
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/
Latest episodes

Feb 27, 2022 • 29min
What is Mindfulness?
These days with the overuse of the word "mindfulness" we look at what the early teachings tell us about this practice and how it relates to the “modern mindfulness movement”.Check out our new website!https://digginthedharma.com/Support the showGo to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links: https://digginthedharma.com/

Feb 20, 2022 • 26min
Why Meditate?
It's a good question, why do we meditate anyway? In this episode we discuss the technicalities of meditation and what it really is in relationship to the practices in the early Buddhist teachings.Check out our new website!https://digginthedharma.com/Support the showGo to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links: https://digginthedharma.com/

Feb 13, 2022 • 27min
What Are Our Practices?
We discuss our own meditation practices. What do we do? For how long? What are our default practices? Check out our new website!https://digginthedharma.com/Support the showGo to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links: https://digginthedharma.com/

Feb 6, 2022 • 22min
Thich Nhat Hanh and "Engaged Buddhism"
With the passing of Thich Nhat Hanh we reflect upon his importance in Buddhism as well as his focus on a practice that engages with social and political problems in the world.Check out our new website:https://digginthedharma.com/Support the showGo to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links: https://digginthedharma.com/

Jan 13, 2022 • 26min
What Brought Us to Buddhism
As we initiate our podcast, in these first few episodes we introduce ourselves, how we came to Buddhist practice, what meditation brings to our lives and what it can bring to yours.How did Buddhism become part of your life? We will discuss how it became part of ours. You can find Jon at: https://www.jonaaron.net/https://www.space2meditate.com/You can find Doug at:https://www.youtube.com/c/dougsdharmahttps://onlinedharma.org/Support the showGo to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links: https://digginthedharma.com/

Dec 16, 2021 • 17min
What We Like About Buddhism
What is it about Buddhism that we like? How has it helped us and how has it changed us? The Buddha always said—check it out for yourself—having done this, what did we discover?You can find Jon at: https://www.jonaaron.net/https://www.space2meditate.com/You can find Doug at:https://www.youtube.com/c/dougsdharmahttps://onlinedharma.org/Support the showGo to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links: https://digginthedharma.com/