During the last 5 months, 3 of my dear friends and I have participated in a series of podcast episodes to unpack the non-religious application of teachings attributed to the Buddha in Jack Kornfield’s audiobook, Buddhism for Beginners.
The whole project has been very helpful and meaningful to me.
These principles–and discussing them with my friends–have helped me increase my capacity to deal with the messiness and ambiguity in our world today.
For those who might be interested, I wanted to share links Jack Kornfield’s audiobook as well to each of our 12 podcast episodes.
Below are links to each episode page, as well as links that will take you to either your Apple Podcast app or to your Podbean app to be able to listen in on our discussions.
Audible book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088K2LFL5/
Session 1: The Eightfold Path
Episode page: https://almostawakened.org/2021/05/almost-awakened-071-buddhism-for-beginners-part-1/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened-071-buddhism-for-beginners-part-1/id1470786994?i=1000522371469
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-nmksb-e7776c4
Session 2: The Four Noble Truths
Episode page: https://almostawakened.org/2021/05/almost-awakened-072-buddhism-for-beginners-part-2/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened-072-buddhism-for-beginners-part-2/id1470786994?i=1000523180082
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-ifvcx-e923a05
Session 3: The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
Episode page: https://almostawakened.org/2021/06/almost-awakened-074-buddhism-for-beginners-part-3/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened-074-buddhism-for-beginners-part-3/id1470786994?i=1000524502911
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-raav6-ec1a64b
Session 4: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Episode page: https://almostawakened.org/2021/06/almost-awakened-075-buddhism-for-beginners-part-4-four-fundamentals-of-mindfullness/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened-075-buddhism-for-beginners-part-4-four/id1470786994?i=1000527044728
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-eeb4z-f0a9682
Session 5: The Five Hindrances
Episode page: https://almostawakened.org/2021/07/almost-awakened-076-buddhism-for-beginners-part-5-five-hindrances-of-awakening/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened-076-buddhism-for-beginners-part-5-five/id1470786994?i=1000527940973
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-2vpzv-f250c02
Session 6: The Law of Karma
Episode page: https://almostawakened.org/2021/07/almost-awakened-077-buddhism-for-beginners-part-6-the-law-of-karma/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened-077-buddhism-for-beginners-part-6-the/id1470786994?i=1000529349437
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-nampz-f4cd628
Session 7: The Basic Characteristics of Life
Episode page: https://almostawakened.org/2021/07/almost-awakened-078-buddhism-for-beginners-part-7-the-basic-characteristics-of-life/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened-078-buddhism-for-beginners-part-7-the/id1470786994?i=1000530047874
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-kv2x8-f606db5
Session 8: Buddhist Psychology
Episode page: https://almostawakened.org/2021/08/almost-awakened-079-buddhism-for-beginners-part-8-buddhist-psychology/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened-079-buddhism-for-beginners-part-8-buddhist/id1470786994?i=1000532163732
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-76y2m-f9d2a76
Session 9: The Four Divine Abodes
Episode page: https://almostawakened.org/2021/08/almost-awakened-080-buddhism-for-beginners-part-9-the-four-abodes/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened-080-buddhism-for-beginners-part-9-the/id1470786994?i=1000533623434
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-nn3tv-fc48695
Session 10: The Four Great Elements
Episode page: https://almostawakened.org/2021/09/almost-awakened-081-buddhism-for-beginners-part-10-the-four-elements/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened-081-buddhism-for-beginners-part-10/id1470786994?i=1000536755614
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-c3m3x-103b65cd
Session 11: The Ten Perfections of the Heart
Episode page: https://almostawakened.org/2021/10/almost-awakened-082-buddhism-for-beginners-part-11-the-ten-perfections-of-the-heart/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened-082-buddhism-for-beginners-part-11/id1470786994?i=1000537496679
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-9m4ee-106fea48
Session 12: The Buddha’s Last Teachings
Episode page: https://almostawakened.org/2021/10/almost-awakened-083-buddhism-for-beginners-part-12-the-buddhas-last-teachings/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened-083-buddhism-for-beginners-part-12/id1470786994?i=1000538948471
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-v5ack-10a0ed64
Unpacking Ambiguity 