A Resonant Life

We've often underpinned a lot of our previous discussions and insights with the idea of embracing others without condition, without distinction. But what does that mean? Today we'll turn that stone over and try to better understand it as well as learn an exercise that will help us to rewire our hearts and brains to actually become better and engaging with others without condition or distinction. Apple : https://apple.co/3ek5Vjz Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AResonantLife #buddhism, #happiness, #lifecoach, #lifecoaching, #joy, #buddhanature, #authenticself, #prosperity, #satisfaction, #grief, #loss, #impermanence, #harmony, #anger, #meditation, #buddhistpractice, #stress, #stressmanagement,#activelistening, #compassion, #listening, #adhd, #focus, #stillness, #spaciousness, #kindness, #peace, #grudges, #listening, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Buddhist concepts, doctrine and traditional practices can seem daunting and nearly impossible to work into our busy and challenging lives. But what the Buddha taught — and what has been reinforced and highlighted in Shinnyo Buddhism — is simple: Use our daily lives as practice. One way to unlock blessings and joy — and to be able to share it — is to listen, not with our ears and minds, but with your hearts. Join me as we dig into this and uncover how to use our hearts to create a better world around us. Apple : https://apple.co/3ek5Vjz Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AResonantLife #buddhism, #happiness, #lifecoach, #lifecoaching, #joy, #buddhanature, #authenticself, #prosperity, #satisfaction, #grief, #loss, #impermanence, #harmony, #anger, #meditation, #buddhistpractice, #stress, #stressmanagement,#activelistening, #compassion, #listening, #adhd, #focus, #stillness, #spaciousness, #kindness, #peace, #grudges, #listening, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Having suffered some health issues recently, I lost my center and focus — I became focused on my suffering and my inability to take action as I had previously. With help, I was able to get out of this negative self-focused, self-referential thought pattern and recognize that the suffering itself is the teacher and the lesson. Exploring this, I was able to get a deeper understanding of Equanimity — embracing and accepting everything and everyone just as they are. Without distinction. This was something to hold on to, something I can use to start going forward again, being altruistic in all actions, words and thoughts. And taking these steps, gratitude for life and all it brings welled up in my heart. Apple : https://apple.co/3ek5Vjz Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AResonantLife #buddhism, #happiness, #lifecoach, #lifecoaching, #joy, #buddhanature, #authenticself, #prosperity, #satisfaction, #grief, #loss, #impermanence, #harmony, #anger, #meditation, #buddhistpractice, #stress, #stressmanagement,#activelistening, #compassion, #listening, #adhd, #focus, #stillness, #spaciousness, #kindness, #peace, #grudges, #illness, #equanimity, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Facing an imminent meeting with someone to whom I had a grudge, I decided I was no longer willing to carry the weight and negativity of old grudges — the one against this person or any of my more than several grudgees. By looking at how a grudge is fixed in our hearts and minds, we're able to find an antidote! On the way, we can discover what in Buddhism is called “suchness” and re-focus negative energy for the good of others with our altruistic actions. #buddhism, #happiness, #lifecoach, #lifecoaching, #joy, #buddhanature, #authenticself, #prosperity, #satisfaction, #grief, #loss, #impermanence, #harmony, #anger, #meditation, #buddhistpractice, #stress, #stressmanagement,#activelistening, #compassion, #listening, #adhd, #focus, #stillness, #spaciousness, #kindness, #peace, #grudges --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

We go through life conflating thankfulness and gratitude and I suspect gratitude is something much deeper, more significant. Using some of the Buddha's teaching, as well as our own experience, we discover that gratitude emerges and flourishes when we surrender to the understanding that we are not self-arisen beings, but the product of the past and present as well as ancestors and all those who helped us become who we are here and now. While we can't define gratitude, we can point to it and, when cultivated, use it to create more peace in our world. Apple : https://apple.co/3ek5Vjz Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AResonantLife #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #listening #adhd #focus #stillness #spaciousness #kindness #peace --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Conflicts and disagreements and toxicity are pervasive in our world — from society at large to our neighborhoods and even inner circle of family and friends. This all leads to conflict — quarrels, fights and disagreements with some of those closest to us. To combat conflict in the world, we can start by resolving conflicts we have with people in our lives. And apologizing is a most powerful way to do it. Listen to explore this path to peace. https://www.resonantlife.net https://www.thetimeisnow.productions #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #listening #adhd #focus #stillness #spaciousness #kindness #peace --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Recognizing when we ourselves are being jerks is an opportunity to look deeply into our psyches, our egos, and find the places in our mind where we cling, grasp and protect our fragile egos. Finding the roots of Buddhism's “three poisons,” we uncover opportunities to convert those negativities into positive actions for abiding happiness and peace. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Building on what we discussed before, we tackle the question -- how can I change the world if I can't even change my life or the people around me? And how can I do so if I am overwhelmed by the turmoil and tragedy in today's world? Join us as we explore a path forward that transcends and helps us recover our spiritual agency a act as powerful creators of peace. Apple : https://apple.co/3ek5Vjz Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AResonantLife #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #listening #adhd #focus #stillness #spaciousness #kindness #peace --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

The tragedies of our world -- war, oppression, poverty and want -- can so easily overwhelm us that we turn inward. We tend to shut down our hearts so we don't drown in the suffering around us. It hurts too much to care sometimes. Using this feeling of being overwhelmed, we can find a path of strength that leads us to not shut down, but to open up more and become stronger, kinder, more compassionate and true forces of peace in the world. #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #listening #adhd #focus #stillness #spaciousness #kindness #peace --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Doing for others, putting others first, giving away that which is ours to benefit others. This other-focus is counterintuitive to our more baser natures -- and our egos' drive to survive and thrive. But it is the secret sauce, the mystery to abiding happiness. Apple : https://apple.co/3ek5Vjz Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AResonantLife #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #listening #adhd #focus #stillness #spaciousness #kindness #mindfulness --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Throughout human history, there have been words of power -- mantras, spells, incantations. But it isn't just these special words that have power. Our everyday words are also enormously powerful. They can uplift or hurt. Soothe or irritate. I wrestled with this truth while struggling in my daily life  while trying to live altruistically. Please join me to explore what I went through, what I learned and what I'm doing to go forward positively. #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #listening #adhd #focus #stillness #spaciousness #kindness --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Our lives -- with ambition, career and family and friends, with social media trends and distractions, or for some, just trying to get by -- life comes at us so fast it is hard to get a quiet moment just to rest let alone think of others and put energy into altruism. And when we do get those rare moments of quiet, we can't use them. We're looking for the next jolt, the next bit of stimulation, the next challenge. When all around us is going so fast, how can we learn to be the calm center of the storm? Apple : https://apple.co/3ek5VjzSpotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-lifeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AResonantLife#buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #listening #adhd #focus #stillness #spaciousness --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

It can't be denied or ignored... Some people are just jerks. This reality poses challenges to our spiritual work trying to be unconditional, accepting and altruistic without regard for friend or foe. How do we address the jerks in our lives? And how do we know if -- and when -- we ourselves are being the jerk? #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #activelistening #listening  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

When we feel irritated or bothered by others when they're talking to us, we can use this negative response to create a positive outcome. We can use it to listen with our entire beings to the other person and in that listening, in that hearing, discover, wisdom and joy for them and ourselves. #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement #activelistening #compassion #activelistening #listening --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Time - they say it flows like a river, but frankly that river flows way too fast sometimes. Today we'll discuss how to regain balance from overly stressful situations and times in our lives as well as how to use focusing on others as the way to calm the storms of stress. Using the experiences of our daily lives as the signposts to uncovering wisdom and our authentic selves we work just as the Buddha did 2,500 years ago. #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice #stress #stressmanagement --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Our tendency, under the sway of our egos, is to become defensive in situations where we are challenged or tested or blamed. Using that feeling of defensiveness can be a cue to show us a different way to react -- to lean in to help instead of feel hurt or lash back. Let's look at the what goes on in our minds and learn how to lead with our hearts! #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

How many times have we started a new project, set a new goal, started a new program with the goal of making changes in our life or lifestyle, hobby, health or any positive step forward and, after time, noticed that it is no longer something we do. Our minds seem to work against our own desire to improve and be happier and to be a force and creator of happiness. What is needed to reinforce, shore up and ingrain all of the mind hacks and strategies of A Resonant Life is a daily practice. Let's explore how to do that! SHOW NOTES: MORNING: As soon as you feel awake, say to yourself - "I'm awake! I'm alive! For one more day! Thank you! I am so grateful to be here. I will use this day to the best of my ability to be of help to others, with everything I do, say and think." After getting up, fill a small cup or glass with water, and set it in a special place -- your altar if you have one. Or a plant, or picture of loved one, just some place special. And as you set it, say to yourself, "I offer this water as a token of my faith and gratitude and commitment. And may all beings find relief and comfort from this offering." NIGHTIME: Of course you can alter, modify, tailor these as you see fit. Whatever you do, the important elements of our project here at a Resonant Life to be in synch with  are: Get your cup of water and, if possible, pour it outside -- out a window or door -- or pour it into a houseplant with a prayer or thought like this, "May all benefit from this nourishment." Then think to yourself, "Thank you for all the blessings of this day. I did my best. I did my very best. Tomorrow I will do better and I will try to be a perfect help to all, without condition or distinction." Of course you can alter, modify, tailor these as you see fit. Whatever you do, the important elements of our project here at a Resonant Life to be in synch with  are: Expressing gratitude Committing to being of help without condition or distinction Putting the needs of others before our own. MANTRA: IT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE I ACT! #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger #meditation #buddhistpractice --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Anger is a powerful emotion that can lay wasted to what is positive in our lives. Despite that anger is something we all experience -- maybe more frequently than we'd like to admit. There are ways to use our experiences of anger to become positive, productive people who create a more positivity around us and a more positive, peaceful and just world. #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony #anger --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

In our fractured and polarized world in which we all can't even agree on what is fact and what is true, how do we find the way to be of help and hold true to our intention of being altruistic without distinction or condition? How do we hold true to our project of uncovering our authentic selves and creating a world of peace? #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence #harmony --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Feeling grief and loss when we lose loved or revered ones is all part of a process. But it is one that can overwhelm us and bring us to a halt in terms of spiritual progress and being available to others. With intentionality though, we can use grief and loss though as energy to help us deepen our empathy to help others. And we deepen our wisdom of impermanence. #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction #grief #loss #impermanence --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

In our lives, no matter how hard we try otherwise, we still sometimes hurt others with words, negative thoughts or selfish actions. These can accumulate and drag us down into negativity. Instead, we can recognize these mistakes and use them as catalysts to own what we did, make amends and as a result find ourselves happier, kinder more generous people. #buddhism #happiness #lifecoach #lifecoaching #joy #buddhanature #authenticself #prosperity #satisfaction --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Sometimes we discover insight and opportunity from the least likely people, places and situations. Being open and aware allows us to discover and share a sense of grace as well as find the intersection where our authentic selves can bring more peace and happiness to every situation.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Our world is full of people and situations that cause outrage and anger causing us to scream into the void - or shout at our TVs or send nasty online messages. But we can use that which outrages us as gateway to becoming happy joyful people that create peace around them. We are not our emotions, but we can use our emotions to foster joy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

The Equinox - or seasonal divide - gives us an opportunity to reflect and look at who we are and how we became the people we are. At this time, it is a great practice to share our blessings and wishes for peace with others - including those who have gone before yet played a role in making us who we are. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

When life seems to be a slog with a too heavy backpack, practicing and focusing on being resilient and looking around at how we can help others increases our spiritual strength and capacity to not only go on, but do so helping others and with a more abiding happiness in our lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Consciously making efforts to become a help for others in all of our thoughts, intentions and actions changes us from within, freeing us from a "cosmic rut. " This frees us to experience sustained happiness in our lives while still succeeding in life and becoming a person others miss. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

An experience with a friend showed me how I was being judgmental - and accepting the criticism I was able to see the arrogance for what it is -- confidence without humility. This episode is my journey to getting back on track. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

"Embracement" is giving life a big hug. Accepting and embracing everything to create a mosaic that celebrates the individual and unique self while making it part of the whole. To do so, we engage in actions that help us manifest equanimity, loving kindness, compassion and joy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Our lives are made measurably better when we change ourselves, situations and circumstances, steering toward altruistic actions and thoughts -- action is getting up off the nail that causes us pain, discomfort and unhappiness. Instead of remaining stuck and complaining, we can live with more joy. #Buddhism #Happiness #Joy #AltruisticLife #LifeCoach #Vajrayana --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Being in toxic situations -- be they professional and work, family or social - can have the effect of shrinking us, making us smaller. Like a cornered timid animal we often try to become invisible, unnoticed. A good day is one where we avoided any toxic encounters. This is no way to live in either our work or personal lives. We are meant -- it is our innate nature -- to flourish and extend ourselves to be of help and benefit to others. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Pain and illness - and their accompanying suffering - narrow our scope and capacity for engaged and active compassionate actions. But, like a lens we can focus it to reveal clarity - the clarity of the authentic self. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Meditation isn't always sitting in silence and contemplation. For most of us, meditation in action is a great way to rewire our lives for happiness and become a force of kindness in the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Consciously unleashing sincerity and humility in our actions changes the world and people around us for the better. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

What happens when our initial response to everything in our life is a resounding "yes!" Certainly possibilities abound and instead of being stuck we flourish. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

We all make mistakes, and our mistakes can be a cause of hurt for others. There are ways to clean up the spilled milk of our lives that lead us to living more compassionately and authentically rather than tears. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

How do we define Happiness? We know when we have it, we know when we don't. But what is it? Let's explore from a Buddhist perspective how we can become and share abiding happiness. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

We did not emerge fully formed from the cosmos -- we are the product of the influence of innumerable people, experiences and circumstances. Cultivating gratitude for this as a conscious practice opens us to infinite joy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

Like piles of autumn leaves, the small hurts and irritations of daily life can accumulate. Sweeping up this emotional clutter gives us opportunities to change and help others change. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

How do we use irritation and annoyance to create harmony around us? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

How do we generate more happiness around and within? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support

A Resonant Life is produced by The Time is Now Productions and hosted by Mike Thompson. Join us for Buddhist-centric discussion, reflection and finding courses of action to create more joyful lives for ourselves and others. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/resonant-life/support