Finding Humor in Our Practice and the Teachings

About this episode

Jon and Doug discuss the role of humor in Buddhist practice and Jon's experience with stand-up comedy.

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes we take ourselves (particularly our minds) too seriously. Jon is taking stand-up comedy classes in Chicago, so he and Doug discuss the role of humor in our practice. Doug's Dharma video: Playfulness on the Path: The Buddha and Humor -- https://youtu.be/toZ-U26iCbc The Late Wes 'Scoo' Nisker's - Crazy Wisdom Saves the World (again) Support the show Go to our website to leave a comment, buy us a coffee, or see further notes and links: https://diggint...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon Aaron, Doug Smith

Topics covered

• humor
• Buddhism
• spiritual practice
• comedy
• mindfulness

Keywords

• humor
• Buddhism
• spirituality
• comedy
• mindfulness
• practice

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Crazy Wisdom Saves the World (again), Playfulness on the Path: The Buddha and Humor

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