{"podcast":{"title":"Secular Buddhism","slug":"secular-buddhism-1419312","podcast_index_feed_id":1419312,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6359a8448c5fe9001207c0ac","website_url":"http://secularbuddhism.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6359a8448c5fe9001207c0ac/1674521574946-9a1f4b7d04d70f79f7052c3b7b89defa.jpeg","author":"Noah Rasheta","episode_count":225,"summary":"Don't use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist. Use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/secular-buddhism-1419312"},"episode":{"title":"222 - Holding Two Things at Once","slug":"222-holding-two-things-at-once","published_at":"2026-05-17T22:17:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/secular-buddhism-1419312/222-holding-two-things-at-once","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/secular-buddhism-1419312","url":"https://eightfoldpath.com/sbp/episode-222","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6359a8448c5fe9001207c0ac/e/6a0a3e73a8fad4c1becd69a2/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I explore the concept of holding two things at once, a practice that has become central to my own experience, especially during a recent personal transition. I discuss how we're often conditioned to assign a single emotional label to any given moment, leading us to suppress or feel guilty about other valid feelings that arise simultaneously. The core teaching is that life, in its most meaningful moments, is rarely simple and often involves a complex interplay of emotions and experiences, such as joy and grief, or love and resentment. Key takeaways include recognizing that our \"story\" layer often simplifies experience, while the raw experience itself is multifaceted, and that every moment is both a first and a last, making it precious. This practice is relevant to navigating life's complexities, from personal relationships and major life events to our own self-perception, by allowing us to be fully present to complicated moments without needing them to be anything else. Explore more at eightfoldpath.com : full transcripts, guided meditations, courses, and Noah AI, an AI you can chat with about any episode or teaching. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode, I explore the concept of holding two things at once, a practice that has become central to my own experience, especially during a recent…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1693,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/secular-buddhism-1419312/episodes/222-holding-two-things-at-once/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/secular-buddhism-1419312/222-holding-two-things-at-once.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}