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Diggin' the Dharma

Jon Aaron and Doug Smith
Diggin' the Dharma
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    Investigating Investigation

    18/1/2026 | 29 mins.
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    Jon and Doug discuss the role of "investigation" in our practice, one of the key factors of enlightenment or awakening.  What are we actually investigating and how does this investigation lead provide energy and even joy?
    Interested in taking a class with Jon?  Check out:
    When the Sh*t Hits the Fan- Broken Heart Dharma

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    Taking Refuge in a New Year

    11/1/2026 | 26 mins.
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    Refuge is an evergreen topic in our practice. How can reorienting ourselves towards refuge help in the new year?
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    Finding a Teacher, Relating to Teachers, Being a Teacher

    07/12/2025 | 29 mins.
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    In this episode, Jon and. Doug discuss different styles of teaching meditation and dharma; how to find a teacher, and what it means to be a teacher.
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    Practicing Kindness with Guest Bodhipaksa

    23/11/2025 | 43 mins.
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    Jon and Doug discuss practicing kindness and elements of the other Brahmavihāras with their guest Bodhipakṣa, who has a new book out: The Heart’s Awakening: 108 Steps to a Life of Love. 
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    The Secular-Traditional Divide Examined: Four Guys Talk Dhamma | Roundtable with Clear Mountain Monastery

    09/11/2025 | 1h 1 mins.
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    This week is a special episode, recorded thanks to Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho at Clear Mountain Monastery. Our conversation touched on themes Secular Buddhism vs Traditional Buddhism, the sacred, belief in rebirth, saddhā (faith), Mundane Right View vs Transcendent Right View, attachment to views, and much more!
    Clear Mountain Monastery will release a video of this discussion on their YouTube channel in December.
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About Diggin' the Dharma

Diggin' the Dharma with Jon Aaron and Doug Smith is a relaxed discussion of the Buddhist dharma between friends. Jon's interest centers around practice, while Doug's centers around scholarship of the early material, so their approaches balance practice with study. Their discussions will be approachable to a broad audience of Buddhists and those curious about Buddhism, and they welcome questions and comments. Jon is a teacher at Space2Meditate and NY Insight Meditation Center and a well known teacher and trainer of teachers of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. Doug has a PhD in Philosophy and runs Doug's Dharma on YouTube and the Online Dharma Institute, where he gives courses on early Buddhism. Find them at: https://digginthedharma.com/
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