easier. Also gathered all the various ways to get Daily Buddhism content together in one place for easy sign-up. http://www.dailybuddhism.com/sign has places to sign up for the free daily newsletter, the podcast, the RSS feeds and the Weekly Buddhism. Easy! On the subject of easy, I also revamped the donation portion of the site. Instead of the two little buttons, there is now a page of various options, and you can now choose to help things going for as little as ONE DOLLAR a month. I'm pretty sure it'll never get any easier than that. http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate And now on to this week's show! Podcast Episode 36: [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com Review: Seeds of Kindness Beads http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/780 http://www.seedsofkindness.biz The Four Seals http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/748 The Four Immeasurables http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/835 Mini Topics: Past Lives, Mantras, Sutras, and Chants http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/858 Past lives, Pro-: http://www.lifepositive.com/Mind/personal-growth/past-life-therapy/past-life-therapy.asp Past lives, Con-: http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/9/7/lifefocus/1957870&sec=lifefocus Book: The Tao of Now http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/866 Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/157174584X?tag=askdrarca-20 Buddha, by Deepak Chopra (iTunes link) iTunes, download NOW: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/Chopra Amazon Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060878819?tag=askdrarca-20 Amazon CD Audiobook: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0011MSV0C?tag=askdrarca-20 Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/weekly-buddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 35: Buddhist Christmas, Pessimism in Buddhism, and Meat http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1040 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1040#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:00:15 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1040 Podcast Episode 35: Buddhist Christmas, Pessimism in Buddhism, and Meat

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-five. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 35: Buddhist Christmas, Pessimism in Buddhism, and Meat]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1040/feed 0 Podcast Episode 35: Buddhist Christmas, Pessimism in Buddhism, and Meat - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-five. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links ment... Podcast Episode 35: Buddhist Christmas, Pessimism in Buddhism, and Meat Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-five. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Send your questions, comments, suggestions and thoughts to me at dailybuddhism@gmail.com Announcements: Do you like the podcast? If you do, you can help out by putting up a good review for the show at iTunes. You don't need to write anything lengthy or complex, just a sentence or two. I've added a special link to the site to make this easier for you: just go to http://www.dailybuddhism.com/itunes and if you have iTunes installed, it will automatically open up and find the show in the iTunes store, then you can just enter your review right there. I appreciate it and so might other potential listeners. A reminder: All of the articles and posts you hear about on the show go out in our free daily email and are posted on the DB website. Many readers go to the website and post their own comments and ideas on the topics there. So don't just listen to me here on the show, stop in and read the comments on the website; many readers add some great insight to what I have to say. Let's see‚Ķ over the past few months I've had a few people as about the theme music from the show. The music is not from a CD you can go out and buy, it's a short sound clip included with Garageband, the software I use to make the show. If you have Garageband, the clip is called ‚ÄúShogun.‚Äù I'll play the entire clip for you at the end of the show. Please keep your questions coming in, whether by email or phone. Please be aware however, that I am starting to build up a little backlog, and I might not get to your question the same week you send it in. Personal messages or something that sounds urgent, I'll answer by email right away as always, but questions for the show are stacking up. I will answer every single question eventually, it's going to take some time. On the subject of questions, I mentioned last week that if you phone in your question and I use it on the show, you'll win a free month of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine. I gave away a month subscription last week, and I have another for this week and next week, but more is always good. Call in with your question at 937-660-4949. [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links: Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com To Meat or not to Meat? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/768 Related links: Are Buddhists Vegetarians? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/59 The First Precept: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/37 Buddhist Dog Food: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/141 Book: The Method of No-Method: The Chan Practice of Silent Illumination http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/740 Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1590305752?tag=askdrarca-20 Buddhism: Half-Empty or Half-Full? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/745 A Buddhist Christmas http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/755 Book: Quiet Mind, Open Heart http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/766 Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0978775767?tag=askdrarca-20 Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/weekly-buddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 34: If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1042 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1042#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:00:28 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1042 Podcast Episode 34: If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-four. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 34: If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1042/feed 0 Podcast Episode 34: If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-four. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned i... Podcast Episode 34: If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-four. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Send your questions, comments, suggestions and thoughts to me at dailybuddhism@gmail.com Only one announcement this week: I get lots and lots of emails, and that's great, but we don't get much action on the voice mail line. Starting right now, if I use your phoned-in voice mail on the show, you'll win a free month of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine. We'll have our first winner coming up next! [Play Sound Clip asking about ‚ÄúKilling the Buddha and Numb Legs‚Äù] Well there, Chris from Texas, I appreciate your call and your questions! You just won a free month of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine. ‚ÄúChris from Texas‚Äù, Drop me an email or call with your email address and we'll get that set up. And for the rest of you, the voice-mail phone is 937-660-4949. Call in now and leave your message! It's available 24 hours a day so don't wait! Now on to the rest of the show and the answers to Chris' questions: [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] [update!] Whoops! forgot to mention, I did get in another reader's Shrine photos. Here they are: This Week's Links: Voice Mail Number: 937-660-4949 Email: Dailybuddhism@gmail.com If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/670 Sleepy Legs in Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/667 Buddhism and Homosexuality http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/697 Additional Sources: http://www.religionfacts.com/homosexuality/buddhism.htm http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_budd.htm http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/7-18-2004-56791.asp CD Review: Buddha Moon, by Chinmaya Dunster http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/707 Amazon CD: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NVKY8Y?tag=askdrarca-20 Amazon MP3: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QR1Z92?tag=askdrarca-20 iTunes Store: See website for link Koans: Stingy in Teaching / Joshu's Mu http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/714 Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/weekly-buddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 33: Background Buddhism and Three Stories http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1043 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1043#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:00:46 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1043 Podcast Episode 33: Background Buddhism and Three Stories

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-three. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Send . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 33: Background Buddhism and Three Stories]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1043/feed 0 Podcast Episode 33: Background Buddhism and Three Stories - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-three. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this... Podcast Episode 33: Background Buddhism and Three Stories Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-three. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Send your questions, comments, suggestions and thoughts to me at dailybuddhism@gmail.com There are no special announcements this week, so let's get on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links Converts vs. Background Buddhists http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/647 The Dog Story http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/650 Help support Daily Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/659 Amazon Affiliate Link Right Effort Revisited http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/652 Book: Where is Your Buddha Nature? Stories To Instruct & Inspire http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/665 http://www.amazon.com/dp/1932293302?tag=askdrarca-20 Koan: Not Far from Buddhahood http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/674 Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/weekly-buddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 32: Women in Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1044 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1044#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:00:50 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1044 Reader Submitted Shrine #3

Podcast Episode 32: Women in Buddhism

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-two. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com . A few brief announcements this Week:

The Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 32: Women in Buddhism]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1044/feed 0 Podcast Episode 32: Women in Buddhism - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-two. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www. Podcast Episode 32: Women in Buddhism Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-two. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com . A few brief announcements this Week: The Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine Issue #7 will be available later this weekend, and this one is jam-packed with pictures and images. Someone asked me if clicking on the Donate $5 a month button qualifies for the free subscription, and yes, that sounds reasonable to me. So I am now expanding the offer to include those who use the automatic recurring subscription feature. If you want to do this, just click on the ‚ÄúDonate $5 a month‚Äù button on any page. If you want to pick up only the latest issue or subscribe the regular way, go to http://www.weeklybuddhism.com I have a few reader questions that I plan to use for next week's show, but I would still like to hear your questions and comments on anything at all. Drop me an email at brian@dailybuddhism.com or call in 24 hours a day with your phone at 937-660-4949 I got another reader-submitted shrine picture this week, which I will post with the shownotes to this episode. If you have one, go ahead and send it in as an attachment to your email message; it's not too late. Just a quick follow up to my announcement last week, the Daily Chess Lesson website and email list will officially start on Monday. If you never learned to play the game, sign up now before we get started with the rules and stick around when we get into strategies and stuff later. http://www.dailychesslesson.com or follow the link from the DB website. And that's it for the Announcements for the week. Now, on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links Women in Buddhism Part 1: Maya http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/604 Women in Buddhism Part 2: Pajapati http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/613 Women in Buddhism Part 3: Kwan Yin http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/619 Book: The Moon In the Water, Reflections on an Aging Parent http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/628 Koan: Gisho's Work http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/633 Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/weekly-buddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 31: Mindfulness, Kindness, Buddha-Boy and the Sangha http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1045 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1045#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:00:11 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1045 Podcast Episode 31: Mindfulness, Kindness, Buddha-Boy and the Sangha

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-one. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com . A few brief announcements this Week:

Reader Shrine #1

The Weekly Buddhism . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 31: Mindfulness, Kindness, Buddha-Boy and the Sangha]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1045/feed 0 Podcast Episode 31: Mindfulness, Kindness, Buddha-Boy and the Sangha - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-one. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes... Podcast Episode 31: Mindfulness, Kindness, Buddha-Boy and the Sangha Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-one. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com . A few brief announcements this Week: The Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine Issue #6 will be available later this weekend, but as I mentioned in previous shows, is now subscription-only. As with last week, if you want to pick up the latest issue or subscribe, go to http://www.weeklybuddhism.com I have a short series planned for next week, but I would still like to hear your questions and comments on anything at all. Drop me an email at brian@dailybuddhism.com or use the very-underutilized voicemail line at 937-660-4949 Last week, after the segment on setting up a home shrine, I asked everyone to send in pictures of their home shrines. I only had two people send in pictures, so I'm not going to spend a day with a post about two pictures. I have posted the two shrines on the shownotes post for this episode. My thanks go out to the two listeners who chose to participate. If you would still like to send your photos in, it's not too late, I'll post them as long as I keep getting them. And that's it for the Daily Buddhism announcements for the week. Now I'm going to use the opportunity to tell you about two new sites that I've been working on. The first one is the Daily Relgious, that's http://www.dailyreligious.com This is a news site covering all branches of religion and religious news. It's updated constantly throughout the day and night with information from many sources. If you go to the main page for the Daily Religious, you can select individual categories for news, or you can subscribe to the RSS fee and get it all. It's fun and it's free. Stop over and take a look. The second one is completely unrelated to anything we talk about here, but I'm thinking some of you may be interested anyway. I'm a chess player, and I have been for thirty years, but you know what? I really stink at the game. I have dozens of books on chess on my bookshelf, and I've never made through any of them. I just don't have the time to read the books or practice all that much, although I've always been very interested in the game. My experience with the Daily Buddhism has taught me that if I am committed to writing on a subject every day, I can make time. So, I've started a new site, called http://www.dailychesslesson.com and I expect to run it just about the same way as the daily Buddhism; an email each weekday, with a single new chess idea or tip. In the beginning, I'll be covering the basic rules of the game, so if you never learned to play, sign up for the daily email now. The lessons begin Monday November 25th. After we get through the basic rules, we'll cover simple strategies and tips, eventually moving into openings, endings, famous games, current events and so forth. It's a lot less serious than Buddhism, and I thnk it'll be fun. That's at www.dailychesslesson.com Links to both sites are on the shownotes and in the ‚ÄúLinks‚Äù section of any of my websites. But now, on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links CD Review: Koyasan: Reiki Sound Healing http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/549 The Sangha Situation: Nowhere to Go http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/554 The Return Of Buddha Boy http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/569 Four Foundations of Mindfulness http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/562 Book: The Kindness Handbook a Practical Companion http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/575 Setting Up A Home Buddhist Shrine http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/523 Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.weeklybuddhism.com Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 30: Zen Gardens, Home Shrines, Conversion, and Reviews http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1046 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1046#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:00:17 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1046 Podcast Episode 30: Zen Gardens, Home Shrines, Conversion, and Reviews

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com .

A few brief announcements this Week:

This week I installed a . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 30: Zen Gardens, Home Shrines, Conversion, and Reviews]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1046/feed 0 Podcast Episode 30: Zen Gardens, Home Shrines, Conversion, and Reviews - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes o... Podcast Episode 30: Zen Gardens, Home Shrines, Conversion, and Reviews Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com . A few brief announcements this Week: This week I installed a poll plugin onto the DB site. If you'd like to help me test it out, there's a really simple poll on there right now: ‚ÄúWhich do you prefer, the audio show, email, PDF Magazine or website?‚Äù It's not an important question; I'm just testing the software. But if you want to put in your answer, it's on the right- Taooftheday.comhand side of any page. The Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine Issue #5 will be available later this weekend, but as I mentioned in previous shows, is now subscription-only. We talked about rates last week, so I'll skip that this time, but I will remind you where to go whether you want just this single issue or a full subscription. Go to www.weeklybuddhism.com which will take you straight to the page for the magazine. Also, I have noticed that the topics we are getting into are getting more and more advanced. There's nothing at all wrong with that, it's a natural progression, but it seems likely that there are plenty of new listeners out there. I recently put all the old audio shows back online, so anyone can go back and listen to the early ones. Those shows are older, and the audio quality isn't too good on a few of them, but content-wise, they are the most important of all of them. If anyone has any questions about that early material, don't hesitate to send me an email. I have no problem re-visiting the basics. If you would like me to re-address any of those topics in the near future, that's fine with me; it's probably a good idea to get back to basics once in a while. But now, on with this week's show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links Zen Gardens http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/497 It's NOT a Zen Garden: http://www.rothteien.com/superbait/zenviewpoints.htm Desktop Zen Garden Kit: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005OUHD?tag=askdrarca-20 Book: Here You Are, By Mayke Beckmann Briggs http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/503 Buy from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0977646912?tag=askdrarca-20 Becoming a Buddhist: Conversion Rituals http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/508 Older DB Articles on the topic: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/115 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/172 Tibetan Conversion Ceremony: http://www.parami.org/duta/buddhist.htm Review: Zen and Now Timepiece http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/514 Now and Zen Company Site: http://www.now-zen.com Setting Up A Home Buddhist Shrine http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/523 Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/weekly-buddhism Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 29: Fear, Footprints, Family & Fat http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1047 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1047#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:00:40 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1047 Podcast Episode 29: Fear, Footprints, Family & Fat

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-nine. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

This week we had a koan, a couple of reader questions, a book . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 29: Fear, Footprints, Family & Fat]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1047/feed 0 Podcast Episode 29: Fear, Footprints, Family & Fat - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-nine. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website a... Podcast Episode 29: Fear, Footprints, Family & Fat Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-nine. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com. This week we had a koan, a couple of reader questions, a book review, an interesting lesson from that book and a special edition podcast. Announcements for the Week: The only major announcement this week involves the new Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine. The Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine Issue #4 will be available later this weekend, and as before will still be free. However, starting next week, with issue #5, it will become subscription-only. I posted the rates last week, but this week I set up the site to accept your payments, so everything is good to go for your subscriptions. The rates are as follows: Each individual issue will be only $1.25. My thinking behind this is that people who don't subscribe may still want one from time to time to pick up certain articles. I'll still be posting the table of contents to the site as I have in the past few weeks, so you can see what's inside and decide. The next step up is what I call the ‚ÄúTrial Offer,‚Äù although you can do this repeatedly every month is you want. It's a mini-subscription of 4 issues. This runs $5.00. You won't save any money by going this route, but it's intended as a convenience over remembering to buy individual issues. The best option, is of course the full subscription. This is $50 for an entire year. That's a dollar per issue. If you've looked at the free copies I've sent out in the podcast feed, you can't argue that there's way more value there than a dollar. Remember though, that the Daily Buddhism daily emails and the audio podcast will remain free just as they have been. The Weekly Buddhism, however, wil have all the same material as the mails and audio show, but include a lot of expanded content such as current events, news, full texts of classic Buddhist books, and much more. I have big plans for this. One more note on this: I have mentioned from time to time that you can donate on the DB website. I have gotten a lot of support, and I appreciate it. For those of you who have donated $50 or more in the past, you will automatically get a year's subscription. Just to keep things fair, that offer stands. Whether you want to BUY a subscription, or choose to DONATE $50, you'll get a year's subscription. So you can look at the payment in whichever way works better for you. Oh yes, there is another announcement. I had been reading the Dhammapada, my favorite of the classic Buddhist texts, a chapter a week in the Daily Buddhism, but I'm going to discontinue that. With 26 chapters, it would have taken 4 or 5 more months to finish. But now, with the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine, I can put the entire book in there, and that's what I'm going to do. Issue #4, the last free issue, will include the entire Dhammapada. If you're disappointed by this decision, and really WANT me to bring it back a chapter week, let me know, but I think doing it this way is much more efficient. And that sounded more like a sales pitch than announcements, so let's speed on with the show for the week! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links Fear: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/421 Buy ‚ÄúNo Death, No Fear‚Äù by Thich Nhat Hanh http://www.amazon.com/dp/1573223336?tag=askdrarca-20 Book: Footprints in the Snow, by Chan Master Sheng Yen: Review: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/423 Buy It: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385513305?tag=askdrarca-20 Prayer in Buddhism: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/426 Podcast Episode 28: Special Edition- Guided Meditation: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/465 Fat Buddha, Skinny Buddha, Laughing Buddha: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/442 Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 28: Special Edition- Guided Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1048 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1048#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:00:51 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1048 Guided Breath Meditation

Here’s something I have been meaning to put together for weeks, but finally actually did it today. It’s a guided breath meditation session, and it’ll take roughly 16 minutes to do.

It’s the first time I’ve tried doing this kind of recording, so your comments, criticisms and suggestions are VERY much desired and appreciated.

Comment at: . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 28: Special Edition- Guided Meditation]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1048/feed 0 Guided Breath Meditation - Here's something I have been meaning to put together for weeks, but finally actually did it today. It's a guided breath meditation session, and it'll take roughly 16 minutes to do. - Guided Breath Meditation Here's something I have been meaning to put together for weeks, but finally actually did it today. It's a guided breath meditation session, and it'll take roughly 16 minutes to do. It's the first time I've tried doing this kind of recording, so your comments, criticisms and suggestions are VERY much desired and appreciated. Comment at: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/465 . ‘Headphone Meditation by Illusive Mind’ image from http://www.illusive-mind.com/art/headphone-meditation/. . . Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 27: Reviews, Rosaries, Hindus, and Politics http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1049 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1049#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:00:04 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1049 Podcast Episode 27: Reviews, Rosaries, Hindus, and Politics

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-seven. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

This week we got into several new topics and did a couple of . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 27: Reviews, Rosaries, Hindus, and Politics]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1049/feed 0 Podcast Episode 27: Reviews, Rosaries, Hindus, and Politics - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-seven. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our... Podcast Episode 27: Reviews, Rosaries, Hindus, and Politics Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-seven. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com. This week we got into several new topics and did a couple of reviews. I have a big stack of Buddhist books and CDs here that I'll be covering in the next few weeks. Since there's nothing better than giving or getting Buddhist books for Christmas, I'll be bulking up on the reviews for the next few weeks. Some minor changes on the website to announce this week. If you look at the menu bar across the top of the screen there are a few new tabs. The new ‚ÄúAudio Archive‚Äù page has a special new Flash audio player that works like a jukebox of the older podcasts. It makes finding older shows easier than going through the menus. It doesn't seem to work in all browsers, so if it works for you, then enjoy, and if it doesn't, just click on the ‚ÄúPodcast‚Äù category and find the shows the old way, sorry. Also on the top bar of the site is the new ‚ÄúMedia Store‚Äù tab. You'll find my recorded CDs available there, and I have re-done those a bit. The Tao Remastered, The Dhammapada, and the collection old podcasts are still available, only in a new format. Rather than other that material in audio CD format as before, I've now changed each offering to collections of MP3s on a single CD for a lower price. Why pay for 3 audio CDs if you can get the same material as one CD full of MP3s. You can always write your own audio CDs from them if you really want to. The third new tab on the page is for the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine. I've worked out what the subscription rates are going to be, and you can check them out there. You can't buy a subscription there yet, but I'll get that set up once I stop offering the files for free in a couple of weeks. Issues 1 and 2 are already out, and issues 3 and 4 will be sent out in the podcast feed as freebies just like before. I'm putting the finishing touches on Issue 3 and it'll go online either tonight or Saturday morning. Keep in mind that the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine is an optional expansion to the Daily Buddhism, not a replacement. The free emails and podcasts aren't going away. And that should cover all the announcements for this week, so let's get on with the show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links Movie: Zen Noir http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/319 Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LUBZDU?tag=askdrarca-20 Buddha's Ghostwriters and Hinduism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/325 Buddhist Rosary Beads / Mala http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/365 Book: The Saint of Kathmandu and Other Tales of the Sacred in Distant Lands http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/396 Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0807013129?tag=askdrarca-20 Our Buddhist President: Politics and Religion http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/399 Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 26: Meditation Styles, Part 3 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1050 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1050#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:00:34 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1050 Podcast Episode 26: Meditation Styles, Part 3

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-six. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

This week we continued the series on Meditation, covering 40 meditation themes, the basic . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 26: Meditation Styles, Part 3]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1050/feed 0 Podcast Episode 26: Meditation Styles, Part 3 - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-six. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www. Podcast Episode 26: Meditation Styles, Part 3 Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-six. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com. This week we continued the series on Meditation, covering 40 meditation themes, the basic practices involved with loving kindness meditation, and a book review on L-K meditation. Finally, we concluded with a very brief overview of some other kinds of meditation that you could look into on your own if interested. Meditation is a huge subject, and possibly the most important part of Buddhism. I've covered a lot of material in the past three weeks, but there is just a huge volume of things I didn't say. Send in your questions on meditation or Buddhism in general to dailybuddhism@gmail.com or phone them in at 937-660-4949. You can also post your thoughts about anything we discuss on the website's blog at www.dailybuddhism.com Announcements Last weekend saw the introduction of something completely new for us, the Weekly Buddhism ‚ÄúMagazine.‚Äù Last week's 1st edition went out in the podcast feed, so if you are subscribed to the podcast you already have it. Otherwise, it's available at the regular Daily Buddhism website or also at the new Weekly Buddhism site (http://www.weeklybuddhism.com). The second issue will go out the same way sometime this weekend. It's a weekly compilation of everything that goes into the Daily Buddhism emails and the podcast, as well as expanded coverage on some topics, such as current real-world news, more classic Buddhist texts, and extra premium content. The Weekly Buddhism is formatted for easy printing, and my thought is that it would be nice to collect them over time into a binder. You'd have quite a bit of material there for alter review after a short time. It's free for now, although it may not be free forever, so check it out and see what you think. Your comments and suggestions are always appreciated. I've had several people mention in the past that the Daily Buddhism isn't available by RSS. I always replied that it was available, just click on the RSS button. Wrong! What I had been missing all that time was that only the PODCAST episodes were showing up in that feed. The podcast was working fine, but the daily posts didn't go into the feed. I don't know how long that had been the case, but I don't think it was a recent goof. Well, that's fixed now. On the right-hand sidebar of any page at the D.B. site, there are three buttons. The top one is to subscribe with iTunes. If you use iTunes, click that one. If you use some other feedcatcher program for podcasts, then click on the second button, ‚ÄúRSS Podcast.‚Äù If you'd like to subscribe to the newly-fixed text RSS feed, then click on the third button, ‚ÄúRSS Blog.‚Äù Of course, just above those three buttons is the sign-up form for the daily email, and you've heard me talk about that plenty over the past months. Let's get on with the show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links The Forty Meditation Themes, Part 1 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/229 The Forty Meditation Themes, Part 2 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/231 Book Review: The Gift of Loving Kindness http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/234 Order: http://www.amazon.com/dp/157224562X?tag=askdrarca-20 A Closer Look at Loving Kindness Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/247 Other Forms of Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/249 The Weekly Buddhism, Issue #2 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/253 or http://www.dailybuddhism.com/podpress_trac/web/253/0/Weekly_Buddhism_Issue_2.pdf Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 25: Meditation Styles, Part 2 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1054 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1054#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:00:33 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1054 Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-five. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

You know, 25 episodes ago, I wasn’t sure if this thing was going to . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 25: Meditation Styles, Part 2]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1054/feed 0 Podcast Episode 25: Meditation Styles, Part 2 Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-five. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www. Podcast Episode 25: Meditation Styles, Part 2 Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-five. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com. You know, 25 episodes ago, I wasn't sure if this thing was going to attract anyone's attention. Half a year later, we have thousands of subscribers to the show and a great bunch of readers and listeners who don't hesitate to support the show. Thanks everyone for following along for 25 great episodes! There's plenty more to come, and I have a surprise or two in store for the coming weeks that I think you'll like. Stay tuned! This week we continued the series on Meditation, covering five different styles of meditation, the basic practices involved, and the differences between them. My descriptions have been pretty brief, so I am just going to assume that you have questions. Send in your questions on Buddhism to dailybuddhism@gmail.com or phone them in at 937-660-4949. You can also post your thoughts about anything we discuss on the website's blog at www.dailybuddhism.com Let's get on with the show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links Meditation Part 7: Conceptual Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/200 Meditation Part 6: Mantra Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/192 Meditation Part 5: Mindfulness Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/189 Meditation Part 4: Walking Meditation and Kinhin http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/183 Meditation Part 3: Empty Mind Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/182 Meditation Part 2: Breath Meditation and Insight Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/180 Meditation Part 1: Overview & Benefits http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/175 Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 24: Taking Refuge & Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1056 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1056#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:00:59 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1056 Podcast Episode 24: Taking Refuge & Meditation

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-four. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

Keep your questions coming in! Send in your questions on Buddhism to dailybuddhism@gmail.com . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 24: Taking Refuge & Meditation]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1056/feed 0 Podcast Episode 24: Taking Refuge & Meditation - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-four. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at w... Podcast Episode 24: Taking Refuge & Meditation Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-four. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Keep your questions coming in! Send in your questions on Buddhism to dailybuddhism@gmail.com or phone them in at 937-660-4949. You can also post your thoughts about anything we discuss on the website's blog at www.dailybuddhism.com I did get another phoned-in message; this one had to do with the sound quality of the podcast itself. Here goes: (insert clip) Good suggestion, and one that is easily fixed! When I am finished recording a show, I play it back on the same computer I use for recording, and they usually sound fine to me. Since you let me know about the problem, I'll set the volume on those a little lower from now on. If you have any other comments or suggestions, let me know! I think the sound quality has increased tremendously since the first episode, but I'll be the first to admit there is still plenty of room for improvement. Last week I had to record the entire show twice because Garageband crashed while it was saving the final file the first time. I enjoy doing the show, but doing it twice is no fun at all! We had an interesting assortment of topics this week, so lets get on with the show! [read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Week's Links Dhammapada Chapter 8 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/174 Koan: The Muddy Road http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/173 Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/172 Meditation Part 1: Overview & Benefits http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/175 Meditation Part 2: Breath Meditation and Insight Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/180 Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 23: Buddhist Service and Karma Control http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1057 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1057#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:00:00 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1057 Podcast Episode 23: Buddhist Service and Karma Control

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-three. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

Many of this week’s topics sparked some interesting responses which are posted as . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 23: Buddhist Service and Karma Control]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1057/feed 0 Podcast Episode 23: Buddhist Service and Karma Control - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-three. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our webs... Podcast Episode 23: Buddhist Service and Karma Control Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-three. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Many of this week's topics sparked some interesting responses which are posted as comments on the website. Remember, there is more to read at the website than just reposts of the daily emails, you can find many insightful comments by readers there as well. Keep your questions coming in! Send in your questions on Buddhism to dailybuddhism@gmail.com or phone them in at 937-660-4949. There's no question too small or too basic; sometimes the deepest thought goes into the little stuff. You can also post your thoughts about anything we discuss on the website's blog at www.dailybuddhism.com We had an interesting assortment of topics this week, so lets get on with the show! This Week's Links Tao Announcement http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/167 Controlling Karma http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/165 Book: Buddhist Scriptures, by Edward Conze, Ed. http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/166 Dhammapada Chapter 7: The Venerable Arhat http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/170 Koan: A Buddha http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/169 Buddhist Service Obligations? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/168 Many Comments and input on the topic: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/168#comments Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 22: Zen in the Dark, Hurricane Edition http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1058 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1058#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:00:18 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1058 Podcast Episode 22: Zen in the Dark, Hurricane Edition

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-two. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com . If you have questions or comments, you can post . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 22: Zen in the Dark, Hurricane Edition]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1058/feed 0 Podcast Episode 22: Zen in the Dark, Hurricane Edition - Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-two. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our websit... Podcast Episode 22: Zen in the Dark, Hurricane Edition Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-two. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com . If you have questions or comments, you can post them on the website's blog or email me directly at dailybuddhism@gmail.com I did get one call on the dial-in voicemail line this week, but it was too late to include in this episode, so I guarantee we'll cover that one, and hopefully some new ones next time. Call in with your questions or comments at 937-660-4949 or send in your emails as usual. Not much happened this week since I was out of electricity and the Internet until late Wednesday. Blame Hurricane Ike. This Week's Posts and Links Zen in the Dark http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/161 Koan: The Happy Chinaman http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/162 Dhammapada Chapter 6: The Wise Man http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/163 Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 21: Christians, Gurus, Fools, and Business http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1059 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1059#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:00:24 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1059 Podcast Episode 21: Christians, Gurus, Fools, and Business Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-one. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com . If you have questions or comments, you can post them . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 21: Christians, Gurus, Fools, and Business]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1059/feed 0 Podcast Episode 21: Christians, Gurus, Fools, and Business Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-one. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our webs... Podcast Episode 21: Christians, Gurus, Fools, and Business Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-one. I'm Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com . If you have questions or comments, you can post them on the website's blog or email me directly at dailybuddhism@gmail.com Many of this week's topics sparked some interesting responses which are posted as comments on the website. Remember, there is more to read at the website than just reposts of the daily emails, you can find many insightful comments by readers there as well. There doesn't seem to be a great deal of eagerness phoning in your questions. I had hoped to be able to have at least a couple of listener messages to play for you this week, but it seems that no one wants to be the guinea pig. Don't be afraid, somebody has to go first; call in at 937-660-4949 {Audio} Phone Dialing ‚Ķ Crickets Chirping We had an unusual assortment of material this week, so lets get on with the show! This Week's Links Black & White Questions, Grey Answers http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/154 Dhammapada Chapter 5: The Fool http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/159 Koan: The Story of Shunkai http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/158 Buddhist Business Books? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/157 Christian Bashing http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/156 Copyrights, Privacy, Etc. http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/155 Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 20: Phone-Ins, Performance Reviews, and a Dramatic Death http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1060 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1060#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:00:22 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1060 Podcast Episode 20: Phone-Ins, Performance Reviews, and a Dramatic Death

And welcome back! This is Episode 20 of the Daily Buddhism, and I am your host, Brian Schell. We had a short week this time because of the holiday, so we only had four topics this week.

The big announcement of the week was that we do . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 20: Phone-Ins, Performance Reviews, and a Dramatic Death]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1060/feed 0 Podcast Episode 20: Phone-Ins, Performance Reviews, and a Dramatic Death - And welcome back! This is Episode 20 of the Daily Buddhism, and I am your host, Brian Schell. We had a short week this time because of the holiday, Podcast Episode 20: Phone-Ins, Performance Reviews, and a Dramatic Death And welcome back! This is Episode 20 of the Daily Buddhism, and I am your host, Brian Schell. We had a short week this time because of the holiday, so we only had four topics this week. The big announcement of the week was that we do now have the call-in number. Write this down! You can call 24 hours a day with your questions or topic ideas, your comments and suggestions, or anything else that you think might interest listeners here. The number is 937-660-4949 ‚Äì Call in and let me know what you think on any topic. And of course you can always send me email at dailybuddhism@gmail.com Stop in at the website, http://www.dailybuddhism.com. Comment on any topic, or sign up for the daily mailing list while you're there. Donating to the site is easy and helps keep things running here better and better. If you'd like to help out without sending money, you can look up the Daily Buddhism in the podcast section of the iTunes Store and leave a review for the show there. I think I only have six reviews up there now, and I know I wrote one of them myself, so that doesn't really count. As far as my other podcasts, the last I checked, no one had ever written a review for the Tao of the Day site, so if you listen to that one and like it, write a review on that one too. And someone just left an amazing review for Arcane Tales on iTunes; a review like that makes doing it all extra rewarding for me. The other sites and shows are fun to do, but Daily Buddhism is my flagship show, and that's were the action really is. Keep your emails and questions coming in, I love doing this! This week's links: Call In Now http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/150 937-660-4949 The Last Poem of Hoshin http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/145 The Karma of Performance Reviews http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/151 Dhammapada Chapter 4: Flowers http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/152 Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 19: Christian Karma and Buddhist Dogfood http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1061 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1061#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:00:55 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1061 Podcast Episode 19: Christian Karma and Buddhist Dogfood

And welcome back! This is Episode 19 of the Daily Buddhism, and I am your host, Brian Schell. I don’t have too much in the way of announcements this week, but I do want to point out a few quick things:

* Monday is a holiday and I’ll be . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 19: Christian Karma and Buddhist Dogfood]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1061/feed 0 Podcast Episode 19: Christian Karma and Buddhist Dogfood - And welcome back! This is Episode 19 of the Daily Buddhism, and I am your host, Brian Schell. I don't have too much in the way of announcements this week, Podcast Episode 19: Christian Karma and Buddhist Dogfood And welcome back! This is Episode 19 of the Daily Buddhism, and I am your host, Brian Schell. I don't have too much in the way of announcements this week, but I do want to point out a few quick things: * Monday is a holiday and I'll be out of town, so there won't be a daily email on Monday. * Not much has changed as far as donations are concerned since last week; but I'm not going to keep harping on it. * This is already Episode 19. Wow; it seems like we've only just started! The good news is that I have material to continue for pretty much forever. The bad news is that all the audio shows cannot stay available online forever. Between web hosting space, and more importantly, bandwidth issues, I am going to start taking down some of the oldest shows starting next week. I hope to be able to leave the past 15 weeks of audio shows online, so each week as I add a new one, I'll take off one from way back. My recommendation for now is that if you don't already have all the back episodes of the show, that you should find the ones you don't already have and download them now while they're still here. Remember, we started out with an episode ‚Äúzero‚Äù for an introductory show. Hmm. I guess that actually makes this the 20th episode. You can find them all here (this week anyway): http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/category/podcasts This week's links: Christian Karma? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/133 Intoxication: The Last Word (For now) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/139 Buddhist Jargon and Terminology http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/140 Koan: The Moon Cannot Be Stolen http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/142 Buddhist Dog Food http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/141 Dhammapada Chapter 3: Thought http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/143 Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 18: Compassion, Faith & Intoxicants http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1062 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1062#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:00:06 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1062 Welcome back! This is Episode 18 of the Daily Buddhism, and I’m your host, Brian Schell.

Weekly Announcements:

I have just a couple of quick announcements today. First, I am now on Twitter. I am not completely sure what it’s good for yet, but I’m in the process f playing around with it. If you’d like, you . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 18: Compassion, Faith & Intoxicants]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1062/feed 0 Welcome back! This is Episode 18 of the Daily Buddhism, and I'm your host, Brian Schell. - Weekly Announcements: - I have just a couple of quick announcements today. First, I am now on Twitter. I am not completely sure what it's good for yet, Welcome back! This is Episode 18 of the Daily Buddhism, and I'm your host, Brian Schell. Weekly Announcements: I have just a couple of quick announcements today. First, I am now on Twitter. I am not completely sure what it's good for yet, but I'm in the process f playing around with it. If you'd like, you can go to http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism And click on ‚ÄúFollow‚Äù to follow me. I'll do a return follow on anyone who does. If you don't know what Twitter is, it's something like a huge message board or chat room with many very tiny messages. It's hard to describe. But from their FAQ: What is it? Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co‚Äìworkers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Again, it's just something I'm playing with. Let's give it a try and see if we can have some fun with it. Next, an update on the donation situation: I did get a few more donations this week, and I can finally say the studio microphone I bought back around episode 7 is now paid off. For the next Daily Buddhism ‚Äúinvestment,‚Äù I want to get a voice mail phone number so you guys can call in with your questions and I can play your comments ‚Äúon the air.‚Äù I think it would make the show more entertaining, and would allow more people to ask questions; not everyone wants to type up an email question. If you've thought about sending in a donation, it's not too late to help out. Thanks for all your support so far, and keep up the good work. And now, on with the show! [Last Week's messages and comments and articles here] Links from the show: Compassion: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/127 Faith or Not? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/128 The Pesky Fifth Precept: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/129 Intoxicant Debate was in the comments section of: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/129 and http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/99 (My defense wasn't as good as I would have liked, help me out!) Koan: Great Waves http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/130 Dhammapada Chapter 2: On Earnestness http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/131 Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 17: Families and Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1064 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1064#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:00:03 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1064 Podcast Episode 17

Welcome back, This is episode 17 of the Daily Buddhism, and I’m your host, Brian Schell. Before we get started recapping the week’s material, I’ve got a couple of quick announcements.

A few weeks back, I announced that I had audio recordings of the entire Tao te ching available for purchase on the Taooftheday.com . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 17: Families and Buddhism]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1064/feed 0 Podcast Episode 17 - Welcome back, This is episode 17 of the Daily Buddhism, and I'm your host, Brian Schell. Before we get started recapping the week's material, I've got a couple of quick announcements. - A few weeks back, Podcast Episode 17 Welcome back, This is episode 17 of the Daily Buddhism, and I'm your host, Brian Schell. Before we get started recapping the week's material, I've got a couple of quick announcements. A few weeks back, I announced that I had audio recordings of the entire Tao te ching available for purchase on the Taooftheday.com website, and starting today, I now have a 2 CD set of the Dhammapada available on the Daily Buddhism site, once again recorded by yours truly. It's available directly from the website and there's a link over on the left hand side of the screen, under the heading ‚ÄúPages‚Äù I'll also include a link in the show notes. Starting this week, we'll be taking a look at the Dhammapada, in my opinion the single most important ancient text in Buddhism. We'll talk a little bit more about the Dhammapada later in this episode. And now it's time for me to make another call for donations. Call it a ‚Äúpledge drive‚Äù if you prefer. Although I've gotten a few donations, I can't say that I am overwhelmed. I absolutely want to thank the people who have sent in donations. I'm still trying to pay off the microphone I bought way back around episode 7, and I had also hoped to get a voice mail number like some other podcasts have, but I don't see that happening without additional support. Sooner or later, I'll need to pay for web hosting for another year. The link to donate is there on the site, it's easy to find. I always enjoy your emails and letters of encouragement, but you know‚Ķ c'mon guys, out of literally thousands of listeners, this begging shouldn't be needed every week. I've got a specific target goal that I need to reach, and then I can stop pestering‚ĶI mean begging, every week. OK, and now on with the show! [Read the five previous daily emails, or the blog posts or listen to the podcast for the rest] Show Links for this week: Buddhist Weddings: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/120 Buddhism and Family Support: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/121 The Accidental Buddhist: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/122 Buy From Amazon: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/accidentalbuddhism Koan: No Loving Kindness: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/123 The Dhammapada Chapter 1 Text: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/125 Order the Full Dhammapada on CD: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/the-dhammapada-on-cd Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 16: So You Want To Be a Buddhist? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1065 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1065#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:00:54 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1065 Podcast Episode 16

Welcome back, I’m Brian your host and this is episode 16 of the Daily Buddhism. Before we get started recapping the week’s material, we’ll cover a few quick announcements.

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I had set up a message board or forum for posting questions and answers. Well, there just wasn’t . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 16: So You Want To Be a Buddhist?]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1065/feed 0 Podcast Episode 16 - Welcome back, I'm Brian your host and this is episode 16 of the Daily Buddhism. Before we get started recapping the week's material, we'll cover a few quick announcements. A few weeks ago, Podcast Episode 16 Welcome back, I'm Brian your host and this is episode 16 of the Daily Buddhism. Before we get started recapping the week's material, we'll cover a few quick announcements. A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I had set up a message board or forum for posting questions and answers. Well, there just wasn't much interest in that, and it was getting to be a lot of work simply keeping the spam and crank messages off the board, so I have decided to discontinue the message boards. I think it may have been a little overcrowded with other things anyway. Maybe I'll try something similar at a later date in the future, I don't know yet. But for now, no more forum. If you have questions on anything or want to request that I cover a specific topic, please send me an email, or post your comments right on the website. To make those comments easier, I am now including a link in each daily email to the appropriate place on the website to comment on each topic. That'll make finding the right place easier, especially if a new question comes up on an old topic. Every post on the blog now has a ‚ÄúShare this Article‚Äù button on it. If you think something would interest a friend, you can send them a link to the article in question. Technical Questions and "how to's": I have had a few technical questions about things as well. I'm going to try to clarify as many of them as I can now: When I say ‚Äúthe blog,‚Äù or ‚Äúthe website,‚Äù I am referring to the main website at www.dailybuddhism.com The type of software running there is called a blog, or ‚Äúweb log,‚Äù it allows me to post our daily topics there and lets you post comments or questions after each topic. When I discuss ‚Äúthe emails‚Äù I usually mean the daily email that I send out with the lesson or subject of the day. There's a sign-up form on the front page of the website if you aren't getting these already. The podcast is of course, this audio file. You don't need an iPod to hear a podcast (although they're great!). If you don't have an iPod or MP3 player, you can download the audio file to your computer and play it with whatever media player you might have on your system. If that's not something you are comfortable with, you can just go to the website and click on the embedded audio player. It's at the top of all the podcast announcement posts, and looks like a little arrow. Click on the arrow and listen to the show right there within your browser. Someone complained that I didn't put the full transcript of the podcast on the site anymore. Actually, I do. I put the announcements and introduction on there (you're reading it now), but the bulk of the podcast is already transcribed in the daily emails. I don't see any reason to duplicate the whole week's emails in one long post. If I were going to do that, I may as well change the name of the site to the ‚ÄúWeekly Buddhism‚Äù and that defeats the purpose a little bit. On the other hand, a while back I asked whether or not the listeners wanted a daily podcast as well as the daily emails, and the responses I got were unanimous that once a week was good. I have to agree; I have been subscribed to some daily podcasts and they're very hard to keep current with. So the podcast will stay weekly. Now that our long ‚Äúseries‚Äù on basic Buddhism is about done I will be having more and more ‚Äústandalone‚Äù subjects, which will allow me to get the podcast out more regularly every week. OK, that ‚Äòs a LOT of stuff, so lets get on with this week's show! [read blog posts, listen to the audio file, or read emails for the rest of the content that's not repeated here :) ] Episode Links Namaste: ‚ÄúI bow to the Divine in You‚Äù http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/108 No-Self or Anatman http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/112 Dependent Origination http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/113 Koan: If You Love, Love Openly http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/114 Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 15: Koans & Precepts & Mandalas & More http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1066 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1066#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:00:02 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1066 Podcast 15 Now Online

Welcome back! I’m Brian your host and welcome to episode 15 of the Daily Buddhism. As always, past episodes and show notes are available at http://www.dailybuddhism.com. Be sure to sign up for the daily email list while you’re there, because not everything always makes it to the podcast.

As always, if . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 15: Koans & Precepts & Mandalas & More]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1066/feed 0 Podcast 15 Now Online - Welcome back! I'm Brian your host and welcome to episode 15 of the Daily Buddhism. As always, past episodes and show notes are available at http://www.dailybuddhism.com. Be sure to sign up for the daily email list while you'... Podcast 15 Now Online Welcome back! I'm Brian your host and welcome to episode 15 of the Daily Buddhism. As always, past episodes and show notes are available at http://www.dailybuddhism.com. Be sure to sign up for the daily email list while you're there, because not everything always makes it to the podcast. As always, if you have any comments or questions you'd like to email, I am at dailybuddhism@gmail.com If you would like to comment on any of the topics from this week, you are welcome to post your thoughts and opinions on the website itself. As always, its free and no registration is required. OK, so now on with the show! We've got an interesting variety of short topics again this week, so let's roll! [Listen to the podcast or read the website for full text] Links mentioned this week Announcements http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/103 Koan: Obedience http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/101 Gudo Revisited http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/100 Original Gudo Story http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/87 Mandalas, including photos of mandalas http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/102 The Other Precepts http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/99 The Tao Remastered http://www.taooftheday.com/tao-remastered Arcane Tales: http://www.arcanetales.com Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 14: Various Short Topics http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1067 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1067#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:00:03 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1067 Podcast Episode 14

Welcome back! I’m Brian your host and welcome to episode 14 of the Daily Buddhism. As always, past episodes and show notes are available at http://www.dailybuddhism.com. Be sure to sign up for the daily email list while you’re there, because not everything always makes it to the podcast.

Before we get started, . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 14: Various Short Topics]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1067/feed 0 Podcast Episode 14 - Welcome back! I'm Brian your host and welcome to episode 14 of the Daily Buddhism. As always, past episodes and show notes are available at http://www.dailybuddhism.com. Be sure to sign up for the daily email list while you're ... Podcast Episode 14 Welcome back! I'm Brian your host and welcome to episode 14 of the Daily Buddhism. As always, past episodes and show notes are available at http://www.dailybuddhism.com. Be sure to sign up for the daily email list while you're there, because not everything always makes it to the podcast. Before we get started, I have a few announcements: As I do a quick mental inventory, I'm thinking we've covered most of what I would consider ‚Äúessential basic Buddhism.‚Äù It may be just about time to start covering more ‚Äúintermediate‚Äù topics. Before we start that, I want to make sure we've covered all the basics. So today, I'm going to put out another call for questions: Have I missed a subject that interests you? Is any topic that I've covered unclear or maybe too shallow? Questions on anything? Do you have any inspiring stories or personal thoughts you'd like to share? Also, if you are a podcast listener: Would you prefer the current format of one show every one or two weeks that covers multiple topics for 20-25 minutes, or would you prefer a short one-topic show every day? I'm hoping to get enough reader and listener questions and calls for topic elaboration to cover the rest of July, and then start the ‚ÄúDaily Buddhism: Book Two‚Äù in August. When we do start more advanced topics, what would you like to see? And once again, I need to mention that on the http://www.dailybuddhism.com website, there is a button labeled ‚ÄúDonate.‚Äù Buddhists around the world have survived for 2500 years on donations and gifts from others. Who am I to try to break that tradition? If you have enjoyed the emails and podcasts so far, please ‚Äúdrop something in the box.‚Äù OK, so now on with the show! I've got a mixed lot of topics this time, so we're going to be all over the place subject-wise. [Listen to the podcast or read the website for full text] Links mentioned in the podcast: The Universe in a Single Atom, By the Dalai Lama (Book): http://astore.amazon.com/askdrarca-20/detail/0767920813/ The Universe in a Single Atom, By the Dalai Lama (Audio Book): http://astore.amazon.com/askdrarca-20/detail/0739322656/ Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 13: Buddhist Symbology http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1068 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1068#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:00:35 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1068

And welcome back!

 

I’m Brian your host and welcome to the Daily Buddhism podcast number thirteen. Remember that you can find all back issues and episodes of the Daily Buddhism emails and podcasts at www.dailybuddhism.com. Be sure to never miss anything by signing up for the daily email while you’re there.

 

And I will . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 13: Buddhist Symbology]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1068/feed 0 And welcome back!   I'm Brian your host and welcome to the Daily Buddhism podcast number thirteen. Remember that you can find all back issues and episodes of the Daily Buddhism emails and podcasts at www.dailybuddhism.com. And welcome back!   I'm Brian your host and welcome to the Daily Buddhism podcast number thirteen. Remember that you can find all back issues and episodes of the Daily Buddhism emails and podcasts at www.dailybuddhism.com. Be sure to never miss anything by signing up for the daily email while you're there.   And I will take this opportunity to remind everyone about the companion podcast concerning the Tao Te Ching. The ‚ÄúTao of the Day‚Äù covers a chapter of the Tao every weekday. We're currently about halfway through the Tao, but that's OK, all past shows are still available and easy to download. If you're interested, stop n over at taooftheday.com or do a search on iTunes for Tao (that's spelled T-A-O in both cases).   If you found the show through iTunes, I'd appreciate it if you posted a review of the show there. If you have any comments or suggestions about the show, send me an email at dailybuddhism@gmail.com. If you would like to discuss anything we cover, there are a few ways to do that:   Post comments on the website. Every daily email article is also posted there, so you can post your questions, comments, or thoughts about that topic right there.   If you have a private questions or comment, send me an email at dailybuddhism@gmail.com   And now something new: Due to suggestions from listeners and readers, we now have a message forum. You can post your own questions or topics there, and anyone can respond to them. If there's a topic I haven't covered, you can start your own topics there. It's called the ‚ÄúArcane Things Forum‚Äù and there's a link there from the website, www.arcanethings.com/phpBB3/ And now on with today's show. This time, we're going to cover The Eight Auspiscious Symbols.   Links mentioned in this podcast:     Pictures for all the symbols: http://www.dailybuddhism.com (various posts) Molly Locklear, Poet:   http://www.thatmollygirl.com Previous Discussion of Dharma Wheel:   http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/45 Tao Of The Day http://www.taooftheday.com E-Mail: DailyBuddhism@gmail.com       Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 12: Q&A Part 2 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/81 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/81#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:29:34 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/81

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And welcome back!

I’m Brian your host and welcome to the Daily Buddhism podcast number twelve. Remember that you can find all back issues and episodes of the Daily Buddhism emails and podcasts at www.dailybuddhism.com. Be sure to never miss anything by signing up for the daily email while you’re there.

If you found . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 12: Q&A Part 2]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/81/feed 0 [display_podcast] And welcome back! I'm Brian your host and welcome to the Daily Buddhism podcast number twelve. Remember that you can find all back issues and episodes of the Daily Buddhism emails and podcasts at www.dailybuddhism.com. [display_podcast] And welcome back! I'm Brian your host and welcome to the Daily Buddhism podcast number twelve. Remember that you can find all back issues and episodes of the Daily Buddhism emails and podcasts at www.dailybuddhism.com. Be sure to never miss anything by signing up for the daily email while you're there. If you found the show through iTunes, I'd appreciate it if you posted a review of the show there. If you have any comments or suggestions about the show, send me an email at dailybuddhism@gmail.com. If you would like to discuss anything we cover, there are a few ways to do that:   Post comments on the website. Every daily email article is also posted there, so you can post your questions, comments, or thoughts about that topic right there. If you have a private questions or comment, send me an email at dailybuddhism@gmail.com And now something new: Due to suggestions from listeners and readers, we now have a message forum. You can post your own questions or topics there, and anyone can respond to them. If there's a topic I haven't covered, you can start your own topics there. It's called the ‚ÄúArcane Things Forum‚Äù and there's a link there from the website, www.arcanethings.com/phpBB3/ And now on with today's show. This time, we're going to cover more of your questions about Buddhism. As always, opinions vary, so my answers may not always fit what you've heard. If you disagree or have learned something different, let me know!   Links mentioned in this podcast: Story of Quang Duc, the Monk who set himself on fire: http://www.quangduc.com/English/vnbuddhism/013quangduc.html Here's a VERY GRAPHIC photo (be warned): http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/rikkuayame/thichquangduc.jpg Dr. Martin Luther King's Message about Thich Nhat Hanh: http://www.iamhome.org/mlkletter.htm Book suggestion by a reader "Introduction to Tantra: The Transformation of Desire" by Lama Yeshe/Thubten Yeshe http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0861711629?tag=askdrarca-20&linkCode=as2         Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 11: Q&A Part 1 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/73 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/73#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:33:42 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/73 [display_podcast]

The podcast for the first bunch of reader questions is available now.

. . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 11: Q&A Part 1]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/73/feed 0 [display_podcast] The podcast for the first bunch of reader questions is available now. [display_podcast] The podcast for the first bunch of reader questions is available now. Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 10: Zen http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/65 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/65#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:51:57 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/65 [display_podcast]

This is the podcast of the “Zen” series from last week.Next time’s podcast will be on Questions and Answers, so keep those . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 10: Zen]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/65/feed 0 [display_podcast] - This is the podcast of the "Zen" series from last week.Next time's podcast will be on Questions and Answers, so keep those questions coming! - http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/53 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/54 [display_podcast] This is the podcast of the "Zen" series from last week.Next time's podcast will be on Questions and Answers, so keep those questions coming! http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/53 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/54 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/55 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/57 Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 9: Denominations of Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/52 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/52#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 16:44:42 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/52

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Podcast Update

I’m Brian your host, and welcome to the Daily Buddhism podcast for May 23rd, 2008. Please check out the website at www.dailybuddhism.com and sign up for the Daily Buddhism email list on the top right-hand corner of the screen. . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 9: Denominations of Buddhism]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/52/feed 0 [display_podcast] Podcast Update I'm Brian your host, and welcome to the Daily Buddhism podcast for May 23rd, 2008. Please check out the website at www.dailybuddhism.com and sign up for the Daily Buddhism email list on the top right-hand corner of t... [display_podcast] Podcast Update I'm Brian your host, and welcome to the Daily Buddhism podcast for May 23rd, 2008. Please check out the website at www.dailybuddhism.com and sign up for the Daily Buddhism email list on the top right-hand corner of the screen. Subscribers to the list get content not available in the podcast, such as last weeks discussion on the Three Poisons and the worst Buddhist Jokes of the past 2500 years. Sign up, it's free and easy to do. I don't have too much to report this week in the way of announcements, I have changed the dailybuddhism.com blog to allow comments without registration, so you can now make anonymous comments and posts. I'll be watching closely and deleting SPAM and inappropriate posts, but if you had been holding back from asking questions or making comments out of embarrassment, fear no longer and post your comments right there on the blog. Let's see, what else? The companion podcast, ‚ÄúTao of the Day‚Äù is now available on iTunes. Just go to the podcast section and search for Tao, spelled T-A-O. If you don't use iTunes, just go to www.taooftheday.com and listed right there on the page or download the mp3 files yourself. Also, I've changed the lesson plan for this week. I was going to cover all the major branches of Buddhism this week, including Zen on Friday. I have since decided that I will boost Zen up to a full week long lesson. That's where I'm coming from, and I know more about that group than the others. I've also had several requests for more information about Zen and it's concepts like koans, lineage, and so forth. I can't do a good job in a single day, so that will be next week's project. Just to get you warmed up, this week's lesson will be about the other major schools of Buddhism. So let's get started! End of Transcription. See Daily emails or blog posts for the lessons. Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 8: A Song and an Update http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/47 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/47#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 16:24:08 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/47 [display_podcast] Today’s email is a little different; there really isn’t a lesson for today, just a song. If you are subscribed to the podcast, you’ll get it automatically. Otherwise, go to http://www.dailybuddhism.com and click on the player button to hear it in your browser (or download the mp3 file).

This is a really fun song by . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 8: A Song and an Update]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/47/feed 0 [display_podcast] Today's email is a little different; there really isn't a lesson for today, just a song. If you are subscribed to the podcast, you'll get it automatically. Otherwise, go to http://www.dailybuddhism. [display_podcast] Today's email is a little different; there really isn't a lesson for today, just a song. If you are subscribed to the podcast, you'll get it automatically. Otherwise, go to http://www.dailybuddhism.com and click on the player button to hear it in your browser (or download the mp3 file). This is a really fun song by 3 Feet Up entitled "Buddha Camp." To be honest, the first time I heard it I laughed so much I thought Weird Al Yankovic might have done it. Whoever wrote the song put a lot of thought into the lyrics; it's fun, but the words and ideas are pretty much all important parts of Buddhism. And I do have an update to yesterday's ‚ÄúBuddha jokes‚Äù post. I got more comments on that email than any of the serious lessons. Unfortunately, most of the comments were of the ‚Äúdon't quit your day job‚Äù variety. Yeah, they were awful but I was going with the more basic jokes to begin with. It's hard to do Zen jokes when we haven't covered Zen yet. Speaking of Zen, next week we'll be covering the different sects or ‚Äúdenominations‚Äù of Buddhism. It's good to know the different points of view of various types of Buddhism. Also, please be aware that the www.dailybuddhism.com website is intended to be interactive. We haven't had a lot of questions or comments posted there, but there was finally some activity yesterday, when someone asked a question about Monday's ‚ÄúFive Gifts‚Äù posting. That's great; you'll learn more from asking questions than waiting for me to cover everything. Keep on asking! Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 7: The Five Precepts http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/41 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/41#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 13:32:51 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/41 [display_podcast]

I’m Brian your host, and this is the Daily Buddhism Podcast for May 9th, 2008.

 

Before we get on with this week’s lesson, I have a few announcements:

 

I’d like to welcome the hordes of new listeners from iTunes. The numbers of listeners has skyrocketed since the last episode, and I . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 7: The Five Precepts]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/41/feed 0 [display_podcast] I'm Brian your host, and this is the Daily Buddhism Podcast for May 9th, 2008.   Before we get on with this week's lesson, I have a few announcements:   I'd like to welcome the hordes of new listeners from iTunes. [display_podcast] I'm Brian your host, and this is the Daily Buddhism Podcast for May 9th, 2008.   Before we get on with this week's lesson, I have a few announcements:   I'd like to welcome the hordes of new listeners from iTunes. The numbers of listeners has skyrocketed since the last episode, and I hope you all enjoy the show and learn a thing or two about the world of Buddhism. I'd like to ask a little favor of you before we get started today; If you are listening through iTunes and you like the show, go to the iTunes listing for the Daily Buddhism and leave a review there. If you don't like the show, send me an email and explain why. If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions, drop me a note at dailybuddhism@gmail.com.   For new listeners to the podcast, the Daily Buddhism is intended as a daily email service with short lessons and texts in Buddhism delivered to your email daily. If you haven't looked at the email list or the website, go to www.dailybuddhism.com and sign up for the mailing list.   Next, subscribers to the email list already know about this, but we're launching a companion website and podcast called ‚ÄúTao Of The Day.‚Äù The Tao and Taoism are not directly a part of Buddhism, but the Tao was very influential on Buddha and his society, and I think it's worthwhile to understand the Tao. The new site will look at one chapter of the Tao every day, both through email and as a podcast. You'll hear and learn a lot of material that still influences Eastern thinking today. The site and email list is set up a lot like this one; there's an email sign up in the top top-hand corner of the site for the daily email. Although the Tao podcast isn't available through iTunes yet, there is a link to the RSS feed that you can plug into iTunes or whatever you use to listen. The main website for this is www.taooftheday.com and there's a link on the Daily Buddhism site as well.   And lastly, this past week I have added a few new things to the dailybuddhism website. There's a page called ‚ÄúBooks‚Äù that contains a bunch of good beginner's level Buddhist books that I recommend. I'll be doing reviews on all of them eventually, but if you are looking for some reading material check out this list. Also, up in the top left-hand corner is a ‚ÄúDonation‚Äù button. I'm pointing out that it's there, but that's all I'm going to say about that.   OK, enough announcements, on with the lesson! [This is the end of the transcript. Listen to the whole podcast or read the past week's entries]   Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 6: The Eightfold Path http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/33 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/33#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:10:57 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/33 Podcast Episode 6: The Eightfold Path

And welcome back to the Daily Buddhism. I’m Brian, your host, and today I’m going to introduce you to Buddha’s eightfold path.

But first, I need to discuss some podcast business.

First, I want to welcome all the new subscribers from iTunes. It seemed to take forever, but our podcast is now . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 6: The Eightfold Path]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/33/feed 0 [display_podcast] Podcast Episode 6: The Eightfold Path - And welcome back to the Daily Buddhism. I'm Brian, your host, and today I'm going to introduce you to Buddha's eightfold path. - But first, I need to discuss some podcast business. - First, [display_podcast] Podcast Episode 6: The Eightfold Path And welcome back to the Daily Buddhism. I'm Brian, your host, and today I'm going to introduce you to Buddha's eightfold path. But first, I need to discuss some podcast business. First, I want to welcome all the new subscribers from iTunes. It seemed to take forever, but our podcast is now listed on iTunes and the number of listeners has exploded. Welcome to all of you and keep in mind that this is still a fairly new podcast, and it's still going to be pretty easy to catch up on all the previous shows. Just open iTunes, click on this podcast and click on the ‚ÄúGet All‚Äù button to download all the previous episodes. You can still get completely caught up with everyone else in less than an hour. Of course, all the text of everything said in the podcast is available both on the website, www.dailybuddhism.com as well as in the daily emailing. Secondly, this will be the last podcast for a couple of weeks. I'm going out of town until May 5th. Just like before, Internet access is going to be difficult. The daily emails will stop temporarily and so with the podcast. It can't be avoided, but rest assured, this will most likely be the last extended break for the Daily Buddhism. We're mostly through the very basic introductory material now, so when I do return, we'll get back on track and into the interesting stuff fairly quickly. Stay tuned; subscribe to the podcast and sign up for the email list from the website and you won't miss a thing. OK. Last time we talked about the Four Noble Truths, and the fourth Noble Truth told us that the way out of suffering is the eight fold path, Buddha's ‚Äúcure‚Äù for the suffering of this world. (listen for the rest of the show) Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 5: The Four Noble Truths http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/24 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/24#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:49:42 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/24 [display_podcast]

This podcast is essentially a recap of last week’s email list concerning the Four Noble Truths for our audio subscribers.

If you are not a subscriber to the audio show, click on the “Daily Buddhism” logo on the right-hand side of the page. Open the link in iTunes, and you will be subscribed. Otherwise, just click on . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 5: The Four Noble Truths]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/24/feed 2 [display_podcast] - This podcast is essentially a recap of last week's email list concerning the Four Noble Truths for our audio subscribers. - If you are not a subscriber to the audio show, click on the "Daily Buddhism" logo on the right-hand side o... [display_podcast] This podcast is essentially a recap of last week's email list concerning the Four Noble Truths for our audio subscribers. If you are not a subscriber to the audio show, click on the "Daily Buddhism" logo on the right-hand side of the page. Open the link in iTunes, and you will be subscribed. Otherwise, just click on one of the buttons above to either download the MP3 version of the show or click on the play button to listen right in your browser (no software required). Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 4: Tibet http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/19 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/19#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:32:57 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/19 [display_podcast]

Podcast Episode 4: Current Events In Tibet

I’m Brian, your host and welcome to the Daily Buddhism podcast. I have finally returned from Japan, and I’m getting settled in pretty quickly. The regular Daily Buddhism emails will resume on Monday, so watch your mailbox. And this time, I have a very special and timely subject . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 4: Tibet]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/19/feed 1 [display_podcast] - Podcast Episode 4: Current Events In Tibet - I'm Brian, your host and welcome to the Daily Buddhism podcast. I have finally returned from Japan, and I'm getting settled in pretty quickly. [display_podcast] Podcast Episode 4: Current Events In Tibet I'm Brian, your host and welcome to the Daily Buddhism podcast. I have finally returned from Japan, and I'm getting settled in pretty quickly. The regular Daily Buddhism emails will resume on Monday, so watch your mailbox. And this time, I have a very special and timely subject to discuss with you: the situation in Tibet and the developments in the past few days. Tibet OK, this isn't exactly what I would consider to be a basic Buddhist topic, but since it's all over the news, I thought I'd interrupt our regular schedule and do a quick overview of the situation in Tibet. The problems with Tibet are very seriously connected with Buddhism, and in part are caused by Buddhism, so it's worth looking at very closely. If you had not heard the news elsewhere, the Chinese government is killing large numbers of Tibetan protesters. The Dalai Lama has threatened to resign if the violence doesn't stop very soon. The Chinese claim the protesters are terrorists trying to sabotage the Chinese Olympics. So what's this all about? The first question is "What is Tibetan Buddhism?" Tibetan Buddhism is a flavor of Buddhism that originated in Tibet. It's one of the more "religious" forms of Buddhism, and does indeed have gods, rituals, prayers, chanting, and magical occurrences. Beyond this starter information, the specific details aren't really relevant to the political situation, so we can talk about that another time. The traditional leader of the Tibetan Buddhists is known as the Dalai Lama. OK, so the next question is simply: "Who is the Dalai Lama anyway?" The current Dalai Lama's real name is Tenzin Gyatso. The title of Dalai Lama is handed down to the leader of Tibet and the leader of the Buddhists in that country. That's right: He's both the head priest and the "king" of Tibet. He's often referred to as a "god-king," although that's not strictly accurate. The current Dalai Lama is the 14th man to hold the title, although there is only one Dalai Lama. How does that work, you might ask? Simple: Reincarnation. When the current Dalai Lama dies, he is reborn as a baby somewhere and a search goes on to identify this child. There are usually several candidates who must undergo rigorous testing. Eventually one of these candidates is identified as the reincarnated Dalai Lama. What's the Problem in Tibet? So as I said, Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th man to hold the title, so this lineage of one Tibetan leader after another continued and has gone on for centuries. Until 1959, that is. In that year, China invaded Tibet, quickly killing or running off the non-violent Buddhist monks. Since the Buddhists vow to never harm anyone, they weren't able to put up much in the way of defense, and the country was quickly overrun by the Chinese. The Dalai Lama fled to India, but since has travelled the world gathering more and more support for his cause. If you've ever seen one of those "Free Tibet" bumper stickers, this is what they are talking about. The Chinese government has always feared the Dalai Lamas charismatic way of gaining support, and today they consider him to be a terrorist leader. It's only my opinion, but if the Dalai Lama is a terrorist, then well, ... I dunno, but it just seems incredibly unlikely to me. If you've ever seen him interviewed, then you know what I mean. That's not to say that the protesters in China aren't taking advantage of the upcoming Olympics to make their position known. I'm sure they are. But over the past week or so, protests have increased, and so has the severity of the Chinese response to the protests. China, of course, is blaming the Dalai Lama as being the mastermind behind the attacks. Today, the Dalai Lama has stated that he will resign if the violence does not stop. That's really an interesting point: Can the Dalai Lama resign? He didn't choose this position or become elected to it, he was born into it. Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 3: What Buddhists Don’t Believe http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/18 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/18#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:40:14 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/18 [display_podcast]

What Buddhists Don’t Believe

Welcome to Episode 3 of Daily Buddhism. We’re obviously still not Daily, but at least we can get the Buddhism part right. I’m your host, Brian, and here we go!

At the end of last episode, I said that this time we would talk about what Buddhists believe. That’s a huge . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 3: What Buddhists Don’t Believe]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/18/feed 1 [display_podcast] - What Buddhists Don't Believe - Welcome to Episode 3 of Daily Buddhism. We're obviously still not Daily, but at least we can get the Buddhism part right. I'm your host, Brian, and here we go! - At the end of last episode, [display_podcast] What Buddhists Don't Believe Welcome to Episode 3 of Daily Buddhism. We're obviously still not Daily, but at least we can get the Buddhism part right. I'm your host, Brian, and here we go! At the end of last episode, I said that this time we would talk about what Buddhists believe. That's a huge subject, and there's no way I can get into that in a single show. So instead, I'm going to go about it in a different way; I'm going to talk about what Buddhists don't believe. From stereotypes to misinformation to just plain wrong ideas. Once we get some of this disinformation out of the way, we can move on down the middle way and start talking about the true path of Buddhism. First, let me get some podcast stuff out of the way. First, I'd like everyone listening to subscribe to the podcast. Listening on the website is nice, but if you are subscribed, you will receive new episodes automatically. On the website, www.dailybuddhism.com, click on the logo image on the right-hand side of the screen. A message will come up saying that something or other wants to open a program. If you have iTunes installed, it will talk about opening iTunes. If you listen to podcasts using some other piece of software, open it instead. Just give it your ‚ÄúOK‚Äù and the program will open and automatically add Daily Buddhism to your subscription list. Now, every time you update your podcasts, all new episodes will automatically be downloaded. Once we get going at full speed, it might be all too easily to accidentally is an episode if you have to remember to visit the site to listen. Of course, you should subscribe to the email service as well. I'm still not completely decided whether the podcast is going to be daily or weekly, but there is no doubt about the email list; it's going to be daily, and it's the heart of my plans for Daily Buddhism. If in doubt, go with the mail list! We still don't seem to be listed in the Itunes store, but we are listed on Podcast Alley and Feedburner. If you know how to vote or do a review on those sites, please vote for us there. If you don't know how to do that, I'll explain in a future episode. But now, let's get on with talking about ‚ÄúWhat Buddhists Don't Believe‚Äù First of all let me put out a disclaimer: There are hundreds of different varieties of Buddhism. Just like the denominations in Christianity, there are many different competing ideas and schools about Buddhist beliefs. As much as possible, I am going to try to stick to the ideas that are common to all of them, but I will be making some general statements, and in nearly every case, there will probably be some exceptions. As you will soon learn, everything I say is true; not only that, but everything I say is a lie. Buddhism is sometimes insanely difficult to nail down. OK. Do Buddhists believe in God? No. And Yes. Well, maybe. When Buddha was asked about this, he simply stated that no one can know for sure. Since no one can know, it is non-productive to debate or hypothesize about his existence. If there is a god, he is so far above us and removed from us that we cannot comprehend him, so involved guessing and debate on god is a waste of time; if there is no god, then there is no point in wasting our time thinking about him. So maybe there is a god, maybe there isn't, but Buddhists don't concern themselves with him. Buddhists certainly would deny the existence of a personal god that you can pray to for miracles; Buddhists live in reality, and accept what they can see and experience. Another problem with god is that it puts the responsibility for ‚Ķ pretty much everything, in the hands of an outside force. In Buddhism, salvation, if you want to use that word, comes from within. You are responsible for saving yourself. It's your responsibility. If you choose to be a drunken thief, that is your choice and your responsibility, not some outside force such as the devil. Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 2: Who Was The Buddha? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/17 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/17#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:39:35 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/17 [display_podcast]

Welcome back!

This is episode 2 of the Daily Buddhism, for February 24th, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.dailybuddhism.com .

I am still here in Japan, so my access to the Internet is a little sporadic; as you have probably figured out, the Daily Buddhism isn’t exactly ‚ÄúDaily‚Äù just yet. I’ll be doing at least one . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 2: Who Was The Buddha?]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/17/feed 3 [display_podcast] - Welcome back! - This is episode 2 of the Daily Buddhism, for February 24th, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.dailybuddhism.com . - I am still here in Japan, so my access to the Internet is a little sporadic; as... [display_podcast] Welcome back! This is episode 2 of the Daily Buddhism, for February 24th, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.dailybuddhism.com . I am still here in Japan, so my access to the Internet is a little sporadic; as you have probably figured out, the Daily Buddhism isn't exactly ‚ÄúDaily‚Äù just yet. I'll be doing at least one podcast and blog entry each week until I get back to the States in mid-March. At that point we'll pick up and hit our stride, actually going daily. In the meantime, I am going to be covering the basics of Buddhism in a few background episodes. If you have any specific questions about anything at all, please email me at dailybuddhism@gmail.com. If you send an MP3 recording, I'll play it on the show, otherwise, just ask your question by email. Last time, we briefly discussed the answer to the question, ‚ÄúWhat is Buddhism?‚Äù Today we will cover the story of the Buddha himself. Keep in mind that there are actually several different variations on the story, and we will cover some of them eventually, but this version seems to be the most common one. 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, Queen Maya, had a strange dream wherein she saw a white elephant enter her womb through the side of her chest. She soon found that she was indeed pregnant. The people of the kingdom were thrilled that there would soon be a royal heir.Planning to have the child at her parent's home, Maya traveled there before the birth. On April 8th, on the way to Queen Maya's ancestral home, she stopped to rest in a garden. Reaching for a blossoming branch in the garden, she suddenly, painlessly, had the child. Unfortunately, a few days later, Queen Maya died.The baby was named Siddhartha, meaning, ‚ÄúEvery wish fulfilled,‚Äù and was raised within his father's grand castle. His father, of course, expected young Siddhartha to succeed him as King at some point in the future.   Fate, however, had other plans for Siddhartha. A wandering holy man came to the castle to see the King. He had a vision concerning the young Prince and had to tell the King. He foretold that the young boy had two possible futures; either as a great King who would rule the entire world, or as a great holy man. The King decided immediately that his son would not leave the castle and learn to be the great future King. Young Siddhartha lived in the castle and grew up inside its protective walls, never seeing anything that would make him think of spiritual or religious things. His father was careful to remove all hints of the real suffering that accompany this world. The Prince lived a perfectly shielded life. His father arranged a marriage, and then Siddhartha had a son of his own. Not long after, on a parade through the city, he spotted three sights. First he saw a sick man. He asked his good friend and charioteer, ‚ÄúWill I become sick?‚Äù The charioteer answered truthfully, ‚ÄúEes, eventually we all get sick.‚Äù They continued through the city, and the Prince spotted a very old man. He asked, ‚ÄúWill I grow old like that man?‚Äù to which the charioteer answered similarly. Lastly, he saw a dead man being carried away. ‚ÄúWill I die?‚Äù he asked, and did not like the answer. Leaving his wife and son behind, Siddhartha abandoned the castle and went off to live in the wilderness as a wandering holy man. He met up with other ascetic mendicants, refusing to eat, spending all day in meditation and denying all pleasures. For years he studied with the ascetics, and nearly starved to death in the process. After six years studying in this manner, he finally decided that he would learn no more following this path. He decided that denying the world was wrong, but that enjoying life too much, as in his younger days, was ad as well. Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 1: What Is Buddhism? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/10 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/10#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:02:36 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/10 [display_podcast]

 

What Is Buddhism?

Buddhism is a path of practices and spiritual development which lead to insight into the true nature of life. Practices such as meditation are means of changing oneself in order to develop and perfect the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. The methods developed within the Buddhist tradition over thousands of . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 1: What Is Buddhism?]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/10/feed 0 [display_podcast]   - What Is Buddhism? Buddhism is a path of practices and spiritual development which lead to insight into the true nature of life. Practices such as meditation are means of changing oneself in order to develop and perfect the qual... [display_podcast]   What Is Buddhism? Buddhism is a path of practices and spiritual development which lead to insight into the true nature of life. Practices such as meditation are means of changing oneself in order to develop and perfect the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. The methods developed within the Buddhist tradition over thousands of years has created an incredible resource for all those who wish to follow the path which ultimately culminates in Enlightenment or Buddhahood.The foundation of Buddhism is the Fourfold Noble Truth: The world is full of suffering and stress. The cause of this suffering and stress is desires of physical instincts. If desire can be removed, then suffering and stress will be ended. Desire can be removed by following the Noble Eightfold Path: Right Views, Right Thoughts, Right Speech, Right Conduct, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration. Because Buddhism does not include the idea of worshipping a God, some people do not describe it as a religion. The basic teachings of Buddhism are straightforward and practical: nothing is permanent; actions have consequences; but change is possible. Thus Buddhism addresses itself to all people irrespective of race, nationality, or gender. It also teaches practical methods such as meditation which enable people to make use of its teachings in order to transform their lives, to be fully responsible for those lives and to develop the desirable qualities of Wisdom and Compassion. Buddhism began about 523 B.C.E., and the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha was a Hindu from northern India. His birthplace, Lumpini, is now part of Nepal. The ‚Äúbible‚Äù of Buddhism is the ‚ÄúTripitaka‚Äù, or Three Baskets, formed of the Sutta (Sutras of the Buddha), Vinaya (precepts for the Sangha), and the Abhidhamma (higher teachings, or analytical writings about the higher states). The oldest extant manuscripts date to the first century B.C.E. There are approximately 362 million buddhists in the world. There are many different forms of Buddhism, which developed and grew as it spread from India and Nepal throughout Asia. The three main vehicles are Theravada (sometimes known as Hinayana), Mahayana and Tantrayana (also known as Vajrayana). Theravada is the oldest tradition and is practiced predominently in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, and Laos. Theravada practice has the goal of reaching the state of nirvana, becoming an arhat, and achieving liberation from the cycle of rebirth. Mahayana predominates in Northern India, China, Japan, and Vietnam. Tantrayana predominates in Tibet, Nepal, and Mongolia. Both Mahayana and Tantrayana practice is primarily to help all sentient beings reach enlightenment and in doing so achieve both nirvana and buddhahood. In Tantrayana additional tantric practices are used in order to achieve Buddhahood more quickly. Brian Schell no Podcast Episode 0: Introduction http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/9 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/9#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:03:47 +0000 Brian Schell http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/9 [display_podcast]

Daily Buddhism Episode 0

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And welcome to episode 0 of the Daily Buddhism. This episode is not going to be so much of a typical lesson as it is going to be an introduction to what Daily Buddhism is all about. The Daily Buddhism is undergoing what Buddhists would call ‚ÄúRebirth.‚Äù It’s been on . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 0: Introduction]]> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/9/feed 0 [display_podcast] - Daily Buddhism Episode 0 - <Transcript Start> - And welcome to episode 0 of the Daily Buddhism. This episode is not going to be so much of a typical lesson as it is going to be an introduction to what Daily Buddhism is all about. [display_podcast] Daily Buddhism Episode 0 <Transcript Start> And welcome to episode 0 of the Daily Buddhism. This episode is not going to be so much of a typical lesson as it is going to be an introduction to what Daily Buddhism is all about. The Daily Buddhism is undergoing what Buddhists would call ‚ÄúRebirth.‚Äù It's been on hold for about six months while I spent time in Japan learning and studying. But I am finishing up, I will be returning in March, and so will the Daily Buddhism. So over the next month, the email list will be starting up again, and if you aren't already a subscriber to the Daily Buddhism mailing list, sign up right away; it's free, it's easy to do, just go to www.dailybuddhism.com and there's a little sign-up form in the top right-hand corner. Again, it's perfectly free, no SPAM; it's going to be one email per day about Buddhism. No SPAM. I hate SPAM as much as you do. Be sure to also subscribe to the podcast via iTunes, Feedburner, or directly on the DailyBuddishm.com website. At this point, I'm not quite sure whether the podcast is going to be a daily thing or a weekly thing, but it's going to be an integral part of the Daily Buddhism experience from now on. Subscribe to both, you'll like it. So what is the Daily Buddhism all about? Well, the main idea of the Daily Buddhism is to get a little bit of ‚ÄúBuddhist Brilliance‚Äù in your mailbox every day. I think most people find that the ‚Äúright mindfulness‚Äù part of Buddhism is one of the most difficult aspects of being a good Buddhist. You have to keep Buddhism in-mind and live the right lifestyle in order to be a good Buddhist. Many people tend to forget these things as the day goes on. We work, we go to school, we raise children, and the day can get to you very quickly. It's easy to forget these things. By having a reminder show up in your mailbox every day, it might help you keep your mind where it's supposed to be during the day; something to focus on during your lunch break, coffee break in the afternoon. Almost everything on the Daily Buddhism is designed to take five to ten minutes a day; no long sermons, no long history lessons. It's going to be short, to the point, and most importantly, I think: in plain English. One of the things that annoys me about Buddhist books and Buddhist material are the incredibly long words, names and ideas in these books. I mean do you really have to memorize the name Avalokiteshivara? Well, it's an important name and subject, but these words get in the way for most Americans and most English speakers. Everything originally from Buddhism comes from the language Pali, which tends to have really, really, really long words by English standards. Don't worry; I'll keep it easy. A few names, a few complicated ideas, I'll explain it in plain English whenever possible. When it's not possible, I'll make it easy. So, we've got the email list. Sign up and you'll get something in your email every day. We've got the podcast. I don't know yet whether it will be daily or weekly yet; we'll figure that out when the time comes. And-- Youtube is coming. I have to figure out exactly how I want to deal with Youtube, but there will be at least a weekly video for the Daily Buddhism. Stay tuned for more details. So what will you find in the Daily Buddhism everyday? Depends on the day; we do something a little bit differently each day. For example, Monday we might talk about a Zen koan. Maybe on Tuesday, a story of the Original Buddha's life. Wednesday could be some current event pertaining to the world of Buddhism or some modern Buddhist. Thursday, a book review or website review or some other podcast review-- some kind of media review. Friday could be an interview with someone. There are many important Buddhists out there in the world; we can talk to a few on the show. Maybe some Buddhist doctrine or theory; you know, the ‚Äúdeep stuff‚Äù behind Buddhism. Brian Schell no