Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast

The intention is to awaken, enlighten, enrich and inspire. Timber Hawkeye, bestselling author of Buddhist Boot Camp, Faithfully Religionless, and The Opposite of Namaste, offers a secular mindfulness practice to be 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."

Back To Basics 06/19/2025

Back To Basics Even when we can't control our thoughrts, we can still control the quality of our thoughts. And since we are more deeply affected by our thoughts than by experiences, it's important to learn how our fascinating minds work. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/37070875

David and Goliath 05/24/2025

David and Goliath Feeling overwhelmed is not a reason to overreact or act in a way that isn't in line with your core values. If you don't know what to do, it's okay to say "I don't know what to do," and perhaps all the reason to postpone doing anything until you have more clarity. With enough time, your core principles and moral compass help you find true north, the middle path, and peace with whatever decision you make. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/36699390

Change The World 04/22/2025

Change The World If you don't define what "enough" means to you, you will never HAVE enough, and you will never feel like you ARE enough. You can't change the world in its entirety, but you CAN change someone's entire world, and that, my friends, is enough! /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/36271265

Prevention Is The Best Cure 03/18/2025

Prevention Is The Best Cure Just like all the water in the ocean can’t sink a ship unless the water gets inside the boat, all the negativity and toxicity in the world won’t bring you down unless you let it in. Mindfulness doesn't make other people less irritating, it makes us less irritable. So, if you are still irritable, then you still have work to do. Part of that work involves no longer waiting for the world to accommodate your preferences or reacting when things don't go your way. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/35744530

No Praise, No Blame 02/15/2025

No Praise, No Blame It's in your best interest to increase your tolerance. Avoid wishing for things to be different than they are because comparison, attachment, desire, and resistance, are the causes of our anguish and suffering. All of life's challenges, difficulties, and hardships are part of the process. Don't be so quick to dismiss or resist them. In my experience, the obstacles I wish to avoid contain the valuable lessons I desperately need to learn. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/35292065

What's In Your Heart 01/29/2025

What's In Your Heart Whether you are full of love and kindness or rage and judgment, that's what's going to spill out of you when life gets rough. So, be mindful of what you consume and fill yourself with, because that's what's going to determine what kind of day you will have, how you experience this year and the rest of your life... it's up to you, not anybody or anything else. So, what's in YOUR heart? /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/35068210

Too Much Fear 12/20/2024

Too Much Fear This is NOT about smoke detectors or scared birds, listen between the lines, it's not only about understanding other people, it's about understanding ourselves as well. Fear is a big motivator behind many of our actions, recognize it so it doesn't run and ruin your life. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/34555110

Health 11/28/2024

Health Focus on your health, and watch all the opinions that we tend to fret and argue about become trivial in comparison because nothing is more important. Please don't wait until you are sick to realize this! /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/34197405

Obligation 10/11/2024

Obligation If we don’t say YES authentically, we say yes resentfully. And whenever we say we "have to" do something, we identify as victims, instead of saying we CHOOSE to or, better yet, we GET to! /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/33426597

Beyond the Five Senses 09/28/2024

Beyond the Five Senses Are we only compassionate to an extent and then turn cold? Do we have a sense of compassion for wounds we can see but not others? Where do we draw the line? Is there a line? I believe compassion has no contingencies. The invitation is for us to open our hearts to understand why ALL people behave the way they do, and even empathize if they lack certain emotional capacities. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/33242522

Despair and Hope 08/21/2024

Despair and Hope In times of despair, it is important to remember that our current situation is not our final destination. To get through the darkness, I have often had to use the mantra "This is a bruise, not a tattoo." If you find value in these videos, please show your support at https://www.buddhistbootcamp.com/support — Thank you for being a Soldier of Peace in the Army of Love. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/32669692

Integrity 07/17/2024

Integrity What is the meaning of Integrity? How do you define it? And do you have the courage to build your life around your answer? /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/32184067

Equity 06/08/2024

Equity Once we understand the difference between Judgment and Discernment, we understand the difference between Equity and Equality. Whenever I find myself thinking something is unfair, I urge myself to think again using a wider lens that doesn't place me at the center of universe. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/31656827

Shortsighted 05/22/2024

Shortsighted We claim to fully understand what we have only partially experienced, and we dismiss other people's reality as invalid if it contradicts our own. That's our ego playing tricks on us until we argue and fight to prove that we are right by making someone else wrong. Yogananda called it "Feeling tall by cutting of the heads of other men." The entire concept that you are somehow separate from others is an illusion. We are here to snap out of our self-importance. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/31426967

How We Feel 04/21/2024

How We Feel Understand your feelings and keep track of patterns that influence your emotional responses in life. Over time, you will learn to regulate your feelings in healthier ways, and stop blaming others for your state of mind. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/30919588

Ceasefire 03/15/2024

Ceasefire As long as I think there is a war inside of me, the battle will continue, but struggle is not a requirement. We can call a truce, enter a peace agreement, and stop fighting. If we want inner-peace, we must be peaceful. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/30380433

Already Forgiven 02/27/2024

Already Forgiven What would life look like if we stopped beating ourselves up with guilt and shame, and started loving ourselves unconditionally? /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/30158433

Spiritual Practice 01/28/2024

Spiritual Practice Spiritual practice is not what happens at church or on the meditation cushion (that’s spiritual ritual), Spiritual Practice is how you behave throughout the day. Here’s a 6-minute episode kick-in-the-🍑 :) Enjoy and share with others. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/29676723

Mind Shenanigans 12/29/2023

Mind Shenanigans Don't believe everything you think because the mind can play tricks on you. Familiarize yourself with some of the mind's shenanigans, and you'll stop believing everything you think. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/29275758

Beyond Right and Wrong 11/30/2023

Beyond Right and Wrong When you can't understand why people do what they do (whether it's someone you know or atrocities on the news), try this shift in outlook, and I bet you'll immediately see yourself in everyone else. Don't try to use your logic, use your heart instead! /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/28855553

Safe Haven 11/10/2023

Safe Haven Your home and your friendships, relationships, or marriage, are to be your safe haven and happy place, not another battle you have to fight. May we all Live In Peace. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/28576778

Pace 09/26/2023

Pace My nose was congested when recording this on the first day I finally felt well enough to tape this episode. If you don't make time for your wellness, you will be forced to take time for your illness. Case in point! Life is not a race. People say they want a life of leisure but rarely do anything leisurely... slow down! /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/28145978

Buddhist Activism 08/20/2023

Buddhist Activism Can Buddhists be activists? How? And to what end? /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/27799557

What Else? 07/27/2023

What Else? This is a coping skill when we are overwhelmed by a strong feeling that overshadows everything else. My takeaway: if it's not time to hit the Panic Button, don't hit the Panic Button! :) /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/27577950

Wounded 06/20/2023

Wounded We are all wounded in ways we don't always understand or even know about. You sometimes can't even see the wound, but you still experience its symptoms: your reactions, aversions, opinions, preferences, and biases, are often indicators of trauma, so don't ignore, escape, deny, or try to numb the symptoms, pay attention to them; awareness is the first step to healing. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/27204897

Learning Curve 05/30/2023

Learning Curve Everything is in a constant state of change, and sometimes it can be very difficult for many of us to keep up. Resistance creates suffering, so acceptance is the only way forward, but some learning curves are steeper than others. Be gentle with yourself and with everyone else. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/26992857

Nothing Personal 05/04/2023

Nothing Personal Some people will like you, others will hate you, and neither would have anything to do with you. All Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast episodes are available with captions on YouTube: /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/26743719

Snooze 02/04/2023

Snooze A worry that comes up in your mind is like getting a phone call from an unknown number. When you don't have all the information, you can just hit the red button to make it go away. They will either leave a voicemail and you will deal with it later, or they will hang up. Either way, there is nothing to worry about. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/25829475

Pessimism 01/19/2023

Pessimism I found myself surprisingly motivated by pessimistic thoughts, driven to action by what I previously thought was a "negative" perspective, but I now realize is neither "good" nor "bad," it's just another voice that needs to have equal say during the decision-making process. Now pessimism has a "seat at the table," so to speak. What motivates you? /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/25654047

Reflection 12/24/2022

Reflection That which we don't like about someone else is often what we dislike about ourselves. So, next time someone triggers you, think to yourself "Thank you" instead of "F-you" because they are reflecting a side of you that you try to ignore. /episode/index/show/buddhistbootcamp/id/25423371

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