Dharma PhD

By: Shannon M Whitaker
  • Summary

  • One practitioner’s four-year journey to become a professional in Mindfulness and Secular Buddhism, without getting all mysterious and solemn about it. Join Shannon M Whitaker, co-host Jeff Street, and guests as we discuss the science, philosophy, culture, and practice of mindfulness: What’s the latest fMRI research actually telling us about the effects of Loving-Kindness on the brain? Why is Loving-Kindness a terrible translation of the Pāli word “Metta”? How are other practitioners navigating their practice in the real world? You won’t get a real PhD from listening to this podcast. But don’t worry, we don’t have one either.
    Copyright 2024 Shannon M Whitaker
    Show More Show Less
Episodes
  • Everything Is Included in Dhamma Practice (Even the Zombie Apocalypse) - EP9
    May 31 2023

    Welcome to Dharma PhD!

    In this episode we discuss how even the most seemingly unskillful stuff (watching the HBO TV series "The Last of Us" https://www.hbo.com/the-last-of-us) can be approached as part of Dhamma practice. And no, this is not just an excuse to watch more Pedro Pascal.

    Transcript of the episode: https://dharmaphd.com/2023/06/05/dharma-phd-the-podcast-episode-9-everything-is-included-in-dhamma-practice/.

    If you're interested, the Official HBO podcast with Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin: https://listen.hbo.com/the-last-of-us-podcast.

    Want to get in touch? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at hello@dharmaphd.com.

    Show More Show Less
    33 mins
  • What are we oriented towards? (MN26, Ariyapariyesana Sutta) - EP8
    Jan 31 2022

    Welcome to Dharma PhD!

    In this episode Jeff helps Shannon with her homework on Majjhima Nikāya 26 (MN26), The Ariyapariyesanā Sutta. We also talk a lot about Lamborghinis.

    Some links for your rabbit-holing pleasure:

    Bodhi College: https://bodhi-college.org/

    Bodhi College's Committed Practitioners Program: https://bodhi-college.org/events/31-committed-practitioners-programme/region-EU/

    MN26 at Sutta Central: https://suttacentral.net/mn26/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

    Shannon's awesome [sic] spreadsheet comparing the Pāli and 5 translations of MN26: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14y7HpwHlPWLLMNRf9gs5C82ARgrM4z6F6GtK8xCpNbQ/edit?usp=sharing

    The system that Shannon has been using since 2008 for yearly planning and resource orientation: https://www.thesimpledollar.com/financial-wellness/31-days-to-fix-your-finances/

    This super amazing hummingbird feeder! It was designed by a rad chick in Tucson, Arizona, who worked as a Zoo Keeper and tended to hummingbirds at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. If you want one, we urge you to consider buying from the original artist, rather than a knockoff from an online retailer: https://www.copperhummingbird.com/gallery

    Want to get in touch? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at hello@dharmaphd.com.

    Show More Show Less
    40 mins
  • John Peacock's "Buddhism Before the Theravada" Part 6 - EP7
    Nov 13 2021

    Welcome to Dharma PhD!

    In this episode we talk about John Peacocks' talk, "Buddhism Before the Theravada, Part 6".

    We talk about paṭiccasamuppāda (Dependent Origination) as a Buddhist model of cognition and about how having a framework such as this one to understand our experience can help us deal with craving and grasping loops.

    A few things referred to:

    Dr. Judson Brewer (https://drjud.com/).

    The Independent PhD project (https://dharmaphd.com/2020/07/10/the-independent-phd-and-why-you-should-start-one/).

    I recently posted on the blog about overlapping models of perception/cognition, one more cognitive-science-y compared with dependent origination: https://dharmaphd.com/2021/11/01/modeling-cognition/.

    Hedonic Tone, also called "feeling tone" is my preferred translation of the Pāli word "vedanā". I talked about it over on my other podcast in a few episodes: https://www.buddha-bites-podcast.com/episode/buddha-bites-ep23

    A transcript of and link to John Peacock's talk is available here: https://dharmaphd.com/2021/11/13/john-peacock-buddhism-before-the-theravada-part-6-2011-09-04/

    And a transcript of this podcast episode is available here: https://dharmaphd.com/2021/11/13/dharma-phd-the-podcast-episode-7/

    Want to get in touch? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at hello@dharmaphd.com.

    Show More Show Less
    54 mins

What listeners say about Dharma PhD

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic !

Loving it ! Very much recommend these guys n gals, awesome awesome awesome , Namaste

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.