Big Ball of Twine

Education EN ↓ 56 episodes

In each episode, we explore the ways we suffer and how we can recognize and take responsibility for our suffering. How do you wrap yourself up in your ball of suffering? How do you unwrap yourself? For questions or comments, contact me at bbotpodcast@gmail.com. This podcast is recorded on walks. Expect the sound quality to be such; not polished, possibly with wind noise, birds, dogs barking, and sniffles, etc. BTW, the podcast is not edited or bleeped for language. Listen on Anchor, Audible, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or RSS.

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Big Ball of Twine

Episodes

Episode 6: Cause & Effect, Causality; Nothing Happens in Isolation. 14.12.2021 12:44

Let's talk about cause and effect. How we believe what our minds are saying about situations...and then how we suffer in that space.

Episode 5: Against the Stream, Aversion & Desire, & Expectations. 06.12.2021 11:39

Let's take a look at the Buddhist teaching regarding going against the stream and the possibility of standing still in the stream of reality to reduce our suffering.

Epsiode 4: Thoughts are not what you think they are. 29.11.2021 16:00

What if you no longer believed or listened to your thoughts? Would you become numb or ambivalent to the world around you? What if the reality of not always being in your thoughts opened you up to something you could not imagine...maybe less suffering?

Epsiode 3: Grasping & Clinging. 19.11.2021 11:30

Today, let's explore grasping & clinging. What is it and how can we unravel this thought pattern that can truly hold us back from healing and living our best life.

Epsiode 2: It is what it is. Is it? 12.11.2021 7:33

It is what it is. We hear this saying pretty much every day. For some it's a form of denial, for others it's a form of acceptance. I think it's another chance to reduce suffering. Let's take a look at this prevalent saying.

Epsiode 1: What is suffering? 04.11.2021 5:40

Let's get started with a discussion on what suffering is; let's define it a bit. There's a lot out there, so today let's just take a cloud-level look.