John B Freese

Down with the Dharma

Religion EN ↓ 121 episodes

Rev. Dr. John Freese (Dhammabodhi) and friends discuss all things Dharma.

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John B Freese

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Suffering in Goenka Vipassana Compared to Trauma in Somatic Experiencing 27.02.2026 1:23:59

The 12 links of dependent origination from the Buddha and Goenka Vipassana are compared to the polyvagel theory from Stephen Porges and Peter Levine

Buddhist ACT 24.09.2025 1:56:11

The six core processes of Buddhist ACT are introduced.

Corey Swartsel Zen Peacemaker Order Part 2 17.09.2025 1:29:48

Corey talks about his experiences working at a homeless shelter, being homeless, and the need for systemic change from a Buddhist perspective.

Corey Swartsel Zen Peacemaker Order Part 1 05.09.2025 27:58

Corey talks about his joining the Zen Peacemakers, the founder Bernie Glassman Roshi, and Bernie's work with poverty and collective suffering.

The Need for Spiritual Care in Response to Imperialism 28.08.2025 1:02:05

Don Javier, Nana Lourdes, and John talk about Indigenous, Buddhist, and Daoist spiritual responses to Imperialism.

Building Community Within the Collapse 03.05.2025 1:02:11

John and Javier Ramirez from Abya Yala Update talk about building spiritual community within the collapse of the Western Empire

Discourses from the Nidanasamyutta 30.10.2024 2:01:19

Discourses with Verses from the Samyutta Nikaya 16.10.2024 1:56:03

Research Methodology 2 Lecture 1 09.10.2024 2:07:06

Peter Levine and Somatic Experiencing 06.09.2024 1:58:37

Judith Herman and Western Trauma Therapy 30.08.2024 1:53:38

Paul Tillich Two Types of Philosophy of Religion 23.08.2024 2:01:20

Thrangu Rinpoche on the Eight Consciousnesses 17.08.2024 1:56:42

Thich Nhat Hanh and The Heart of Understanding 09.08.2024 1:46:12

Lecture on the Samyutta Nikaya 07.08.2024 2:15:30

Walpola Rahula's Book What the Buddha Taught 02.08.2024 1:49:41

Daoist Internal Alchemy from John Blofeld's Book Taoism The Road to Immortality 26.07.2024 2:09:27

Of Water and the Spirit by Malidoma Somé 13.07.2024 2:01:08

African Religions and Philosophy by John S. Mbiti 28.06.2024 1:52:04

The Sacred Pipe by Black Elk, Benjamin Black Elk, and Joseph Epes Brown 21.06.2024 1:18:00

Threefold Dharmic Methodology and The Four Modes of Knowledge Production as a Theoretical Framework 14.06.2024 1:20:21

The Four Modes of Knowledge Production as a Theoretical Framework 26.05.2024 46:31

Rev. Dhammabodhi introduces his theoretical framework which includes the village shamanic, city-state yogic, clerical scholastic, and nation-state academic modes of knowledge production.

Setting the Record Straight on Certain Modern Traditions of Theravada Buddhism 08.05.2024 1:56:02

Rev. Dhammabodhi presents and overview of the Mahasi Sayadaw vipassana lineage, the Buddhist Publication Society, the Ledi Sayadaw vipassana lineage, and the Thai Forest Ajahn Mun monastic lineage.

Discourse on the Realized Ones from the Samyutta Nikaya 21.04.2024 32:27

SN 56.12 Tathagatasutta (Realized Ones) https://suttacentral.net/sn56.12/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=linebyline&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

Discourses on the Four Noble Truths from the Samyutta Nikaya 11.04.2024 47:53

SN 56.1 https://suttacentral.net/sn56.1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 56.11 https://suttacentral.net/sn56.11/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin