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The eightfold path describes how we should live.

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The twelve steps of dependent origination describe how the self is formed, how we perceive the world, and how we grasp and desire things.

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Buddhism often talks about how there is no self, but there is a self; if not, we couldn’t take selfies. But at the same time there’s no self. No problem.

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Dukkha, often translated as “suffering,” is at the heart of the four noble truths of Buddhism. But dukkha is about much more than suffering: it also means stress, unhappiness, and dissatisfaction. Its opposite is sukha, which means pleasure, happiness, and comfort.

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In this Buddha Basics episode no. 1, we look at how there are lots of Buddhas, an infinite number of Buddhas, and who’s who. This is the first episode of our Buddha Basics series which looks at the basics of Buddhism as never expressed before, featuring the irreverent comments of Reverend Jundo, a real Zen Roshi. No Buddha BS here.

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We discuss abortion and women’s right to choose from a Buddhist perspective.

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How big is the universe? How long is time?

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We generally avoid politics, but with the increased gun violence in the US, we had to talk about zen and guns.

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What is the zen of music? How does music touch us and make us feel one with the world? And was the Eurovision Song Contest was very good this year?

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After the blues, the good times.

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