bad wheel Podcast by James Gael & Pintu Sethi

Episodes 8

Avg. Duration 48m

Activity Sporadic

Since Apr 2025

Latest Episode Aug 2025

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Monthly

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Episodic

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About This Podcast

Conversations about symbols, meaning, and practice. We talk about buddhism, but we're not a buddhist podcast. We talk about practice and meditation, but we're not a mindfulness podcast. We discuss a variety of traditions, but our objective is always pragmatic applications for our daily lives.

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Recent Episodes

patient attention and what is time "well spent"?

Aug 16, 2025 48m

Pintu and James discuss the vicious cycle of attention, searching for value in time spent, and practicing patient attention.

community, communitas, & conditions

Jul 18, 2025 51m

Pintu and James discuss community, communitas, and the trade-offs a group might be asking from you in order to feel a sense of belonging. Featuring discussions of movies, concerts, and social media.

the hero's journey & samsara

Jun 13, 2025 1h

Pintu's grown a mustache. Is he a different person now? An exploration on Joseph's Campbell's Hero of a 1000 Faces, ego, and samsara.

what is the "self" that is judgmental & the 5 skandhas

May 30, 2025 48m

Pintu wonders why do we judge people, things, and ourselves. What is the "self"? James describes 2 Buddhist concepts: the 3 marks of existence and the 5 skandhas. Featuring references to David Hume…

an "attention stretch" meditation & the art of emptying the cup

May 16, 2025 40m

James discusses a basic "attention stretch" and then Pintu describes "the art of emptying the cup" which becomes an expansive conversation about the various emotions and aspects we can become filled…

a modern walking meditation, vipassana, and chasing satori vs pragmatic practice

May 02, 2025 55m

James describes a modernized 3-step walking meditation. Pintu relates his experience trying this meditation and then describes Vipassana. This leads into a wide ranging conversation on satori, limit…

a meditation taxonomy & a lucid dream

Apr 22, 2025 42m

Pintu and James come up with a taxonomy for mediation in 4 groups, and discuss how specific meditations can fit under each group. Then, James describes a recent lucid dream as it relates to the…

meditating w/ metaphor | the name of our show

Apr 21, 2025 41m

In this episode, we explain the meaning of our show's name and how it relates to buddhism, the 4 noble truths, and the origins of the word duḥkha/dukkha.