Exactly what I needed to enter this new way of life. I am learning a lot.

Thank you for taking the time to explain this religion. It’s helped me begin my journey into Buddhism and I’m eager to continue learning.

Alan unintentionally presents a dogmatic view of Buddhism through his own mind’s eye. He also speaks far too quickly for many listeners, and doesn’t always introduce and explain new terms or concepts properly. He also unintentionally pushes an anti-Western Buddhism viewpoint. There is still much to learn here regardless, so take his content with a grain of salt.

I’m getting so much from this podcast and appreciate how he goes through Buddhist concepts step by step. I’ve leaned so much and gained insight to Buddhism and myself.

Please slow down your speech. It is hard to keep up

I’ve been drawn to Buddhism and starting reading a couple books about it. Then I found this podcast. Alan’s podcast has been a tremendous help in my journey to understand and implement Buddhism in my life. Thank you!

The ones leaving you 5 stars know less about Buddhism than you do. Please learn, before you teach.

There are lots of podcasts out there, but I especially love this one on Buddhism because Toni starts at square one for those of us who are getting our feet wet. I like the backstory and context so you understand the why of this religion.

this podcast helps give meaning to the Buddha’s teachings in a way that is very easy to understand!! very grateful for podcast :)

Was hoping to learn basics of Buddhism, but didn’t make it through episode #1, since he was unable to speak to beginners who may have NO base knowledge. Bummer.

I’m so happy you created this podcast and interviewed the guy in episode 9. You answered questions I feel I couldn’t find anywhere, and what I mean is that, i couldn’t think of the right questions to ask and you asked them on that episode. Thank you so much.

Interesting but the word essentially became very annoying