The Daily Dharma

In this week's episode, we talk about the difficulty of dealing with the pain and suffering of those we love and how Buddhist philosophy teaches us to approach this. To get some cool Buddhist quotes in your Instagram feed, please follow us @the.daily.dharma! 

The Buddhist practice of compassion begins with recognizing your own personhood and being compassionate to yourself. Here's why it's difficult and how to move towards it, step by step.

Today's episode centers on the true nature of failure and a neat little story from Ajahn Brahm about a little boy who couldn't memorize. Follow us on Instagram @the.daily.dharma for Buddhist quotes!

In this week's episode, we talk about going through extremes and why it's part of your spiritual journey. 

In this episode, we talk about the nature of life - impermanence and what our own sense of suffering has to do with it.

In Buddhism, guilt is an emotion that serves no purpose. It intensifies your suffering instead of alleviating it. So go ahead and forgive yourself - or take small steps every day to reach forgiveness. 

What is a Bodhisattva? In this episode, we talk about the translation of the world, who Bodhisattvas truly are and the lessons we can draw from their stories. 

In this episode, we cover the meaning behind the introductory Buddhist stanza, "Namo Tassa" and the importance and respect given to one's skepticism when starting out in Buddhism. We especially highlight the difference between reverence and worship and how practicing Buddhism is the core of all Buddhist philosophy, rather than faith. 

Why do so many spiritual "gurus" push us to give "big"? In this episode, we talk about giving from the Buddhist lens and why it's more important than ever to simply give "small". 

The pandemic has left us all feeling all sorts of wrong. In this episode. we talk about why it's okay to simply feel what you're feeling and allow yourself to be grumpy.