the DharmaRealm
Summary: The DharmaRealm is an occasional podcast conversation between Harry Gyokyo Bridge, resident minister of the Buddhist Church of Oakland, and Scott Mitchell, Dean of the Institute of Buddhist Studies, about Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, Buddhism in the modern world, pop-culture, music, sci-fi and how all those things are related. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dharmarealm Twitter: http://twitter.com/theDharmaRealm
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- Artist: Harry Bridge and Scott Mitchell
- Copyright: 2007-2015
Podcasts:
An extra Friday this month gets you an extra episode of the DharmaRealm podcast! In today’s episode, Harry and I wrap up our conversation on interdependence, touching on everything from the complex web of karmic causes and conditions knowable only to Buddhas to the daily lives of our cats. Finally, we place this topic back in the context of how to live our lives knowing that all our actions are intimately interconnected to the whole of the existence.
In today's podcast we discuss the concept of interdependence. Beginning with the Sanskrit term pratityasamutpada, or Dependent Coarising, interdependence has played a fairly central role in Buddhist thought, over the centuries influencing Hua-yen philosophy and Buddhist relationships to nature. And because there's an extra Friday this month (and because we sure can talk a lot!), be sure to tune in for a bonus podcast on May 30th.
In part two of our episode on American Buddhism, our conversation meanders from such topics as: How does one become a Buddhist? What is the relationship between becoming a Buddhist and intellectual study? How import is taking the three refuges? How important is community? We also discuss the important role that Buddhist art and images can play in introducing people to Buddhism, and our ambivalent feeling about "tourist Buddhism" and Buddhist commercialism. In a separate post, we'll be adding links to some of the resources discussed in the podcast.Thanks for listening!
In our conversation today, we discuss the difficulty of talking about the large, diverse set of practice traditions collectively known as "American Buddhism." How can you talk meaningfully about such a wide array of Buddhist communities, beliefs, and practices? And how do we engage non-Buddhists and those new on the path who may have their own ideas about Buddhism, correct or a little off the path, in a deep and compassionate way? Part two of this conversation will be posted shortly, so please check back soon. Thanks for listening!
In part two of our inaugural, two-part podcast, we finish our discussion of mindfulness practice not only in Buddhism more generally but how it relates to the nembutsu; nembutsu practice is mindfulness practice in that it "brings to mind" Amida Buddha. Thanks for listening!
In part one of our inaugural, two-part podcast, we discuss mindfulness as a Buddhist practice. What is mindfulness? What are we being mindful of? And what are the implications of this practice? Be sure to download part two as well! Thanks for listening!
