Daily Buddhism https://www.dailybuddhism.com/ Plain English Guide to Buddhism Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:13:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.dailybuddhism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/DBLogo512x512-54a16d1fv1_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Daily Buddhism https://www.dailybuddhism.com/ 32 32 Brian Schell false episodic Brian Schell brian@brianschell.com 2014 Brian Schell 2014 Brian Schell podcast Daily Buddhism http://www.dailybuddhism.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Daily_Buddhism_2019.jpg https://www.dailybuddhism.com Weekly 13679424 Three Marks of Existence https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4313 https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4313#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:13:34 +0000 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=4313 The Three Marks or The Three Basic Facts of Existence In Buddhism, the Three Marks of Existence are three characteristics shared by all sentient beings, namely impermanence (anicca), suffering or unsatisfactoriness (dukkha), and non-self (anatta). Annica – Impermanence – Nothing ever stays the same, and change is often painful in some way. You fall in … Continue reading Three Marks of Existence →

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]]> https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4313/feed 1 4313 Impermanence – Not Even the Mountains? https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4272 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:13:33 +0000 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=4272 Impermanence – Not Even the Mountains? A reader wrote: I’m a big fan of your Daily Buddhism blog and thought that you’d be interested in seeing this 8-minute film that I recently made about impermanence, “Mountains Made of Chalk, Fall into the Sea, Eventually.” The synergy of creative collaboration can result in magic beyond our … Continue reading Impermanence – Not Even the Mountains? →

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]]> 4272 Raising Buddhist Children https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4263 https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4263#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:13:33 +0000 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=4263 A reader recently wrote: Hi Brian, Glad to see the blog posts are back up. I’m eagerly awaiting new podcasts. Wished your book was an audio book. I’m emailing today to ask: how do you raise my 5 year old buddhist? I think he’ll benefit tremendously from meditation and his mind hasn’t been packed with … Continue reading Raising Buddhist Children →

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]]> https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4263/feed 1 4263 Reality TV and the Fifth Precept https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4248 https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4248#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:13:33 +0000 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=4248 A reader wrote in: I just got through reading about the five precepts. Whew. There are some tough ideas in there to try to put into practice. If the idea of not watching my favorite reality television show causes me great suffering, shouldn’t I watch it? I say this half-joking. I don’t think that there … Continue reading Reality TV and the Fifth Precept →

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]]> https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4248/feed 1 4248 Eat Your Vegetables! https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4224 https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4224#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:13:33 +0000 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=4224 Dear Brian,  I am thinking about converting into Buddhism. To me it just feels right. Although after listening to your introduction about the 5 Precepts, I find it hard to follow the 1st and the 5th.  I have been to Iraq and fortunately I wasn’t put in a position to take another person’s life. I … Continue reading Eat Your Vegetables! →

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]]> https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4224/feed 1 4224 The Five-Minute Buddhist Returns https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4213 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:13:32 +0000 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=4213 The Five-Minute Buddhist Returns Apply Buddhist Principles to Your Life   ISBN: 1507601573 ISBN-13: 978-1507601570   Buy now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords or Apple A jargon-free, plain-language introduction to the foundational ideas of Buddhism and real-world tips for practicing Buddhism while balancing life in the real, modern world. This follow-up to the … Continue reading The Five-Minute Buddhist Returns →

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]]> 4213 Planning for the Future and Being in the Now https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4186 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:13:32 +0000 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=4186 A reader wrote in: It’s said in Buddhism that the way to happiness is not to escape or avoid pain, but to just “stay.” I recently decided to leave my job because I felt I was being treated poorly, and also because every day each task I was given felt insurmountable because I so badly … Continue reading Planning for the Future and Being in the Now →

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]]> 4186 Buddhist Helpers https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4165 https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4165#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:13:32 +0000 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=4165 Buddhist Helpers A Reader writes: Do Buddhist monks work on an individual case-by-case basis with lay Buddhists who seek advise on a specific problem in their lives and then offer a diagnosis and prescription in, of course, Buddhist terms? Or are the 4 noble truths, 8 fold path, 5 precepts, etc., always to be generically … Continue reading Buddhist Helpers →

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]]> https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4165/feed 2 4165 Buddha Salt, Buddha Beer, and Christ’s Corn Chips: Are We Offended Yet? https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4086 https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4086#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:13:14 +0000 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=4086 Someone (I suspect it wasn’t actually a reader) wrote this to me: Dear Sir/Madam, As we go to the grocery stores and  kitchens,  we may see “Buddha Salt” by www.buddhasalt.com. We think it is a great disrespect to use Buddha as a commercial brand. We also feel that it is not good to use Jesus as a brand. Neither … Continue reading Buddha Salt, Buddha Beer, and Christ’s Corn Chips: Are We Offended Yet? →

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]]> https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4086/feed 1 4086 Is A Sangha Necessary? https://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/4040 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:13:13 +0000 http://www.dailybuddhism.com/?p=4040 A reader writes: Just found your website. Thank you for putting such great content available for all to see. I got into Buddhism because of a friend. She is part of the NKT and that’s all the Buddhism that I know. Due to their dispute and protests, I no longer want to be involved with … Continue reading Is A Sangha Necessary? →

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