Secular Buddhism

By Noah Rasheta

Don't use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist. Use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are.

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Secular Buddhism episodes:

March 28, 2023 179 - Notice Your Thoughts
"All experience is preceded by mind"; that is to say, our mind determines whether or not we suffer. Knowing that we can't escape the consequences of our actions and that actions originate with thoughts, this episode will explore how and why we should practice noticing our thoughts.
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33min
January 30, 2023 178 - The Four Investigations
This is episode #178. The topic I have in mind for today is the teaching of "The Four Investigations." This is a teaching that comes from the Yogachara school of Buddhism. According to Yogachara teachings, the key to understanding reality is to understand the mind. There are four investigations we can explore that are intended to help us to have a correct view or understanding of reality.
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20min
January 24, 2023 177 - 10,000 Heroes Podcast Interview
In this episode, I'll share the audio from an interview I did on the 10,000 heroes podcast. You can find the episode here: https://pod.link/1565667158/episode/f438b75d2dfc86e40c526270a4cd4975

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January 04, 2023 176 - Working with our Propensities
In this first episode of 2023, I will talk about propensities and our relationship to our propensities.
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35min
November 02, 2022 175 - The Two Truths
What are the two truths?
There is the Truth of how things really are, and the truth of how things seem to be. These are sometimes referred to as Absolute truth and Relative truth. Relative truths are always dependent on HOW we perceive them.
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26min
October 28, 2022174 - Be Whatever You Already Are
A deep sense of unsatisfactoriness arises anytime we want to be other than how we are. It takes skillful effort to BE WHATEVER WE ALREADY ARE. In this episode, I will share my thoughts on the process of befriending our thoughts, emotions, feelings, and ultimately ourselves.

"No one to be"
"Nothing to do"
"Nowhere to go"

Some of the Buddhist concepts/topics shared in this episode:
Emptiness
Signlessness
Formlessness
Suffering/Unsatisfactoriness
Interdependent co-arising
Impermanence

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31min
October 02, 2022 173 - The Causes Of Unsatisfactoriness
Unsatisfactoriness exists and it has a cause. What is the cause of unsatisfactoriness? In this episode, I will talk about craving and the role it plays in how we feel about life.
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35min
September 25, 2022 172 - Practicing Acceptance
Psychological acceptance is "the active embracing of subjective experience, particularly distressing experiences." In this episode, I will discuss practicing acceptance and using the OODA loop as decision-making tools to help us act more skillfully during difficult or stressful times.
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34min
August 28, 2022 171 - How To Feel Whole And Complete
Something whole is comprised of ALL its undiminished parts or elements. We are a combination of our body and mind (hardware and software). The key to feeling whole is to understand and embrace all of the parts that make us who we are.
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44min
June 28, 2022 170 - The Five Remembrances
The 5 remembrances are wake-up calls that help us to see more clearly, the nature of reality. They are wake-up calls that help us to live more intentionally and skillfully.
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42min

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