Podcasts about Bodhisattva

In this brief reflection Mary shares some thoughts on contemplative practice and how it can ground us and offer us a foundation from which to move through the world with steadiness and peace.Recorded Sept. 28, 2026 in the virtual worldSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

Breht reads the speech he recently gave in-person at the 2026 Socialism Conference in Chicago. In the Speech, he analyzes the role of human subjectivity in revolutionary politics, explicates Che's argument in his famous essay "Socialism and Man in Cuba", articulates his notion of the Bodhisattva Revolutionary archetype, and argues in favor of Buddhist meditation as a potent and time-tested tool for the deliberate cultivation of a revolutionary and liberatory subjectivity.   ---------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about Rev Left Radio HERE Check out Unlearning Capitalism for more political educational resources

Breht reads the speech he recently gave in-person at the 2026 Socialism Conference in Chicago. In the Speech, he analyzes the role of human subjectivity in revolutionary politics, explicates Che's argument in his famous essay "Socialism and Man in Cuba", articulates his notion of the Bodhisattva Revolutionary archetype, and argues in favor of Buddhist meditation as a potent and time-tested tool for the deliberate cultivation of a revolutionary and liberatory subjectivity. ---------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about Rev Left Radio HERE

The term Upaya, or Skillful Means can be a very helpful concept to consider as we move through our lives and is a practice of equanimity. How do we respond to our experiences rather than just reacting out of habit. Mary discusses this and how we can develop a skillful way of being in the world, guided by a wise heart.Recorded Sept. 19, 2026 in the virtual worldSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

If you wish to support our podcast, please follow this link. Thank you! Welcome to a new episode of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this episode, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and leadership coach Jo Confino are joined by Zen Buddhist nun Sister True Dedication to explore the significance and offerings of the Plum Village community – a sanctuary of peace, healing, and mindfulness, providing a stark contrast to the fast-paced, consumer-driven world outside. The three speakers further discuss the importance of a physical environment for spiritual practice, a space where individuals can reconnect with their true selves; the value of community living, where monastics share a collective career and work towards the flourishing of the community rather than individual success; the relevance of the five mindfulness trainings, which serve as ethical guidelines for personal and societal transformation; and much more. The conversation also touches upon the need for support to maintain and expand the Plum Village facilities, the importance of generosity, and the impact of supporting engaged monastic communities. Co-produced by the Plum Village App:https://plumvillage.app/ And Global Optimism:https://globaloptimism.com/ With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ List of resources Interbeinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing Plum Village Traditionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Village_Tradition Bodhisattva Vowhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattva_vow The Five Mindfulness Trainingshttps://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-5-mindfulness-trainings The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainingshttps://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-14-mindfulness-trainings Es Devlinhttps://esdevlin.com/ Rebecca Solnithttps://www.rebeccasolnit.net/ The Way Out Is In: Stepping into Freedom – Live Recording with Q&A Session (Episode #67)https://plumvillage.org/podcast/stepping-into-freedom-live-recording-with-qa-session-episode-67 The Way Out Is In: ‘Cultivating Joy and Togetherness in the Midst of Hardship (Episode #95)'https://plumvillage.org/podcast/cultivating-joy-and-togetherness-in-the-midst-of-hardship-episode-95 Quotes “Plum Village emerged from our teacher’s vision for how the world could look and feel different from mainstream society. From the beginning, Plum Village has always been a community of resistance. We could even call it a community of resilience, a very physical environment that is holding different values from mainstream consciousness. And the values in mainstream consciousness we can all recognize. It might be unbridled capitalism, craving, consumerism, violence, excess of different kinds that all of us might see in our immediate lives and around us and in the economic and labor systems that we’re a part of. The vision for Plum Village was to say, what if we created a physical environment that modeled entirely different values? And in embodying those values, that is the resistance. So for example, to embody more peace, harmony, collectiveness, community rather than individualism.” “We need to reclaim our sovereignty from the machines of our creation.” “Plum Village is holding this environment of peace and healing and freedom from the rat race, freedom from this world of technological overwhelm.” “When we come to a retreat, we are being invited into a space of sharing our generosity in presence. We’re not sitting for ourselves. We’re sitting for the collective. When we are taking care of our emotions, we’re also taking care of the emotions of the collective, because the individual and the collective, we start to see the interbeing of it, the interconnectedness of it.” “We organize our life in such a way that compassion, mindfulness, patience, inclusiveness are literally what we’re cultivating every day. And we’re not perfect, but this is our work in progress and it’s quite noble and even though we struggle so much, we feel in our bones that we’re doing this work every day. And it allows me to have some faith also in the future as we enter this period of disruption for society, for the climate, for agriculture, for nature, to be able to cooperate, to live cooperatively, to share resources, to moderate and temper our needs. These are such important human practices. The kind of qualities we’re holding here – compassion, mindfulness – are a treasure trove for future generations. These are exactly the kind of values that we want to trust will still be there in decades and centuries to come.” “In each hamlet we have 50, 60 monastics living together, everyone cultivating non-violence in our speech, in our thinking, in our way of being, in our way of washing a bowl, in our way of brushing our teeth, in our ways of being with the mosquitoes. We’re living as an example of non-violence in the world. And then being able to lift that up into our engagement with everyone who comes to us. It may sound like we’re describing a bubble. It’s really unrealistic, but because we are living in a constant relationship with the thousands of people that come and spend time with us every year, another way you could describe us is as being like the river bank and the river flows through us. We’re a sort of gentle river bank that caresses the water for a little bit before it moves on back into the world. And so people have a chance to taste these energies that we’re generating as a collective here.” “The only way that we are gonna save ourselves from the collapse of civilization is if there’s a collective awakening. Individual awakening is not enough.” “We’re not gonna sort everything out in this lifetime, but what we can offer is for the next generation to have more tools, more practices, more understanding, more care, more compassion, so that they can carry this path forward into the future.” “Thay has really expanded this home – it’s not just for the monks and nuns. The monastery is also open to the lay community for the lay people to come in and taste true peace.” “When you come to Plum Village for seven days and you don’t drive a vehicle, that’s already an impact. When you’re vegetarian for seven days, that’s impact. When you are not expressing anger for seven days, that’s impact. When you are listening to yourself and healing some blockage that has been waiting for you to look at and embrace, that is impact. That’s healing. That is already work for your ancestors, work for society. And so the journey of a monastery, or we can call it a practice center, is important because it is also a place where we know we can put our masks down. It can become a great equalizer. Everyone here, we’re human beings. It doesn’t matter what titles we’re holding in the world. Here, in the monastery, there’s a power to the monastic’s presence.” “It is very clear from the teachings of Thay and the teachings of the Buddha and our own moral compass, that if we don’t take care of our suffering, our loneliness, our violence, our hatred, naming it as it is and just saying like, ‘Okay, I’m co-responsible, and it is my responsibility to also transform this', we’re not gonna change the system.”

We don't meditate to get good at meditation. Instead, our practice lays the ground for awareness which we, hopefully, carry throughout our days. Continuity of mindfulness is a phrase which conveys this idea. In this talk Mary talks about Thich Nhat Hanh's book, Peace is Every Breath, which brings practice down to the most mundane parts of our lives like brushing teeth and making breakfast. The sacred is right here all the time when we're aware.Recorded Sept. 12, 2026 in the virtual worldSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

In dieser Folge hörst Du ein Daily Reminder von Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim darüber wie wir die Energie des Universums einsetzen, so dass wir in einer Welt wie im Paradies leben können.Vielen Dank Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim.alles Liebe und alles Glück für Dich,Deine Gak Duk

Regular guest, Doc, Mike  and Art examine the 13 stressors that can get us all if we let them. They go into details on how these stressors occur and stick around at the end for a surprising remedy that covers all of them. Hint, forgive the simplicity."Doc" Mike Witort of Chicago, IL is a Concierge Mobile Therapist. He won the right to practice medicine in 4 states. Serving jail time and forced to use his monetary wealth to defend his name against the medical industrial complex. He flows in the Bodhisattva vibes helping others for 8 decades. Contact Doc at 630-613-8537 or by email at wakeupwell1@gmail.com. Website: wakeupwell.org. (under obstruction) You tube, and linkedin. See What Makes Mikey Run: https://youtu.be/X1FWu82Sf4Q?si=eONvwmm2xrBfDr3LAny questions? Shoot Art a note at Clickhearpodcast@protonmail.com 

A core teaching of Buddhism is Dependent Origination although it can seem difficult to understand at times. In this talk, Mary offers a simple overview of this important teaching on conditionality and how we can free ourselves from the grip of Samsara. Recorded Sept. 5, 2026 in the virtual worldBook: Tear the City Down by Andre HardySend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

In this episode, you'll hear a Daily Reminder from Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim about how important it is to let go of our attachments so that we can realize our true nature.Thank you very much, Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim.With love,Yours in the dharma, Gak Duk

Este septiembre comienza El Camino del Bodhisattva (Parte 2), impartido por S.S. Sakya Trizin 42 y el Ven. Khenpo Rinchen Gyaltsen.

In this dharma reflection Mary discusses the idea we so often carry about the now, the future and the past and how easy it is to be caught up in a world that is somewhere else. Discussing various mental states, meditation invites us to identify these states in order to liberate our minds from attachment.Recorded August 27, 2026 in the virtual worldLet Go by Martine BatchelorSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

In this episode, you'll hear a Daily Reminder from Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim about what can help children get good grades and learn effectively.Thank you very much, Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim,Hapchang,Your Gak Duk

(Vrážné Zen Center) The Buddhist path invites us to cultivate a profound and empowering aspiration: to dedicate our hearts and bodies to the benefit of all beings. Following a reflection on this aspiration, we open our sensitivity to space and invite mettă to radiate through it, in all directions.

Living with an undefended heart is not only a saying, but it is a practice that moves us toward liberation and away from greed, aversion and ignorance. In this talk Mary discusses her years-long practice and what an Undefended Heart is, and what it is not.Recorded Aug. 22, 2026 in the virtual worldSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, physicist Adam Frank, PhD, admits he came to Buddhism hoping for the infinite cosmic power of his own enlightenment, and maybe more honestly, to face and resolve his own suffering. He stayed for something else entirely. Drawing on a year and a half spent with the Vimalakirti and Avatamsaka Sutras, he traces how these early Mahayana texts reimagined practice… Source

In this episode, you'll hear a Daily Reminder from Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim about the “Small” and the “Big I".It's a parable.Thank you so much, Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim,with love,Your s in the Dharma, Gak Duk

"Engaged Buddhism" is Buddhism lived in the world through compassion in action, wisdom applied to real life, and mindfulness extended beyond the meditation cushion!In this episode, we explore how Engaged Buddhism developed from the Buddha's own teachings and practices 2,600 years ago, and then through the reform movement of Venerable Taixu and Humanistic Buddhism, to Thich Nhat Hanh's modern mindfulness‑in‑action approach and the 14 Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing that were created during the Vietnam war. We also look at Master Hsing Yun's global humanitarian work with Fo Guang Shan, showing how Engaged Buddhism can be both deeply personal and profoundly communal. This is a great episode if you have heard of 'Engaged Buddhism' before and are wondering how your Buddhist practice can help respond to suffering, support our communities, and live the Bodhisattva ideal in everyday life.

What is this dream for humanity the flows underneath our lives? What is this dream? From Revelation to the Bodhisattva this dream emerges in just about every spiritual tradition. How can we embody this dream and grow it more fully in our lives? Be well...wonder deep...

The Dalai Lama suggests that we check in with our spiritual practice every ten years or so. Using the 18th anniversary of teaching as a jumping off point, Mary checks in with where spiritual practice can lead and what it may look like. It's not about achieving a particular goal, but about how we show up in the world and recognize our shared humanity.Recorded Aug. 15, 2026 in the virtual worldBhikkhu Bodhi article: A Challenge to BuddhistsSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

[This episode originally aired on October 9, 2023]  The Mahayana path, the path of the Bodhisattva warrior of wisdom and compassion, has a great deal to do with how we relate to ourselves and to one another  •  what kind of others do we include in our world?  •  what kind of underlying feelings do we honestly have about the people in our lives and the people we encounter?  •  everybody is worthy of our attention, but usually we engage in a lot of picking and choosing: who is worthy of our attention and who is not  •  the practice I want to briefly introduce is the practice of exchanging oneself for others, which is the basis of tonglen practice — the practice of taking and sending  •  this practice is very simple: it's putting yourself in the shoes of another   •  you can do this for all sorts of possible scenarios, but a very common one is looking at how we relate to people we consider to be our superiors; how we relate to people we consider to be our inferior to us; and how we relate to those we view more or less as equal  •  when we can see situations from different perspectives, we can cultivate the ability to treat others respectfully and with the same regard, whether they're more powerful than us, whether they're less powerful than us, whether they're intimate friends, or whether they're strangers.

Activism, slavery, the Bodhisattva vow and utopia. Welcoming rage, passion and kindness into our Sangha is the path to liberation. Successful responses to capitalism and other forms of suffering and injustice. from the Sigalaka sutta to real questions about how we treat our fellow human beings. Here, Saraha shares two poems that inspire him to engage fully with life. Excerpted from Your Liberation Is Bound Up with Mine given at Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 2020. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: Bite-sized clips - Buddhist inspiration three times a week. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

In this episode, you'll hear a Daily Reminder from Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim about the important teaching “The Lotus Flower Smile.” It's about Mahakashyapa's famous smile directed at Sok Ga Mo Ni Buddha and about our peaceful mind.Thank you very much, Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim.Hapchang,may you gain deep insights,yours in the dharma Gak Duk

Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 8/9/2026.

Using the teachings of Sayadaw U Tejaniya, Mary reflects on awareness, and how we find it in our lives. Recorded August 6, 2026 in the virtual worldSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

[This episode originally aired on Oct. 2, 2023]  The Mahayana, or open path, is the path of the Bodhisattva — the enlightened warrior of wisdom and compassion  •  at the core of the Mahayana path is an outrageous vow, called the Bodhisattva vow, where we vow to emulate the great Bodhisattvas of wisdom and compassionate action  •  the Bodhisattva vow, conventionally speaking, makes no sense at all  •  you vow to save all sentient beings as vast as they are throughout space and time  •  you might think, that's pretty darn presumptuous to make a vow like that; you might even call it absurd, impossible  •  nonetheless, you do it  •  it's crazy to think that you could save all sentient beings, or even hold that thought at all  •  but you keep going, and if you're fortunate, you might be able to save at least someone, or some being, from some level of suffering  •  the vow of the Bodhisattva is not dreamy or romantic; it is grounded in very gritty reality of life for sentient beings of all kinds who suffer greatly  •  but because you see this pattern so clearly, you also see the flip side  •  instead of saying, “Wherever there are sentient beings, there are conflicting emotions,” you could say, “And wherever there are sentient beings, there's wisdom, there's intelligence; there's love and kindness and compassion. There are efforts to help. There is a lessening of pain, sorrow, and suffering.” In approaching the Bodhisattva path, you recognize that both of these patterns are true.

Playlist Hub

Playlist Hub

Karunadhi explores the mythic and spiritual dimension of Bhante Sangharakshita's life and what the emotional significance of Going for Refuge. Through stories, poetry, and the image of the refuge tree, she reflects on his love for the Three Jewels, his connection to his teachers, and his dedication to the Bodhisattva ideal. Talk given at Tiratanaloka Retreat Centre as part of a series celebrating Sangharakshita's 100th birthday, 2025. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now Subscribe to the FBA podcast: A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

Sati, or mindfulness is foundational to our practice and necessary for liberation. In this talk Mary discusses what mindfulness is and the Buddha's teaching on how we cultivate this vital practice and move towards awakening.Recorded August 1, 2026 in the virtual worldBooks mentioned: The Satipatthana Sutta by Bhikkhu AnalayoMindfulness by Joseph GoldsteinThe Noble Eightfold Path by Bhikkhu BodhiSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 8/2/2026.

Art and Doc go deep on Big Vitamins. Is it just the red pill right hand supplementing the method blue left hand or are you actually supplementing yourself? Discover how you can supplement yourself the good old-fashioned Hippocratic way by letting your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food. They don't just talk about the damage. They actually dive deep into preventing and repairing. Find out how a patient cured is a patient lost in this episode with Art Stimmel and Doc Mike Witort. "Doc" Mike Witort of Chicago, IL is a Concierge Mobile Therapist. He won the right to practice medicine in 4 states. Serving jail time and forced to use his wealth to defend his name against the medical industrial complex he flows in the Bodhisattva vibe helping others for 8 decades. Contact Doc at 630-613-8537 or by email at wakeupwell1@gmail.com. Website: wakeupwell.org. (under obstruction) You tube, and linkedin. See What Makes Mikey Run: https://youtu.be/X1FWu82Sf4Q?si=eONvwmm2xrBfDr3LClickhearpodcast@protonmail.com 

Norman gives a talk on “The Bodhisattva's Four Methods of Guidance” in the Dōgen Seminar:  Inspiration for Everyday Life, hosted by Upaya Zen Center on August 1, 2026.   Suggested donation: $7 https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Upaya-Dogen-Seminar-The-Bodhisattvas-four-methods-of-guidance-Norman-Fischer-08.1.2026.mp3

So many things are coming at us these days, it can feel so overwhelming. In this talk Mary reflects on the grief we may be feeling about so much loss in the world, and how a path of radical kindness is a wise and skillful response for ourselves and others. Recorded July 25, 2026 in the virtual worldSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

In this episode, you'll hear a Daily Reminder from Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim about “the world of Gong.” You can come out of your negative karma.Thank you very much, Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim.Hapchang,enjoy,Gak Duk

Most people think of birthdays as a time for cake, gifts, and growing older—but Buddhism invites us to see them as something much deeper. In this inspiring talk, Rev. Kanjin Cederman explores how birthdays can become powerful moments of gratitude, reflection, and spiritual renewal. Drawing from the teachings of the Buddha, the Lotus Sutra, and Nichiren Buddhism, this lecture reveals why a human birth is considered extraordinarily precious, how impermanence gives life meaning, and how each birthday offers an opportunity to renew our Bodhisattva vow. Rather than simply celebrating another year of age, discover how to celebrate another year of awakening, compassion, and purpose on the path to Buddhahood.

The Buddha says the root of suffering begins with what he calls the three defilements, also known as the three poisons. These are greed, aversion or ill-will, and ignorance or delusion. This teaching is as valid today as it was almost 2600 years ago. In this talk Mary discusses how these poisons show up in our lives and how we can learn to let them go. She also touches on the three Buddhist personality types.Recorded July 16, 2026 in the virtual world Send me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

In this episode, you'll hear a Daily Reminder from Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim about Master Ho Am, who lived in Korea long time ago, and Kwan Se Um Bo Sal, Bodhisattva perceiver of the world`s sounds.Thank you very much, Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim.HapchangWith love,Gak Duk

Doug joins the circle from a backyard, phone propped in the grass, raking leaves for an eighty-five-year-old piano teacher who can no longer garden. What follows is a teaching on sorrow — what it's for, how to hold it without gripping — and then a guided practice for letting personal pain become a blessing for others. Drawing on Richard Rohr's The Tears of Things, the Law of One, and the Christian Paschal Mystery, this episode moves from reflection into experience with the Sacrament of Solidarity, a heart-centered practice offered entirely under free will. In this episode The mundane is sacred. Why an ordinary evening of raking leaves is exactly the right ground for this teaching. Spiritual melancholia and clinical depression. Doug, a therapist, draws the line carefully: depressive disorders are real and deserve real treatment. Alongside them sits a spiritual sadness that works less like a malfunction and more like a gift. Gratitude for all that was; yes to all that will be. The Hammarskjöld refrain that anchors the evening, prayed over one member of the circle standing between a home she is leaving and a home she is entering. The Paschal Mystery. Loss and renewal. Learning to die well without gripping — or, as M put it more beautifully than any theology that night, learning to keep your hands open. Joy is not happiness. Happiness may be the opposite of sadness; joy is something else — the felt movement of life, available inside heartbreak wherever there is perspective and a sense of meaning. Everything laments. The phrase lacrimae rerum comes from Virgil; the wisdom of Rohr's book comes from the Hebrew prophets, whose arc runs from rage through sorrow into compassion. Lament as an archetype of release rather than revenge or repair. One body, one Earth. Humanity as the feeling, self-aware membrane of the planet — and what happens when the cells refuse to grieve. Ra's "quiet horror." Why a world where the positively oriented outnumber the negative can still feel so negative — and why it's the good ones who carry that particular ache. The Sacrament of Solidarity. The full guided practice, offered step by step. The practice, in brief A free-will meditation moving undirected energy up through the centers and out as directed blessing: Unite your heart with the others — you are not alone. Find the swirling red-orange sphere of sorrow and anger below the navel. Surrender the need to control the outcome; let it rise to the membrane below the heart. Watch it turn emerald green as it enters the heart, the seat of universal love. Ask, freely: Do you wish to use your pain to bless others? Let it settle behind the throat as a message of love, ready to be delivered. Open the indigo inner eye to those carrying heartache across the world. Release a violet ray from the crown, directed with will and faith: You are not alone. I am here with you. Your pain is understood. I will help you carry this. Breathe. Out: I wish you well-being and peace. In: I wish for myself well-being and peace. Return to the body with gratitude, and with the sense of having transmuted pain into blessing. Sources & references Richard Rohr, The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage (Convergent, 2025). Rohr's most personal book, which he has described as a summation of his teaching. See also his conversation with Oprah, and his Greenbelt Festival interview on how the title came about. On the title and its sources. The phrase lacrimae rerum — "the tears of things" — is Virgil's, from Aeneid I.462, where Aeneas weeps before a mural of the war dead. Rohr has said the phrase stayed with him from his Latin studies. The book's substance, though, comes from the Hebrew prophets — Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Jonah — whose writings move from rage and accusation into lamentation and, finally, compassion. Rohr calls this pattern "sacred criticism": confronting evil and injustice while holding the wholeness of history and the interconnectedness of every living being. Dag Hammarskjöld — "For all that has been, thanks; to all that shall be, yes." The Law of One (Ra Material): Session 17.23 — the Earth only seems negatively oriented; the appearance comes from "the quiet, shall we say, horror which is the common distortion which those good, or positively oriented, entities have towards the occurrences" of the present. Session 46.9 — anger as "the undirected, or random, energy." Ra teaches acceptance as the key to the positive use of catalyst, and control as the key to the negative — the same turn the practice asks for below the heart. The Paschal Mystery — the Christian pattern of death, letting go, and renewal. The Bodhisattva tradition — those who return to help humanity with its suffering by teaching us to lament well. Brené Brown — on "foreboding joy," the reflex to brace for catastrophe in our happiest moments. For reflection this week Hold one another in your hearts. If sadness or disappointment surfaces, don't fret it — it's an opening to transmute into shared blessing. That's the gateway back to joy. This episode touches on grief, despair, and suicidal pain. If you're carrying that kind of weight, please don't carry it alone — reach out to someone you trust or to a professional. The whole point of a sacrament of solidarity is that no one is meant to lament by themselves.

In this talk, Mary reflects on the famous story of Milarepa and the demons who take over his cave. It's a wonderful reflection on our spiritual journey of aversion and delusion to being intimate with our deepest experiences.Recorded July 11, 2026 in the virtual worldSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

Case #105 of Dōgen's Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; June 18, 2024):Yunyan asked Daowu, “How does the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion [Avalokiteśvara] use so many hands and eyes?”Daowu said, “It's just like a person in the middle of the night reaching back in search of a pillow.”—from The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans, by John Daido Loori and Kazuaki TanahashiYou can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube channel.Post-production by Tod Nyokai.

This teaching was given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Lama Tsonkhapa Institute in Italy as part of the Ganden Lha Gyama retreat between September 3-30, 2004.00:00:00 Lama Zopa Rinpoche leads the motivation for the practice of Confession of a Bodhisattva's Downfalls to the Thirty-Five Buddhas.00:10:45 Rinpoche does the practice of Confession of a Bodhisattva's Downfalls to the Thirty-Five Buddhas with students.Find out more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his teachings and projects at https://fpmt.org/

This talk was given by Matthew Brensilver on 2026.07.08 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtube.com/live/D1oKuPGoRyE. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

St. Francis of Assisi invited us to wear the world as a loose garment and in this talk, Mary discusses how this is an invitation to equanimity. How do we turn towards the world without rigidity, yet with a willingness to stay present and meet life where it is?Recorded July 4, 2026 in the virtual worldSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

One of the things we release on the journey to awakening is our attachment to fixed views. These are the stories that have become rigid and that we believe about ourselves and the world. This practice invites us to pause and take a look at our views and ask if they're even true. Freedom lies with our letting go of shoulds and opening to this moment as it is.Recorded June 27, 2026 in the virtual worldSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

In order to move on the path of liberation, we need to see what gets in the way. The Buddha's teaching of the Five Hindrances is a helpful way to recognize these sometimes subtle obstacles and learn how to release them so we can continue towards freedom.Recorded June 20, 2026 in the virtual worldSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

In the book, "Dancing With Life", Phillip Moffitt writes about the three insights associated with each of the Four Noble Truths: Reflecting, Experiencing and Knowing. This is a wise way to look at his core teaching and Mary offers a summary of Phillip's teaching. She calls these insights a journey of awareness from the head to the heart.Recorded June 13, 2026 in the virtual worldSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

The 5th precept is more than just an admonition not to drink or use drugs, but is an invitation to look at our consumption and how we may numb ourselves and become lost in delusion. It's from this deluded place where we can cause the most harm to others and to ourselves.Recorded June 6, 2026 in the virtual worldSend me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks.Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

What is the Buddhist perspective on boundaries? In Buddhism, we're encouraged to cherishing others more and deepen our compassion. Some may wonder if there is a contradiction between these heart-opening practices and having healthy boundaries, a more modern Western concept. But here is the truth: even the Buddha set boundaries. In the texts, the Buddha frequently chose who to engage with, when to enter noble silence, and how to protect himself so he could serve the world effectively. In fact, true compassion requires boundaries. Sometimes the kindest thing to do for another is to set a strong boundary. In this episode, JoAnn Fox explores the concept of boundaries through a Buddhist lens. We look at how creating a boundary isn't an act of anger or separation; it's an act of wise compassion for ourselves and others. According to the American Psychological Association, healthy boundaries are not "walls" to keep people out, but rather "gates" that allow you to manage your energy and safety. Buddhism offers perspectives to help us find the sweet spot between "porous" boundaries that leave us depleted, and "rigid" boundaries that keep us isolated or limit our growth. " All the happiness in the world arises from wishing others to be happy All the suffering in the world arises from wishing ourselves (alone) to be happy." —Shantideva, Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life   Shantideva (1997). A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. Translated by Vesna and B. Alan Wallace. Shambala Publications.    Find us at the links below:  Our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/BuddhismForEveryone Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Buddhismforeveryone Private Facebook Group:: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sanghatalk/ Website: Buddhismforeveryone.com Instagram: @buddhism4everyone X: @Joannfox77 TikTok: @buddhism4everyone YouTube: @Buddhism4Everyone To learn more about the new Wednesday evening drop-in classes on Zoom, visit https://buddhismforeveryone.com/meditation-classes-for-peace Interested in an online Study Program, visit https://buddhismforeveryone.com/ongoing-buddhist-study-program To learn about Buddhist Coaching with JoAnn Fox visit www.BuddhismforEveryone.com or email JoAnn Fox at joann@buddhismforeveryone.com