winter break
on Dec 5, 2008 in news and announcements updates Hello DharmaRealm fans! It’s the first Friday of the month, and you may have noticed that there isn’t a new episode of the DharmaRealm for you to listen to. What can I say? Harry and I are taking a well-deserved break! The showR

Reincarnation: part two
on Nov 21, 2008 in buddhism listener questions China Dalai Lama pratityasamutpada reincarnation In our second conversation about reincarnation, we start off discussing the how the current Dalai Lama’s position is predicated on the belief that he is the reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lama and how his reincarnation and the reincarnatio.

Reincarnation: part one
on Nov 7, 2008 in buddhism cats impermanence rebirth reincarnation samsara In the first of two episodes on the endlessly entertaining topic of reincarnation, we start off talking about whether reincarnation really is even a part of Buddhism (we say yes!) and pop-cultural ideas about rebirth (we reject them!). But getting in...

Listener questions: practice
on Oct 17, 2008 in buddhism listener questions Amida nembutsu practice Shin Buddhism In our first “listener response” episode, we tackle the question of how to practice Shin Buddhism (or any kind of Buddhism) if you don’t live near a community. Our take on the issue begins, appropriately enough, on the Intern

No self
on Oct 3, 2008 in buddhism anatman karma no self two truths In this month’s first episode, we decided to take on the difficult Buddhist concept of “no self” or anatman. It can be a frightening prospect to give up the idea that any of us have a permanent self, but don’t be af

Got a question?
on Sep 22, 2008 in news and announcements updates Drop us a line and we’ll answer it! Starting next month as a new feature of our podcast, we’re going answer our listeners’ questions. Send us an email or post a comment to our Facebook page with whatever Buddhist question is

Suffering: part two
on Sep 19, 2008 in buddhism bodhisattva duhkha impermanence Shin Buddhism suffering We return to the topic of suffering and start off with the many nuanced meanings of the term. We get into some deep Abhidharma stuff and talk about how all dharmas are marked with impermanence and early Buddhist conceptions of suffering and the natur...