John B Freese

Down with the Dharma

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

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John B Freese

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www.downwiththedharma.org

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Feb 27, 2026

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Episodes

Icchānaṅgalasutta from the Samyutta Nikaya 24.03.2024

Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss a discourse on the Buddha's meditation practice of mindfulness of breathing during the three month retreat. SN 56.11 https://suttacentral.net/sn54.11/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=linebyline&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

The One Thing Discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing from the Samyutta Nikaya 03.03.2024

SN 54.1 Ekadhammasutta (One Thing) https://suttacentral.net/sn54.1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=linebyline&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

Discourse on Absorption and Discourse with Five Factors 25.02.2024

SN 53.1 https://suttacentral.net/sn53.1-12/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin AN 5.28 https://suttacentral.net/an5.28/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

Discourses on Right Effort, Five Powers, and Four Bases of Psychic Power from the Samyutta Nikaya 04.02.2024

SN 49.1 https://suttacentral.net/sn49.1-12/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 50.1 https://suttacentral.net/sn50.1-12/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 51.1 https://suttacentral.net/sn51.1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&...

Simple Discourse and Second Analysis Discourse from the Linked Discourses on the Five Faculties 28.01.2024

SN 48.1 https://suttacentral.net/sn48.1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=linebyline&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 48.10 https://suttacentral.net/sn48.10/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=linebyline&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

The In Ambapālī’s Mango Grove Discourse from the Satipatthanasamyutta 21.01.2024

Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss the early Buddhist teaching on establishing mindfulness (satipatthana) which provides the early Buddhist contemplative structure. That structure is the body, body sensation, the heart-mind, and the Dhamma as the teachings on the 12 links of dependent origination.

Skillfull Discourse and Corruptions Discourse from the Discourses on the Awakening Factors in the Samyutta Nikaya 07.01.2024

Rev. Dhammabodhi, Upasaka Dustin, and Brother Robert discuss two discourses from the Bojjhangasamyutta (Linked Discourses on the Awakening Factors) from the Samyutta Nikaya. SN 46:31 https://suttacentral.net/sn46.31/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 46:33 https://suttacentral.net/sn46.33/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=pla...

Discourses on the Eightfold Path from the Maggasamyutta 17.12.2023

Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss the following discourses from the Maggasamyutta SN 45:91 https://suttacentral.net/sn45.91/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 45:175 https://suttacentral.net/sn45.175/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN...

Ignorance Discourse and Analysis Discourse from the Discourses on the Eightfold Path in the Samyutta Nikaya 10.12.2023

SN 45:1 Ignorance Discourse (Avijjasutta) https://suttacentral.net/sn45.1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 45:8 Analysis Discourse (Vibhangasutta) https://suttacentral.net/sn45.8/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

Spiritual Discourse from the Vedanasamyutta SN 36:31 03.12.2023

Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss the Spiritual Discourse where the Buddha talks about three levels of body sensation, namely material, spiritual, and more spiritual. https://suttacentral.net/sn36.31/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

The Abyss Discourse and the Arrow Discourse from the Discourses on Sensation in the Samyutta Nikaya 26.11.2023

Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin talk about the teachings on body sensations from the Vedanasamyutta in the Samyuta Nikaya SN 36.4 https://suttacentral.net/sn36.4/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 36.6 https://suttacentral.net/sn36.6/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlig...

Discourses on Samadhi and Abandonment from the Teachings on Sensations in the Samyutta Nikaya 05.11.2023

SN 36:1 Samadhisutta (Discourse on Immersion) https://suttacentral.net/sn36.1/en/bodhi?lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false SN 36:3 Pahanasutta (Discourse on Abandonment) https://suttacentral.net/sn36.3/en/bodhi?lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false

The Interior as Impermanent Discourse and The Exterior as Impermanent Discourse from the Discourses on the Six Sense Fields from the Samyutta Nikaya 22.10.2023

SN 35:1 https://suttacentral.net/sn35.1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 35:4 https://suttacentral.net/sn35.4/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latin

Discourses on Impermanence Suffering and Not Self From the Teachings on the Aggregates in the Samyutta Nikaya 15.10.2023

Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss three short discourses on impermanence, suffering, and not self in the sub-collection of discourses on the five aggregates (khandasamyutta) in the Samyutta Nikaya SN 22:12 https://suttacentral.net/sn22.12/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 22:13 https://suttacentral.net/sn22.13...

At Devadaha Discourse from the Connected Discourses on the Aggregates 08.10.2023

Rev. Dhammmabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss the At Devadaha Discourse on the five aggregates from the connected discourses on the aggregates (Khandasamyutta) in the Samyutta Nikaya. SN 22:2 At Devadaha Discourse (Devadahasuta) https://suttacentral.net/sn22.2/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

Discourse on Nakula's Father from the Teachings on the Aggregates in the Samyutta Nikaya 01.10.2023

Rev. Dhammabodhi talks about this discourse on the five aggregates of body, sensation, perception, volition, and consciousness then he and Rev. Dot Saunders Perez discuss. SN 22:1 Nakulapitusutta (Nakula's Father)

The Nagarautta (City Discourse) from the Samyuttta Nikaya 24.09.2023

Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss the Nagarasutta where the Buddha describes the 12 links of dependent origination and the Eightfold Path like an ancient path to an ancient city. SN 12:65 Nagarasutta (The City) https://suttacentral.net/sn12.65/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

Interview with Ricky Derisz from Mind That Ego Podcast 19.09.2023

John interviews Ricky Derisz from Mind that Ego Podcast. Ricky shares how he got into meditation to deal with depression and how that opened up to a deeper spiritual path. Topics include, therapy, mindfulness, loving kindness, Jung, working with the shadow, the deeper ground of innate goodness, scientism vs science, and yogic spirituality vs dogmatic religion. https://www.mindthatego.com/

Discourses on Intention and Suffering from the Nidanasamyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya 17.09.2023

SN 12:38 Cetanasutta (Discourse on Intention) https://suttacentral.net/sn12.38/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=linebyline&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 12:43 Dukkhasutta (Discourse on Suffering) https://suttacentral.net/sn12.43/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=linebyline&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

The Discourses on Fuel and on Ascetics and Brahmins from the Samyutta Nikaya 10.09.2023

SN 12:11 Āhārasutta (Fuel) SN 12:13 Samaṇabrāhmaṇasutta (Ascetics and Brahmins)

Discourse on Dependent Origination and Analysis Discourse from the Nidanasamyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya 28.08.2023

Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss the teachings on the 12 links of dependent origination in the first two discourses of the Nidanasamyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya SN 12:1 https://suttacentral.net/sn12.1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 12:2 https://suttacentral.net/sn12.2/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&amp...

Renounced and With the Nun Sukkha Discourses from the Samyutta Nikaya 20.08.2023

Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin talk about two discourses from the Saghatavaggasamyutta (Discourses with Verses) from the Samyutta Nikaya (Connected Discourses. SN 8:1 Renounced (Nikkhantasutta) https://suttacentral.net/sn8.1/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=linebyline&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 10:9 With the Nun Sukkha (1st) (Pathamasukkhasutta)...

Jeta's Grove and With the Nun Soma Discourses from the Samyutta Nikaya 13.08.2023

Rev. Dhammabodhi, Rev, Bodhipala, and Upasaka Dustin discuss two discourses from the Collection of Discourses with Verses (Saghatavagga) from the Samyutta Nikaya. SN 1:48 Jeta''s Grove https://suttacentral.net/sn1.48/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 5:2 WIth Soma https://suttacentral.net/sn5.2/en/sujato?lang=en...

Spiritual Communist Book Club: Revolution in Peru: Mariategui and the Myth by John M. Baines 13.08.2023

Lopon Dorje Khandro and Rev. Dhammabodhi discuss the life of writer and activist Jose Carlos Mariategui (1895-1930), a proponent of indigenous socialism in Peru.

The Eightfold Path and the Five Precepts as Committed Action in ACT 06.08.2023

Rev. Dhammabodhi gives an overview of the Eightfold Path that includes the five precepts. He provides a monastic version, a lay version, and a collective version of the path of practice.

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