http://www.dailybuddhism.com A Daily Dose of Buddhist Wisdom Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:17:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 A short bit of Buddhist wisdom in plain English delivered to your inbox daily. Buddhism theory, meditation koans, zen thought, mahayana stories and more are discussed and taught. Brian Schell no (c) 2008 Brian Schell Buddhist Wisdom in your Inbox Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenment dr.arcane@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/DBLogo.jpg http://www.dailybuddhism.com (c) 2008 Brian SchellBuddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmentReligion & Spirituality/Buddhismdailybuddhism@gmail.comBrian Schell http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/RmYsL5QDJ_E/1070 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1070#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:00:27 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 past episodes [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1070">Podcast Episode 38: Kindness In Daily Living and The Best of Daily Buddhism 2008</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/yPFRkhL8uo8Ecr_fx4UYkpDIqDM/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/yPFRkhL8uo8Ecr_fx4UYkpDIqDM/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/RmYsL5QDJ_E" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1070/feed Podcast Episode 38: Kindness In Daily Living and The Best of Daily Buddhism 2008 nbsp;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 nbsp;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.nbsp; Send your questions, comments, suggestions and thoughts to me at dailybuddhism@gmail.com nbsp;Announcements: Although I have a few submissions now from people who want to write guest posts for the Daily Buddhism, Irsquo;d like to see more. Irsquo;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 donrsquo;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 itrsquo;s back up and better than ever now. And now on to this weekrsquo;s show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] nbsp;This Weekrsquo;s Links: nbsp;Kindness in Daily Living:nbsp; 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/946nbsp; Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0973443987?tag=askdrarca-20nbsp; Why All The Chanting? http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/932 Chanting MP3s:nbsp; 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 nbsp; 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 clean 23:52 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1070http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB38.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/R_rhchNUGiA/1036 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1036#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:31:13 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1036 Announcements: I made several references to Twitter in this week&#8217;s show. If you&#8217;d like to follow my Tweets, go to http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism and &#8220;follow&#8221; me. I&#8217;ll follow you right back. If you&#8217;re already on Twitter, please vote for Daily Buddhism to get a &#8220;Shorty&#8221; award: http://shortyawards.com/?username=dailybuddhism&#38;category=religion As always, the main home site for the show is [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1036">Podcast Episode 37: Meditation on a Whoopie Cushion</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Ffwh-eutDTQFKd7vRawU0a1cY5I/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Ffwh-eutDTQFKd7vRawU0a1cY5I/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/R_rhchNUGiA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1036/feed 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 B... 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=dailybuddhismamp;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 Irsquo;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 donrsquo;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 weekrsquo;s show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Weekrsquo;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 amp; 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 clean 19:09 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1036http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB37.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/JwK6IOXLY34/1038 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1038#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:00:45 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 &#8220;Brian Schell&#8221; with the original writer of the [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1038">Podcast Episode 36: Beads, Seals, Immeasurables, and Past Lives</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/qb3ke3X7H1qu-r1-RNQGxuJVIVE/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/qb3ke3X7H1qu-r1-RNQGxuJVIVE/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/JwK6IOXLY34" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1038/feed 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.nbsp; I was able to restore the comments from backups, but all of them now show up as be.. 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.nbsp; 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.nbsp; Irsquo;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.nbsp; Just a note, if it asks ldquo;By:rdquo; put YOUR NAME, not mine. I appreciate it and so might other potential listeners. I mentioned last week that Irsquo;m getting a backlog of questions. In the meantime Irsquo;ve decided that a lot of them were more appropriate to answer brief emails rather than post them here, so Irsquo;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 donrsquo;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 ldquo;Related postsrdquo; 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.nbsp; Irsquo;m pretty sure itrsquo;ll never get any easier than that. http://www.dailybuddhism.com/donate And now on to this weekrsquo;s show! Podcast Episode 36: [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Weekrsquo;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/1957870amp;sec=lifefocus Book: The Tao of Now http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/866 Amazon:nbsp; 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 clean 23:02 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1038http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB36.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/65FOxq5U_-c/783 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/783#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:53:43 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=783 Contents
 of this issue: To Meat or Not to Meat: Buddhism &#38; Vegetarians Jataka Tales IX: The Foolish, Timid Rabbit Koan: Nansen Cuts the Cat in Two A Buddhist Christmas Is Buddhism Half-Empty or Half-Full? Koan: Joshu Examines a Monk in Meditation Book: Quiet Mind, Open Heart Book: The Method of No-Method: The Chan Practice of Silent Illumination Special Buddhist Buyers Guide Review [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/783">Weekly Buddhism Issue 10</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/6OQLdP5PAwxXThh9p_FIV7f81wY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/6OQLdP5PAwxXThh9p_FIV7f81wY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/65FOxq5U_-c" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/783/feed 10,buddhism,buyer,free,guide,issue,ten,weekly Contents
 of this issue: To Meat or Not to Meat: Buddhism amp; Vegetarians Jataka Tales IX: The Foolish, Timid Rabbit Koan: Nansen Cuts the Cat in Two A Buddhist Christmas Is Buddhism Half-Empty or Half-Full? Contents
 of this issue: To Meat or Not to Meat: Buddhism amp; Vegetarians Jataka Tales IX: The Foolish, Timid Rabbit Koan: Nansen Cuts the Cat in Two A Buddhist Christmas Is Buddhism Half-Empty or Half-Full? Koan: Joshu Examines a Monk in Meditation Book: Quiet Mind, Open Heart Book: The Method of No-Method: The Chan Practice of Silent Illumination Special Buddhist Buyers Guide Review Compilation. Complete list amp; links to all free audio shows (ldquo;podcastsrdquo;) This week I have included all the usual features, plus a special Buyers Guide, reprinting every single product review that has appeared on the site this year. For a variety of reasons outlined in my editorial inside, this will be another FREE issue. Anyone can download this one and it will be included in the "podcast feed" like the first four issues. Enjoy! Note to paid WB subscribers: Since this issue is free for all, it will not be deducted from your subscription. However many issues last Sunday's email said you had remaining will still be accurate next week. For subscription information, click on the "Weekly Buddhism" tab at the top of the screen. Brian Schell clean http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/783http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/Weekly_Buddhism_Issue_10.pdf http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/UmgjN9qquqI/1040 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1040#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:00:15 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1040">Podcast Episode 35: Buddhist Christmas, Pessimism in Buddhism, and Meat</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/4-T4hqaRpOwGHkFZl_JtYNL3AbQ/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/4-T4hqaRpOwGHkFZl_JtYNL3AbQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/UmgjN9qquqI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1040/feed 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 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.nbsp; 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 donrsquo;t need to write anything lengthy or complex, just a sentence or two.nbsp; Irsquo;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.nbsp; 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 donrsquo;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. Letrsquo;s seehellip; over the past few months Irsquo;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, itrsquo;s a short sound clip included with Garageband, the software I use to make the show. If you have Garageband, the clip is called ldquo;Shogun.rdquo; Irsquo;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.nbsp; Personal messages or something that sounds urgent, Irsquo;ll answer by email right away as always, but questions for the show are stacking up. I will answer every single question eventually, itrsquo;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, yoursquo;ll win a free month of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine.nbsp; 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 Weekrsquo;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 clean 25:04 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1040http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB35.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/ToQp67z6jkA/1042 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1042#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:00:28 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1042">Podcast Episode 34: If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/VY2RR1EcAJymA_cyI-KrvN_OKwQ/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/VY2RR1EcAJymA_cyI-KrvN_OKwQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/ToQp67z6jkA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1042/feed 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... 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.nbsp; 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 thatrsquo;s great, but we donrsquo;t get much action on the voice mail line.nbsp; Starting right now, if I use your phoned-in voice mail on the show, yoursquo;ll win a free month of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine. Wersquo;ll have our first winner coming up next! [Play Sound Clip asking about ldquo;Killing the Buddha and Numb Legsrdquo;] Well there, Chris from Texas, I appreciate your call and your questions!nbsp; You just won a free month of the Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine. ldquo;Chris from Texasrdquo;, Drop me an email or call with your email address and wersquo;ll get that set up. And for the rest of you, the voice-mail phone is 937-660-4949.nbsp; Call in now and leave your message!nbsp; Itrsquo;s available 24 hours a day so donrsquo;t wait! Now on to the rest of the show and the answers to Chrisrsquo; 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 Weekrsquo;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 / Joshursquo;s Mu http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/714 Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/weekly-buddhism Brian Schell clean 19:58 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1042http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB34.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/cUYcSijiicQ/1043 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1043#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:00:46 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1043">Podcast Episode 33: Background Buddhism and Three Stories</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/jvH9XZnOg2B46HBsRBq_Mq_QcIM/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/jvH9XZnOg2B46HBsRBq_Mq_QcIM/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/cUYcSijiicQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1043/feed 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 th... 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.nbsp; Send your questions, comments, suggestions and thoughts to me at dailybuddhism@gmail.com There are no special announcements this week, so letrsquo;s get on with this weekrsquo;s show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Weekrsquo;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 amp; 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 clean 21:29 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1043http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB33.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/Y8VFR-RgKMQ/1044 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1044#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:00:50 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1044 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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1044">Podcast Episode 32: Women in Buddhism</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/cDrbffob4IY0LP_xSMzoRkCBsHc/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/cDrbffob4IY0LP_xSMzoRkCBsHc/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/Y8VFR-RgKMQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1044/feed Podcast Episode 32: Women in Buddhism Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-two. Irsquo;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. Irsquo;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.nbsp; Someone asked me if clicking on the Donate $5 a month button qualifies for the free subscription, and yes, that sounds reasonable to me.nbsp; 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 ldquo;Donate $5 a monthrdquo; button on any page.nbsp; 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 weekrsquo;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.nbsp; If you have one, go ahead and send it in as an attachment to your email message; itrsquo;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.nbsp; 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 thatrsquo;s it for the Announcements for the week.nbsp; Now, on with this weekrsquo;s show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Weekrsquo;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: Gishorsquo;s Work http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/633 Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/weekly-buddhism Brian Schell clean Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1044http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB32.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/jTtpGhU5yRI/1045 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1045#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:00:11 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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: The Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1045">Podcast Episode 31: Mindfulness, Kindness, Buddha-Boy and the Sangha</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/cGlZ-V6mojHbIBywwWuKrKUK6Tc/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/cGlZ-V6mojHbIBywwWuKrKUK6Tc/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/jTtpGhU5yRI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1045/feed Podcast Episode 31: Mindfulness, Kindness, Buddha-Boy and the Sangha Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-one. Irsquo;m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past epis... Podcast Episode 31: Mindfulness, Kindness, Buddha-Boy and the Sangha Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-one. Irsquo;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.nbsp; I only had two people send in pictures, so Irsquo;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.nbsp; My thanks go out to the two listeners who chose to participate.nbsp; 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 thatrsquo;s it for the Daily Buddhism announcements for the week. Now Irsquo;m going to use the opportunity to tell you about two new sites that Irsquo;ve been working on. The first one is the Daily Relgious, thatrsquo;s http://www.dailyreligious.com This is a news site covering all branches of religion and religious news. Itrsquo;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. Itrsquo;s fun and itrsquo;s free. Stop over and take a look. The second one is completely unrelated to anything we talk about here, but Irsquo;m thinking some of you may be interested anyway.nbsp; Irsquo;m a chess player, and I have been for thirty years, but you know what?nbsp; I really stink at the game. I have dozens of books on chess on my bookshelf, and Irsquo;ve never made through any of them. I just donrsquo;t have the time to read the books or practice all that much, although Irsquo;ve always been very interested in the game.nbsp; 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.nbsp; So, Irsquo;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.nbsp; In the beginning, Irsquo;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.nbsp; After we get through the basic rules, wersquo;ll cover simple strategies and tips, eventually moving into openings, endings, famous games, current events and so forth.nbsp; Itrsquo;s a lot less serious than Buddhism, and I thnk itrsquo;ll be fun.nbsp; Thatrsquo;s at www.dailychesslesson.com Links to both sites are on the shownotes and in the ldquo;Linksrdquo; section of any of my websites. But now, on with this weekrsquo;s show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Weekrsquo;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 Brian Schell clean Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1045http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB31.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/DYGbqYby2Bc/1046 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1046#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:00:17 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1046">Podcast Episode 30: Zen Gardens, Home Shrines, Conversion, and Reviews</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/q58FTu9iiBhWroZKDO7hQIp0gZg/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/q58FTu9iiBhWroZKDO7hQIp0gZg/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/DYGbqYby2Bc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1046/feed Podcast Episode 30: Zen Gardens, Home Shrines, Conversion, and Reviews Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty. Irsquo;m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episod... Podcast Episode 30: Zen Gardens, Home Shrines, Conversion, and Reviews Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty. Irsquo;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 yoursquo;d like to help me test it out, therersquo;s a really simple poll on there right now: ldquo;Which do you prefer, the audio show, email, PDF Magazine or website?rdquo; Itrsquo;s not an important question; Irsquo;m just testing the software. But if you want to put in your answer, itrsquo;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 Irsquo;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. Therersquo;s nothing at all wrong with that, itrsquo;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 isnrsquo;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, donrsquo;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, thatrsquo;s fine with me; itrsquo;s probably a good idea to get back to basics once in a while. But now, on with this weekrsquo;s show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Weekrsquo;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 clean Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1046http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB30.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/1y8iRVBXsDo/481 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/481#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:49:58 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=481 Contents of this free issue of the Weekly Buddhism: Final Free Issue; Rates Explained Free Guided Meditation MP3 File Fat Buddha, Skinny Buddha, Laughing Buddha: Buddhist Statues explained Book Review: Footprints in the Snow, by Chen Master Sheng Yen Buddhist Prayer: Why Pray if there is no God? Koan; Shoun &#38; His Mother Jataka Tale #3, The Merchant of Sari Fear Newslinks: Dalai Lama [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/481">Weekly Buddhism Issue 4</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/1-dJa_G0RDgfN9ZNwQvKM4K6tLc/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/1-dJa_G0RDgfN9ZNwQvKM4K6tLc/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/1y8iRVBXsDo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/481/feed budai,dalai lama,Dhammapada,fat,fear,footprints,hotei,laughing,prayer,sheng yen,shoun,skinny Contents of this free issue of the Weekly Buddhism: Final Free Issue; Rates Explained Free Guided Meditation MP3 File Fat Buddha, Skinny Buddha, Laughing Buddha: Buddhist Statues explained Contents of this free issue of the Weekly Buddhism: Final Free Issue; Rates Explained Free Guided Meditation MP3 File Fat Buddha, Skinny Buddha, Laughing Buddha: Buddhist Statues explained Book Review: Footprints in the Snow, by Chen Master Sheng Yen Buddhist Prayer: Why Pray if there is no God? Koan; Shoun amp; His Mother Jataka Tale #3, The Merchant of Sari Fear Newslinks: Dalai Lama Had a Busy Week News: 133 Temples Demolished in 4 Years The Entire 26-Chapter text of the Dhammapada Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to dailybuddhism@gmail.com . . . . . Brian Schell clean http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/481http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/Weekly_Buddhism_Issue_4.pdf http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/C5ciB5-V3sE/1047 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1047#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:00:40 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1047 Podcast Episode 29: Fear, Footprints, Family &#38; 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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1047">Podcast Episode 29: Fear, Footprints, Family &#038; Fat</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/RBWtSMQEMINsPVKHelYqTQgh7oQ/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/RBWtSMQEMINsPVKHelYqTQgh7oQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/C5ciB5-V3sE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1047/feed Podcast Episode 29: Fear, Footprints, Family amp; Fat Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-nine. Irsquo;m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our w... Podcast Episode 29: Fear, Footprints, Family amp; Fat Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-nine. Irsquo;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 donrsquo;t subscribe may still want one from time to time to pick up certain articles. Irsquo;ll still be posting the table of contents to the site as I have in the past few weeks, so you can see whatrsquo;s inside and decide. The next step up is what I call the ldquo;Trial Offer,rdquo; although you can do this repeatedly every month is you want. Itrsquo;s a mini-subscription of 4 issues. This runs $5.00. You wonrsquo;t save any money by going this route, but itrsquo;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. Thatrsquo;s a dollar per issue. If yoursquo;ve looked at the free copies Irsquo;ve sent out in the podcast feed, you canrsquo;t argue that therersquo;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.nbsp; 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 yearrsquo;s subscription. Just to keep things fair, that offer stands. Whether you want to BUY a subscription, or choose to DONATE $50, yoursquo;ll get a yearrsquo;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 Irsquo;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 thatrsquo;s what Irsquo;m going to do. Issue #4, the last free issue, will include the entire Dhammapada.nbsp; If yoursquo;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 letrsquo;s speed on with the show for the week! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Weekrsquo;s Links Fear: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/421 Buy ldquo;No Death, No Fearrdquo; 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/a Brian Schell clean 22:38 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1047http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB29.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/Kn5l1wnsduw/1048 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1048#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:00:51 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1048 Guided Breath Meditation Here&#8217;s something I have been meaning to put together for weeks, but finally actually did it today. It&#8217;s a guided breath meditation session, and it&#8217;ll take roughly 16 minutes to do. It&#8217;s the first time I&#8217;ve tried doing this kind of recording, so your comments, criticisms and suggestions are VERY much desired and appreciated. Comment [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1048">Podcast Episode 28: Special Edition- Guided Meditation</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/aKru2WoOjTkRc_KH79Paqtvm-kY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/aKru2WoOjTkRc_KH79Paqtvm-kY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/Kn5l1wnsduw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1048/feed 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 . . . . . Brian Schell clean 16:04 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1048http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB28.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/FeyeEyUEZ_w/404 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/404#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:12:11 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=404 [display_podcast] Contents of this free issue of the Weekly Buddhism: Weekly Buddhism Rates Determined DVD Review: Zen Noir Joshu&#8217;s Dog: A Koan Explained (about Mu) Buddhist Mala / Rosary Beads Buddhist Temple Built From Old Bottles Book Review: The Saint of Kathmandu and Other Tales of the Sacred in Distant Lands, by Sarah Levine Jataka Tale #2, How The Turtle Saved His Own Life Buddha&#8217;s Ghostwriter [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/404">Weekly Buddhism Issue 3</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/RSy-laq7IHZ-U1vT2rCCiIFKdBE/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/RSy-laq7IHZ-U1vT2rCCiIFKdBE/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/FeyeEyUEZ_w" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/404/feed [display_podcast] Contents of this free issue of the Weekly Buddhism: Weekly Buddhism Rates Determined DVD Review: Zen Noir Joshu's Dog: A Koan Explained (about Mu) Buddhist Mala / Rosary Beads Buddhist Temple Built From Old Bottles [display_podcast] Contents of this free issue of the Weekly Buddhism: Weekly Buddhism Rates Determined DVD Review: Zen Noir Joshu's Dog: A Koan Explained (about Mu) Buddhist Mala / Rosary Beads Buddhist Temple Built From Old Bottles Book Review: The Saint of Kathmandu and Other Tales of the Sacred in Distant Lands, by Sarah Levine Jataka Tale #2, How The Turtle Saved His Own Life Buddha's Ghostwriter and Hinduism Wisdom: A Bag of Nails Wisdom: An Angry Buddha Wisdom: Teacups Our Buddhist President Letters in response to "Our Buddhist President" Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to dailybuddhism@gmail.com . . . Brian Schell clean Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/404http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/Weekly_Buddhism_Issue_3.pdf http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/wYPlZoUZ6sw/1049 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1049#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:00:04 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1049">Podcast Episode 27: Reviews, Rosaries, Hindus, and Politics</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Baz_ZPTpEugFE87ziBDIP0gO9dI/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Baz_ZPTpEugFE87ziBDIP0gO9dI/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/wYPlZoUZ6sw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1049/feed Podcast Episode 27: Reviews, Rosaries, Hindus, and Politics Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-seven. Irsquo;m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on... Podcast Episode 27: Reviews, Rosaries, Hindus, and Politics Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-seven. Irsquo;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 Irsquo;ll be covering in the next few weeks.nbsp; Since therersquo;s nothing better than giving or getting Buddhist books for Christmas, Irsquo;ll be bulking up on the reviews for the next few weeks. Some minor changes on the website to announce this week.nbsp; If you look at the menu bar across the top of the screen there are a few new tabs. The new ldquo;Audio Archiverdquo; 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 doesnrsquo;t seem to work in all browsers, so if it works for you, then enjoy, and if it doesnrsquo;t, just click on the ldquo;Podcastrdquo; category and find the shows the old way, sorry. Also on the top bar of the site is the new ldquo;Media Storerdquo; tab.nbsp; Yoursquo;ll find my recorded CDs available there, and I have re-done those a bit.nbsp; The Tao Remastered, The Dhammapada, and the collection old podcasts are still available, only in a new format.nbsp; Rather than other that material in audio CD format as before, Irsquo;ve now changed each offering to collections of MP3s on a single CD for a lower price.nbsp; 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. Irsquo;ve worked out what the subscription rates are going to be, and you can check them out there. You canrsquo;t buy a subscription there yet, but Irsquo;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. Irsquo;m putting the finishing touches on Issue 3 and itrsquo;ll go online either tonight or Saturday morning.nbsp; 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 arenrsquo;t going away. And that should cover all the announcements for this week, so letrsquo;s get on with the show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Weekrsquo;s Links Movie: Zen Noir http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/319 Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LUBZDU?tag=askdrarca-20 Buddharsquo;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 clean Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1049http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB27.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/RdNWC_55IJQ/253 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/253#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:52:22 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=253 [display_podcast] Contents of this free issue of the Weekly Buddhism: The 40 Meditation Themes Koan: Philosopher Asks Buddha Review: The Gift of Lovig Kindness News: Tibet Slashes Tourism Prices After Riots Introducing the Jataka Tales Jataka Tale #1, The Monkey and the Crocodile Newslinks Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to dailybuddhism@gmail.com Post from: Daily Buddhism, by Brian Schell Weekly Buddhism Issue 2 <p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/253">Weekly Buddhism Issue 2</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/xhU_lzcao9dLRHoe6NXKRRAyxhk/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/xhU_lzcao9dLRHoe6NXKRRAyxhk/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/RdNWC_55IJQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/253/feed absorptions,divine abodes,foul objects,jataka,jataka tales,kasinas,Meditation,news,recollections,rss feed,Weekly Buddhism [display_podcast] Contents of this free issue of the Weekly Buddhism: The 40 Meditation Themes Koan: Philosopher Asks Buddha Review: The Gift of Lovig Kindness News: Tibet Slashes Tourism Prices After Riots [display_podcast] Contents of this free issue of the Weekly Buddhism: The 40 Meditation Themes Koan: Philosopher Asks Buddha Review: The Gift of Lovig Kindness News: Tibet Slashes Tourism Prices After Riots Introducing the Jataka Tales Jataka Tale #1, The Monkey and the Crocodile Newslinks Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to dailybuddhism@gmail.com Brian Schell clean http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/253http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/Weekly_Buddhism_Issue_2.pdf http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/5YqnCDxioDQ/1050 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1050#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:00:34 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1050">Podcast Episode 26: Meditation Styles, Part 3</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/9xU53C5dX42AjJzqZHMu0RN_Q9E/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/9xU53C5dX42AjJzqZHMu0RN_Q9E/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/5YqnCDxioDQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1050/feed Podcast Episode 26: Meditation Styles, Part 3 Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-six. Irsquo;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 ... Podcast Episode 26: Meditation Styles, Part 3 Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-six. Irsquo;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. Irsquo;ve covered a lot of material in the past three weeks, but there is just a huge volume of things I didnrsquo;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 websitersquo;s blog at www.dailybuddhism.com Announcements Last weekend saw the introduction of something completely new for us, the Weekly Buddhism ldquo;Magazine.rdquo; Last weekrsquo;s 1st edition went out in the podcast feed, so if you are subscribed to the podcast you already have it. Otherwise, itrsquo;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. Itrsquo;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. Yoursquo;d have quite a bit of material there for alter review after a short time. Itrsquo;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. Irsquo;ve had several people mention in the past that the Daily Buddhism isnrsquo;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 didnrsquo;t go into the feed. I donrsquo;t know how long that had been the case, but I donrsquo;t think it was a recent goof. Well, thatrsquo;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, ldquo;RSS Podcast.rdquo; If yoursquo;d like to subscribe to the newly-fixed text RSS feed, then click on the third button, ldquo;RSS Blog.rdquo; Of course, just above those three buttons is the sign-up form for the daily email, and yoursquo;ve heard me talk about that plenty over the past months. Letrsquo;s get on with the show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Weekrsquo;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 clean 21:57 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1050http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB26.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/6t8Ac27ieh4/1054 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1054#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:00:33 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1054 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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1054">Podcast Episode 25: Meditation Styles, Part 2</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/k8JcjX2HfT0IoEFj1oHESNs-pvc/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/k8JcjX2HfT0IoEFj1oHESNs-pvc/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/6t8Ac27ieh4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1054/feed Podcast Episode 25: Meditation Styles, Part 2 Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-five. Irsquo;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 25: Meditation Styles, Part 2 Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-five. Irsquo;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 wasnrsquo;t sure if this thing was going to attract anyonersquo;s attention. Half a year later, we have thousands of subscribers to the show and a great bunch of readers and listeners who donrsquo;t hesitate to support the show. Thanks everyone for following along for 25 great episodes!nbsp; Therersquo;s plenty more to come, and I have a surprise or two in store for the coming weeks that I think yoursquo;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 websitersquo;s blog at www.dailybuddhism.com Letrsquo;s get on with the show! [Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show] This Weekrsquo;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 amp; Benefits http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/175 Brian Schell clean 15:16 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1054http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB25.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/p_GQjDBFPoQ/203 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/203#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:49:43 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=203 [display_podcast] Weekly Buddhism? We’ve all gotten used to the format of the Daily Buddhism, and it works well for most things. However, there are some topics I’d like to cover that really don’t have a place in the daily emails. There are some ideas that would be better to cover in greater depth than two or three paragraphs [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/203">ANNOUNCEMENT: Weekly Buddhism Issue 1</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/2CZCSu7MsXSEb4A2hMFCSlUF74Q/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/2CZCSu7MsXSEb4A2hMFCSlUF74Q/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/p_GQjDBFPoQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/203/feed announcement,first issue,news,weekly [display_podcast] Weekly Buddhism? Wersquo;ve all gotten used to the format of the Daily Buddhism, and it works well for most things. However, there are some topics Irsquo;d like to cover that really donrsquo;t have a place in the daily emails. [display_podcast] Weekly Buddhism? Wersquo;ve all gotten used to the format of the Daily Buddhism, and it works well for most things. However, there are some topics Irsquo;d like to cover that really donrsquo;t have a place in the daily emails. There are some ideas that would be better to cover in greater depth than two or three paragraphs in an email will allow. There are ldquo;realrdquo; news articles, as well as things that are either too small to spend a day on or so large that it could take days to complete.nbsp;nbsp; Plus, the PDF format allows a huge range of text and graphic options, so I can put together a much more attractive offering than possible with email or even the website. Basically, I want a wider range of options for these things. So, rather than change the ldquo;daily systemrdquo; and risk fouling up a good thing, I think its a good idea to add a new outlet to the mix: The Weekly Buddhism is a full-color printable newsletter meant to be printed or saved and perhaps put in a binder. There will be some overlap; most of what goes into the Daily Buddhism will wind up here as well, but the plan is to offer much more expanded, exclusive content in the ldquo;Magazinerdquo; format. As with everything things change, and this project will evolve as they all do. -- Brian Schell p.s. Nothing is changing with the Daily Buddhism, this is a new ADDED feature. Brian Schell clean http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/203http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/Weekly_Buddhism_Issue_1.pdf http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/F7WUb9u0C70/1056 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1056#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:00:59 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=1056 Podcast Episode 24: Taking Refuge &#38; 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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1056">Podcast Episode 24: Taking Refuge &#038; Meditation</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/S0JOqLlZYKMETGfMPdr4f5C95Hs/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/S0JOqLlZYKMETGfMPdr4f5C95Hs/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/F7WUb9u0C70" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1056/feed Podcast Episode 24: Taking Refuge amp; Meditation Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-four. Irsquo;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 24: Taking Refuge amp; Meditation Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-four. Irsquo;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 websitersquo;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!nbsp; 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.nbsp; Since you let me know about the problem, Irsquo;ll set the volume on those a little lower from now on.nbsp; If you have any other comments or suggestions, let me know!nbsp; I think the sound quality has increased tremendously since the first episode, but Irsquo;ll be the first to admit there is still plenty of room for improvement.nbsp; Last week I had to record the entire show twice because Garageband crashed while it was saving the final file the first time.nbsp; 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 Weekrsquo;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 amp; Benefits http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/175 Meditation Part 2: Breath Meditation and Insight Meditation http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/180 Brian Schell clean 18:18 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1056http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB24.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/IZ68rIs9Vs4/1057 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1057#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:00:00 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1057">Podcast Episode 23: Buddhist Service and Karma Control</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/q35h6Xt7maeJ3GDoOBwWm_3aUJI/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/q35h6Xt7maeJ3GDoOBwWm_3aUJI/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/IZ68rIs9Vs4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1057/feed Podcast Episode 23: Buddhist Service and Karma Control Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-three. Irsquo;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 23: Buddhist Service and Karma Control Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-three. Irsquo;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 weekrsquo;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. Therersquo;s no question too small or too basic; sometimes the deepest thought goes into the little stuff.nbsp; You can also post your thoughts about anything we discuss on the websitersquo;s blog at www.dailybuddhism.com We had an interesting assortment of topics this week, so lets get on with the show! This Weekrsquo;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 clean 28:59 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1057http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB23.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/bI4YHqBLT7I/167 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/167#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:12:30 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (Brian Schell) http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/167 Tao Rebooted For those of you who get the Tao of the Day emails, and especially those of you who don&#8217;t, the www.taooftheday.com website is restarting with a new translation as of today. We just finished the James Legge translation, and today we begin one by Tao Huang. It&#8217;s far less poetic, but also vastly easier to follow. I [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/167">Tao Announcement</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/3XYawcid4emMEC1vnfr5S7VkRw8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/3XYawcid4emMEC1vnfr5S7VkRw8/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/bI4YHqBLT7I" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/167/feed Tao Rebooted For those of you who get the Tao of the Day emails, and especially those of you who don't, the www.taooftheday.com website is restarting with a new translation as of today. We just finished the James Legge Tao Rebooted For those of you who get the Tao of the Day emails, and especially those of you who don't, the www.taooftheday.com website is restarting with a new translation as of today. We just finished the James Legge translation, and today we begin one by Tao Huang. It's far less poetic, but also vastly easier to follow. I think it's far clearer than the previous translation. If you couldn't follow the previous one, or never got into it, today is a great day to get started. You can sign up for the daily email at http://www.taooftheday.com or subscribe to the DAILY audio podcast there as well. And here a copy of today's chapter/mailing to hopefully pique your interest: Chapter 1 The Tao that is voiced is no longer that of eternal Tao. The name that has been written is no longer that of eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of the cosmic universe. The named is the mother of the myriad creatures. Being at peace, one can see into the subtle. Engaging with passion, one can see into the manifest. They both arise from a common source but have different names. Both are called the mystery within the mystery. They are the door to all wonders. Subscribe at: http://taooftheday.com/sign-up-now Discuss this at: http://taooftheday.com/archives/183 Send to a friend: http://taooftheday.com/sendafriend183 Download just this one audio file at: http://taooftheday.com/podpress_trac/web/183/0/01%20B%20Tao%2001.mp3 Or subscribe to the daily podcast by plugging this into your podcast program: http://taooftheday.com/?feed=podcast Brian Schell clean Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/167http://taooftheday.com/podpress_trac/web/183/0/01%20B%20Tao%2001.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/dB2jdx-LxD8/1058 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1058#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:00:18 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1058">Podcast Episode 22: Zen in the Dark, Hurricane Edition</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Hv0jnAolHiUf2tnZOcOKkR-ScZU/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Hv0jnAolHiUf2tnZOcOKkR-ScZU/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/dB2jdx-LxD8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1058/feed Podcast Episode 22: Zen in the Dark, Hurricane Edition Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-two. Irsquo;m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our we... Podcast Episode 22: Zen in the Dark, Hurricane Edition Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-two. Irsquo;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 .nbsp; If you have questions or comments, you can post them on the websitersquo;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 wersquo;ll cover that one, and hopefully some new ones next time.nbsp; 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 Weekrsquo;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 clean 12:27 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1058http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB22.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/viUA35dlMEw/1059 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1059#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:00:24 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1059">Podcast Episode 21: Christians, Gurus, Fools, and Business</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/9p_0Pn8lJFcak0jcJjKLFG_Rn2g/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/9p_0Pn8lJFcak0jcJjKLFG_Rn2g/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/viUA35dlMEw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1059/feed Podcast Episode 21: Christians, Gurus, Fools, and Business Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-one. Irsquo;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 21: Christians, Gurus, Fools, and Business Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number twenty-one. Irsquo;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 .nbsp; If you have questions or comments, you can post them on the websitersquo;s blog or email me directly at dailybuddhism@gmail.com Many of this weekrsquo;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 doesnrsquo;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. Donrsquo;t be afraid, somebody has to go first; call in at 937-660-4949 {Audio} Phone Dialing hellip; Crickets Chirping We had an unusual assortment of material this week, so lets get on with the show! This Weekrsquo;s Links Black amp; 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 clean 23:18 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1059http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB21.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/TIQIt3-B7Qw/1060 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1060#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:00:22 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1060">Podcast Episode 20: Phone-Ins, Performance Reviews, and a Dramatic Death</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/bh_LJdv-qGWLqVYgMbnmaF3Omw8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/bh_LJdv-qGWLqVYgMbnmaF3Omw8/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/TIQIt3-B7Qw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1060/feed 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.nbsp; We had a short week this time because of the holiday, so we only had four topi... 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.nbsp; 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!nbsp; 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.nbsp; The number is 937-660-4949 ndash; Call in and let me know what you think on any topic.nbsp; 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 yoursquo;re there.nbsp; Donating to the site is easy and helps keep things running here better and better. If yoursquo;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.nbsp; I think I only have six reviews up there now, and I know I wrote one of them myself, so that doesnrsquo;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.nbsp; 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 weekrsquo;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 clean 16:31 Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1060http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB20.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/vlkJVQu99fg/1061 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1061#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:00:55 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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&#8217;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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1061">Podcast Episode 19: Christian Karma and Buddhist Dogfood</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ipdkyjXQubm0zfEJ9EEHX8z3roY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ipdkyjXQubm0zfEJ9EEHX8z3roY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/vlkJVQu99fg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1061/feed 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.nbsp; I don't have too much in the way of announcements this week, but I do want to point out a few ... 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.nbsp; 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 Irsquo;ll be out of town, so there wonrsquo;t be a daily email on Monday. * Not much has changed as far as donations are concerned since last week; but Irsquo;m not going to keep harping on it. * This is already Episode 19. Wow; it seems like wersquo;ve only just started!nbsp; 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, Irsquo;ll take off one from way back. My recommendation for now is that if you donrsquo;t already have all the back episodes of the show, that you should find the ones you donrsquo;t already have and download them now while theyrsquo;re still here. Remember, we started out with an episode ldquo;zerordquo; 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 weekrsquo;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:nbsp; Thought http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/143 Brian Schell clean Buddhism,buddhist,buddha,zen,tibetan,hinayana,mahayana,jodo,koan,eastern,wisdom,arcane,japan,meditation,noble,truths,eightfold,path,dharma,karma,reincarnation,enlightenmenthttp://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1061http://www.dailybuddhism.com/audio/DB19.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~3/0G846UNQL0E/1062 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1062#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:00:06 +0000 dailybuddhism@gmail.com (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 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com">Daily Buddhism</a>, by Brian Schell</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1062">Podcast Episode 18: Compassion, Faith &#038; Intoxicants</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/XpHQ75j0MwfC_luOwjf4VtC_xo0/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/XpHQ75j0MwfC_luOwjf4VtC_xo0/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyBuddhism/~4/0G846UNQL0E" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1062/feed Welcome back! This is Episode 18 of the Daily Buddhism, and Irsquo;m your host, Brian Schell. Weekly Announcements: I have just a couple of quick announcements today.nbsp; First, I am now on Twitter. I am not completely sure what itrsquo;s good for yet, Welcome back! This is Episode 18 of the Daily Buddhism, and Irsquo;m your host, Brian Schell. Weekly Announcements: I have just a couple of quick announcements today.nbsp; First, I am now on Twitter. I am not completely sure what itrsquo;s good for yet, but Irsquo;m in the process f playing around with it. If yoursquo;d like, you can go to http://twitter.com/DailyBuddhism And click on ldquo;Followrdquo; to follow me. Irsquo;ll do a return follow on an