Doug's Dharma — Complete Video Index

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What I Got Wrong About Buddhism (And What Changed Everything) (2026-06-29)
Why the Buddha Rejected Prayer (Mostly) (2026-06-15)
Why the Buddha Taught You TO Think (2026-06-01)
The "Bee" Philosophy: A Buddhist Guide to Sustainable Living (2026-05-25)
The Buddha's 7 Methods for Overcoming Craving (2026-05-18)
What’s Changing on This Channel (And Why) (2026-05-11)
The Problem with Treating Meditation as a Tool (2026-05-04)
Nirvana Isn’t What You Think It Is (2026-04-27)
Hundreds of Dharma Videos – How to Find What You Need (2026-04-20)
The Chain of Suffering: The Buddha’s Hardest Teaching (2026-04-13)
Science Doesn’t Care What You Believe (And Neither Does the Dharma) (2026-04-06)
The Karmic Gym: Why Kindness to AI Matters (Even if it Can’t Feel) (2026-03-30)
Generative AI and the Vagueness of Sentience: A Dharmic View (2026-03-23)
The Harsh Truth About Having a Body, a Buddhist Perspective (2026-03-16)
Silence Your Inner Critic: Buddhist Antidote to Anxiety (2026-03-09)
The 4+1 Things Every Human Needs (According to Buddhism) (2026-03-02)
When the Government is Fire and ICE: A Buddhist Response to 2026 (2026-02-23)
Why 'Impermanence' is One Secret to Joy (2026-02-16)
Is Exercise Cheating? (A Buddhist View) (2026-02-09)
How Karma Works (Even if You Don't Believe in Rebirth) (2026-02-02)
The Buddhist Cure for "Busyness" (2026-01-26)
Did the Buddha Believe in "Progress"? (2026-01-19)
Is Solitary Buddhist Practice Selfish? (The "Lone Buddha" Path) (2026-01-12)
Should Buddhists Be Activists? (A 2,500-Year-Old Debate) (2026-01-05)
How to Stop Overthinking (An Ancient Buddhist Fix) (2025-12-22)
The AI Mirror: How Digital Worlds Reveal Your True Self (2025-12-15)
The Illusion of 'You': A Buddhist Guide to Freedom (2025-12-08)
The "Dissatisfaction Engine" Running Your Brain (2025-12-01)
The Buddha's 4-Step Method to Solve Any Problem (2025-11-24)
The Buddha on Movies, Music, and Media (2025-11-17)
Am I Enlightened? What Early Buddhism Says (2025-11-10)
Avoiding the Trap of the 'Intelligent Fool' in Buddhism (2025-11-03)
Free Will Worth Wanting: the Buddha's Radical Answer (2025-10-27)
Why You Don't Do What You Know You Should (2025-10-20)
Wisdom Isn’t What You Might Think — The Buddha’s View (2025-10-13)
How to Feel Happier Without Changing Anything (2025-10-06)
6 Ways Buddhism Got Me Through a Scary Night (2025-09-29)
Why Did the Buddha Warn Against Views? (2025-09-22)
Who’s Really Enlightened? The Buddha’s Surprising Take (2025-09-15)
Why the Buddha Might Tell You to Log Off - Practice in a World of Sensory Overload (2025-09-08)
Is Regret Holding You Back? The Buddha's Surprising Approach (2025-09-01)
What Did the Buddha Say About Time? (2025-08-18)
Playfulness on the Path: The Buddha and Humor (2025-08-11)
What Did the Buddha Say About the Nature of Reality? (2025-08-04)
Three Ways We Cling to a Self — And How to Let Go (2025-07-28)
Why Did the Buddha Say the Mind Was Like a Monkey? (2025-07-21)
How Did the Buddha Teach Nonviolence Without Being Passive? (2025-07-14)
What Did the Buddha Teach About Love and Relationships? (2025-07-07)
The Deeper Freedom in Buddhist Renunciation (2025-06-30)
What Is a "Fool" In Early Buddhism? (2025-06-23)
Buddha's Advice on Discussion and Debate (2025-06-16)
Solitude: Its Advantages and Drawbacks in Buddhist Practice (2025-06-09)
Exploring Buddhism's Traditional And Lesser Known Refuges (2025-06-02)
The Essential Role of Joy in Buddhist Practice (2025-05-26)
The Buddha's Lessons on Skillful Communication (2025-05-19)
What Did the Buddha Teach About Wealth? (2025-05-12)
Doubt as Hindrance and Teacher in Buddhism (2025-05-05)
What Did the Buddha Teach About Emotions? (2025-04-28)
The Overlooked Practice of Buddhist Renunciation - What Are We Letting Go Of? (2025-04-21)
Four Ways Contemplating Mortality Can Be Life Changing: Its Role in Early Buddhist Practice (2025-04-14)
Why Does the Buddha Emphasize Contentment? (2025-04-07)
Buddha's Response to Harm: Challenging Wisdom (2025-03-31)
What Does It Mean to Be a Stream-Enterer in Early Buddhism? (2025-03-24)
The Paradox of Effort in Buddhist Practice (2025-03-17)
Striking A Balance: Finding The Middle Way In Buddhism (2025-03-10)
Is Nirvana Achievable For Everyone? (2025-03-03)
Can a Small Intention Change Your Life? Buddhist Karma as Cause and Effect (2025-02-17)
Heart of Early Buddhist Practice: the Sangha or an Island? (2025-02-10)
What Matters Most to You? Finding Your Path in Early Buddhist Practice (2025-02-03)
Aspiration vs. Craving - A Buddhist Guide to Contentment and Ambition (2025-01-27)
How to Live Mindfully: Everyday Buddhist Practices for a More Peaceful Life (2025-01-20)
The Art of Letting Go: Early Buddhist Teachings for Everyday Life (2025-01-13)
The Nature of the Mind - Insights from Early Buddhism on Understanding Yourself (2025-01-06)
The Power of Kindness - Cultivating Compassion and Kindness from Early Buddhist Teachings (2024-12-23)
Fame and Polemics: Lion's Roar of the Heart Sutra (2024-12-16)
Heart Sutra: Essence of a New Wisdom (2024-12-09)
Karma Is Not What You Think It Is in Buddhism: Two Troubling Parables (2024-12-02)
Want to Break Free from Suffering? How Intentions Hold You Back: The Case of the Miser's Regret (2024-11-25)
Decoding the Buddha's Most Puzzling Teaching (2024-11-18)
True Buddhist Spirituality? (2024-11-11)
Do We Have a Duty to Act in Buddhism? (2024-11-04)
Is Forgiveness Not Buddhist? (2024-10-28)
Don't Idolize People (Even the Buddha Made Mistakes) (2024-10-21)
Is Meditation Dangerous? (2024-10-14)
Do Buddhists Believe in God? (2024-10-07)
The Buddha in the Voting Booth: Buddhist Political Thought (2024-09-30)
Buddha's First Sermon: Metaphor, History, Teachings (2024-09-23)
Practicing Buddhist Right Concentration: Encountering the Esoteric (2024-09-16)
Practicing Buddhist Right Mindfulness: Touching Bedrock (2024-09-09)
Practicing Buddhist Right Effort: the Path Has to Be Walked (2024-09-02)
Practicing Buddhist Right Livelihood: Surprisingly Beneficial (2024-08-26)
Practicing Buddhist Right Action: Avoiding Regret (2024-08-19)
Practicing Buddhist Right Speech: Pervasive, Wise, and Difficult (2024-08-12)
Practicing Buddhist Right Intention: Touching Base with What's Skillful (2024-08-05)
Practicing Buddhist Right View: Beginning at the Deep End (2024-07-29)
How I Got Into Buddhism (2024-07-22)
Is there a "Buddhist Bible"? Key Buddhist Texts (2024-07-15)
Obsessions, Compulsions: Mental Proliferation in Buddhism (2024-07-08)
Buddha Nature (2024-07-01)
The Golden Rule in Early Buddhism (2024-06-24)
The "Paternalism" of Skillful Means in Buddhism (2024-06-17)
Discovering the Four Phases of "Skillful Means" in Buddhism: Dilemmas and Controversies (2024-06-10)
Unveiling "Skillful Means" in Buddhism: Early Developments (2024-06-03)
Consciousness Does Not Arise Alone in Early Buddhism (2024-05-27)
How Does Buddhism Help Us Accept Mortality? (2024-05-20)
Is Enlightenment Possible? (2024-05-13)
What Is Buddhist Nirvana? (2024-05-06)
What is Buddhist Enlightenment? (2024-04-29)
How Good Intentions Can Lead to Misery: Lessons from a Buddhist Sutta (2024-04-22)
Meditations on Failure: a Buddhist Practice (2024-04-15)
The Philosopher "Genius" and the Buddha (2024-04-08)
"Daughters of the Buddha": Stories of Ancient Buddhist Women (2024-04-01)
Why Buddhism? (2024-03-25)
Effort and Non Effort in Buddhist Practice (2024-03-18)
Discovering the Path of Right Effort: Buddha's Surprising Recommendation to Preserve (2024-03-11)
Discovering the Path of Right Effort: Developing Towards Enlightenment (2024-03-04)
Discovering the Path of Right Effort: the Power of Giving Up (2024-02-26)
Discovering the Path of Right Effort: Restraint for Inner Peace (2024-02-19)
One Buddhist Meditation Master's Thought Technique to Reduce Stress (2024-02-12)
Did the Buddha Get Angry? (2024-02-05)
The Mysterious Buddhist Tale of "Venerable Empty Scripture" (2024-01-29)
"Incredible, Amazing!" The Strange Sutta on the Buddha's First Steps (2024-01-22)
"All Dharmas Are Not Self": Have We Got It Wrong? (2024-01-15)
Paths to Merit Transfer in Early Buddhism? (2024-01-08)
Collective or Group Karma in Early Buddhism? (2024-01-01)
Devas & Nagas in Early Buddhism (2023-12-18)
Buddha's Advice On The Dangers Of Affection May Surprise You! (2023-12-11)
How To Be A Good Friend: Early Buddhist Teachings On Friendship (2023-12-04)
Superiority of Solitude in Early Buddhism: The Rhinoceros Sutta (2023-11-27)
Gratitude Practice (2023-11-20)
Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge (2023-11-13)
Mindfulness: Wholesome or Not? (2023-11-06)
The Surprising Vagueness of Our Self: Unveiling the Mysteries of Consciousness #buddhistphilosophy (2023-11-01)
A Hidden Assumption in Buddhist Abhidhamma? The Doctrine of Seriality (2023-10-30)
The Profound Vagueness of Personal Identity: Unveiling the Nature of the Self #buddhistphilosophy (2023-10-29)
Discovering Freedom: Understanding Buddhist Philosophy of Mind #buddhistphilosophy #shorts (2023-10-28)
Unlocking the Power of Thoughts: The Buddha's Journey to Enlightenment #buddhistphilosophy #shorts (2023-10-27)
Buddhist Practice for Difficult Times (2023-10-23)
This Buddhist Image Hides a Secret (2023-10-16)
Origins of the Buddhist Earth Touching Gesture (2023-10-09)
Have We Found the Buddha's Bones? Two New York Exhibitions (2023-10-02)
Tree & Serpent: New Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum (2023-09-25)
Buddhism, Science, and the Surprising Vagueness of the Self (2023-09-18)
Buddhist Rebirth as Symbol and Metaphor (2023-09-11)
Early Buddhist Ethics (2023-09-04)
Origins of the Buddhist Doctrine of Momentariness (2023-08-28)
What is Buddhism's End Goal? (2023-08-21)
Early Buddhist Philosophy of Mind (2023-08-14)
Is There a Hidden Link Between Memory and Mindfulness Practice? (2023-08-07)
Early Buddhist Metaphysics (2023-07-31)
Seeing What Isn't There: Four Kinds of Buddhist Misperception (2023-07-24)
How Does Perception Work in Buddhism? (2023-07-17)
The Paradox of Ownership in Early Buddhism (2023-07-10)
Emptiness and the Skillful Self in Buddhism (2023-07-03)
Lay Meditation in Early Buddhism: Innovation or Revival? (2023-06-26)
AI Chat and Meditation | Understanding Internal Dialogue (2023-06-19)
Co-dependency in Buddhist Practice (2023-06-12)
The Problem(s) of Consciousness (2023-06-05)
Nirvana and Enlightenment: What's the Difference? (2023-05-29)
Cultivating Confidence in Buddhist Practice (2023-05-22)
Mindfulness for Computers? Buddhist Practice and the AI "Alignment Problem" (2023-05-15)
Buddhism and the AI "Alignment Problem" (2023-05-08)
The Dalai Lama Controversy (2023-05-01)
Humility and Skepticism in Buddhist Practice: Problems with the Cankī Sutta (2023-04-24)
Spiritual Humility in Early Buddhism: Lessons from the Cankī Sutta (2023-04-17)
Is AI (ChatGPT, etc.) Sentient? A Perspective from Early Buddhist Psychology (2023-04-10)
Four Kinds of Karma (2023-04-03)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Buddha? (2023-03-27)
Artificial Intelligence (Chat-GPT) and Buddhist Non-Self (2023-03-20)
The Buddha's Answer on Wanting to Stay With Your Spouse ... Even Into the Next Life (2023-03-13)
The Strange Case of the Dog and Cow Duty Ascetics in Early Buddhism (2023-03-06)
Non-self and the "I" in Early Buddhism (2023-02-27)
Figuring Out the Buddhist Path: the Five Higher Fetters (2023-02-20)
How to Make Early Progress in Buddhist Practice: the Five Lower Fetters (2023-02-13)
The Rebuild is (Mostly) Done! (2023-02-06)
Buddhism: "If There Is No Self, How Can There Be Self Love?" (2023-01-30)
Power of Influence: Buddha and Plato On Rhetoric (2023-01-23)
Buddha on Organized Religion (2023-01-16)
A Strange Verse in the Most Famous Buddhist Book (2023-01-09)
The Buddha on Investigating Our Teachers: Should Only Enlightened People Teach Dharma? (2023-01-02)
Key Buddhist Dharma: the Six Sense Bases (2022-12-26)
The Buddha on Food and Eating (2022-12-19)
Buddha and Fame: a Cautionary Tale (2022-12-12)
Buddha's Surprising Views on Old Age (2022-12-05)
Mindfulness of Absence: Buddhist Meditation Practice (2022-11-28)
Dealing with Noise: One Buddhist Meditation Master's Solution (2022-11-21)
Did the Buddha Quit? (2022-11-14)
Buddhism: "If There Is No Self, What Is Reborn?" (2022-11-07)
Did the Buddha Only Teach Suffering and Its Cessation? (2022-10-31)
Buddhism and Loneliness (2022-10-24)
"Devotion vs. Cultishness" in Buddhism (2022-10-17)
The Hierarchy of Pleasures in Early Buddhism (2022-10-10)
Is Pleasure the Way to the Good Life? (Epicurus, JS Mill, and the Buddha) (2022-10-03)
Is Meditation "Doing Nothing"? (2022-09-26)
Buddha on the Proper Use of Wealth (2022-09-19)
Buddhism in Brief: Eight Key Aspects of the Buddha's Teaching (2022-09-12)
Appreciating Nature in Early Buddhism (2022-09-05)
Do All Religions Lead to the Same Goal? (2022-08-29)
Asking Questions of Buddhism (2022-08-22)
Should You Live in City or Country? Buddha's Answer (2022-08-15)
Buddha on Practicing for Worldly Benefit (2022-08-08)
How Was the Buddha Down-to-Earth? Demythologizing Prayer, Deities, and Devotion (2022-08-01)
How Was the Buddha Down-to-Earth? His Approach to Ritual (2022-07-25)
Is the Two Truths Doctrine a Problem for Early Buddhism? (2022-07-18)
The Buddhist Nun Who Taught a Brahmin a Lesson (2022-07-11)
Is Everything Karma in Early Buddhism? (2022-07-04)
What Was Buddhism Called in the Buddha's Day? (2022-06-27)
Nirvana "Here and Now": What Did it Mean in Early Buddhism? (2022-06-22)
Early Buddhism's Spirit of Inquiry: Bhikkhu Sujato's Point (2022-06-13)
Have We Overlooked Several Hindrances to Buddhist Meditation? (2022-06-06)
What's Going on at the House? (2022-06-02)
The Strange Early Buddhist Sutta on the Impermanence of Elements (2022-05-30)
Learn Calm: an Elements Practice from Early Buddhism (2022-05-23)
Learn Not to Take it Personally: a Non-Self Elements Practice in Early Buddhism (2022-05-16)
The Elements in Early Buddhism: Cross-Cultural History (2022-05-09)
Lessons and Practices from the Fire (2022-05-02)
Buddha's Fire Sermon and ... Our House Fire (2022-04-25)
"Buddha Before Buddhism": Considering Gil Fronsdal's Title and Translation (2022-04-21)
How to Practice Buddhism (2022-04-18)
Window on the Earliest Buddhism? The Chapter of the Eights (2022-04-14)
How to Become a Buddha? The Perfections (2022-04-11)
The Buddha on "Magic" (2022-04-07)
Differences Between Early Buddhism and Theravada: an Essay By Bhante Sujato (2022-04-04)
What Does "Tathagata" Mean? (2022-03-31)
The Dalai Lama's Confusion Over Self Hatred (2022-03-28)
What if there Were a Permanent Self? The Three Pointed Emptiness in Early Buddhism (2022-03-21)
Getting Back Up After the Fire (2022-03-10)
A Few Days After the Fire (Update) (2022-03-03)
Gutted by Fire (2022-02-22)
The Buddha on Loving Ourselves: Why Wasn't It Included? (2022-02-17)
Ajahn Brahm's Lovingkindness Practice (2022-02-14)
Buddha on Anger and Hatred (2022-02-10)
Discussing Buddhism with My Friend Jon Aaron: a New Podcast! (2022-02-07)
How Many Jhanas Were There in Early Buddhist Meditation? (2022-02-03)
The Strange Case of the Formless Meditations in Early Buddhism (2022-01-31)
The Deepest Meditative Attainment in Early Buddhism? (2022-01-27)
The "Formless Attainments" of Early Buddhist Meditation (2022-01-24)
The Fourth Jhana in Early Buddhism (2022-01-20)
The Third Jhana in Early Buddhism (2022-01-17)
The Second Jhana in Early Buddhism (2022-01-13)
The First Jhana in Early Buddhism (2022-01-10)
Leave Enlightenment Aside (2022-01-03)
The Perils of Openheartedness (2021-12-27)
Why Be Kind? (2021-12-20)
Do Buddhists Believe in "Sin"? (2021-12-13)
What Does Buddhism Mean to You? (2021-12-09)
A Couple of Thoughts on "Who was the Buddha" by @ReligionForBreakfast (2021-12-06)
The Buddha's Creation Story: Myth as History and Inspiration (2021-11-29)
Gratitude: Integrating it Into Your Life (2021-11-22)
The Early History of the Bodhisattva Ideal (2021-11-18)
What is a Bodhisattva? (2021-11-15)
Finding Ourselves in Our Appearance vs. Our Accomplishments (2021-11-11)
A Real Self in Early Buddhism? The Potthapada Sutta (2021-11-08)
Nirvana in a Few Words: the Buddha's Enigmatic Instruction to Bahiya (2021-11-04)
Can Practicing Kindness Bring Us to Nirvana? One Professor's Controversial Claim (2021-11-01)
The Buddha's Argument for Non-self Through Impermanence: It's Strange! (2021-10-28)
A Hidden Meaning Behind the Buddha's Second Sermon on Non-self (2021-10-25)
Can You Practice Buddhism by Studying It? A New Paper By Analayo (2021-10-21)
What does "Buddha" Mean: A Live Controversy! Anālayo's Response (2021-10-18)
Did the Buddha Say "Life is Suffering"? (2021-10-14)
Kali and Vedehika: the Buddha's Cautionary Tale of Privilege (2021-10-11)
Is Buddhism Nihilistic? One Philosopher's Critique (2021-10-07)
The Buddha's 'Wisest Female Disciple': Bhikkhuni Khema (2021-10-04)
Buddhism's Non-self: How Do You Know? Looking at a Critique (2021-09-30)
Finding Our Good Fortune in Early Buddhism (2021-09-27)
Early Buddhist Pragmatism: The Simile of the Handful of Leaves (2021-09-20)
Why Do We Count the Breaths in Meditation? Early Buddhist Origins (2021-09-13)
A Poem That Isn’t: Buddhist Mindfulness and Rumi's "Guest House" (2021-09-06)
Meditation: Focus on the Present Moment in Early Buddhist Practice (2021-08-30)
The Surprising Person Who Taught the Buddha’s Monks: Citta the Householder (2021-08-23)
Ananda's Breakthrough: the Buddha's Attendant Learns a Lesson in Non-Self (2021-08-16)
What Does "Buddha" Mean? A Recent Article May Change Your Mind (2021-08-09)
Consciousness and the Self: One Early Buddhist Monk's Famous Mistake (2021-08-02)
Should You Pursue an Early Buddhist Path? (2021-07-26)
Non-Dualism and Early Buddhism (2021-07-19)
How Should We Read Buddhist Texts? Early Advice (2021-07-12)
The Murderer Who Became Enlightened: Who was Angulimala? (2021-07-05)
Ignorance In Early Buddhism (2021-06-28)
Life of the Buddha's Great Lay Donor: Who Was Anathapindika? (2021-06-21)
Buddhism's Fourth Noble Truth (2021-06-17)
Buddhism's Third Noble Truth (2021-06-14)
Buddhism's Second Noble Truth (2021-06-10)
Buddhism's First Noble Truth (2021-06-07)
"Superiority Conceit" in Buddhism (2021-06-03)
The Early Ideal of the "Lone Buddha" or Paccekabuddha (2021-05-31)
Who Was Ananda? Life of the Buddha's Closest Companion (2021-05-24)
Language in Buddhism: Should We Use "I", "Me", "Mine"? (2021-05-20)
Not With a Teacher? Six Ways to Gauge Progress in Buddhism (2021-05-17)
Māra's Roles in Buddhism: Personal and Cosmological (2021-05-13)
The Parable of the Raft in Early Buddhism: Right View and Non-clinging (2021-05-10)
"Dharma" or "Dhamma"? Language and Sectarianism (2021-05-06)
Mindfulness Could Lose You Your Job (2021-05-03)
Did the Buddha Teach No Self? (2021-04-29)
How Buddhist Practice Helps Nurture Happiness (2021-04-26)
Patience with Practice: the Buddha's Simile of the Adze Handle (2021-04-22)
Who Was the Buddha? (2021-04-19)
Overcoming Arrogance: Story of the Buddhist Monk Malunkyaputta (2021-04-15)
The Buddha's Parable of the Poisoned Arrow (2021-04-12)
The Buddhist Doctrine of Two Truths: Abhidharma and Nagarjuna (2021-04-08)
The Buddhist Doctrine of Two Truths: Origins (2021-04-05)
The Five Precepts of Buddhism: Historical Roots in Early Teachings (2021-03-29)
The Controversy Over Nuns (Bhikkhuni) in Buddhism (2021-03-22)
Buddha on Running a Small Business (!) (2021-03-18)
Overcoming Dharma Doubts: Three Strategies (2021-03-15)
What is "The Unconditioned" in Buddhism? (2021-03-11)
Fourth Anniversary Video: Top Five (2021-03-08)
Practicing "Effacement" Through Kindness in Early Buddhism (2021-03-04)
Three Kinds of Conceit in Early Buddhism (2021-03-01)
Diminishing the Five Hindrances to Meditation in Early Buddhism (2021-02-25)
The Five Hindrances to Meditation: "Armies of Māra" (2021-02-22)
How We Get Caught By Practice: Clinging to Rules and Rituals in Early Buddhism (2021-02-18)
There Were Two Nirvanas (2021-02-15)
The "Underlying Tendencies" of Our Minds: Early Buddhist Understanding of Unskillfulness (2021-02-11)
Who Was Sariputta/Śariputra? (Life of the Buddha's Chief Disciple) (2021-02-08)
Five Tips to Benefit Mindfulness of Breathing (2021-02-04)
When is a Translation Not a Translation? Poems of the Earliest Buddhist Women (2021-02-01)
Mindfulness of Breathing Practice: Mind and Dharmas (2021-01-28)
Mindfulness of Breathing Practice: Body and Feelings (2021-01-25)
Mindfulness of Breathing is Important! (Early Buddhist Practice) (2021-01-21)
Who Are You? The Five Aggregates of Buddhism (2021-01-18)
What Is the Pali Canon of Buddhism? (2021-01-14)
The Buddha's Advice for Working With the Eight Worldly Conditions (2021-01-11)
The Buddha's Eight Worldly Conditions or "Worldly Winds" (2021-01-07)
How Karma Works: Mental Perfuming (2021-01-04)
How Long Should Dharma Videos Be? (2020-12-31)
How Karma Works: Sincerity and Reciprocity (2020-12-28)
Ten Tips to Improve Your Meditation (2020-12-21)
The Problem of Personal Continuity and Karma in Early Buddhism (2020-12-17)
Is Barbie Becoming Buddhist? On Popularizing Practice (2020-12-14)
Is Deep Meditative Absorption (Jhana) Necessary for Enlightenment? (2020-12-10)
Walking Meditation: Five Benefits from the Early Tradition (2020-12-07)
How to Do Walking Meditation: Early Buddhist Practice (2020-12-03)
Kindness is Central to Practice! (2020-11-30)
Coming Back is Part of Practice (2020-11-23)
Digging the Roots of Our Complacency: the Problem of Neutral Feelings in Early Buddhism (2020-11-19)
How Deep Should Buddhist Meditation Get? The Question of Jhana (2020-11-16)
The Five Key Spiritual Faculties of Buddhism (2020-11-12)
“Beginner’s Mind” in Zen and Early Buddhism: its Development and Difference (2020-11-09)
Three Practices to Minimize Conflict: an Early Buddhist Perspective (2020-11-05)
A "Spiral Path" in Buddhism? (2020-11-02)
The Buddha on Disagreement: His "Conflict-free" Teaching (2020-10-26)
Learning from Others (That You Don't Agree With) (2020-10-19)
Pleasure and Minimalism: an Early Buddhist Perspective (2020-10-12)
Faith vs. Knowing in Early Buddhism (2020-10-05)
Three Ways Desire Makes the World (2020-09-28)
The Buddha Had His Limits (2020-09-21)
When Words Won't Work: Self-Defense in Early Buddhism (2020-09-14)
Buddhism and Icons: Prohibition to "Idolatry" (2020-09-07)
Blackout Dharma (Tropical Storm Isaias) (2020-08-31)
The Preeminence of Dharma Among the Buddhist Refuges or Jewels (2020-08-24)
Buddhism's Decline in India (2020-08-17)
Checking In With You: "Beginner" vs. "Advanced" Buddhism? (2020-08-03)
The Gradual Training: An Early Buddhist Map of the Path (2020-07-27)
Buddhism on Suicide and Euthanasia (2020-07-20)
Buddhism Crash Course: Four Shortest Descriptions of Early Dharma (2020-07-13)
What is Early Buddhism? (2020-07-06)
How Does Buddhist Practice Work? (2020-06-29)
Sudden and Gradual Awakening (2020-06-22)
Becoming Buddhist: is it Necessary? (2020-06-15)
Buddhism and Race: Caste in Early Buddhism (2020-06-11)
Sutta on the Great Forty: the Three-Stroke Engine of Buddhist Practice (2020-06-08)
Buddhist Faith (2020-06-04)
Should You Use Meditation Aids? (2020-06-01)
6 Ways to Cope with Coronavirus Stress and Anxiety (2020-05-28)
The Buddha's Ten Recollections (2020-05-25)
Overcome Your Doubts Through Science (Coronavirus Dharma Practice) (2020-05-21)
Devotion in Early Buddhism (2020-05-18)
Patience in Buddhism (2020-05-14)
Two Kinds of Buddhist Interdependence: Dependent Origination and Indra's Net (2020-05-11)
Finding Contentment (2020-05-07)
Buddhism and Ambition (2020-05-04)
A 'Healing' Practice from Early Buddhism (2020-04-30)
Practicing Positive Thinking (2020-04-27)
Two Arrows of Buddhism (2020-04-23)
Technology and Ethics: the Importance of Buddhist Dharma (2020-04-20)
Universal Healthcare is Dharma: Coronavirus Wisdom (2020-04-16)
How to Become a Buddhist (2020-04-13)
Coronavirus Wisdom: Learning from Difficulty (2020-04-09)
Past and Future Buddhas (2020-04-06)
Buddhist Coronavirus Practice: Gratitude (2020-04-02)
Four Noble Truths of Buddhism: the Practice (2020-03-30)
Overcoming Worry and Boredom: Coronavirus Practice (2020-03-26)
Mindfulness Meditation: Practicing with Internal, External, and Both (2020-03-23)
Coronavirus and the Dharma: Three Practices (2020-03-19)
Mindfulness Can Help with the Coronavirus (2020-03-16)
Is Meditation Necessary? (2020-03-09)
Buddhas and Awakened Beings: What's the Difference? (2020-03-02)
Change is Bigger Than You Realize! (2020-02-24)
Learning Kindness: The Problems of "Near and Far Enemies" in Buddhism (2020-02-17)
Is This How Karma Works? (2020-02-10)
Two Buddhist Practices to Assuage Worry (They Helped Me Recently) (2020-02-03)
Emptiness in Buddhism: Early Practice (2020-01-27)
Emptiness in Buddhism: Early Doctrine and Development (2020-01-20)
How Did Buddhism Begin? (2020-01-13)
Was the Buddha Omniscient? (2020-01-06)
Can You Become Partly Enlightened? (2019-12-30)
The Hardest Buddhist Practice (2019-12-23)
Seven Factors of Awakening: Ordinary or Altered Consciousness? (2019-12-16)
Is a Guru Necessary? (2019-12-09)
Becoming More Objective: Ideas and Practices from Early Buddhism (2019-12-02)
Beginning Buddhist Practice (2019-11-25)
Buddhism Dealing with Negativity (2019-11-21)
"Only This Is True": a Phrase the Buddha Questioned (2019-11-18)
Deep History of Buddhist Chariot Simile: Proto-Indo-European Roots? (2019-11-14)
Should You Practice Non-Attachment With Those Closest to You? (2019-11-11)
My Secular Buddhism (2019-11-07)
Are You Not Supposed to Think in Meditation? (2019-11-04)
What's the Difference Between Buddhist Non-Attachment and Mental Detachment? (2019-10-31)
Blending Buddhisms (2019-10-28)
Life: Accept It or Escape From It? (2019-10-24)
Buddhism and "Atheist Churches" (Religion for Breakfast Video) (2019-10-21)
Can You Turn Egoism to Compassion? (2019-10-17)
Dealing with Sleepiness in Meditation Q&A Video (2019-10-14)
How Do Your Intentions Trap You? (Dependent Origination) (2019-10-10)
Is "Bracketing Off" or "Cherry Picking" from Religious or Philosophical Belief Systems a Bad Thing? (2019-10-07)
A Short History of Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation (2019-10-03)
Mindfulness for Beginners (2019-09-30)
Mindful Awareness and the Rising Tide of Information (2019-09-26)
Gauging Progress on the Buddhist Path: The Traditional Four Stages (2019-09-23)
Why Won't the Buddha Answer You? (The Unanswered Questions) (2019-09-16)
The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions (2019-09-09)
What is the Meaning of Life? An Early Buddhist View (2019-09-02)
Buddhist Right Speech and Promoting Social Justice (2019-08-26)
Buddhist Right Speech: How Does it Relate to Free Speech? (2019-08-19)
Removing Negative Thoughts: Five Early Buddhist Techniques (2019-08-12)
Mind and Body: What's the Difference? (2019-08-05)
Body Scan Meditation: Description and History (2019-07-29)
Does a "Historical Buddha" Matter? (2019-07-22)
How Can I Help You? (2019-07-15)
Essentialism and Buddhism (2019-07-08)
You Can Be Too Equanimous (2019-07-01)
Buddhist Rebirth, Some Reflections (2019-06-24)
Escaping the Thought Trap (2019-06-20)
Secular Buddhism: Internal and External (2019-06-17)
Confronting Laziness and Apathy (2019-06-13)
A New Buddhism: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (2019-06-10)
Breaking Bad Habits (2019-06-06)
Buddhism and Happiness (2019-06-03)
Making a Living Teaching the Dharma (and Otherwise) (2019-05-30)
Buddhism and Rebirth, a History (2019-05-27)
Not Mine, Not I, Not Myself and MORE NEWS (2019-05-23)
Marie Kondo and Buddhism (2019-05-20)
Buddhism and Minimalism (2019-05-16)
An ANNOUNCEMENT, new PROJECT! (2019-05-13)
What Isn't Meditation (2019-05-09)
Buddhist Practice for Social Change (2019-05-06)
Dealing with Regret (2019-05-02)
Do We Need Pali? (2019-04-29)
Four Books That Drew Me To Buddhism (2019-04-25)
Was the Buddha Human or Divine? (2019-04-22)
Equanimity Through Sense Restraint (2019-04-18)
Buddhism for Today, and the SBA (2019-04-15)
Learning vs. Doing Buddhism (2019-04-11)
No Local Meditation Group? Six Solutions. (2019-04-08)
Constructing a Daily Practice (2019-04-04)
Confronting Illness and Death (2019-04-01)
Fake It Till You Make It? (2019-03-25)
Early Buddhism on the Internet (2019-03-18)
The Paradox of Greed (2019-03-14)
Authenticity: Good and Bad (2019-03-11)
Second Year Anniversary (2019-03-07)
Is the Mind Luminous? (2019-03-04)
Ethical Dilemmas in Early Buddhism? (2019-02-28)
Understanding Non-self: Khemaka's Story (2019-02-25)
The Unconscious in Early Buddhism? (2019-02-21)
Can Bad Thoughts Be Good For You? (2019-02-18)
The Three Realms of Existence (2019-02-14)
What Continues? (2019-02-11)
Why I'm Doing These Videos (2019-02-07)
Letting Go of Control (2019-02-04)
Equanimity Meditation: Last of the Brahmaviharas (2019-01-31)
Sympathetic Joy Meditation: Third of the Brahmaviharas (2019-01-28)
Compassion Meditation: Second of the Brahmaviharas (2019-01-24)
Lovingkindness Meditation: First of the Brahmaviharas (2019-01-21)
Cultivating Healthy Emotions: Intro to Brahmavihara Meditation (2019-01-17)
Patreon: a Buddhist Why and How (2019-01-14)
What is Buddhist Meditation? (2019-01-10)
Dealing With Anger (2019-01-07)
The Buddha and His Family (2018-12-31)
Did the Buddha Exist? (2018-12-24)
What is Authentic Buddhism? (2018-12-20)
Real Buddha Quotes! (2018-12-17)
Buddhism for Beginners (2018-12-13)
Buddhist Global Relief (2018-12-10)
Secular Buddhist Practice (2018-12-06)
The Buddha on Just Government (2018-12-03)
The First Noble Truth is Liberating: the Story of Kisa Gotami (2018-11-29)
Who is Mara in Buddhism? (2018-11-26)
Greatness and Wisdom: Two Opinions (2018-11-19)
Did the Buddha Feel Pain? (2018-11-15)
What's Up With Buddhist Celibacy? (2018-11-12)
The Buddha's Competitors: Unearthing the Dharma (2018-11-08)
Avoiding Teacher Misconduct: the Buddha's Advice (2018-11-05)
Is the Buddha a Christian Saint? (2018-11-01)
Buddhism's Three Marks of Existence: Deepest Part of the Dharma (2018-10-29)
Is Philosophy Still Relevant? It Needs Taking Back (2018-10-25)
Hidden History: Were There Originally Two Buddhist Refuges? (2018-10-22)
Five Ways We Construct Ourselves (2018-10-18)
King Asoka: Buddhism's Great Political Modernist (2018-10-15)
Women in Buddhism (2018-10-08)
The Four Sights of Buddha: Beneath the Legends (2018-10-01)
The Five Reflections (2018-09-24)
Is Buddhism Pessimistic? (2018-09-17)
Buddhism on Anxiety and Fear (2018-09-10)
History of Zen Buddhism: Paradox and Tension (2018-09-03)
Chronic Stress: Problems and Solutions (2018-08-27)
What is the Middle Way in Early Buddhism? (2018-08-20)
History of Vajrayana or Tantric Buddhism: Power and Transgression (2018-08-13)
History of Mahayana Buddhism: Innovation and Perfection (2018-08-06)
Roots of secular Buddhism: Thailand (2018-07-30)
History of Theravada Buddhism: Very Old and Very New (2018-07-23)
The Three Schools of Buddhism: Intro (2018-07-16)
What's wrong with pleasure? (2018-07-09)
Do We Need to be Attached to be Kind? (2018-07-02)
What is Buddhist Nonattachment? (2018-06-25)
Don't Buy This Book! (Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Ethics clickbait title 🙂). (2018-06-18)
How Compassion Became Empathy in Buddhist Meditation (2018-06-11)
Is Desire the Root of Suffering? (2018-06-07)
Buddhist Compassion Meditation: a Brief History (2018-06-04)
What's the point of practice? (2018-05-31)
Start with Yourself (2018-05-24)
When Anger Takes Over: Brittle Metta (2018-05-21)
Practice is Weeding (2018-05-17)
Is Nirvana Indescribable? Is it Permanent? (2018-05-14)
Controversies Over Clothing and Food (2018-05-10)
Clothes and Identity (2018-05-07)
Secular Practice with Images and Rituals (2018-04-30)
Breaking Our Sense Sphere Attachments (2018-04-26)
Kindness Towards Everyone? (2018-04-23)
Perfectionism Social and Personal (2018-04-19)
Mindfulness of Dharmas Part 2 (2018-04-16)
Mindfulness of Dharmas Part 1 (2018-04-12)
Buddhist Practice or Psychotherapy? (2018-04-09)
What is Protestant Buddhism? (2018-04-05)
Buddhist & Stoic Wisdom for a Skeptical Age (2018-04-02)
The Five Aggregates of Buddhism (2018-03-26)
What is Insight (Vipassana) Meditation? (2018-03-22)
Mindfulness of Mind (2018-03-19)
Politics, Religion, and Engaged Buddhism (2018-03-15)
Mindfulness of Feelings (2018-03-12)
First Year Anniversary! (2018-03-08)
Buddhism and Climate Change (2018-03-05)
On Taste and Connoisseurship (2018-03-01)
Mindfulness of the Body (2018-02-26)
Intro to Buddhist Art (2018-02-22)
Who Cares What the Buddha Thought? (2018-02-19)
Was the Buddha Bald? (2018-02-15)
The Buddha on Self and Non-Self (2018-02-12)
Buddha and Jesus on Wealth (2018-02-08)
The Buddha and Free Will (2018-02-05)
The Kālāma Sutta: the Buddha's Charter of Free Inquiry (2018-02-01)
Was the Buddha a Philosopher? (2018-01-29)
What is Dependent Origination in Early Buddhism? (2018-01-25)
Our Stories: Are They Everything? (2018-01-22)
Knowledge and Wisdom: What's the Deal? (2018-01-18)
What are the Four Noble Truths? (2018-01-15)
The Guardians of the World (2018-01-11)
Considering Karma (2018-01-08)
The Dalai Lama's Secular Turn (2018-01-04)
Why Be Generous? (2017-12-21)
Neistat and Einstein on the Good Life (2017-12-18)
Buddhists of Other Religions (2017-12-14)
The Buddha's Surprising Advice to Converts (2017-12-11)
One Way the Dharma Can Bite Us (2017-12-07)
What Did the Buddha Say About Prayer? (2017-12-04)
Quit Comparing Yourself! (2017-11-30)
Why Buddhism Isn't a Religion (2017-11-27)
On Gratitude (2017-11-23)
Spiritual Materialism (2017-11-20)
Judgment and Non-Judgment (2017-11-16)
What is the Present Moment? (2017-11-13)
The Five Precepts (2017-11-09)
Why Read Early Buddhist Texts? (2017-11-06)
Spiritual Bypassing (2017-11-02)
Is Early Buddhism in Danger? (2017-10-30)
Meditation 101 (2017-10-26)
Sticking with Practice: Five Keys (2017-10-23)
Three Strategies for Watching the News (2017-10-19)
Is Secular Buddhism an Oxymoron? (2017-10-16)
Buddhist Fundamentalism (2017-10-12)
Why We Can't Have Nice Things (2017-10-09)
Q&A: Bad Gurus (2017-10-05)
Why Buddhism is True (2017-10-02)
Buddhism and Stoicism 2: Five Differences (2017-09-28)
Buddhism and Stoicism 1: Five Similarities (2017-09-25)
Right Concentration Extras (2017-09-21)
What is Right Concentration? (2017-09-18)
Buddhist Economics? (2017-09-14)
What is Right Mindfulness? (2017-09-11)
What is Right Effort? (2017-09-07)
What is Right Livelihood? (2017-09-04)
Q&A: Video Music and Nonself Vlogging (2017-08-31)
What Might the Buddha Say About Secular Buddhism? (2017-08-28)
What is Right Action? (2017-08-21)
What is Right Speech? (2017-08-14)
Dharma Vlog: Cults and Weird Buddhism (2017-08-10)
What is Right Intention? (2017-08-07)
What is Right View? (2017-07-31)
Introduction to Buddhism (2017-07-24)
Dharma Vlog: Meditation and a Podcast (2017-07-20)
What are Buddhism's Key Texts? (2017-07-17)
What is Dharma (Buddhism)? (2017-07-10)
Q & A: Secular Monasticism and Choppy Videos (2017-07-06)
What are the Five Hindrances? (2017-07-03)
What are the Three Refuges? (2017-06-26)
What Did the Buddha Teach About Beliefs? (2017-06-19)
Dharma Vlog Experiment! (2017-06-15)
Secular Buddhism's Roots in South Asia (2017-06-12)
Thinking and Practicing (2017-06-05)
Enlightenment, European and Buddhist (2017-05-29)
Is Buddhism Atheist? (2017-05-22)
Loving Kindness Meditation (2017-05-15)
Early Buddhism & Secular Buddhism (2017-05-08)
The Three Poisons of Buddhism: Antidotes (2017-05-01)
Introduction to the Eightfold Path (2017-04-24)
Welcome to Doug's Secular Dharma! (2017-04-23)
Secular Buddhism & Secular Humanism (2017-04-17)
Mindfulness and Concentration Meditation (2017-04-10)
What is Buddhist Awakening? (2017-04-03)
Good Books on Early Buddhism (2017-03-27)
The Buddha on Politics and Society (2017-03-20)
Comparing Early Greek and Buddhist Thought (2017-03-13)
What is Secular Buddhism? (#1) (2017-03-06)