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Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast

by Timber Hawkeye

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  • Masquerading

    October 25, 2026 · 9 min

    Does your life feel like a performance for an audience that is judging your every decision? Are you "putting on a show" to impress people with the clothes you wear, the car you drive, the home you buy, the spiritual retreats you attend…

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    October 25, 2026

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  • Disproportionate

    September 27, 2026 · 6 min

    Our reactions to life's ups and downs are so disproportionate, we create our own anguish and then blame other people for it. True mastery starts when we recognize that WE are the problem. If other people easily upset you, the problem isn't…

  • Anxiety

    August 31, 2026 · 7 min

    This is how I personally cope with general anxiety and dismiss intrusive thoughts.

  • Poise

    July 28, 2026 · 7 min

    The difference between Sharing and Complaining, Supporting and Enabling, and how we can maintain a calm composure and peace of mind while listening to other people grumbling about one thing or another.

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  • Ready or Not

    June 26, 2026 · 7 min

    If you wait until you "feel ready" to make some changes in your life, you'll be waiting forever because "ready" is not a feeling, it's a decision. The way to embrace change instead of resisting it, even though we are wired to avoid what is…

  • Belonging

    May 20, 2026 · 8 min

    Our need to belong is natural, healthy, and necessary, but the craving for acceptance is egocentric, fragile, and unstable. That's why many of us feel stuck between wanting connection, but resenting social convention pressuring us to…

  • Scapegoating

    April 25, 2026 · 5 min

    The more consistently you take ownership of your inner world, the less you try to outsource your well-being. It starts by noticing how often you blame something or someone else for your misery, and you might also see how dependent you've…

  • Meaningful Communication

    March 30, 2026 · 8 min

    We are all taught a language, but we are not taught how to communicate, which is the reason for so many arguments and misunderstandings. When the Buddha spoke of Mindful Speech, it wasn't just about avoiding gossip and verbal abuse…

  • Stay In Your Lane

    February 27, 2026 · 9 min

    Trying to control someone is not the same as loving or caring for them. True compassion respects autonomy; it does not try to engineer outcomes. So, do not exhaust yourself trying to change what is not yours to fix. Peace comes from…

  • Cling No More

    January 28, 2026 · 5 min

    Don't ignore the past, but don't cling to it, either. We are not what has happened in our lives, nor anything we have done, we are who we choose to become today. The Buddhist concept of Non-attachment is not about erasing who we were, it's…

  • The Tone of Silence

    December 29, 2025 · 6 min

    Imagine the inner-peace that comes from no longer trying to convince anyone of anything. What would happen if you choose NOT to argue? The mantra that keeps me silent 99% of the time is "The only thing I know for certain is that I don't…

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About the show

The intention is to awaken, enlighten, enrich, and inspire. Timber Hawkeye is the bestselling author of Buddhist Boot Camp, Faithfully Religionless, and the Opposite of Namaste. He offers a secular approach to being at peace with the world, both within and around us. As the Dalai Lama says, "Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist, use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are."