Hello, you are listening to the Secular Buddhism Podcast, and this is episode number 34.

I am your host, Noah Rasheda, and today I am talking about the art of giving and receiving.

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for a secular-minded audience.

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use it to be a better whatever you already are.

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Now let's jump into this week's topic.

So for the past few weeks, I've had this topic on my mind that I've been wanting to share,

but for one reason or another, I haven't had a chance to record a podcast for a couple

of weeks.

I was traveling for work, attending the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and I also

had a cold, and my voice was essentially gone, and I still sound a little sick, but I'm

feeling much better, and I decided it was time to go ahead and record another podcast.

So please forgive me if my voice sounds weird or my nose sounds plugged, recording this

podcast episode.

But I want to talk a little bit about the topic of giving and receiving, and the Buddhist

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