bad wheel
Conversations about symbols, meaning, and practice. We talk about buddhism, but we're not a buddhist podcast. We talk about practice and meditation, but we're not a mindfulness podcast. We discuss a variety of traditions, but our objective is always pragmatic applications for our daily lives.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2025
patient attention and what is time "well spent"?
Pintu and James discuss the vicious cycle of attention, searching for value in time spent, and practicing patient attention.
community, communitas, & conditions
Pintu and James discuss community, communitas, and the trade-offs a group might be asking from you in order to feel a sense of belonging. Featuring discussions of movies, concerts, and social media.
the hero's journey & samsara
Pintu's grown a mustache. Is he a different person now? An exploration on Joseph's Campbell's Hero of a 1000 Faces, ego, and samsara.
what is the "self" that is judgmental & the 5 skandhas
Pintu wonders why do we judge people, things, and ourselves. What is the "self"? James describes 2 Buddhist concepts: the 3 marks of existence and the 5 skandhas. Featuring references to David Hume a…
an "attention stretch" meditation & the art of emptying the cup
James discusses a basic "attention stretch" and then Pintu describes "the art of emptying the cup" which becomes an expansive conversation about the various emotions and aspects we can become filled …
a modern walking meditation, vipassana, and chasing satori vs pragmatic practice
James describes a modernized 3-step walking meditation. Pintu relates his experience trying this meditation and then describes Vipassana. This leads into a wide ranging conversation on satori, limit …
a meditation taxonomy & a lucid dream
Pintu and James come up with a taxonomy for mediation in 4 groups, and discuss how specific meditations can fit under each group. Then, James describes a recent lucid dream as it relates to the separ…
meditating w/ metaphor | the name of our show
In this episode, we explain the meaning of our show's name and how it relates to buddhism, the 4 noble truths, and the origins of the word duḥkha/dukkha.