Buddhism
Topic#6 trending in Self-improvement this week · most on Mayim Bialik's Breakdown
Buddhism is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, emphasizing the nature of suffering, its causes, and the possibility of liberation. Its major frameworks include the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, and the doctrine of anatta (not-self); in the podcast discussions, references to ego, suffering, liberation, and secular practice broadly point to these themes, while Zen represents one influential Buddhist tradition rather than Buddhism as a whole.
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Share of the conversation
4.0‰ of what listeners heard
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- Neutral 5
- Positive 1
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Mentions of Buddhism per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, self-improvement.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 | 1.49‰ | 1 |
| Aug 20 | 1.67‰ | 1 |
| Aug 25 | 1.26‰ | 2 |
| Aug 29 | 1.87‰ | 4 |
| Sep 4 | 1.61‰ | 1 |
| Sep 8 | 0.58‰ | 1 |
| Sep 21 | 0.59‰ | 2 |
| Sep 29 | 0.30‰ | 1 |
| Oct 1 | 0.55‰ | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 0.76‰ | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 1.48‰ | 4 |
| Nov 2 | 0.28‰ | 1 |
| Nov 3 | 0.58‰ | 1 |
| Nov 6 | 1.35‰ | 3 |
| Nov 7 | 1.65‰ | 1 |
| Nov 11 | 1.98‰ | 3 |
Why is it trending?· Last 7 days
Buddhism is discussed as a practical path through ego, attachment, and difficult emotions
On The Daily Stoic, Arthur Brooks explains Buddhism through dissatisfaction, attachment, and detachment, while Ryan Holiday summarizes dissatisfaction as life not being the way you want it to be.[1]
On The One You Feed, Eric Zimmer connects Buddhist ideas about freedom and liberation with allowing difficult emotions rather than trying to eliminate them, drawing on Adyashanti.[2]
On Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, John Burke contrasts religious requirements including Buddhism's eightfold path with his view that near-death experiences suggest people are not condemned.[3]
On 10% Happier with Dan Harris, Dan Harris says Buddhism's concept of emptiness is easy to misunderstand as he asks Diego Perez to clarify it.[4]
Sources · 4 moments
- 1.The Daily Stoic · How To Spend More Time In This Time Zone (with Arthur Brooks)Arthur Brooks · Nov 11 · Listen at 6:19 ↗
“the whole thing and he realizes that that in itself is a form of attachment yeah that asceticism is a form of attachment and under the bodhi tree where he's sitting which is still you know famous famous you know, metaphor for all kinds of e”
- 2.The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose · How to Stop Making Hard Things Harder | Noah RashetaEric Zimmer · Nov 6 · Listen at 21:39 ↗
“The spiritual teacher Adyashanti once said to me, he was talking about freedom, right? And that is one of the... phrases that Buddhism tosses around freedom liberation and he was like it's not freedom from it's freedom to and what he meant”
- 3.Mayim Bialik's Breakdown · They Died, Saw Hell & Came Back. What 1,500 Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Dying | John BurkeJohn Burke · Nov 6 · Listen at 49:47 ↗
“away all fear all worry all anxiety everything except left with peace and joy and and this incredible sense of belonging so i think it's incredibly hopeful because here's why because It would mean that we don't have to jump through a bunch”
- 4.10% Happier with Dan Harris · How To Achieve Inner Peace. No, Really. | Yung PuebloDan Harris · Nov 11 · Listen at 19:56 ↗
“Let me pick up on the thing you just said about, dude, you're not even real. Some people listening who haven't done a bunch of retreats or haven't spent a lot of time around. Buddhism, they're going to be like, well, what does that mean? An”
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Buddhist concepts in modern thought
philosophical conceptsneutralShows used Buddhism to discuss emptiness, universal consciousness, impermanence, desire, and related ideas.
5 episodes on 5 shows · 1 positive, 0 negative
“That's the whole Buddhist critique of desire, and it's not stupid. It's actually absurdly exceptionally smart.” Tyler Gardner · Your Money Guide on the Side · Oct 19 ↗
“So in Buddhism, they call it one mind. And the idea, they say, mind is Buddha, Buddha is mind.” Robert Greene · The School of Greatness · Nov 2 ↗
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