Doug Smith is an independent scholar based in New England and the creator of Doug’s Dharma, a YouTube channel offering weekly explorations of early Buddhist teachings from a contemporary perspective. He is the author of A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, which presents the path of practice through a classical poem and includes a foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi. He also co-hosts Diggin’ the Dharma, a weekly podcast with MBSR teacher and trainer Jon Aaron. Learn more at Doug’s Dharma.