Podcasts about buddhist dharma

Joining us on the show is the founder and abbot of the Sokukoji monastery, Sokuzan. Having received his full ordination as a priest in the Soto Zen lineage, Sokuzan has spent the past 50+ years of his life studying, practicing, and teaching the Buddhist Dharma. He also happens to be a lifelong artist who paints and teaches his students how to expand their awareness using meditative techniques that he's developed. In this conversation, we explore some of his prominent teachings on awareness. What it is, what it isn't, and how we can live our lives operating from a more clear and present state of mind. We also explore his artistic expressions and the technique of ‘Opening the Eye Mind' which is the focus of his upcoming book. If you want to stay plugged in with Sokuzan, you can head over to sokukoji.org to watch recorded teachings and practice with the Sokukoji monastery on a daily basis. He also has many teachings available on YouTube which can be easily found. Show Topics - Sokuzan's Story of Finding the Dharma - The Teacher's Path - Where do Teachings Come From? - The Role of Conceptual Practice - What is Awareness? - Understanding Enlightenment - The Nature of Cultivation - Nature of Personality - The Meditator's Role in Today's Social Climate - Managing Overwhelm - Monastic Vows - Art and Awareness

Regular users of cannabis will – often self-consciously – admit to having a spiritual relationship with cannabis. Will Johnson, a teacher of Buddhist Dharma since 1972, explains how he is ‘something of an anomaly and outlier when it comes to the use of cannabis.' In his book “Cannabis in Spiritual Practice: The Ecstasy of Shiva, The Calm of Buddha,” Will applies his understandings with living by The Buddhist's precepts, as an adult. He believes his positive pathways toward full Embodiment is better achieved when he weaves his dance with Shiva, while enjoying the fruits of Buddha's Garden. In this episode, Kirk and Trevor conclude Will may be onto something. What if everyone in the world simply took a few deep breathes, passed the chillum, and spontaneously started to dance?What if…Will Johnson - WebsiteCannabis in Spiritual Practice: The Ecstasy of Shiva, the Calm of Buddha.- Will Johnson - Book(Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like)Music by:Grateful Dead - Dark Star - YouTubeAdditional Music:Desiree Dorion desireedorion.comMarc Clement - FacebookTranscripts, papers and so much more at: reefermed.ca

How can we reconcile our sexuality with Buddhist practice? (Presented June 11, 1995)Following on the heels of the AIDS crisis, in 1995 societal shame about LGBTQ sexuality was quite prevalent. Eric Kolvig emphasized that Buddhism is an ethical system focused on reducing suffering, not a moral system with judgments of good and evil. Arguing that repressing sexuality doesn't work, he challenges us to engage with it skillfully whether choosing celibacy, monogamy, or multiple partners.Eric shares several insights from his own exploration of sexuality and spirituality:Meditation practice improves sex life by increasing presence and awareness.There's an important distinction between desire (which can be painful) and rapture (a delightful appreciation of beauty).It's crucial to distinguish between physical pleasure and emotional satisfaction in sex.Orgasm can provide a brief experience of non-self, similar to the goal of meditation.Ultimately, both sexuality and spiritual practice are about overcoming the pain of separation and experiencing union.______________Eric Kolvig, Ph.D. was a teacher in the Vipassana Buddhist tradition for 30 years, from 1985 through his retirement in 2015.A gay man, he was one of the first teachers to foster queer sanghas, leading meditation retreats offering public talks around the United States and abroad.Eric had a particular interest in “grassroots dharma,” building spiritual community in democratic, non-authoritarian ways, and he led retreats in the wilderness. He was one of the first teachers who was open about using Dharma to cope with severe mental illness.He worked with many teachers but primarily with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg in the lineage of Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma, and also with Richard Clarke in the Zen lineage of Roshi Philip Kapleau.After retiring as a dharma teacher, he moved to rural New Hampshire to lead a contemplative lifestyle. After an illness, Eric died on July 2, 2024.______________If you are interested in more from this wise elder of the LGBTQ community, find links to additional resources available by Eric Kolvig, along with a complete transcript of this talk at: https://gaybuddhist.org/podcast/gay-sexuality-and-buddhist-dharma-eric-kolvig/ ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

Thomas is joined by celebrated author, educator, and meditation teacher, Ruth King. They explore the profound responsibilities and perspectives that come with eldership and the importance of presence in guiding others. Ruth shares her wisdom on racial healing, the power of community, and the role of artistry as cultural medicine. She and Thomas explore the healing potential of mindful communication and the value of embracing impermanence to alleviate suffering. Ruth also shares reflections on integrating Buddhist Dharma teachings into social contexts and how words can heal when used with conscious intention.   ✨ Sign up for updates by visiting our website:

It was Sok Ga Mo Ni Buddha's birthday recently and we celebrated it at the Lotus Buddhist Monastery. At the same time, it was the inauguration of the Great Wisdom and Prosperity Buddha, the largest seated Buddha in the Western world.Today I would like to read you two Daily Reminders from the Buddhist Dharma teacher Supreme Matriarch Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim, which are about the birthday of Sok Ga Mo Ni Buddha and the inauguration of the great Buddha, among other things.Thank You very much, Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim. Hapchang,Gak Duk

This week on the podcast, I have a very special conversation with Anne Cushman, a pioneer in the field of mindful yoga. Anne is a senior retreat teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, where she founded the first multi-year Buddhist meditation training for yoga teachers.  Anne Cushman has dedicated her life to the embodied Dharma path, equally exploring the wisdom traditions of yoga and Buddhism, since she started her practice in the 1980s. Her teachings and writings skillfully express the intersections of philosophy, meditation, movement, creativity, and real-world practice. We talk about why it has been important for her to center mindfulness in her yoga practice, and how yoga asana and pranayama allowed her to truly absorb the Dharma teachings beyond a conceptual understanding. You'll hear how she defines mindful yoga, and how cultivating mindful awareness enables us to meet all of the contents of our experience - on the mat and off. She also shares some fascinating history, as someone who had a front row seat to the development of yoga and Buddhist Dharma culture in the West.  You'll hear about Anne's time working as an editor and writer at Yoga Journal (in its early days), including her experience interviewing BKS Iyengar. She also shares what it was like being one of the first teachers to offer yoga practices on Buddhist meditation retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. We touch on issues like balancing tradition and innovation, moving between spiritual communities, drawing from multiple lineages, and the potential of cultural appropriation. Anne emphasizes that yoga and meditation have always gone together and that asana was always intended to be in service of the transformation of heart and mind. Enjoy this inspiring and insightful interview with a true mindful movement trailblazer! -- Guest Bio: Anne Cushman is a pioneer in the integration of mindfulness, embodied meditation, and creative expression. A senior retreat teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, she founded the first multi-year Buddhist meditation training for yoga teachers. She's the author of the memoir The Mama Sutra: A Story of Love, Loss, and the Path of Motherhood; the novel Enlightenment for Idiots (honored by Booklist as one of the top ten first novels of its year); the mindful yoga book Moving Into Meditation; and the India pilgrimage guide From Here to Nirvana; and her essays on spiritual practice in daily life have appeared in the New York Times, Yoga Journal, O: The Oprah Magazine, Lion's Roar, Tricycle, and many other publications. She is a guiding teacher for the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, which has trained thousands of teachers in more than 70 countries. She mentors mindfulness practitioners and writers worldwide and leads retreats and classes both in person and online with a focus on creativity, embodiment, connection with nature, and daily life practice. -- For more links and resources mentioned in this episode, find the show notes at movedtomeditate.yoga/podcast. To learn more about Anne Cushman, visit her website at annecushman.com And, learn more about the Dharma, Yoga, and Mindfulness Training (DYMT) at Spirit Rock Meditation Center Thanks so much for listening! Feel free to reach out through my website with any episode requests, topics you'd like to hear about, or guest interview suggestions. You can also connect with me on Instagram or Threads  at @addie_movedtomeditate.

Shawn J. Moore is a Mindfulness Educator and Coach, Stillness Architect, and Buddhist Dharma practitioner. Residing at the intersection of leadership and mindfulness, Shawn creates sacred spaces for stillness and self-inquiry to help change-makers align their strengths, intention, and impact. Through his integrative approach, he holds transformative containers for self-renewal, personal discovery, and capacity-building that ease clients on their journey towards peace, clarity, and freedom. The path to collective growth is rooted firmly in our personal growth. As we work towards collective freedom, Shawn asks: How can you begin to support yourself to be able to support others?Are you pouring into others from the excess of your full cup?Shawn has an intuitive way of weaving all that he has learned on his path to help those on the inner journey of discovery to reflect on those questions – including meditation, sound healing, yoga nidra, and coaching. Shawn has worked in higher education and student affairs for over 10 years, specializing in leadership development, training/program design, and workshop facilitation – with a particular focus on diverse populations. Reckoning with his own contemplation of burnout, purpose, and alignment, Shawn transitioned out of his role as Associate Dean of Student Life & Leadership at Morehouse College in the fall of 2021 to focus more on mindfulness and stillness-based training programs and workshops. While leadership resonates with him deeply, it is his personal and spiritual practices that allows him to continue to show up for himself and others. He is a yoga teacher (E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500, YACEP®), sound and reiki practitioner, meditation teacher, Yoga Nidra facilitator, and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, all focused through a Buddhist lens and 17 years of personal practice. In addition to holding community space through classes, he provides training in leadership and strengths-based development, and workshops in mindfulness, meditation and sound healing. He has contributed workshops, practices, and educational opportunities for celebrities, like Questlove and Dyllón Burnside, as well as various yoga studios and colleges, Yoga International, Omstars, Melanin Moves Project, the Human Rights Campaign, Spotify and Lululemon.In this special episode, we discuss:Self-InquiryFrictionLiminal spaceSlowing downResistance to stillnessBreaking cyclesStillness as a path to transformational changeResourcing ourselvesCommunityCompassionGentleness with ourselvesConnect with Shawn on his website and on Instagram @shawnj_mooreYou can purchase Shawn's Sadhana Decks here.Podcast music by Charles Kurtz+ Read transcript

Mindfully retelling ancient Buddhist Dharma stories, Jack reflects on what it means to live with a wise heart."For someone who wants to break free inside of the forces of ignorance, delusion, habit, and sleepwalking—you must really see that there's something greater than just getting through each day, and devote yourself in some fashion to it." – Jack KornfieldIn this episode, Jack opens us to:Modern retellings of ancient Buddhist Dharma storiesThe courage and mystery of the heartThe law of karma and the power of intentionThe compelling nature of spiritual practiceBuddha's past life as a lion living on an island with an elephant friendDiscovering what is love, and what is goodness in the heartLearning to listen to where our actions comes from"Find a place in yourself—in your being, your heart—that really wants to understand what life and death is about, that wants to live in a different way. Let that be the source of your inspiration, the source of your guidance." – Jack KornfieldThis Dharma Talk from 3/23/86 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Reflections on Buddhist Dharma, Indra's Jewel Net and the Trees with which we share our planet . . . as metaphor for the vast intra-connectedness of phenomena, ideas and life. Since all things are intimately -- and infinitely -- intertwined with one another, every action is echoed throughout time and space, creating a butterfly effect across the cosmos . . . and practically, within each moment of our experience(s). Let your contemplative imagination take wing . . .  (Length: 14 minutes) Written by Mark Winwood and presented here by Kathy Ambrose, both of the Chenrezig Project.  Accompanying music composed and performed by the renowned San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega, joined by the Turtle Island String Quartet.

Residing at the intersection of leadership and mindfulness, Shawn creates sacred spaces for stillness and self-inquiry to help changemakers align their strengths, intention, and impact. Reckoning with his own contemplation of burnout, purpose, and alignment from a career in higher education and student affairs for over 10 years, Shawn transitioned out of his role as Associate Dean of Student Life & Leadership at Morehouse College in the fall of 2021 to focus more on mindfulness and stillness-based training programs and workshops. He is a Buddhist Dharma practitioner, whose impact filters through the practices of meditation, sound healing, yoga nidra, restorative yoga (E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500, YACEP®), and Gallup-Certified Strengths coaching, with a blend of over 18 years of personal practice and trainings. In addition to holding community space through classes, he provides training in leadership and strengths-based development, and workshops in mindfulness, meditation and sound healing. He has contributed workshops, practices, and educational opportunities for celebrities like Questlove, and various yoga studios and colleges, Yoga International, Embodied Philosophy, Sounds True One, the Human Rights Campaign, Spotify and Lululemon. He currently serves as the Community Engagement Specialist for Muse®, the neuro-technology, brain health, and meditation company. While being a proud dog dad, a hardcore gamer, and lover of all things anime, Shawn also hosts a podcast called The Mindful Rebel® Podcast that creates a platform to continually explore this unique intersection of leadership and mindfulness. In this episode, Anjali and Shawn discuss: • Shawn's personal journey into Yoga and other mind-body-spiritual transformative practices: From academia to a spaceholder of folks in the justice movement • Finding the connective tissue between academia and Buddhist teachings • Liminality liberatory movements: the need to consciously acknowledge and cultivate spaces • Reimagining “ not knowing” • How systems and institutions of Dominant Culture work against the slowing down • Non-negotiable rituals and processes to cultivate capacity • How we can cultivate spaces that allow for mindful processing/metabolizing change You can connect with Shawn on Instagram at @shawnj_moore and by signing up for his newsletter where he periodically drops new practices for his community. A huge thank you to the support of our partner OfferingTree - an all-in-one, easy to use business platform for classes, courses, memberships and more. Check them out www.offeringtree.com/accessibleyoga to get a discount today!

On today's episode we have a recurring guest joining us, Hope's husband, Cogen Bohanec. Hope and Cogen start us off with a big announcement and then Cogen discusses his work as a constructive theologian in the Dharma Traditions and how he connects Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist Dharma with environmental and animal rights issues. He talks about eco-psychology, eco-theology, karma theory, and the dangers of “human exceptionalism.” Cogen also talks about his recent writings regarding animal personhood, animals' intrinsic value, and how we can remove systems of oppression through religious and cultural transformation. “It is a false binary to say that we are either altercentric (other centered) or egocentric. That's a false binary. Actually it's more of a dialectic, care for ourselves is care for the other. Care for the other is care for the self. It's a both/and solution.” – Cogen Bohanec, PhD We would like to thank A Well-Fed World (AWFW) for their generous support of this podcast! A Well-Fed World is an international hunger relief and food security organization advancing plant-based foods and farming to create a sustainable, nourished, and climate-friendly future. Learn more at awfw.org.Resources:Ahimsa, Animal Advocacy, and Veganism is an online, self-study course with Hope Bohanec, offered by Arihanta Academy. Learn more and register for the spring semester here.Other Episodes with Cogen:Episode 48: Vegan Love and Rescue with Cogen and Hope BohanecEpisode 57: The Vegan Hypocritical Imperative with Cogen and Hope Bohanec

My guest today is Valerie Brown. VALERIE BROWN is a Buddhist-Quaker Dharma teacher, facilitator, and executive coach. A former lawyer and lobbyist, she is a co-director of Georgetown's Institute for Transformational Leadership as well as founder and chief mindfulness officer of Lead Smart Coaching.  She is an ordained Buddhist Dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition, founded by Thich Nhat Hanh, and is a certified Kundalini yoga teacher. In her leadership development and mindfulness practice, she focuses on diversity, social equity, and inclusion.  Valerie is an award-winning author whose books include The Road That Teaches and The Mindful School Leader with Kirsten Olson. She holds a juris doctor from Howard University School of Law, a Master of Arts from Miami University (Ohio), and a bachelor of arts from City University of New York. Valerie tends a lively perennial home garden in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Valerie's most recent book is Hope Leans Forward, Braving your way toward simplicity, awakening, and peace. In this book, Valerie beautifully blends pieces of her own journey, including many aches, pains, losses, and challenges with stories from other inspiring people, including Susan Cross, George Lakey, LoAn Nguygen, Fanny Brewster, and more. The thread: Hope, courage, and fear.  Now, that's my summary of the thread that runs through this book, so you'll have to read it and see what threads appear for you, as there are many. For me, something that stood out is the fact that just about every story wove together hope, courage, bravery, and fear.  Sometimes we look at other people and see them doing things that amaze us and we think, “I could never do that.  I'd be too afraid.”   And here's the thing, courageous and brave people also have fear.  And they go forward anyway.  In the book, Valerie quotes Margaret Wheatley, from her essay, “The Place beyond Fee and Hope,” where she says, “Hope never enters the room without fear at its side.” This conversation with Valerie is a bit briefer than other conversations on Make Life Less Difficult, due to some uncontrollable circumstances, but it's nonetheless real, impactful, and inspiring. Valerie, thank you for the work you do in the world, the light you share, the inspiration you live. Find more of Valerie's work and offerings:WebsiteLinkedInBooks by Valerie Brown Make Life Less Difficult

Hello friends. This is Vince Fakhoury Horn, and I'm here to share a bit about this upcoming Buddhists Geeks Community Podcast Series, called Our Beloved teachers. Our Beloved Teachers is a new kind of podcast series aimed at exploring the true nature of the teacher-student relationship, while also preserving the oral history of Buddhism, Buddhist Dharma, in the digital era. This project was conceived of and is being executed by Buddhist Geeks, and is made possible with support from the Lenz Foundation and Hemera Foundation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're honored to learn from Valarie Brown about ways to cultivate hope, compassion, and mindfulness amid seasons of grief and loss. It's the topic of her book “Hope Leans Forward: Braving Your Way Toward Simplicity, Awakening & Peace (https://www.valeriebrown.us/books/).” In this episode, she shares: • On writing "Hope Leans Forward" during a time of grief and loss • Tending your grief • Why we don't want to think about our pain • Finding hope after dealing with trauma and pain • There's power in naming our trauma and pain • How Buddhism, meditation, and dharma rituals helped her hold pain • How to dwell on our pain • The practice of cultivating soul friendships • How to find a soul friend (and taking inventory of your friends) • Why it's easier to get angry rather than sit in our grief • Tending our grief and finding wholeness • How to explore our emotions • How to create a habit of noticing Valerie Brown is a Buddhist-Quaker Dharma teacher, facilitator, and executive coach. A former lawyer and lobbyist, she is co-director of Georgetown's Institute for Transformational Leadership as well as founder and chief mindfulness officer of Lead Smart Coaching. She is an ordained Buddhist Dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition, founded by Thich Nhat Hanh, and is a certified Kundalini yoga teacher. In her leadership development and mindfulness practice, she focuses on diversity, social equity, and inclusion. Brown is an award-winning author whose books include The Road That Teaches and The Mindful School Leader with Kirsten Olsen. She holds a Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law.

Image credit: Womb Realm (garbhakosa-dhatu or taizōkai) mandala. Shingon tantric buddhist school, Heian period (794-1185), Tō-ji, Kyōto, Japan.

In this episode Robert A.F. Thurman discusses the ongoing effects of the Trump presidency on American civil rights, constitutional protections, health care, women's reproductive access, and sensible gun laws, as well as the Buddha's revolutionary redefinition of Dharma. Opening with a discussion of the writings and work of Patrick Olivelle, Thurman gives a traditional Buddhist Dharma teaching on the interconnected blissful nature of reality, exploring the nurturing and transformative qualities of seeing the world as it actually is and the potential of all beings to end suffering through wisdom and compassion as the historical Buddha did. This podcast includes recommendations of Kim Stanley Robinson's hard science fiction book, “The Ministry of the Future”, and Heather Cox Richardson's Substack.com newsletter as starting points for understanding the current climate crisis and the history behind the political roadblocks to sustainable change in America and by modern democracies. This episode concludes with a four-point plan by Thurman for dealing with America's current social and political chaos, the rise of fascism, and to transform the corrupting influences of oligarchies and petro-paths.

Rob Heffernan is Program Director of the Chacruna's Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants. He is an independent researcher and activist who has participated in the vegetalismo, Santo Daime and other syncretic traditions since 2000. He has been active in organizing and legal efforts for the Santo Daime, ayahuasca and the broader psychedelic community since 2005. He's also a certified Shamanic Breathwork facilitator, a certified Integrative Sound and Music Practitioner (sound healing) and a long-term Buddhist Dharma practitioner. Rob has a deep commitment to integrating and building connections between Buddhist Dharma, sacred medicine work and the eco-climate/social justice crisis.In this episode, Rob Heffernan and Beth Weinstein discuss …▶ Psychedelic churches in the US and the federal exception that offers them protection to serve sacred plant medicines legally▶ The reality on the ground of what's going on in ayahuasca churches in relation to these protections▶ The different legal problems some psychedelic users and activists have faced, including temporary loss of their children and job loss▶ How psychedelic therapy is not protected under religious freedom but must be approved for legal use through entirely different channels▶ How psychedelics are spiritual sacraments and can be highly therapeutic – and are also “life enhancing” in the sense that they can open new perspectives, inspire a sense of wonder, lead to positive change, and much more▶ Problems around inclusion and lack of access with psychedelic medicines▶ Charuna's Council for Sacred Plants, which advocates for the legality of psychedelics, the conservation of plant species, and the right of traditional cultures to practice and preserve their lifeways▶ Chacruna's work developing best practices for psychedelic churches▶ Rob's work helping spiritual congregations using sacred medicines to organize themselves▶ The rise of investment and businesses development around psychedelics▶ For-profit companies that are working towards accessibility and reciprocity▶ The implications of decriminalizing peyote and how this could negatively impact the survival of the plant▶ The reality that while there can be therapeutic breakthroughs with psychedelic use, true integration require constant integration, moment to moment, in daily lifeRob Heffernan's Links & Resources▶ Website: https://chacruna.net/▶ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.heffernan.146 ▶ Email: robertjhefferenan@gmail.com and rob@chacruna.net

Why is Guru Rinpoche, the Lotus-Born Padmasambhava, considered the second Buddha of our times? Why are Padmasambhava's teachings more than just another teaching lineage in Buddhism? Why are Guru Rinpoche's teachings more akin to Quantum Physics than religion? In this Buddha Weekly podcast documentary, we answer these questions and more — and finish with the magnificent chanting of Padmasambhava's mantra 108 times! Timecodes / Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:12 The Buddha of Vajrayana Guru Rinpoche 04:21 Guru Rinpoche's Science of the Mind 05:00 Padmasambhava's Miraculous Birth 06:11 Eight Forms of Padmasambhava 07:29 Emptiness and Quantum Physics 09:29 Padmasambhava — Emptiness and Entanglement 10:55 The Buddha For Modern, Dangerous Times 12:26 Lotus Family 13:02 Practicing Padmasambhava 13:37 Chanting of Mantra: beautifully sung / arranged / composed by Hrishikesh Sonar #SpreadTheDharma #BuddhaWeekly #GuruRinpoche #BuddhismGuru Rinpoche, the Buddha of Vajrayana The Vajrayana Wheel of Buddhist Dharma that Guru Rinpoche brought to Tibet was more than simply another lineage of Buddhist philosophy. Vajrayana teachings, and especially Guru Rinpoche's teachings and manifestations, framed a view of reality, of the Universe, more akin to Quantum Physics than religion. Guru Rinpoche, the Lotus-Born, is honored as the second living Buddha of our age, who turned the final wheel of Dharma, Vajrayana, and brought Buddha Dharma to Tibet. He also embraced the miraculous and wonderous. Historically, Guru Rinpoche turned the final wheel of Dharma, popularizing the powerful methods of Buddhist Tantra. Traditionally, he is “Lotus Born” in Oddiyana. In the traditional, miraculous accounts he “consciously incarnated as an eight-year-old child appearing in a lotus blossom floating in Lake Dhanakosha, in the kingdom of Oddiyana.”  He is the Lotus Born — born fully Enlightened. “Scholars agree that Padmasambhava was a real person, that he came from Uddiyana, a kingdom possibly located around present-day Swat in Pakistan, and that he arrived in Tibet some time around the year 760.” Miraculous and Scientific? Is it confusing to label Padmasambhava as both the Quantum philosopher and the mystical, magical wizard of Enlightenment and simultaneously as a fully Enlightened Buddha? Although on one hand he is lauded as the miraculous Lotus Born, he is also embraced by many scientists for his sound Quantum vision. Are they contradictory? Padmasambhava's life was a living embodiment of the miraculous. Nothing is impossible to the fully Enlightened and marvelous Guru Rinpoche — and everything about his amazing life is a wonder. Just as Shakyamuni Buddha, the first Buddha of our age, demonstrated extraordinary phenomena, Padmasambhava personified them. Why does an Enlightened Buddha display magical feats? As “Upaya” or skillful means, or upaya-kaushalya meaning “skill in means.” In simplest terms, upaya is any activity that helps others realize enlightenment. At the same time as he demonstrated the miraculous, especially helpful in presenting the Dharma to Tibet, Padmasambhava taught the science of the mind. Guru Rinpoche's Science of the Mind Tulku Pasang Rinpoche explains his popularity in modern times: “Padmasambhava's teaching is the science of the mind.” Professor of Quantum Physics Dana Zou, clarified Guru Rinpoche's science of the mind this way: “Padmasambhava was in touch with Quantum reality, He lived the Quantum reality. He manifested the Quantum reality.”Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BuddhaWeekly)

In this talk by Kodo Conlin will we will continue our Foundations of Dharma series with a talk on the topic of The Fourth Noble Truth: the Noble Eightfold Path. We will discuss four key conditions that support the development of the path.This talk will serve as the fourth in an intermittent series on the foundational teachings of Buddhist Dharma, framed for Young Urban Zen. There's no requirement to have heard the earlier talks in the series, but if you would like to listen beforehand, they are available here:Joy & the First Noble TruthThe Second Noble TruthVen. Sāriputta & the Third Noble TruthDiscussion prompts: List some (10) of your own words that capture the essence of “rightly directed”Write about person who supported you toward orienting toward “rightly directed”

This talk will serve as the second in an intermittent series on the foundational teachings of Buddhist Dharma, framed for Young Urban Zen. There's no requirement to have heard the first talk in the series, but if you would like to listen beforehand, the talk is available here:Joy & the First Noble Truth

This talk will serve as the beginning of an intermittent series on the foundational teachings of Buddhist Dharma, framed for Young Urban Zen.With this first talk, we will bring up such questions as, "What is this 'suffering' and why does Buddhism emphasize it so often?" "How is joy, too, part of the path?" and "What practices sustain us?"

Reflections on Buddhist Dharma, trees and Indra's Net as a metaphor for the interconnectedness of all concepts, ideas, and life. Since all things are intimately intertwined with one another, every action is echoed throughout time and space creating a butterfly effect across the cosmos. Peace begets peace, violence begets violence.  (Length: 12 minutes) Written and presented by Mark Winwood of the Chenrezig Project.  Background music composed and performed by the renowned SF Bay-area musician Bobby Vega.

Description Rima Vesely-Flad teaches at Warren Wilson College exploring the intersections of Buddhism, race, and gender. Her teaching is deeply entwined with her current research on Buddhist teachers of African descent in the United states, particularly in the Vipassana tradition. Buddhism as it was adopted in North America has reflected the racism and discriminatory ideologies of this society. Rima researches how Black Buddhist teachers are doing things differently—and how Buddhist institutions in North America and contemporary Buddhist teachings are changing as a result. As more Black teachers are coming into positions of power in the US, authoring books, providing teachings, they are making new articulations of the dharma and carving spaces of liberation from dominant social messages. Black Buddhist teachers, many of whom also self-identify as queer, show how dharma can be a great vehicle for recognizing that historical harm was done and continues to be done, and to working with that recognition. They disrupt the status quo, bringing about new awareness based on embodied experience, and bringing attention to internalized racism and inter-generational trauma. With the tools that Buddhism provides to address, name, and be in discomfort, these teachers are making a different dharma possible: a space of resistance and healing to the pervasive ideologies of white supremacy. Teaching and reading this material with students, both white and marginalized, and gender non-conforming, Rima provides expansive opportunities for all to recognize the work that remains. Quotes “Let's take not only Black people who are marginalized in society and value their bodies and value their spirits and value their persons, but let's also take the most marginalized folks within Black communities and privilege their voices and their experiences so that in this movement not only do we have many, many self-identified queer leaders, but we also have an emphasis on transgender persons and the disproportionate violence especially against Black transgender women.” Rima Vesely-Flad “Spirit Rock just graduated a teacher group that was 90% people of colour. That's unprecedented!” Rima Vesely-Flad “IMS is about to graduate a teacher group that is 70% people of colour.” Rima Vesely-Flad “When I did the research for my book, which pertains only to people of African descent both who are recognized teachers but also who are long-time practitioners, it turns out that almost 63% self-identify as queer. That's a very big deal.” Rima Vesely-Flad “In that privileging of the body, these teachers are saying we work with the body, the body is our vehicle towards liberation and our social experiences and how we're constructed needs to get named as much as they need to be transcended. So that there is within these spaces a recognizing of how racism is internalized, the overt violence that gets enacted, the level of fear with which we move in our broader society, all of that gets named and put out there.” Rima Vesely-Flad “The practice of liberation is not simply to achieve these different states of mind, but it's also to say that liberation means a kind of transcending of those dominant, damaging messages that we have internalized so that we are not always in reaction to white supremacy.” Rima Vesely-Flad “One of the reasons I think these teachings from these Black teachers are so profound is that you can tell that they have managed to live in a different way. They are not always moving against white supremacy. They are not changing their patterns, not changing their bodies, not always in reaction to the degradation that has been part of the waters we all swim in.” Rima Vesely-Flad  “Predominantly white Buddhist sanghas and retreat structures and governing structures in the United States have not taken seriously that fact that racism can flourish in those communities and that that needs to be named and confronted and worked with through dharma practice.” Rima Vesely-Flad “Leadership matters – who is on the podium or on the platform or holding the mic – those sets of voices matter a lot in terms of trying to shift a culture, to simply invite more people in but not shift the power structure is really not enough.” Rima Vesely-Flad “In the concept of decolonization, we are not talking about reclaiming land.  We are talking about reclaiming rituals and we are talking about implementing new rituals and there is a lot to be said for symbolic power.” Rima Vesely-Flad “These are more liberal communities – politically liberal communities – and yet not dissimilar to having a group of white students in my classroom who self-silence around race and racism.” Rima Vesely-Flad “That is precisely where white people need to do some work and to really work with that fear, that self-silencing, and that inhibition, and again I think the dharma is such a great place to start with that because you have tools to sit with discomfort.” Rima Vesely-Flad Links and References Thich Nhat Hanh and rigorous sitting https://www.lionsroar.com/thich-nhat-hanh-sit/ Theravada Buddhism or Insight Meditation or “vipassana movement” from South East Asia https://www.lionsroar.com/theravada-buddhism-america/ Names of newly trained Black Buddhist teachers: Jozen Tamori Gibson https://www.spiritrock.org/jozen-gibson Leslie Booker https://www.lesliebooker.com/ Kate Johnson https://www.katejohnson.com/ DaRa Williams https://www.dharma.org/teacher/dara-williams/ Noliwe Alexander https://www.spiritrock.org/noliwe-alexander Solwazi Johnson https://www.spiritrock.org/solwazi-johnson Devin Barry https://www.spiritrock.org/devin-berry Rima Vesely-Flad, Racial Purity and Dangerous Bodies: Moral Pollution, Black Lives and the Struggle for Justice, 2017 https://www.fortresspress.com/store/productgroup/1634/Racial-Purity-and-Dangerous-Bodies Examines the grassroots protest work in Ferguson and beyond to dismantle systems of oppression and disproportionate policing and mass incarceration Uses and critiques liberation theology Healing Justice https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/5/16/what-healing-justice Insight Meditation Society https://www.dharma.org Spirit Rock https://www.spiritrock.org Kevin Manders and Elizabeth Marston, Transcending: Trans Buddhist Voices, 2019 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/608719/transcending-by-kevin-manders-and-elizabeth-marston/9781623174156 Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to mending Our Hearts and Bodies, 2017 https://centralrecoverypress.com/product/my-grandmothers-hands-racialized-trauma-and-the-pathway-to-mending-our-hearts-and-bodies-paperback Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, The Way of Tenderness: Awakening through Race, Sexuality, and Gender, 2015 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Way-of-Tenderness/Zenju-Earthlyn-Manuel/9781614291251 Lama Rod Owens, Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger, 2020 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608716/love-and-rage-by-lama-rod-owens/ Rev. angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens, and Jasmine Syedullah, Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation, 2016 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547708/radical-dharma-by-rev-angel-kyodo-williams-lama-rod-owens-and-jasmine-syedullah/ Rema Vesely-Flad, Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation, 2021 (forthcoming from NYU Press) Rema Vesely-Flad, “Black Buddhists and the Body New Approaches to Socially Engaged Buddhism,” Religions, 2017 “Inside Out” prison teaching program at Warren-Wilson College https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2017/08/24/inside-out-program/ Jan Willis, Dreaming Me: One Woman's Spiritual Journey, 2008 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dreaming-Me/Jan-Willis/9780861715480 angel Kyodo Williams, Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace, 2002 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/332699/being-black-by-angel-kyodo-williams/ Sebene Selassie, You Belong: A Call for Connection, 2021 (Forthcoming) https://www.harpercollins.com/products/you-belong-sebene-selassie?variant=32894632755234 Names of Black feminist writers and Black writers on Dharma bell hooks Audre Lorde James Baldwin  

In this episode of 'Say What Needs Saying', our hosts interview religious worshippers from both Christianity and Buddhism, encouraging them to share their perspectives on religion while addressing different misconceptions and answering questions related to their doctrines. FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC73tZwWASIBbHEQ8ALkhzJA/ Say What Needs Saying: Share Your Faith - Christianity and Buddhism ❏ Brandon was raised in a typical Christian home but has been exposed to different aspects of spirituality generally, and appreciates them. Zack was raised Catholic and still holds those beliefs. He perceives every religion as very similar at the core with more obvious differences mostly in the names, while each retains its uniqueness. Both share that they still lean towards praying to a God. - [01:35] ❏ Zack introduces one of the listeners who is a Buddhist Dharma teacher and she recommends a book to sum up the perspective from Buddhism "Happiness is an Inside Job". She describes Buddhism as a non-theist religion that focuses on self-development and harmonious interpersonal relationships built through meditation. - [06:00] ❏ The Christian podcast also introduces their perspective on religion, explaining that the changes that happen in a person's life as a Christian come through Jesus Christ, which is the only way. They describe the goal of Christianity as becoming like Jesus, and that the closer people get to be like Him, the better the world would be. Unlike Buddhism which focuses more on generosity rather than love, Christianity believes in having and showing love, whereas both religions agree the love is not to be taken lightly. - [10:35] ❏ Zack also introduces a skeptic who shares her opinion following her in-depth exposure as a Christian and a Buddhist. - [18:21] ❏ Bridging the divide, it can be said that both religions tend to focus on being the best version of yourself or being a better person, the main difference being how to go about it. - [22:54] ❏ The Three Foundation Stones in Buddhism: Contentment, Peace of Mind, and Gratitude in that very moment, rather than focusing on past events or future expectations to find peace. Both the Christian and Buddhist note that very often people tend to draw a line when it comes to their religion, in Christianity however, drawing a line risks altering the message of love. - [26:50] ❏ Zack probes a statement by one of the Christians that people would consider it radical to identify as a Christian first before anything else. He explains that from personal experience, several American ideals seem to come before Christianity, and there can be pushback against his decision to put Christianity first when it does not align him with those ideals. The Buddhist guest notes that Buddhism allows for belief in God and also those who don't believe. - [29:25] ❏ A key question comes from the audience on the concept of 'Hellfire' in Christianity as the consequence for those who don't believe in the Christian faith irrespective of the morality of their lifestyle. - [31:25] ❏ Discussing the failings of religion, reasons for these failings, and different approaches to address such failings. - [56:24] ❏ To find out more about Buddhism, visit zenbuddhisttemple.org. - [01:04:50] FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SayWhatNeedsSaying/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/say-what-needs-saying/support

Episode SummaryIn a search to live freely, Fleet Maull made regrettable choices that caused his life to take a dramatic turn, but also provided the impetus for a spiritual awakening. That transformative journey led him to spearhead prison reform programs and mindfulness training programs for public-safety sectors that are changing and saving lives. Syd talks with the Prison Monk about how the choices we make lead us to the person we become, in this episode of The Sydcast.Syd Finkelstein Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Master's degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the Global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein's research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. Fleet MaullFleet Maull, PhD, CMT-P is an author, meditation teacher, consultant, coach, seminar leader, motivational speaker, social entrepreneur, and peacemaker. He is the founder of Prison Mindfulness Institute, National Prison Hospice Association, Windhorse Seminars & Consulting, the Center for Contemplative End of Life Care at Naropa University and co-founder of the Engaged Mindfulness Institute, Center for Mindfulness in Public Safety and the Upaya Zen Center's Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program. He is a senior teacher in two venerable Buddhist traditions as an Acharya (senior Dharma teacher) in the Tibetan Buddhist Shambhala lineage and a Roshi (Zen master) in the Zen Peacemaker Order and Soto Zen lineage. Dr. Maull taught socially engaged Buddhism, Buddhist psychology, and contemplative approaches to peacemaking and social action at Naropa University from 1999 - 2009 and is a frequent guest lecturer and conference presenter at other universities like Harvard, Brown, Emory and the University of Colorado. He is also a frequent keynote speaker at national conferences on mindfulness, criminal justice, end of life care, and trauma-informed care. He is the author of Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose, and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good and Dharma in Hell: The Prison Writings of Fleet Maull along with numerous book chapters and articles in peer reviewed professional journals. Acharya Maull travels world-wide offering mindfulness retreats, transformational seminars, prison training, first responder training, and bearing witness retreats. He has trained correctional officers, law enforcement, and other public safety professionals in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Ontario, Canada. Insights from this episode:Details on how a drug addiction and a counter-culture mentality led Fleet to being in prison for drug smuggling. Benefits federal prison afforded Fleet beyond improved facilities over county jail; perspective, compassion, and a focus on serving others.Difficulties Fleet has faced outside of prison including the loss of his parents, his wife, and, very recently, his son and the comfort his faith provides.How to find joy and positivity even in the worst circumstances by caring for others.Details on Fleet's mission to reform the prison system from punitive to rehabilitative and provide mindfulness training that extends beyond the prison walls.How to get started in practicing mindfulness and receive tangible benefits.Differences between Fleet's mindfulness training and other available programs.Quotes from the show:On why Fleet got into selling drugs: “I was doing it just to keep living outside the system and I justified it with this us versus them thinking … I was so self-deluded that I actually felt it was a noble calling.” – Fleet Maull“All my artifices of justification finally completely fell away and I had to face the fact that I had been involved in something extremely harmful.” – Fleet MaullOn how Fleet dealt going to prison: “I was practicing meditation and that was my salvation, to work with my mind in that way.” – Fleet MaullOn finding purpose: “[Prison] is a hellish place and I'm here for a reason.” – Fleet Maull“In my tradition, the transition from one life to the next, we believe there is further life and that transition is very important.” – Fleet Maull “We felt it very important to get mindfulness into mainstream rehabilitation programming and drug-treatment programming, and post-release programming, and so forth, to do that it had to be secular and it had to be evidence-based.” – Fleet Maull“I think this idea of mindfulness training and other work of the type that you've been involved with has got to be helpful for people that have high-stress jobs.” – Syd FinkelsteinOn why people struggle with practicing mindfulness: “They might get a few moments [of peace] but it's not tangible enough to outweigh all the distractions, the boringness of it, and the difficulty in doing it.” – Fleet Maull“The only place we have any power, that's with ourselves.” – Fleet Maull Resources:21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah HarariHow to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less by Cal NewportNeuro-Somatic Mindfulness course: www.heartmindinstitute.co/nsm-foundationThe Best Year of Your Life Summit (January 19 - 28)www.bestyear.lifeRadical Responsibility Book:www.radicalresponsibilitybook.comFleet's website:www.fleetmaull.comPrison Mindfulness Institute (mindfulness for prisoners):www.prisonmindfulness.orgCenter for Mindfulness in Public Safety (mindfulness for police):www.mindfulpublicsafety.orgEngaged Mindfulness Institute (trauma informed mindfulness teacher training):www.engagedmindfulness.org National Prison Hospice Associationwww.npha.orgStay Connected: Syd FinkelsteinWebsite: http://thesydcast.comLinkedIn: Sydney FinkelsteinTwitter: @sydfinkelsteinFacebook: The SydcastInstagram: The Sydcast Fleet Maull Website: fleetmaull.comFacebook: Fleet MaullSubscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher, iTunes, and Spotify. This episode was produced and managed by Podcast Laundry (www.podcastlaundry.com)

Devon and Craig Hase are such genuine people and speak about the deep topics of Buddhist Dharma in a very accessible way.  They spread joy through their words and lighthearted nature and have recently published a book, "How Not To Be a Hot Mess" that captures so much of what makes them great to talk to, and offers a practical guide to living in today's world.   Devon's experience of unhappiness in college along with a Pema Chodron book that led her to meditation Craig's chaotic teen years that led him to meditation The difficulty of beginning a meditation practice for Craig Devon going to Spirit Rock in college and having a powerful experience there that made her want to continue diving in How Devon + Craig met  Being married to someone who also practices meditation Their current experience with an "urban" retreat How being on a retreat during the global pandemic is What they love about Dharma practice How their book "How Not To Be a Hot Mess" came to be How the chapters of their books are based on the Buddhist precepts but with a more modern approach Why some people (myself as an example) turn to drugs and alcohol in our teen and early 20's Finding clarity in your life How they find the lighthearted moments of life Tips on applying How Not To Be a Hot Mess to the current global pandemic http://devonandcraighase.com/

Podcast: This week on The Mystical Positivist, we feature a pre-recorded conversation with Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Ken McLeod exploring key questions in contemporary Buddhist Dharma, Western spiritual practice in general, and the potential for transformation in multiple directions inherent in the modern crises of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Climate Change. Among the topics considered are how senior spiritual teachers are dealing with the challenges of the current pandemic, the commodification of spiritual technology in the contemporary Western world, and the distinction between seeking results within the horizontal dimension of life versus the cultivation of depth within the vertical dimension. In addition we touch on the growing importance of technologies such as Zoom in maintaining spiritual connectivity, and we conclude with reflections on what we have come to value and reevaluate after decades of spiritual practice. Zoketsu Norman Fischer is an American poet, writer, and Soto Zen priest, teaching and practicing in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. He is a Dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman, from whom he received Dharma transmission in 1988. Fischer served as co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center from 1995–2000, after which he founded the Everyday Zen Foundation in 2000, a network of Buddhist practice group and related projects in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Fischer has published more than twenty-five books of poetry and non-fiction, as well as numerous poems, essays and articles in Buddhist magazines and poetry journals. His most recent book is The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. After learning Tibetan, Ken McLeod translated for his principal teacher, Kalu Rinpoche, and helped to develop Rinpoche's centers in North America and Europe. In 1985, Kalu Rinpoche authorized Ken to teach and placed him in charge of his Los Angeles center. Faced with the challenges of teaching in a major metropolis, he began exploring different methods and formats for working with students. He moved away from both the teacher-center model and the minister-church model and developed a consultant-client model. Ken is the founder and director of UnfetteredMind.org. He is the author of Wake Up to Your Life: Discovering the Buddhist Path of Attention, The Great Path of Awakening, An Arrow to the Heart, Reflections on Silver River, and his most recent book, A Trackless Path. As sometimes happens with energetic conversations with spiritual practitioners transmitted over electronic media, we had an unusual number of unexpected cell phone calls and Zoom breakdowns throughout the recording. Some of this has been edited for continuity and some left as we all experienced it. However, these interruptions do not detract from the quality of the discussion. More information about Norman Fischer and Ken McLeod's work can be found at: Norman Fischer's website: www.normanfischer.org, Ken McLeod's website: unfetteredmind.org.

Meditation is the key to training your mind. Discover the nature of your primordial mind with Buddhist Dharma teachings and how meditation, practiced with discipline can transform your life. As we delve deeply into the nature of mind we discover that our true nature is pure great love and pure great compassion. Mindfulness is the essence of experiencing life. You can either be trapped in the thinking mind, followed by emotional reactions or you can be alive with presence and awareness. We also chat about our animal friends and how their minds are naturally meditative and as we reach our own meditative states, we can and do experience a more deeper and loving connection with our non-human sentient being friends. David gives us a brilliant flow of how nature is responding to the current Coronavirus situation, the clear blue sky's in Russia, healthier procreation within nature, fresh air, bird songs and more. David Michie is the internationally best-selling author of The Dalai Lama's Cat series of novels, as well as non-fiction titles including Why Mindfulness is Better than Chocolate, Hurry Up and Meditate, Buddhism for Busy People and Buddhism for Pet Lovers. His books are available in 26 languages in over 40 different countries.

Meditation is the key to training your mind.  Discover the nature of your primordial mind with Buddhist Dharma teachings and how meditation, practiced with discipline can transform your life. As we delve deeply into the nature of mind we discover that our true nature is pure great love and pure great compassion.  Mindfulness is the essence of experiencing life. You can either be trapped in the thinking mind, followed by emotional reactions or you can be alive with presence and awareness.   We also chat about our animal friends and how their minds are naturally meditative and as we reach our own meditative states, we can and do experience a more deeper and loving connection with our non-human sentient being friends. David gives us a brilliant flow of how nature is responding to the current Coronavirus situation, the clear blue sky's in Russia, healthier procreation within nature, fresh air, bird songs and more. David Michie is the internationally best-selling author of The Dalai Lama’s Cat series of novels, as well as non-fiction titles including Why Mindfulness is Better than Chocolate, Hurry Up and Meditate, Buddhism for Busy People and Buddhism for Pet Lovers. His books are available in 26 languages in over 40 different countries.

NeLi Martin, is an Australian psychologist who practices and teaches Buddhist Dharma, mindfulness, yoga and dance. In this episode NeLi discusses how Buddhist practices and yoga teachings fit philosophically with new evidence-based psychological therapies, such as Acceptance & Commitment Training/Therapy (ACT). If you have ever been interested in how to integrating psychotherapeutic principles with your yoga or Buddhist meditation practice, then this episode is for you!Shownotes: www.drkaitin.com

Many people discovering Zen and the Buddhist Dharma have trouble navigating the holidays. In this show, members of Dharma Gate Zen share their experience. Find more information at http://dharmagatezen.org/

Today my guest is Vince Horn, integrally-informed Dharma teacher and co-founder of the popular podcast, Buddhist Geeks, who discusses how the Buddhist Dharma (teaching) and Sangha (community) are being reimagined for contemporary life. How does a lineage founded on traditional concepts of renunciation, surrender and obedience to a teacher get transmitted into a modern and […] The post Experiments in Integral Dharma appeared first on The Daily Evolver.

Download In this episode, Joe holds conversation with Dr. Michael Sapiro, Clinical Psychologist out of Boise, Idaho. They cover topics surrounding how meditation and mindfulness intersect with psychedelia as well as psychic ability, altered states and integration. 3 Key Points: Meditation and psychedelics have a lot of overlap such as ego dissolution and unity. Dr. Sapiro believes that meditation and mindfulness bring personal awakening in order to create collective transformation. Both meditation and psychedelics are the most beneficial when they are integrated into our waking life and when we use our experiences to help others and our planet. Support the show Patreon Leave us a review on iTunes Share us with your friends – favorite podcast, etc Join our Facebook group - Psychedelics Today group – Find the others and create community. Navigating Psychedelics Show Notes About Dr. Michael Sapiro Attended John F Kennedy University where he received his PsyD He focused on meditation research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences He is from Chicago, IL He spent time in Thailand for the Peace Corps A lot of his experience was from his time in the Bay Area There is more data coming out about awareness based meditative states and psychedelic states and how they relate subjectively to each other Dr. Sapiro’s Practice Transformational Psychology, Integration based He integrates the Buddhist Dharma, Western Psychology, Non-dual meditation and philosophy, and Noetic Sciences into his practice Michael sees 20-28 patients a week Kashmir Shaivism It's a dissolving type of experience, Its a non-dualistic style of tradition The non-dual tradition helps one just be “whole and unbroken” and focus on the present and now He does the human work in the Buddhism Dharma style, and the spiritual work with the restful piece of being in the now, the focus being integration Vision His vision has been on enhancing personal awakening in order to create collective transformation He wants to help communities and states and nations to transform via individual awakening He has worked with law enforcement agents, military vets, community members, a variety of people at different levels all the way from grounding to stability to thriving He always ends each Sangha with saying 'take this work and apply it to your neighbors' A Sangha is a buddhist community of monks/individuals in support of each other “People have such a deep connection to nature when you come out of the psychedelic experience. You start taking care of the environment differently than before went you went in.” - Michael “We now have data on greater environmental concern and stewardship after the psychedelic experience.” - Joe People who are consciously interacting with things outside of themselves have a greater care for those things. “If I am hurting the world I am hurting myself.” - Michael “Hopefully one of the bigger things that come out of the psychedelic movement are greater levels of environmentalism and global stewardship” - Joe The psychedelic movement helps us see systems that are made up are a part of our tangible reality and our responsibility to take care of the people in the systems We can use psychedelics and meditation, and integration from these experiences, to see how we can operate in these systems and help people find resources in these systems Dr. Sapiro’s Work He teaches as Esalen Institute leading workshops One of his colleagues has reached over 200,000 people with their work since 2011 His goal isn't to be the lead, but the support of leaders, especially women because he feels the need for a balance and the need for more female leaders Michael says he loves surrounding himself around ‘world-changers’ and loves doing anything to be around them and learn from them Boise, Idaho Michael says its surprisingly conscious state Its very community oriented There are 6-7 Buddhist Sanghas, groups of dedicated folks to their practice There is a lot of nature and nature is Dharma, it is the teacher Psychic Ability and Altered States It's very normal for humans to have psychic experiences All of us have access to these states, we just have to tap into them Michael encourages people to accept and cultivate these experiences It may be better to accept these experiences than to deny them There is a difference between energetic flow and psychosis Crazy Wise is a documentary that touches on spiritual emergence issues The Overlap of Psychedelic States and Meditation The Institute of Noetic Sciences had a program called The Future of Meditation Research They found in the research that they were only looking at reducing anxiety and depression, the clinical applications But they found that more than half of the people experienced psychic phenomenon, mystical experiences, terrifying experiences, the things that overlap/correlate with psychedelic experiences Both meditative and psychedelic experiences point to ego dissolution and unity at the same time Ego and anxiety both have wisdom in them, we don't want to lose them completely, but learn how to balance them and use them wisely “We need to be mindful of how we integrate what we learn in the psychedelic/meditative state into our waking life” - Michael “How can meditation and psychedelics lend themselves to being the best version of ourselves while committing to others well being? That is what I am most passionate about.” - Michael David Trellen and Willoughby Britton - Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness “If we are choosing to be more compassionate to our fellow humans and the earth, let’s not tough it out, let's help each other.” - Joe “Let’s do the work that it takes to heal it.” - Michael Be open, be curious. What might meditation be able to bring to personal awakening in order to create collective transformation? Links website About Dr. Michael Sapiro Michael Sapiro, PsyD, is a psychologist, meditation teacher, and former Buddhist monk. He lives and works on the frontier of spirituality, social justice, science, and psychology. He earned his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from John F. Kennedy University and holds a Master’s in English Studies. He is a consultant with the Institute of Noetic Sciences and is on faculty at Esalen Institute. Michael is the founder of Maitri House Yoga and was trained for 20 years in both traditional Yoga philosophy and lifestyle, and Buddhist meditation. In his treatment he integrates Western psychological interventions with meditation and awareness practices. He finds the greatest healing comes from living a life of presence, vulnerability, and awareness. At Sage he will fully integrate Yoga philosophy and life-style within the treatment.

In Episode #21 of the Mindful Life Podcast I present an exert from a Buddhist Dharma talk I attended with visiting Tibetan Buddhist Monk Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe (Khenpo). Khenpo is one of the most knowledgeable and resepcted teachers of the practice and philosophy of Tibetan Buddhsim in Australia. A few times a year Khenpo takes a 10hr roadtrip, leaving his own temple and community in Tilba Tilba to open the stunning and disused Buddhist Temple in Kinglake, Melbourne. The Bau Sen Buddha Ru Yi Temple was built over 10yrs ago by Khenpo's close friend Chinese Buddhist the late Master Lin, who sadly passed away in 2007 before the temples completion and opening. The beautiful golden temple in it picturesque location of Kinglake West is now seldom open to the public. During the recent 10 year anniversary of Black Saturday we were lucky enough to have Khenpo attend over 2 weekends to conduct a Black Saturday Memorial Service along with some wonderful Buddhist talks and meditations. Todays episode is Khenpo's  take on stress, the effects of stress to wellbeing and how we can manage stress in the modern world. He highlights that stress is largely a modern day and developed world construct. We need to consider the role that our mind and in particular the desire mind and ego along with materialism play in our stress levels. Our pursuit of happiness via outside sources and things adds to our stress as we will never be fulfilled, our desire mind will always leaves us wanting more. Ultimately we create our stress by feeling unsatisfied with what we already have, by feeling like we don’t have enough and that we need more . If we can exercise awareness and focus on the mindful practices of gratitude, compassion, kindness, impermanence and service to others, as well as living in the present moment, this may in turn leave us feeling worthy, satisfied and fulfilled and we may then begin to see a reduction in our stress levels. A very big thanks to Khenpo and Ann from Drogmi Buddhist Institute for so generously granting me permission to record this talk. I am so grateful to be able to share this wonderful knowledge with my listeners  Khenpo and Drogmi Buddhist Institute's home base is the Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre at the foot of Mount Gulaga, near Tilba on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia. Khenpo and his wonderful small team run many programs and activities for the local community and beyond, including retreats, meditation sessions, various Buddhist courses along with children's programs and family fun days. It is a welcoming and wonderfully inclusive environment. There is also onsite accomodation and facilities. I personally attended a week long silent retreat at Kamashila and the location was incredible and staff were so friendly. I also learnt a lot and gained so much from my time at the temple. To learn more about Khenpo, his teachings and the temple, head to www.drogmi.org  You can also find them on Facebook under the handle Drogmi Buddhist Institute   If for any reason, you have found the content of todays podcast triggering or distressing in any way please consider accessing some professional support (Aust only);   Telephone Counselling support   *Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 *Lifeline 131114 You can find The Mindful Life Podcast on Facebook and Instagram under the handle Mindful Life Podcast. To collaborate or make contact, please email mindfullifepodcast@gmail.com    

In this extended archive recording from the Annual New Year’s Tibet House US Dharma and Yoga Retreat held at Menla Retreat Professor Thurman, Sharon Salzberg, Carolyn Christie, Brooke Myers and Paul Bloom lead a discussion with retreat participants on how the daily practice of Buddhist Dharma and all Yoga traditions can transform one's life. Opening with a group recitation of the "Heart Sutra" Robert A.F. Thurman and Sharon Salzberg share rare personal stories about their decades of studying Buddhism and meditation and a round robin of New Year's stories of gratitude by each of the retreat teachers. Robert A.F. Thurman gives a short history of Menla Retreat and the Pantherkill Valley in New York's Catskill mountains before presenting the Buddhist Eight Fold Path in modern language for a general audience. Presentation includes a discussion of each of it's eight parts and a guided meditation. Includes a discussion of the centrality of causation to understanding the Eight Fold Path, a re-telling of the myth of the Buddhist Kingdom of Shambhala, a recommendation of the oral biography of Neem Karoli Baba "Love Everyone" and about the teachings of Shantideva passed down through the life and work of Lama Khunu Rinpoche and his Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. Recording concludes with a traditional guided meditation and recitation dedication practice led by Robert Thurman offering the merit of the day's teachings to those who have helped to support Tibetan culture by visiting Menla in Upstate, New York and to the selfless work of Sharon Salzberg, Nena Thurman and the Tibet House US Membership community over the years. This teaching includes a call to action to all sensitive beings to join the on-going efforts to present and preserve Tibetan culture by becoming apart of the Menla Tibet House US Membership community. Dharma and Yoga : Podcast Bonus RAFT Archives Photo by Raimond Klavins. Menla and the Buddha’s Eight Fold Path – Ep. 193 was excerpted from the Tibet House US Member Archive’s Annual New Year’s “Real Love Meditation & Yoga Retreat” with Robert A.F. Thurman & Sharon Salzberg recorded Dec 2015 at Menla in Phoenicia, New York. To learn about this annual event, please visit: www.menla.us. This week’s episode’s of the Bob Thurman Podcast was brought to you in part through the support of the Tibet House US Membership Community and Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York. Listen to more archive recordings from from past Robert A.F. Thurman teachings + public events please consider becoming a Tibet House US member. To learn about the benefits of Tibet House US Membership please 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.

In this extended archive recording from the Annual New Year’s Tibet House US Dharma and Yoga Retreat held at Menla Retreat Professor Thurman, Sharon Salzberg, Carolyn Christie, Brooke Myers and Paul Bloom lead a discussion with retreat participants on how the daily practice of Buddhist Dharma and all Yoga traditions can transform one’s life. Opening with a group recitation of the “Heart Sutra” Robert A.F. Thurman and Sharon Salzberg share rare personal stories about their decades of studying Buddhism and meditation and a round robin of New Year’s stories of gratitude by each of the retreat teachers. Robert A.F. Thurman gives a short history of Menla Retreat and the Pantherkill Valley in New York’s Catskill mountains before presenting the Buddhist Eight Fold Path in modern language for a general audience. Presentation includes a discussion of each of it’s eight parts and a guided meditation. Includes a discussion of the centrality of causation to understanding the Eight Fold Path, a re-telling of the myth of the Buddhist Kingdom of Shambhala, a recommendation of the oral biography of Neem Karoli Baba “Love Everyone” and about the teachings of Shantideva passed down through the life and work of Lama Khunu Rinpoche and his Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. Recording concludes with a traditional guided meditation and recitation dedication practice led by Robert Thurman offering the merit of the day’s teachings to those who have helped to support Tibetan culture by visiting Menla in Upstate, New York and to the selfless work of Sharon Salzberg, Nena Thurman and the Tibet House US Membership community over the years. This teaching includes a call to action to all sensitive beings to join the on-going efforts to present and preserve Tibetan culture by becoming apart of the Menla Tibet House US Membership community. Dharma and Yoga : Podcast Bonus RAFT Archives Photo by Raimond Klavins. Dharma and Yoga : Podcast Bonus RAFT Archives was excerpted from the Tibet House US Member Archive’s Annual New Year’s “Real Love Meditation & Yoga Retreat” with Robert A.F. Thurman & Sharon Salzberg recorded Dec 2015 at Menla in Phoenicia, New York. To learn about this annual event, please visit: www.menla.us. This week’s episode’s of the Bob Thurman Podcast was brought to you in part through the support of the Tibet House US Membership Community and

This week I sit down with Lama Rod Owens to discuss the intersection of Buddhist Dharma and American culture and politics. Lama Rod articulates his vision for Radical Dharma: a call to make the teachings of Buddhism relevant for tending to the suffering in the United States in this day and age, starting with addressing... The post #36: Radical Dharma with Lama Rod Owens appeared first on Hacking The Self.

It is of great help to find a role model. As the old saying goes the power of example is infinite. Buddhist Dharma states that you and I are both noble man, why would you underestimate yourself and quit? Find your aspiration and let it guide your actions. This is the way to make life more meaningful and valuable. 【向上仰望】 寻找一个榜样，是非常有帮助的。 俗话说“榜样的力量是无穷的”，佛法说“彼是丈夫我亦尔，何可自轻而退却？” 人要向上仰望，以愿导行，这样自己的生命才会越来越如意，越来越有价值。

Don't wait until the last minute to work hard When we grow, our eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind are kept stimulated by the outside world. The six senses are gathering dust. Without the right views and vows, we will lose our way easily. We need mindfulness homework for purification. We eat every day, otherwise we will be hungry; we also need to have food for the minds every day, otherwise the vexation will be accumulated. If there are no right views to nourish our minds, the accumulated vexation and afflictions will cause problems. We would be led by the impetuosity, emptiness, fidget, greed, blames and obsessions. The Buddhist Dharma is not a medicine for quick relief. Result doesn’t appear in sudden, result comes from cause , we should make effort on how to change cause. If we are not practicing the Dharma in our daily life, examining our thought, how can we transcend our mind when things get more difficult? 不...

Learn to be compassionate and responsible Buddhist Dharma does not teach us how to judge the world, rather how to be with the world. The former defines and judges as a bystander. The latter participates and lives with compassion and responsibility. 学佛是学慈悲与责任 佛法不是教我们怎么“看待”这个世界， 而是教我们如何“对待”这个世界。 前者是站在旁观者的立场去评判定义， 后者是感同身受、同呼吸共命运的慈悲与责任。

The American Media & the 2nd Assassination of President John F. Kennedy "If you can't handle the truth, don't watch this film!" "It's a runaway hit on Amazon & Vimeo" !!!!! "The American Media & the 2nd Assassination of John F. Kennedy." "i was a dropout at 15, and hopping a freight train to get out of Kanada ....." John Barbour http://johnbarboursworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/john.barbour.524 https://duckduckgo.com/?q=The+American+Media+%26+the+2nd+Assassination+of+President+John+F.+Kennedy Operation Mockingbird Clinton's "BIG" Media #KRAKEN Conglomerate Agenda 15min - Empire AmeriKa - Troops in Niger 17min - Rampant, runaway military spending, DEBT Shades of Nuremburg - Warren Report overturned by HSCA, BIG MEDIA completely ignores findings, conclusions 22min - Thanks / but NO thanks! Film festival politics (and PUSSY) - yuppie cocksuckers JFK FILES: 1967 - CIA legal team AID to Clay Shaw Mark Lane, Warren Report as Fiction, Bertrand Russell's help in publishing Origins of CIA term "conspiracy theorist" 20min - Sad state of BOTH 1) CONGRESS, AND 2) "BIG" American corportate media today; ALL of Congress invited to premiere, 3 promise to attend (RSVP), ZERO show-up 24min - Academy Award Nomination? REAL PEOPLE HIT TV Series, "Slaughtered" popularity & fate The Vietnam Memorial, Ronald Reagan, Navaho Code Talkers 31min - History's KINGS leading the BATTLE charge; GHW "Poppy" Bush "WANTED" for questioning 33min - "Sidebar" story from JB re: Garrison Tapes, the Bay Of Pigs, Fireworks, assassination plot hatched, Soldier's Field Nov 22nd numbers game, & paid "handsomely" 2 shoot CIA "Ghost" awards 43min - Shout out 2 from Carol Sloan, help and support from strangers, Gary Lloyd, Larry Flynt 47min - John J. McCloy (Skull & Bones), Head of World Bank, Allen Dulles 48min - JFK efforts to reform monetary system w/ silver notes, "End the Fed", false HOPE from Ron Paul & Bernie Sanders 51min - Alt media won Trump office? "Dewey Defeats Truman!" NOT 52min - Wikileaks, Seth Rich, Blame Russia 1hr1min - JFK Files reveal JD Tippit as Grassy Noll's "Badge Man"? 1hr2min - Judith Vary Baker 1hr3min - "NEW" Patreon supporter @cocopark 1hr5min - Show philosophy 1hr8min - Kerry Thornley via BathtubJenn, Idle Warrior, Adam Gorightly 1hr9min - Operation Mockingbird - MSM silence is DEAFENING 1hr12min - Carol Sloan joins us for the balance of the show as co-host 1hr14min - Operation Mockingbird, Orwell's "Repetition = TRUTH" TELEVALIUM, TV's hypnotizing technotronic pulse 1hr16min - Plato's "Appearances vs. REALITY." 1hr18min - J Edgar Hoover, FBI & Freemasonry "promotions" 1hr24min - JFK Jr. - CUI BONO? WHERE was George Bush? 1hr34min - JFK witness "bodycount" probability completely off the charts 1hr37min - Oddly minimal mention of Jim Marrs @ JFK conference Conspiracy theorist vs. Political Scientist, parapolitics, shadow gov't, "Deep State" 1hr46min - Solon's remarks regarding sacred duty, Buddhist DHARMA re: engagement, tackling controversial issues head-on (rather than actively avoiding). LION's ROAR 1hr47min - Hurricane "HARVEY": Oswald or Weinstein?; "In politics TIMING is everything."

Four people share their experience of the retreat so far. We hear from Sally from Glasgow, Jane from London, Ivan from Cambridge (via Mexico) and Suvajra who currently lives at Adhisthana. (NB: contrary to a comment by one interviewee, there is a large Order presence in the US! And a history of Triratna activity in New York for many years. Listen to voices from Triratna America: www.thebuddhistcentre.com/tags/triratna-america) #triratnainternationalretreat #sangha #Buddhism #sangharakshita #Buddhist #Dharma #community

The 2012 Graduation Commencement Address was delivered by Prof. Franz Metcalf and generously sponsored by the Numata Foundation. “Our Buddhadharma, Our Buddhist Dharma" explores our evolving Buddhist dharma in two senses. That is, it tries to begin clarifying dharma in the sense of (a) what the Buddhadharma, as teaching, is; and (b) what our dharma, as duty, is toward that Buddhadharma. While the former is a bottomless pit of circularity into which scholars may sink their careers, and the latter is a deepening chasm of responsibilities into which practitioners may throw their lives, the sinking and the throwing need doing. Treading (and thereby perhaps obliterating) one line between scholarship and practice, this address attempts to trace a path on which scholars and graduates may walk together, down into the darkness. Prof. Metcalf is a teacher at the California State University, Los Angeles, and the author of numerous books applying Buddhist teachings to our everyday lives, including Just Add Buddha and Buddha in Your Backpack. Originally recorded on 18 May 2012 (c) 2012 The Institute of Buddhist Studies and Franz Metcalf

Moment by Moment: A  90-day journey in the landscape of Buddhist Teachings & Practices This winter a group of Monastic Dharma Teachers here at Deer Park will offer a course based in the Buddhas Teaching on the Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path. Nov 27, 2011  This winter's course - Moment by Moment: will be an opportunity to enjoy walking meditation through some of the vistas of central Buddhist teachings and practices.  If we look deeply at the Buddhist Dharma, we see concentric circles- at the very heart of the circles lies the Four Noble Truths. All of the foundational teachings and practices spring from this source. Out of the Four Noble Truths emerge the Noble Eightfold Path, the Buddha's guidance for realizing transformation in body, speech and mind at a fundamental level. From the various steps of the Noble Eightfold Path spring a multitude of sutras, practices and commentaries. During this course, we will enjoy sharings on each of the Truths and the steps of the path; we will be offered concrete practices to apply at home and we will have suggested readings and reflections, as appropriate. These will be available on the Deer Park Monastery website. The three month winter retreat is a time of focused attention and deep looking. It is also a time of simplifying, of settling... a time of recognizing how we use our energy in our daily life. Most of all it is a time of allowing ourselves to settle- to settle into our experience of the moment. Making the commitment to attend this class- even knowing all of the challenges- is one way to bring that element of focused intention into our lives- even if we cannot spend ninety days in a practice center. When: Sunday afternoon at 3 pm, weekly first session: November 27, last session: February 19 Where: in the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall, Deer Park Monastery or online Deer Park Dharma Cast: http://deerpark.libsyn.com/ How long: each session will be one hour Why: because we like to You can follow the course offerings and suggested ‘homework’ by going to http://deerparkmonastery.org/community/moment-by-moment

How the consciousness enters into nature and suffering, and how to change it through practical work. Includes an explanation of Parikalpita, Paratantra, and Parinishpanna (from Yogachara Buddhism). Read the lecture transcription. Course Description: More than 2,500 years ago, a man decided to find out why there is suffering, and how to overcome it. He succeeded, and became known as "The Buddha," which means, "One who is awake." Since then, there have emerged many variations and interpretations of what he taught, with some believing that his teachings were something he invented or created on his own. Contrary to this belief, he said, "I have seen an ancient path, an ancient road traversed by the rightly enlightened ones of former times. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this noble eight-fold path." - Buddha Shakyamuni, Samyutta Nikaya ii.106 Therefore, his knowledge — what in Greek is called Gnosis — existed before he did, and he only taught what he understood of that ancient knowledge. This course examines Gnosis through the lens of the Buddhist Dharma. These lectures were originally given live and unscripted on Gnostic Radio.

An explanation of the relationship between the Buddha Nature and our inner Buddha; includes comparisons to Judaism and Christianity. This is a lecture from the free online course Gnosis of Buddha Dharma. Course Description: More than 2,500 years ago, a man decided to find out why there is suffering, and how to overcome it. He succeeded, and became known as "The Buddha," which means, "One who is awake." Since then, there have emerged many variations and interpretations of what he taught, with some believing that his teachings were something he invented or created on his own. Contrary to this belief, he said, "I have seen an ancient path, an ancient road traversed by the rightly enlightened ones of former times. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this noble eight-fold path." - Buddha Shakyamuni, Samyutta Nikaya ii.106 Therefore, his knowledge — what in Greek is called Gnosis — existed before he did, and he only taught what he understood of that ancient knowledge. This course examines Gnosis through the lens of the Buddhist Dharma. These lectures were originally given live and unscripted on Gnostic Radio.

A deeper level of meaning of the Three Jewels and how to actualize them within.   Read the lecture transcription. Course Description: More than 2,500 years ago, a man decided to find out why there is suffering, and how to overcome it. He succeeded, and became known as "The Buddha," which means, "One who is awake." Since then, there have emerged many variations and interpretations of what he taught, with some believing that his teachings were something he invented or created on his own. Contrary to this belief, he said, "I have seen an ancient path, an ancient road traversed by the rightly enlightened ones of former times. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this noble eight-fold path." - Buddha Shakyamuni, Samyutta Nikaya ii.106 Therefore, his knowledge — what in Greek is called Gnosis — existed before he did, and he only taught what he understood of that ancient knowledge. This course examines Gnosis through the lens of the Buddhist Dharma. These lectures were originally given live and unscripted on Gnostic Radio.

The development of the consciousness (tathagatagarbha) through the kingdoms of nature in relation to the Adhi-Buddha and the twelve attributes of the Inner Buddha. This is a lecture from the free online course Gnosis of Buddha Dharma. Course Description: More than 2,500 years ago, a man decided to find out why there is suffering, and how to overcome it. He succeeded, and became known as "The Buddha," which means, "One who is awake." Since then, there have emerged many variations and interpretations of what he taught, with some believing that his teachings were something he invented or created on his own. Contrary to this belief, he said, "I have seen an ancient path, an ancient road traversed by the rightly enlightened ones of former times. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this noble eight-fold path." - Buddha Shakyamuni, Samyutta Nikaya ii.106 Therefore, his knowledge — what in Greek is called Gnosis — existed before he did, and he only taught what he understood of that ancient knowledge. This course examines Gnosis through the lens of the Buddhist Dharma. These lectures were originally given live and unscripted on Gnostic Radio.

The Tri-ratna or Triple Gem (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha) and their outer and inner meanings. Includes an exposition about the nature of the Emptiness (Void or Absolute). "To really understand what it means to Take Refuge, to find one's safe haven in these Three Jewels, we have to go deeper than the literal meaning.  We have to penetrate into the inner meaning, and then into the secret meaning.  And these are of course, levels of understanding what the Triple Gems signify." Read the lecture transcription. Course Description: More than 2,500 years ago, a man decided to find out why there is suffering, and how to overcome it. He succeeded, and became known as "The Buddha," which means, "One who is awake." Since then, there have emerged many variations and interpretations of what he taught, with some believing that his teachings were something he invented or created on his own. Contrary to this belief, he said, "I have seen an ancient path, an ancient road traversed by the rightly enlightened ones of former times. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this noble eight-fold path." - Buddha Shakyamuni, Samyutta Nikaya ii.106 Therefore, his knowledge — what in Greek is called Gnosis — existed before he did, and he only taught what he understood of that ancient knowledge. This course examines Gnosis through the lens of the Buddhist Dharma. These lectures were originally given live and unscripted on Gnostic Radio.

Meditation is the main aspect of the Eightfold Path. Read the lecture transcription. Course Description: More than 2,500 years ago, a man decided to find out why there is suffering, and how to overcome it. He succeeded, and became known as "The Buddha," which means, "One who is awake." Since then, there have emerged many variations and interpretations of what he taught, with some believing that his teachings were something he invented or created on his own. Contrary to this belief, he said, "I have seen an ancient path, an ancient road traversed by the rightly enlightened ones of former times. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this noble eight-fold path." - Buddha Shakyamuni, Samyutta Nikaya ii.106 Therefore, his knowledge — what in Greek is called Gnosis — existed before he did, and he only taught what he understood of that ancient knowledge. This course examines Gnosis through the lens of the Buddhist Dharma. These lectures were originally given live and unscripted on Gnostic Radio.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.

Khmer news, news in NZ, community notices, orientation for Cambodian migrants to the Kiwi way, Buddhist Dharma teaching, Khmer cultural topics, guest interviews and talkback.