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In this episode we talk about John Peacock's talk, "Buddhism Before the Theravada, Part 3".

We highlight the Tilakkhana, the Three Marks of Existence. Shannon offers a new translation of Dukkha (22:24), and we talk about applying ancient insights to modern lives.

Promised links:

A transcript of and link to John Peacock's talk is available here: https://dharmaphd.com/2020/11/13/john-peacock-buddhism-before-the-theravada-part-3-2011-09-03/.

Maslow's Hierarchy, including the sixth apex, is discussed here: https://dharmaphd.com/2020/11/13/john-peacock-buddhism-before-the-theravada-part-3-2011-09-03/.

Search around on YouTube for "Change Blindness". Here's the one we talked about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EARtANyz98Q.

And if you'd like the Buddha Bites episodes on anicca (impermanence), they are EP28, EP29, and EP30.

Finally, an AI-produced, human-touched up transcript of this episode is available here: https://dharmaphd.com/2020/11/13/dharma-phd-the-podcast-episode-4/.

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