Jon Aaron and Doug Smith

Diggin' the Dharma

Religion EN ↓ 161 episodes

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...

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Jon Aaron and Doug Smith

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Religion

Podcast website

digginthedharma.com

Latest episode

May 24, 2026

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Episodes

How Our Lives Change 03.04.2022

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we'll discuss anicca or change and impermanence, how it effects our lives. Doug's recent experience with a house fire will provide a good example! Support the show Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links:   https://digginthedharma.com/

Ignorance---It's not what you think! 27.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail The last of the three poisons and the root of all dukkha.     What is ignorance in Buddhism and how does it harm us?  Leave comments or questions at our website: https://digginthedharma.com/ Support the show Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links:   https://digginthedharma.com/

How Does Anger Show Up in Our Lives 20.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail Anger, ill-will, hatred.  What does the Buddha teach us about this and how does it change the way we deal with these powerful emotions. The sutta on the three types of people with anger:  https://suttacentral.net/an3.132/en/sujato Check out our new website! https://digginthedharma.com/ Support the show Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and...

Who Are You Calling Greedy? 13.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail How does greed-- or desire-- arising in our lives?  It's subtler than we think. What is greed, what are its effects, and how should we look skillfully at our intentions so as to defuse it? Check out our new website! https://digginthedharma.com/ Support the show Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links:   https://digginthedharma.com...

Integrating Mindfulness Into Our Lives 06.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail What have we discovered as mindfulness and meditation have been integrated into our lives?  We share lots of tips!   Check out our new website! https://digginthedharma.com/ Support the show Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links:   https://digginthedharma.com/

What is Mindfulness? 27.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail 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 show Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links:   https://digginthedharma.com/

Why Meditate? 20.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail 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 show Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links:   https://digginthed...

What Are Our Practices? 13.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail 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 show Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links:   https://digginthedharma.com/

Thich Nhat Hanh and "Engaged Buddhism" 06.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail 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 show Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links:   https://digginthedharma.com/

What Brought Us to Buddhism 13.01.2022

Send us Fan Mail 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://...

What We Like About Buddhism 16.12.2021

Send us Fan Mail 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/dougsdharma https://onlinedharma.org/ Support the show Go to our website t...

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