Podcasts about buddha's teachings

Dr. Valerie Mason-John is a public speaker and master trainer in the field of conflict transformation, leadership and mindfulness. Valerie is the award-winning author of 8 books, and the co-author and co-founder of Eight Step Recovery: Using The Buddha's Teaching to Overcome Addiction. Since its publication, it has won the Best USA Book Award 2014 and Best International Book Award 2015 in the self-motivational and self-help category. In this episode, Eric and Valerie discuss: Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha's Teaching to Overcome AddictionBut wait – there's more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It's that simple and we'll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Valerie Mason-John and I Discuss Recovery Through Buddha's Teaching and …Their book, Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha's Teaching to Overcome AddictionTheir history of addiction to drugs, alcohol, and disordered eatingTheir traumatic history leading to multiple addictionsThinking of expansive values at the center of our livesHow addiction is an adaptive behavior to soothe ourselvesThe first 3 steps of their recovery process are based on the 4 noble truthsHow we can't avoid pain, but we can learn to avoid sufferingHow we can become addicted to our “stinking thinking”Meditation helps regulate the central nervous systemWhat it means to seek refuge in dealing with addictionHow the Buddha achieved freedom from the prison of the mindDharma teachings that point us to the truth and freedomThe benefit of Sangha or community in overcoming addictionValerie Mason-John Links:Valerie Mason-John's websiteTwitterFacebookInstagramStitch Fix knows that when you look your best, you feel your best. Every piece is hand-picked for your fit, your style, and your life. Visit stitchfix.com/wof to take your style quiz and get 25% off your order when you keep everything in your fix. KiwiCo: The subscription service that sends your child hands-on science, art, and geography projects each month to build confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills. Get 30% off your first month plus free shipping on any crate line with the promo code FEED at www.KiwiCo.comBiOptimizers: Just 2 capsules of their Magnesium Breakthrough taken before bed gives you all 7 forms of magnesium so that you sleep better at night. Go to www.magbreakthrough.com/wolf and use the promo code WOLF10 at checkout to save 10%.If you enjoyed this conversation with Valerie Mason-John, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Maia Szalavitz on AddictionDr. Gabor Mate on Addiction

Buddha's teachings || by Sonil Parajuli Hope this will be helpful to somebody Like, share, and don't forget to subscribe. Let's learn more about how your life going to change by following this video. In this video Sonil going to explore that in our daily lives, we can get so closed in the present moments that we lose sight of the truth that pain is only temporary. Content Creator | Presentor :-Sonil Parajuli Edit:- Bijay Dangol Footage credit:- www.pexel.com Let us know how you are visioning your life in the upcoming time in a comment below! Join Sonil social media and podcasts stations: Join Sonil on podcast stations: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sonil-parajuli​... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/speakersonil​ ... Follow Sonil: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SonilSpeaker​... Twitter: https://twitter.com/PSonil​ ... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speakerso​... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speakersoni​... Website: http://speakersonil.com/​ ... Sonil Parajuli was also a name in a crowd among millions who struggled and failed in the search for success, happiness, and joy. Not different than other lower-middle-class people, he too had a bunch of unclear dreams and blur goals in life. All he had was an enduring learning attitude to hold on to. Strongest mallet- time taught him the essence of life. He started to discover the meaning of life and he consistently kept resigning from the comfort zone and continued to share the secret of his success with the world. Urge to help people and the community inspired him to take the initiative of changing people's lives via seminars, training, and workshops globally. From a very typical family background where a primary level school teacher father was compelled to seek work in a foreign land to support his joint family dependent only on agriculture, how could a simple regular job be soul satiating for the young soul like Sonil? Still, he tried his best working in manufacturing & marketing household products than to multi-level marketing company. He left no stone unturned and became a trainer in sales, insurance, MLM, digital and affiliate marketing. When he found the real call in plunging into the LIFE, he dropped the college where he was supposed to get a formal degree as one of the brilliant students, and set out for the destination. Besides his own spiritual family, he was already attracted by many inspirational religious gurus, thus, he became a determined monk in Mysore, southern India. He was ordained in Tibetan Palyul Monastery called Namdrolling monastery founded by H.H. Penor Rinpoche where he lived for four years as a monk (2005 -2009). Now transforming many peoples' lives through coaching, training & workshops. The intent focus is to build an empire of the knowledge industry and add more value of reflection by spreading the learning attitudes in the world. #speakersonil​ #Buddha #Buddha'steachings#inspirationalvideo​ #sonilcoaching​ #sonilparajuli --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/speakersonil/message

Chapter 2 - Why Study Gotama Buddha's Teachings? - (Group Learning Program) Chapter 2 - Why Study Gotama Buddha's Teachings? - (Group Learning Program) What is the goal of learning and practicing the teachings of Gotama Buddha? What is the purpose to his teachings and how can they benefit our lives? In this Podcast, David will discuss "Why Study Gotama Buddha's Teachings?". ——- Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidance https://bit.ly/GroupLearningProgram The Words of The Buddha - Pali Canon in English Study Group https://bit.ly/PaliCanonStudyGroup FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana https://bit.ly/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 Facebook: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Facebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Youtube Podcast: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share the teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and worldwide for all people using this link. https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/supportbuddha

An inspiring discussion on The Challenge of the Mind, An Essential Guide to Buddha's Teachings: Zen, Karma and Enlightenment by Ryuho Okawa (IRH Press 2018). The Challenge of the Mind is a guide to exploring the infinite potential of our mind from Buddha's perspective explained in plain accessible language. In this book, Author Ryuho Okawa thoroughly explains the essential tenets of Buddhism which had been misinterpreted for so long. These teachings can elevate our state of mind to the core part of our Buddha Nature or Divine Nature and improve our capacity for love and enlightenment. For more information, please visit: https://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1942125453/irhpressusa0c-20/  

(Group Learning Program) - (Chapter 24) - Misunderstandings of Gotama Buddha's Teachings Gotama Buddha's teachings, just like everything in the world, are effected by impermanence. There have been several traditions of Buddhism that have spawned from his original teachings. All traditions of Buddhism respect Gotama Buddha for his teachings, but due to impermanence affecting everything in life, there are several influences from various traditions and the teachings of Gotama Buddha have been modified since the time of his death. In this Podcast, David will share the key misunderstandings that exist in the current practices of Buddhist teachings. ——- Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidance https://bit.ly/GroupLearningProgram The Words of The Buddha - Pali Canon in English Study Group https://bit.ly/PaliCanonStudyGroup FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbāna https://bit.ly/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 Facebook: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Facebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Youtube Podcast: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share the teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and worldwide for all people using this link. https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/supportbuddha

(Audiobook) - (Introduction & Preface) - Gotama Buddha's Teachings Are a Life Practice Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana Preface - Gotama Buddha's Teachings Are a Life Practice To obtain a copy of this book in text format, PDF, Kindle, or print versions, please visit this link. FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana https://bit.ly/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 ——- Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidance https://bit.ly/GroupLearningProgram FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana https://bit.ly/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 Facebook: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Facebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Youtube Podcast: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share the teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and world-wide for all people. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SupportBuddha Paypal: http://paypal.me/SupportBuddha999

(Audiobook) - (Chapter 24) - Misunderstandings of Gotama Buddha's Teachings Developing a Life Practice:The Path That Leads to Nibbana Chapter 24 - Misunderstandings of Gotama Buddha's Teachings To obtain a copy of this book in text format, PDF, Kindle, or print versions, please visit this link. FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana https://bit.ly/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 ——- Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidance https://bit.ly/GroupLearningProgram FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana https://bit.ly/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 Facebook: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Facebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Youtube Podcast: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share the teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and world-wide for all people. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SupportBuddha Paypal: http://paypal.me/SupportBuddha999

(Group Learning Program) - (Chapter 2) - Why Study Gotama Buddha's Teachings? What is the goal of learning and practicing the teachings of Gotama Buddha? What is the purpose to his teachings and how can they benefit our lives? In this Podcast, David will discuss "Why Study Gotama Buddha's Teachings?" ——- Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidance https://bit.ly/GroupLearningProgram FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana https://bit.ly/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 Facebook: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Facebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Youtube Podcast: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share the teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and world-wide for all people. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SupportBuddha Paypal: http://paypal.me/SupportBuddha999

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LEARN - Frequently Asked Questions About Gotama Buddha's Teachings In this Podcast, David will share some of the most frequently asked questions by students of Gotama Buddha's teachings providing detailed answers to help you deepen your understanding and practice of these teachings. ——- Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidance https://bit.ly/GroupLearningProgram FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana https://bit.ly/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 Facebook: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Facebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Youtube Podcast: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share the teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and world-wide for all people. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SupportBuddha Paypal: http://paypal.me/SupportBuddha999

This week I talk with David Roylance, who is a dedicated practitioner and Teacher of Gotama Buddha’s teachings who has been part of the Thai community since 2001.He visited Thailand for the first time in 2002 and brought the Traditional Thai Healing Arts back to the United States of America to share with people in the Western World.His Traditional Thai Healing Arts centers located in the Washington DC area provided traditional Thai healing arts to clients and educational opportunities to students to explore the Thai healing arts, Thai culture, and the teachings of Gotama Buddha. David is a published author with books on the topics of Traditional Thai Healing Arts and The Path That Leads to Nibbana.David has taught Gotama Buddha’s teachings since 2005 in the United States of America. In 2015, he closed his businesses and relocated to Chiang Mai, Thailand to be closer to the Thai culture and the Thai community of Buddhist practitioners.David shares Gotama Buddha’s teachings with Household Practitioners and Ordained Practitioners in Chiang Mai, Thailand and around the world through courses, retreats, and special events providing guidance to help people attain Enlightenment - a peaceful, calm, serene, and content mind with joy. Register Today: https://tinyurl.com/OnlineLearning-RE...These teachings are offered freely to everyone who is interested to learn and practice Gotama Buddha’s teachings.——-Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The BuddhaDedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Enlightenment.https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com(See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.)Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidancehttps://tinyurl.com/GroupLearningProgramFREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbanahttps://tinyurl.com/FreeBuddhaBook-NE...Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/DailyWisdom-FacebookYouTube: https://tinyurl.com/DailyWisdom-YouTubePodcast: https://tinyurl.com/DailyWisdom-PodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SupportBuddhaPaypal: http://paypal.me/SupportBuddha999*****************************************************************AuthenticShanta@gmail.comTwitter:@authentictalks2.0IG: @authentictalks2.0

LEARN - Buddhist Chanting & Improving Our Life Practice of Gotama Buddha's Teachings LEARN Buddhist Chanting to help ease the mind into meditation prior to starting a meditation session and to ease it out of meditation at the conclusion of your meditation sessions. Develop a practice of Buddhist Chanting through learning how to chant in the Pali language - the source language of Gotama Buddha's teachings. For countless centuries, Buddhist Practitioners have chanted in the Pali language to pass the teachings from one generation to the next. In this Podcast, David will guide you in understanding why Buddhist Practitioners chant, what are the benefits, and how to develop a chanting practice of your own. ——- Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidance https://bit.ly/GroupLearningProgram FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana https://bit.ly/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 Facebook: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Facebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Youtube Podcast: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share the teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and world-wide for all people. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SupportBuddha Paypal: http://paypal.me/SupportBuddha999

LEARN - (Chapter 24) - Misunderstandings of Gotama Buddha's Teachings Gotama Buddha's teachings, just like everything in the world, are effected by impermanence. There have been several traditions of Buddhism that have spawned from his original teachings. All traditions of Buddhism respect Gotama Buddha for his teachings, but due to impermanence affecting everything in life, there are several influences from various traditions and the teachings of Gotama Buddha have been modified since the time of his death. In this Podcast, David will share the key misunderstandings that exist in the current practices of Buddhist teachings. ——- Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidance https://bit.ly/GroupLearningProgram FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana https://bit.ly/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 Facebook: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Facebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Youtube Podcast: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share the teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and world-wide for all people. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SupportBuddha Paypal: http://paypal.me/SupportBuddha999

LEARN - Buddhist Chanting & Improving Our Life Practice of Gotama Buddha's Teachings LEARN Buddhist Chanting to help ease the mind into meditation prior to starting a meditation session and to ease it out of meditation at the conclusion of your meditation sessions. Develop a practice of Buddhist Chanting through learning how to chant in the Pali language - the source language of Gotama Buddha's teachings. For countless centuries, Buddhist Practitioners have chanted in the Pali language to pass the teachings from one generation to the next. In this Podcast, David will guide you in understanding why Buddhist Practitioners chant, what are the benefits, how to develop a chanting practice of your own and answers several questions on how to improve your life practice of these teachings. ——- Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidance https://tinyurl.com/OnlineLearning-REGISTER FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana https://tinyurl.com/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/DailyWisdom-Facebook YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/DailyWisdom-YouTube Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share the teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and world-wide for all people. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SupportBuddha Paypal: http://paypal.me/SupportBuddha999

An Introduction to Gotama Buddha's Teachings with Contrasts to Jesus Christ's Teachings Interview with Charles Rainer S. Baghari of Sibby Youtube Channel as an Introduction to Gotama Buddha's teachings with contrasts to the teachings of Jesus Christ. ——- Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidance https://tinyurl.com/OnlineLearning-REGISTER FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana https://tinyurl.com/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/DailyWisdom-Facebook YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/DailyWisdom-YouTube Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share the teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and world-wide for all people. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SupportBuddha Paypal: http://paypal.me/SupportBuddha999

LEARN - (Chapter 2) - Why Study Gotama Buddha's Teachings? The basic premise for anyone who might consider studying Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Nibbana is the following… Life is unsatisfactory and in life we all experience "discontentedness or suffering". To be motivated to study and practice Gotama Buddha's teachings and thus spend lots of time and effort, the world must be "shocked" into not being so comfortable with "what is" and be able to see "what is the future if more and more humans attain Nibbana”. If all humans see the world as a happy, delightful, and a comfortable place to exist, there is no motivation to do anything to improve life. Thus, one must feel very uncomfortable with life and its existence in order to be motivated to study, learn, implement, and gain the results of Gotama Buddha's teachings. The results are a liberated mind and a pure mind, Nibbana. You may have experienced happiness and excitement in your life but you have also experienced a lot of pain and suffering that you would not want to repeat. Gotama Buddha's goal was to provide teachings that gave the mind a place where it could be permanently peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy. The mental state of Nibbana will completely eliminate discontentedness of the mind, for every human. In this Podcast, we will discuss "Why Study Gotama Buddha's Teachings?" ——- Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidance https://bit.ly/GroupLearningProgram FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana https://bit.ly/FreeBuddhaBook-NEW-Edition-7 Facebook: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Facebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Youtube Podcast: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share the teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and world-wide for all people. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SupportBuddha Paypal: http://paypal.me/SupportBuddha999

Nibbana means "extinguished," and attaining it means you have extinguished the "outflows" of sensuality, ignorance, and the desire for further existence. Someone who attains nibbana experiences ineffable peace and freedom, and a permanent state of human perfection. This episode familiarizes you the teachings about nibbana, discusses some of the implications for Buddhist practice, and points out how views of nibbana are one of the fundamental differences between Theravada and Mahayana forms of Buddhism.

 The whole Tripitaka summarized into 3 things..

The “Five Skandhas,” or aggregates, are the five aspects of a human being: Form, the body; Feelings, our positive, negative, or neutral reactions to stimuli; Perception, the basic process of labeling or identifying things; Consciousness, awareness of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touch, and thoughts; and Mental Fabrications, all of our active processes of mind. The Five Skandhas aren’t so much a teaching in an of themselves as they are a tool for exploring the teaching of Anatta, or not-self.

The Buddha taught that there are five main “hindrances” we encounter in our spiritual practice: 1) Worldly desire; 2) ill-will; 3) sloth-and-torpor; 4) restlessness-and-worry, and 5) uncertainty (or skeptical doubt). In this 3rd episode of 3, I go into detail about sloth-and-torpor, restlessness-and-worry, and uncertainty, and recommended ways to abandon them.

The Buddha taught that there are five main “hindrances” we encounter in our spiritual practice. In this 2nd episode of 3, I start going into detail about each hindrance and recommended ways to abandon them. I get through worldly desire and ill-will. In the next episode I'll cover sloth-and-torpor, restlessness-and-worry, and uncertainty (or skeptical doubt).

Meditation and other aspects of Buddhist practice can be difficult. According to the Buddha, it’s useful to pay attention to exactly what’s going on when we’re feeling challenged. Any obstacle can be characterized as one of five hindrances: 1) Sense desire; 2) ill-will; 3) sloth-and-torpor; 4) restlessness-and-worry, or 5) uncertainty (or skeptical doubt). By identifying our hindrance, we get a better sense of what caused it to arise and how we can best overcome it.

One of Buddha's central teachings was the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, about how you walk the Eightfold Path to liberation. Mindfulness, or sati, means to remember or keep in mind, and the four foundations are the four things you should keep in mind (or focus on) if you want to progress on the spiritual path. In this first episode of two on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, I introduce the teaching as given by the Buddha.

Ricky is joined by Valerie Mason-John (a.k.a Vimalasara), an award winning author, public speaker, and co-founder of Eight Step Recovery. The structure of the discussion is based on her book, Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha's Teachings to Overcome Addiction. Expanding on the Four Noble Truths, Valerie (and co-author Dr. Paramabandhu Groves) distill ancient wisdom to create a practical approach to tackle addiction. These steps are: - Step One: Accepting human life will bring suffering. - Step Two: Seeing how we create extra suffering. - Step Three: Embracing impermanence to show us suffering can end. - Step Four: Being willing to step on the path of recovery and discover freedom. - Step Five: Transforming speech, actions, livelihood. - Step Six: Placing positive values at the centre of our lives. - Step Seven: Making every effort to stay on the path of recovery. - Step Eight: Helping others by sharing the benefits we have gained. Listen as Valerie guides us through each step. Drugs, alcohol, food, sex, shopping, social media... None of us escape addition, to varying degrees. Consequently, the wisdom contained within this eight-step process is beneficial to all of us — spiritual or non-spiritual. Find more information on the Eight Step Recovery online or contact Valerie at eightstepsrecovery@gmail.com. (Title music: Monday Morning Wakeup Call by Daniel Birch)

In this third episode of my series on the Four Brahmaviharas, I briefly talk about how to use them in daily practice without setting them up as unattainable ideals. Then I discuss what tends to get in the way of unlimited compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity, and ways to work through those obstructions.

In Part 2 of my series on the Brahmaviharas, I explore teachings about how to cultivate Metta, or goodwill, in an unlimited or boundless way. (Which is the idea.) As we try to extend Metta to everyone, we quickly recognize our internal resistance to feeling unqualified goodwill toward many people. I discuss the recommendations of Buddhaghosa, a 5th century monk and author of the Visuddhimagga, about how to cultivate Metta for someone when it's very difficult to feel it naturally.

The Buddha taught the importance of the four Brahmaviharas, or sublime attitudes: Goodwill, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. These are the emotions we should cultivate toward other beings in order establish a strong foundation for spiritual practice, and are also the best attitudes to have toward people if we want our relationships to be harmonious and beneficial. In this episode I introduce the Brahmaviharas as a whole, including how they fit within the context of other Buddhist teachings.

In this episode I introduce the Buddha’s teaching of the three poisons. According to the Buddha, the root of all evil – that is, all unskillful, selfish, harmful actions of body, speech, and mind – is greed, hate, delusion, or some combination these three negative states. Taken together, these are called the “three poisons” and are our unhelpful response to things we like (greed or craving), things we don’t like (hate or aversion), and our fundamental – mistaken – belief in the inherent existence of self.

Karma may be the most widely mentioned - and misunderstood - Buddhist concept outside Buddhist circles. You might, “Well, that’s karma!” when someone more or less gets their comeuppance. This view of karma isn’t entirely off base, but Buddhist karma is subtle and complex: It’s about the state of your mind when you form an intention, perform an action, and experience the consequences, and how you can affect this process in order to avoid causing suffering for yourself and others.

Contrasting our modern materialistic terminal lifestyle which denies the interconnection of sensitive beings + the possibility of past + future lives with that of the Infinite Lifestyle as taught by the Buddha Professor Thurman re-frames the traditional translations of key terms found in Shantideva and in describing nirvana as bliss. Opening this two part podcast with an overview of the Buddhist perspective on emptiness Robert AF Thurman leads a discussion on "Shantideva's Bodhisatva's Way to Life" & his book "Infinite Life" highlighting the lessons from each on patience, generosity, creativity + justice. Includes a discussion of the decimal system and the zero's origins in ancient India, it's linguistic + conceptual connections to Shunyata and the place of non-dualism in the Buddha's Teachings. "Bliss is more or less illegal in most cultures." Robert AF Thurman In the second half Professor Thurman gives an overview of the Six Transendences ( Traditionally Known as the Six Perfections) beginning with a detailed examination of selfless compassion, the blissful nature of nirvana & Shantideva's famous presentation of the yoga of patience as the antidote to anger/hate, with its three varieties of tolerant patience, insightful patience, and forgiving patience. Podcast concludes with a short "exchanging self for other" guided meditation on Disney's Living Dessert documentary. "Bliss Suspicion & The Three Types of Justice" is an excerpt from the March 22, 2017 HH Dalai Lama’s A Force for Good: Buddhist Science Sources for Practices Beyond Religion Talk ‘Patience and Creativity Transcendences ’ by Robert AF Thurman recorded at Tibet House US in New York City. To watch the full recordings from this + other past events please consider becoming a Tibet House US member. Learn about joining the Tibet House US Membership Community with a monthly tax-deductible donation by visiting: www.tibethouse.us. ‘A Force For Good’ is a Tibet House US course to further the Dalai Lama’s contemporary world initiatives, from His Holiness’ American Institute of Buddhist Studies and Mind & Life Institute science dialogues (Universe in a Single Atom) and His creation of Abhidharma 2.0 through the “Science for Monks” programs, his “secular ethics” (Ethics for the New Millennium and Beyond Religion), His nonviolent approach to conflict resolution, including His Nobel Peace Laureate activities to seek dialogue and a win-win reconciliation with China in the face of the ongoing ethnicidal policies in Tibet (Freedom in Exile and Man of Peace: The Illustrated Life Story of Tibet’s Dalai Lama) & along with his emphasis on positive activism (A New Reality: Charter of Universal Responsibility). This on-going series was inspired by Daniel Goleman’s ‘A Force For Good: The Dalai Lama’s Vision for Our World‘. To learn more about this year’s Force For Good Series please click the image above or visit: www.tibethouse.us. The song ‘Dancing Ling’ by Tenzin Choegyal from the album ‘Heart Sutra‘ (2004) by Ethno Super Lounge is used on the Bob Thurman Podcast with artist’s permission, all rights reserved. Bliss Suspicion & The Three Types of Justice"Photo Created with love by Ryan McGuire. via www.gratisography.com.

Right speech is an essential part of Shakyamuni Buddha’s very first teaching of the Noble Eightfold Path, his prescription for spiritual liberation and insight. This teaching can be very useful to us in daily life, and recommends we avoid lying, divisive speech, abusive speech, and idle (unmindful) chatter. The Buddha also gave us five things to consider before speaking: Is what we're about to say factual, helpful, kind (spoken with good-will), pleasant ("endearing"), and timely?

In his very first sermon, delivered over 2,500 years ago, Shakyamuni Buddha taught the Noble Eightfold Path. In this episode I describe this teaching and each of the eight aspects of the path. I also explain why Buddhism resists being summed up even by the simple and elegant formula of the Eightfold Path, because this teaching just one “lens” among many with which to view Buddhist practice.

The Buddha's very first teaching as about the Four Noble Truths: Dukkha, the Origin of Dukkha, the Cessation of Dukkha, and the Path Leading to the Cessation of Dukkha. In this episode I introduce the Four Noble Truths and how the Buddha meant us to practice with them. Then I go through each truth in detail.

3rd February, 2017, APJ Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama imparted his knowledge to Vidyaloke Shishyas on the Buddha's Teachings and Madhyamika Philosophy. www.vidyaloke.in

From the beginning, the Buddha's teachings featured the Three Characteristics of Existence: anicca (impermanence), dukkha (dissatisfactoriness), and anatta (not-self). This episode introduces the Three Characteristics and then goes into the teaching of not-self in detail - what it means and doesn't mean. For example, did you know the Buddha did not teach that we have no self?

A lecture given May 24, 2009 at the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood Temple by the then Assistant Minister of VSSC, who is also a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. © 2009

Welcome to the first show of the year! Tonights Jason lectures on the writing, On Practicing The Buddha's Teachings. His lecture is based on President Ikeda's lectures series from The Teaching for Victory. Some of the theme for tonight include: From provisional to true How did Buddhism get so confused Former, middle and latter day of the law An accursed time Changing our minds The banner of our behaviour Archers of the mystic law Three carts and the burning house Shakabuku, compassion and reason Using struggles to become happy We have an great and inspiring experience that covers 40 year of faith from Roxanne Rae in Oregan. We also have music from Nic Saunders who kindly allowed us to play a piece from his Weald and Downland Suite, its called The Water Mill. From the pod safe music network we have Geoff Smith playing Gravity and Death Cab for Cutie with Title and Registration.  Thank you so much for continuing to listen and support the show. Have an amazing week! 

This "Buddha quote", however nice it sounds, is not something the Buddha likely said at all (turns out to be from the cheery 70's writer on love, Leo Buscaglia). Oh, the Buddha certainly taught us to be grateful for this precious life, but also to be Grateful (Big "G") in a way that puts down the balance sheet and any need even to hunt for the "silver lining". What is the difference between gratitude and Great Gratitude seen in a Buddha's Eye? Daido Loori once recommended this elegant, simple practice on daily gratitude. I will second the recommendation:Expressing gratitude is transformative, just as transformative as expressing complaint. Imagine an experiment involving two people. One is asked to spend ten minutes each morning and evening expressing gratitude (there is always something to be grateful for), while the other is asked to spend the same amount of time practicing complaining (there is, after all, always something to complain about). One of the subjects is saying things like, "I hate my job. I can't stand this apartment. Why can't I make enough money? My spouse doesn't get along with me. That dog next door never stops barking and I just can't stand this neighborhood." The other is saying things like, "I'm really grateful for the opportunity to work; there are so many people these days who can't even find a job. And I'm sure grateful for my health. What a gorgeous day; I really like this fall breeze." They do this experiment for a year. Guaranteed, at the end of that year the person practicing complaining will have deeply reaffirmed all his negative "stuff" rather than having let it go, while the one practicing gratitude will be a very grateful person. . . Expressing gratitude can, indeed, change our way of seeing ourselves and the world.This is a lovely, transformative practice. Yet, Daido would also remind us, there is a greater, transcendent, boundless Gratitude in the Buddha's Teachings that does not even need the subtle "see the bright side" "find the positive to counter the negative" or "personal pay-off of what's ultimately nice for 'me'" in the above sense of ordinary gratitude. Rather, there's an even Greater "Non-Pay-off" than that! A Jewel so precious, it shines as both earthly jewels and life's thrown bricks and stones in our shoe.Ordinary human gratitude is what we are encouraged to feel in the above exercise, and it is fine. In fact, it is wise, healthy and important. Yet there is a "Buddha's Gratitude" which is not dependent on what we "like" that momentarily pleases the selfish-self, that is not based simply on "looking out for the good side" or experiencing the "gorgeous" day. This Emptiness that is all Fullness -is- both the glass "half full" and "half empty!"A Buddha's Gratitude is Vast and Unlimited ... a Gratitude both for that which we love and that which we may not, a Treasure beyond yet holding mere "silver linings" "brass rings" and "lumps of coal". It is a Peace and Wholeness which transcends "pro vs. con", a Beauty which sees even the ugly times as "gorgeous day". We are grateful for life, for death, for health, for sickness .. each and all as Sacred. It is a Gratitude in the face of a cancer diagnosis, Gratitude that dances all disappointments, a Gratitude which comfortably holds even the tragedy of Syria or any other bloody field (a Gratitude that is Grateful, even as we seek to stop such tragedies in the world). This last point is vital too, for while such is a Gratitude ever Grateful for this world of both peace and war, health and disease, nonetheless we may seek for peace, fight the disease. While Grateful for this garden of both flowers and weeds, each a Jewel in Indra's Net, we may seek to water the flowers and pluck the weeds we can. Yes, it is a lovely Practice to not complain, and to learn to see the "bright side" of life's ups and downs. But I also recommend to sit Zazen, sit as Gratitude sitting, sit as this Light which holds light and dark and all shades in between.Yes, please practice daily the expressing of gratitude, and complain less and see the "negatives" less. Simultaneously, please let us work to make this world nicer, more peaceful, to end the wars, feed the hungry, nurse the sick. Yet let us also Sit a Buddha's Gratitude for ALL OF IT. Please visit the forum thread here!

Welcome back to another episode of A Buddhist Podcast! We have been away travelling, but we are back with a lecture for you based on President Ikeda's lecture from SGI Newsletter NL7973XV. The lecture is about a letter written by Nichiren Daishonin called, "On Practicing The Buddha's Teachings". Themes include: My first campaign The correct teacher Four powers The brave question 42 years of preparation Golden words Shakabuku and Shoju Practicing correctly As usual our music tonight comes from Podsafe Music Network at Musicalley.com. We play Round the Bend by Adrina Thorpe and Anywhere Under The Moon by the Dala Girls.  Once again, if you want a shout out on the show, write and let us know or click the link on the left hand side of our website "Shoutouts". If you have a great experience of practicing this Buddhism that you would be happy for us to read on the show, you can click the link for Experiences on the site! Thank you so much for listening, take care and have a wonderful week.

I have a confession to make: I don't believe in Buddha. It may be shocking for a Buddhist priest to say so, as shocking as hearing a Catholic priest say he "doesn't believe in Jesus". But it's true nonetheless. I am a Buddhist priest who thinks "Buddha" is largely bunk and baloney. At least, I think there's a lot of "bull" to how Buddha is typically portrayed. I think many of the utterly fantastic Mahayana Sutra stories of Buddhas are ridiculous ... hyper-exaggerated ... just unbelievable! (meaning that they cannot be literally believed any more than children's fairy tales). The imagery is incredibly beautiful ... but the tale just incredible nonsense, purely the product of human imagination. I think the image of a "Perfect Buddha" ... either in this world or some Buddha Land ... as a flawless being beyond all human weakness, conflict and ignorance ... is a fable, a religious myth. I think most of the old miracle filled stories are well meaning fictions, sometimes holy lies, and the golden statues and paintings of Buddhas are but depictions of exaggerated dreams. Oh, I believe that there was a man who lived whom we now call "the Buddha", but I think what happened over the centuries' is his victimhood to a process of hagiography. A Buddha or Ancestor dies (same for Jesus, saints and holy men in other religions) and ... century by century ... those in the religion (looking from afar at what the attainments actually were on the part of their "religious icon" and with need to depict the top value of the religion) go over the top, start to imagine, fantasize and exaggerate the wonderful nature of the teacher and teaching into something super-human. A flesh and blood teacher who was merely "Great, Profound and Wonderful" must unfortunately becomes someone "Magical, Miraculous and Mythical" ... all to the point of Malarky. The worshipful dip the man in gold, remove all human qualities and gradually turn their hero into a statue, a super-hero. As a result, "Buddha" is no more real than "Beowulf" or "Batman". However ... my doubts about make believe "Buddhas" are not important to my Buddhist practice in the least. As well, although I do not believe in imaginary Buddhas ... I believe in Buddhas. Better said, I know Buddha for a fact! How? What? Let me explain. I believe in ... I KNOW ... Buddha in many ways, each Real as Real can be. One way is to see that such Buddhas (Bodhisattvas too) exist as a paradigm, an ideal, a goal representing the best of the human condition to which men and women can aspire. As I said in a talk last week on Kannon, the symbol of Compassion: It does not matter that she "may not be really real", for we make Kannon "really real" in life: I had a hard time, for many years, incorporating into my practice many figures such as Kannon and Jizo ... I have come to see "them" as archtypes, representing real characteristics of human life and (since we are just the universe) thus the universe. In other words: When we feel in our hearts and act upon Love and Compassion, thereby Love and Compassion exist as real, concrete aspects of the world which our hearts and acts create. There is no "inside" or "outside" ultimately, thus what is inside you is just as much "the universe" and concrete reality as the moon, gravity and the stars. That is "Kannon", in that way a real and concrete aspect and 'force' of the world. Her 1000 helping hands are our hands, and our actions make her real in the world. As with Bodhisattvas, so it is with the Buddha, all the Buddhas. Wisdom and Compassion realized in each of us is the realization (meaning both "the discovery" and "the making real") of Buddha in the world. We make Buddha real, Kannon and the other Bodhisattvas too. (Mara and the Devil too if we act badly). Next, I believe in the Buddha when I prove the worth of the Buddha's Teachings in my own life. The proof here is right in life's pudding. The Teachings are the Truth of Buddha that we can each verify in our lives. The Heart of the Buddha's teachings ... the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, Non-Self, Non-Attachment, Dependent Origination, the Middle Way, so much more, ... are all here now and can be known to all of us ... worth the whole ticket of admission! What's more, I recognize that the fantastic stories, the idealized images of Buddhas ... even the most incredible allegories and hallucinatory images of the Mahayana Sutras ... are merely attempts to convey these wondrous Truths and Teachings, to show their power. Even if I do not take the Sutra stories literally, I can dig what they are trying to say behind the wild way they do it. In that way, even the most bizarre image found in some Sutra tale is True if the Teaching it attempts to convey is True. And ultimately, although I do not believe at all in so-called "Awakened Buddhas who have mastered the Dharma 100% and are Perfect Beings beyond all human flaws" ... I believe through and through in "Awakened Buddhas who have mastered the Dharma 100% and are Perfect Beings beyond all human flaws". Huh? Sounds like a contradiction there? Sounds like I am speaking out of both sides of my no sided mouth? Well, get over it. This Buddhist Way allows for countless "contradictions" held in total harmony! You see, I believe in Buddhas who are Perfectly Buddha, Perfectly Reality ... beyond small human concepts of the "pure" and "impure", fully manifesting and enlivening the Dance of Emptiness. That is a kind of Purity and Perfection when there is dropped all human judgments of the stained vs. the pure. I believe in Buddhas who are always moral, never breaking a Precept ... for there is no Precept that can ever be broken, nothing to steal or do violence to, and no separate 'other' to take or injure in any way. Yes, Virginia, there is a Buddha beyond all thought of lack or flaw! In fact, in the realm of Real Buddha, even small minded judgments of "real" and "unreal" cleanly drop away. And when we couple this Great Buddha with the Buddhas we make real in our lives ... by manifesting Wisdom and Compassion in our thoughts, words and acts ... we have a way to manifest that Perfect Buddha right here in the Saha world. We do our best in this life to live Compassionately by the Precepts avoiding harm. We fill ourselves with Prajna Wisdom, seeing this world for the 'dream within a dream' it truly is. At the moment, Buddha and all the Great Bodhisattvas are also real as real can be, walking the earth. The extreme and exaggerated stories of Buddhas' powers are but a mental mirror reflection of human imperfections, extrapolated to the ultimate by men based on seeing what men are now not. These images are themselves just 'Made in Samsara'. Paintings of 'Nirvana' are themselves imperfect goods of Samsara! Yet, there is Nirvana, this Perfection swallowing all small human mirages of perfection and imperfection ... and such is Buddha! Thus, Buddhas are but fables and lies, Buddhas are human aspirations, Buddhas are True Teachings, Buddhas are Whole and Complete beyond "full" or "lack", Buddhas live and breathe in the world when we live and breath like Buddhas. The Buddhist Path is Real Liberation is Real Buddha is Real Today’s Sit-A-Long video follows at this link. Remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a sitting time of 15 to 35 minutes is recommended. Visit the forum thread here!

Overview of the Buddha's teachings: Cause and Effect, Trust in Emptiness, Energy and Identification.