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bad wheel

James Gael & Pintu Sethi

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.

religion & spirituality buddhism

All Episodes

48:56

patient attention and what is time "well spent"?

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2025/08/16

Pintu and James discuss the vicious cycle of attention, searching for value in time spent, and practicing patient attention.

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51:24

community, communitas, & conditions

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2025/07/18

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.

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60:02

the hero's journey & samsara

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2025/06/13

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.

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48:20

what is the "self" that is judgmental & the 5 skandhas

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2025/05/30

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 and Chögyam Trungpa. At one point, James will attempt to reference Adelson's checker shadow illusion, but it sounds like his mouth says "Alison". The conversation wraps with a discussion on what it means to "take care" in the world.

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40:52

an "attention stretch" meditation & the art of...

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2025/05/16

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 with.

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55:02

a modern walking meditation, vipassana, and chasing...

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2025/05/02

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 experiences, and the goal of making meditation a pragmatic practice that can be done by anyone in a variety of different ways.

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42:28

a meditation taxonomy & a lucid dream

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2025/04/22

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 separation of the form and language.

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41:52

meditating w/ metaphor | the name of our show

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2025/04/21

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.

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