Background Buddhism and Three Stories

Podcast Episode 33: Background Buddhism and Three Stories

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-three. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Send your questions, comments, suggestions and thoughts to me at dailybuddhism@gmail.com

There are no special announcements this week, so let’s get on with this week’s show!

[Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show]

This Week’s Links

Converts vs. Background Buddhists
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/647

The Dog Story
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/650

Help support Daily Buddhism
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/659

Amazon Affiliate Link

Right Effort Revisited
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/652

Book: Where is Your Buddha Nature? Stories To Instruct & Inspire
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/665
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1932293302/?tag=askdrarca-20

Koan: Not Far from Buddhahood
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/674

Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info:
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/weekly-buddhism

Women in Buddhism

Reader Submitted Shrine #3
Reader Submitted Shrine #3

Podcast Episode 32: Women in Buddhism

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-two. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com .

A few brief announcements this Week:

The Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine Issue #7 will be available later this weekend, and this one is jam-packed with pictures and images. Someone asked me if clicking on the Donate $5 a month button qualifies for the free subscription, and yes, that sounds reasonable to me. So I am now expanding the offer to include those who use the automatic recurring subscription feature. If you want to do this, just click on the “Donate $5 a month” button on any page. If you want to pick up only the latest issue or subscribe the regular way, go to http://www.weeklybuddhism.com

I have a few reader questions that I plan to use for next week’s show, but I would still like to hear your questions and comments on anything at all. Drop me an email at brian@dailybuddhism.com or call in 24 hours a day with your phone at 937-660-4949

I got another reader-submitted shrine picture this week, which I will post with the shownotes to this episode. If you have one, go ahead and send it in as an attachment to your email message; it’s not too late.

Just a quick follow up to my announcement last week, the Daily Chess Lesson website and email list will officially start on Monday. If you never learned to play the game, sign up now before we get started with the rules and stick around when we get into strategies and stuff later. http://www.dailychesslesson.com or follow the link from the DB website.

And that’s it for the Announcements for the week. Now, on with this week’s show!

[Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show]

This Week’s Links

Women in Buddhism Part 1: Maya
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/604

Women in Buddhism Part 2: Pajapati
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/613

Women in Buddhism Part 3: Kwan Yin
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/619

Book: The Moon In the Water, Reflections on an Aging Parent
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/628

Koan: Gisho’s Work
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/633

Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info:
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/weekly-buddhism

Mindfulness, Kindness, Buddha-Boy and the Sangha

Podcast Episode 31: Mindfulness, Kindness, Buddha-Boy and the Sangha

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty-one. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com .

Zen Gardens, Home Shrines, Conversion, and Reviews

Podcast Episode 30: Zen Gardens, Home Shrines, Conversion, and Reviews

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number thirty. I’m Brian Schell, your host for the show. You can find the text for everything in this show and all past episodes on our website at www.dailybuddhism.com .

A few brief announcements this Week:

This week I installed a poll plugin onto the DB site. If you’d like to help me test it out, there’s a really simple poll on there right now: ‚ÄúWhich do you prefer, the audio show, email, PDF Magazine or website?‚Äù It’s not an important question; I’m just testing the software. But if you want to put in your answer, it’s on the right- Taooftheday.comhand side of any page.

The Weekly Buddhism PDF Magazine Issue #5 will be available later this weekend, but as I mentioned in previous shows, is now subscription-only. We talked about rates last week, so I’ll skip that this time, but I will remind you where to go whether you want just this single issue or a full subscription. Go to www.weeklybuddhism.com which will take you straight to the page for the magazine.

Also, I have noticed that the topics we are getting into are getting more and more advanced. There’s nothing at all wrong with that, it’s a natural progression, but it seems likely that there are plenty of new listeners out there. I recently put all the old audio shows back online, so anyone can go back and listen to the early ones. Those shows are older, and the audio quality isn’t too good on a few of them, but content-wise, they are the most important of all of them. If anyone has any questions about that early material, don’t hesitate to send me an email. I have no problem re-visiting the basics. If you would like me to re-address any of those topics in the near future, that’s fine with me; it’s probably a good idea to get back to basics once in a while.

But now, on with this week’s show!

[Read the past five blog posts or emails for contents of the show]

This Week’s Links

Zen Gardens
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/497

It’s NOT a Zen Garden:
http://www.rothteien.com/superbait/zenviewpoints.htm

Desktop Zen Garden Kit:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005OUHD/?tag=askdrarca-20

Book: Here You Are, By Mayke Beckmann Briggs
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/503

Buy from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0977646912/?tag=askdrarca-20

Becoming a Buddhist: Conversion Rituals
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/508

Older DB Articles on the topic:
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/115
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/172

Tibetan Conversion Ceremony:
http://www.parami.org/duta/buddhist.htm

Review: Zen and Now Timepiece
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/514

Now and Zen Company Site:
http://www.now-zen.com

Setting Up A Home Buddhist Shrine
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/523

Weekly Buddhism Subscription Info:
http://www.dailybuddhism.com/weekly-buddhism