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Contemplating your own death can feel like a massive bummer at first, but there's good news: how you react to that inescapable fact really matters. Vinny Ferraro has practiced insight meditation (vipassanā) since the mid-90s. He's the Guiding Teacher of the Big Heart City Sangha in San Francisco and has led a weekly sitting group for almost two decades.As a fully empowered Dharma Teacher thru Spirit Rock/IMS, he has taught residential retreats at Spirit Rock, Insight Meditation Society, and the Esalen Institute. Currently, he leads Spirit Rock's Year to Live course and teaches retreats and daylongs through Big Heart City and meditation centers across the country.He is a respected leader in developing and implementing interventions for at-risk populations. leading groups in schools, juvenile halls and prisons since 1987. He has led emotional intelligence workshops for over 100,000 youth on four continents.In this episode we talk about:Why it's important to think about your own death even if you're not expecting it anytime soonThe distinction between the actual conditions of your life and how much you sufferA practice called the five Daily Remembrances, which Dan started doing myself right after we recorded this — and which has made a real difference for himAnd some of other practices they do in the class, including the “life review” and “housekeeping”Related Episodes:Three Buddhist Practices For Getting Your Sh*t Together | Vinny FerraroHow Thinking About Death Can Improve Your Life | Alua ArthurJoin the waiting list for A Year To Live at Spirit Rock.Find out more about the Young Adult Retreat at Spirit Rock (taught by Vinny Ferraro, Matthew Brensilver, Cara Lai, and Hakim Tafari).Use code TENPERCENT for 10% off these two courses at Spirit Rock: Anxiety as Teacher: A Dharma and Yoga DaylongCultivating the Beautiful Factors of MindSign up for Dan's weekly newsletter hereFollow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTokTen Percent Happier online bookstoreSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelOur favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular EpisodesFull Shownotes: www.meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/vinny-ferraro-a-year-to-liveAdditional Resources:Download the Happier Meditation app today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Practical advice from a straight-talking, formerly incarcerated, occasionally profane dharma teacher.Vinny Ferraro is the Guiding Teacher of the Big Heart City Sangha in San Francisco and has led a weekly sitting group for almost two decades. As a fully empowered Dharma Teacher thru Spirit Rock/IMS, he has taught residential retreats at Spirit Rock, Insight Meditation Society, and the Esalen Institute. Currently, he leads Spirit Rock's Year to Live course and teaches retreats and daylongs through Big Heart City and meditation centers across the country. He is a respected leader in developing and implementing interventions for at-risk populations. leading groups in schools, juvenile halls and prisons since 1987. He has led emotional intelligence workshops for over 100,000 youth on four continents.In this episode we talk about:AlignmentVinny‘s concept of “flashing your basic goodness”Noting practiceThe deep satisfaction in not seeking satisfactionRedirecting awarenessBeing an “empathetic witness” for yourselfWhen to opt for distractionNot taking what's not yours Vinny's ancestor practiceWhat is the connection between seeing our family patterns and not taking what is not ours? How loyal have we been to our suffering?Related Episodes:Get Happier Without Losing Your Edge | Kamala MastersVitamin E: How To Cultivate Equanimity Amidst Political Chaos | Election Sanity Series | Roshi Joan HalifaxNon-Preachy Ethics | Jozen Tamori GibsonSign up for Dan's weekly newsletter hereFollow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTokTen Percent Happier online bookstoreSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelOur favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular EpisodesFull Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/vinny-ferraroAdditional Resources:Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/installSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What is humanity's relationship to change?In this talk, Syra Smith shares her thoughts on impermanence, leading with this quote: "Change is the thread woven through the fabric of Human existence, a constant force shaping our journey. In transition, we navigate the spectrum of emotions, from the excitement of new beginnings to the discomfort of uncertainty. It is in these moments that growth unfurls, pushing us beyond familiar boundaries. Like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon we transform, shedding old layers to reveal the evolving tapestry of our identity.  The dance of change, though challenging, whispers the promise of resilience and the beauty of embracing the unknown."______________ Syra Smith is an artist, facilitator and Dharma Teacher interested in deep ecology and manifesting a culture where we can turn toward fearless abundance and generosity. Her grandmothers are Choctaw-Chickasaw and include those among the first freed black African women to own land in her country. Syra's studies and practices are deeply rooted in the heart and along the path toward awakening more fully to the truth of freedom in our lives.A lifelong meditator and SF Bay Area native, Syra began her personal meditation practice as a teen in 1988 and has been practicing in the Theravada Buddhist tradition since 2009. She graduated East Bay Meditation Center's Commit to Dharma program in 2011 and became a Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leader in 2017. Syra teaches Insight Meditation and mindfulness throughout the SF Bay Area and beyond and proudly serves as Core Teacher with the San Francisco LGBT Sangha. Syra is honored to serve as Board President as well as on the Guiding Teachers Council with San Francisco Insight.  More information and her teaching calendar are available at https://projectroot.org/ Support the Show.______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.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

This Dharma Talk was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on May 14, 2023. In this talk Sensei continues exploring Dogen's Instructions for Householder Zen training with a discussion of the importance of studying with a dharma teacher. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This week I sit down Dharma Teacher and Author Cynthia Jurs, about her new book "Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing our World" This book is about on-going, 30 year journey and an answer to the question: How can we bring healing and protection to Earth?" Cynthia talks about the importance of getting in touch with our own Buddha nature, accessing the depths of interbeing, and interconnection to become a holy vessel. She shares the fact that Earth--in order to heal and be restored requires that all of us wake up in our way, in our own communities. She speaks passionately about activism as sacred practice and how activism asks us to first, to take care of ourselves so we can see clearly and act compassionately so we can have more capacity to work for the benefit of all beings.    To find out more about Cynthia head over to her website.  Attend the online book launch here and the fly over to the book's website by clicking here.  Global Vase Treasure Map      You can watch this full interview over on our YouTube Channel. Don't forget to subscribe!   If you need support on your spiritual and human journey, Krista Xiomara has several different 1:1 offerings for the collective. To work with Krista Xiomara head over to https://iamkristaxiomara.com/workwithmekx     Podcast Production: Written, directed, and edited by Krista Xiomara Produced by LightCasting Original Music by Mr. Pixie Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast 

I originally started this Substack as a clear way to share my weekly dharma talks. Every Monday at 6P PT / 9P ET I host an online Zen gathering through the Zen Community of Oregon where I am one of the teachers.The gathering begins with two twenty minute periods of meditation, followed by a Dharma Talk.Dharma Talks are ways of connecting to the voice of the ancestors, the path of awakening that has been opened up and walked by real human beings over the course of millennia. Because our habitual minds tend towards confusion and distraction, we often need regular reminders about the path of practice. In the Zen Buddhist tradition these reminders point us to Buddhahood. To our intrinsic Buddha nature, that is spacious, free, compassionate and infinitely creative.This talk is the beginning of a series of talks on the Ten OX-Herding or Cow-Herding pictures. My teacher Chozen, Roshi would often remark that Zen practice is a practice without handrails. For how does one begin to measure or mark the infinite. And yet, there are states of mind we taste in our practice, and as we continue these states become more and more familiar and accessible.This talk is an introduction to the Ten OX-Herding pictures as well as an introduction to how I will be exploring this teaching.One invitation that is alive in the Zen school and in my personal teaching is that the metaphors that we use to describe Mind's nature, can be entered directly. So here, in this teaching we are invited to meet the OX or the Cow. This is a symbol or metaphor of our true nature, our natural divinity.Awakening the OX perhaps is a journey to the pre-Buddhist Minoan culture on the island of Crete, where humans performed rituals dressing as bulls to summon the Great Goddess who could give life or take it away.But as always, more intimately awakening the OX is a journey of Self discovery. A revelation of what has always been here. Of course, as with any good teaching tool, the OX itself will be forgotten, as the functioning of Awakening lives on through us.There are many great resources to view the Ten Ox-herding Pictures, the prose and commentary. Here are two that I share during this talk:DT SuzukiJohn Daido Loori, RoshiThank you for reading / listening.I am getting over the flu, so you may notice that my voice is nasally and fatigued.Earth Dreams is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work as a Dharma Teacher, consider becoming a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amykisei.substack.com/subscribe

A meditation with guidance by words and song!JOE REILLY (he, him) is a singer, songwriter, social worker, and ordained Dharma Teacher in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Joe was raised Catholic and currently studies and practices progressive Catholicism, Native American spirituality, and engaged Buddhism. Joe has been a student of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh since 2004 and is often found singing and writing songs on spiritual retreats. He currently lives in Waawiyatanong/Detroit, where he co-leads the Building Beloved Community Sangha. He is of Cherokee, Choctaw, Italian, and Irish descent and identifies as Native American.Connect with Joe and LISTEN to more of his music at:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joereillymusic/ YouTube, Instagram @JoeReillyMusichttps://www.joereilly.org/music/

GUEST:JOE REILLY (he, him) is a singer, songwriter, social worker, and ordained Dharma Teacher in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Joe was raised Catholic and currently studies and practices progressive Catholicism, Native American spirituality, and engaged Buddhism. Joe has been a student of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh since 2004 and is often found singing and writing songs on spiritual retreats. He currently lives in Waawiyatanong/Detroit, where he co-leads the Building Beloved Community Sangha. He is of Cherokee, Choctaw, Italian, and Irish descent and identifies as Native American.Connect with Joe and LISTEN to more of his music at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joereillymusic/  YouTube, Instagram @JoeReillyMusichttps://www.joereilly.org/music/This EPISODE is in MEMORIAM for Mary Randolph(Rev. Liên covered for Sr. Peace so she could attend to her sister)HOSTRev. Liên Shutt (she/they) is a recognized leader in the movement that breaks through the wall of American white-centered convert Buddhism to welcome people of all backgrounds into a contemporary, engaged Buddhism. As an ordained Zen priest, licensed social worker, and longtime educator/teacher of Buddhism, Shutt represents new leadership at the nexus of spirituality and social justice, offering a special warm welcome to Asian Americans, all BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, and those seeking a “home” in the midst of North American society's reckoning around racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia. Shutt is a co-founder of Buddhists of Color (1998) and founder of Access to Zen (2014). As the creator, producer, and host, she launched a podcast series, “Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers,” in 2022 with Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön, Sister Peace and Dalila Bothwell. You can learn more about her work at AccessToZen.orgHer new book, Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path was released on Tuesday, Aug. 22! To see when it's in your part of the U.S. or is virtual, go to BOOK TOUR INFOFor full info on all her offerings: EVENTS

In this episode, I have a conversation with the lovely human being, Deborah Eden Tull. Deborah is a Dharma Teacher and the author of three books. She is an authority on the topic and practice of Relational Mindfulness, as well as the Dharma itself. We had a wonderfull conversation that I hope you all will enjoy.   DeborahEdenTull.com floweringlotusmeditation.org

As an authorized Dharma Teacher and long-time leader of the Boise Dharma Center, I have been called upon for some of life's bigger moments. I have bestowed wedding vows and married couples. I have been asked to speak and eulogize at people wakes and funerals. My name is on a list at my local hospital if someone wants to speak with a Buddhist. Of all the calls I have received, this story shares one of the most unique and weird experiences I had ever been called upon to fulfill. It request of a man who just died and his Mormon family realized he was actually Buddhist and wanted a Buddhist Cremation. Thanks for listening! I invite you to share this podcast, offer a comment or leave some feedback. Show Notes: A Mormon family calls me to preside and deliver a Buddhist Death ceremony? After the death of this family member, and in his will, the family learned he was Buddhist and wanted a Buddhist Cremation. The brother gave me a fire extinguisher, an "expired" Amazon gift card, and and all of his brother's Buddhist objects. The brother said I was a "weird guy." Resources: Buddhist Funeral Rituals – An excellent article on the death rituals of Buddhism from Tricycle Magazine. Contact. Follow. Share. instagram | facebook | twitter | pinterest How to review the podcast on iTunes If you enjoyed, benefited or were impacted by the podcast, it would be beyond cool if you'd take a minute and write a review on iTunes. To do that, click on the iTunes link or launch the iTunes podcast app on your computer or phone. Search for One Hand Speaks, select the album art for the show, select ratings and reviews and then write your review. Big thanks and appreciation. Please spread and share if you feel others will benefit and enjoy and leave a comment or offer feedback. Play Your Hand!

John and Dat interview Jem (Chan Pháp Hô) about his experience becoming a monk with Thich Nhat Hanh, training as a novice in Plum Village, and training as a Bhikkshu in Deear Park Monastery where he also served as acting abbot. Jem was a monk for 18 years. He is now a lay Dharma teacher living in Sweden with his wife Emma Dinmali Holmund. Jem's website Hjärtats Glädje for his teachings in Sweden https://hjartatsgladje.se/?v=3acf83834396 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/downwiththedharma/message

In this episode, I sit down with Kaira Jewel Lingo to talk about her dedicated interweaving of mindfulness and social justice. She reflects on the influence of her parents, a black mom from Chicago's westside and a white dad from southern Texas who worked in the Civil Rights movement. She shares about her childhood years in Kenya, including the experience of living simply and how that's shaped her life as an adult. Finally, we discuss her journey meeting Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and becoming a nun. She now lives as a lay teacher of Buddhism. EARLY LIFE My lifelong journey of weaving contemplative practice with social justice started with being born into an interracial family within a residential Christian community that was focused on voluntary simplicity and service to the poor and marginalized.  NUN LIFEAs soon as I saw the Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, or Thay as his students call him (Vietnamese for ‘teacher'), I knew he was my teacher. The community of nuns, monks and lay practitioners was also deeply inspiring to me, living authentically what he taught. In 1999 I was ordained as a Buddhist nun at the age of 25 and spent fifteen years as a nun, engaging in a 24-hour-a-day mindfulness practice made up of daily sitting and walking meditation, eating meals in silence to be fully present for our food, dharma study and community building, leading retreats and guiding students individually.PRESENT DAYThen, in my early forties, after spending nearly my whole adult life as a nun, I made another huge shift after a long discernment process, deciding to leave monastic life to start all over. So, when many friends from my youth had already started families and spent several decades in their professions, I was learning in middle age to do the things my peers had been doing since their early twenties—using a cell phone, running a household, and paying taxes. It was a major transition on many levels: personally, socially, financially, professionally, spiritually, and culturally. In a sense, I was reinventing my whole identity. https://www.kairajewel.com

In this episode I look at the benefits of working with a Dharma teacher, how to find one, and when additional support is needed.

This week I sit down with Author and Dharma Teacher Deborah Eden Tull, to discuss her book Luminous Darkness: An Engaged Buddhist Approach to Embracing the Unknown - A Path to Personal and Collective Awakening. Eden opens up about her time in monastic life, how living simply was a profound and healing experience. She shares how darkness can actually be restorative and an unknown field of what is possible. She encourages the audience to become curious about their shadow sides and explains how our shadow contains our strength. She poses the question: "What if we are already whole?" in regards to original consciousness and revealing the truth of who and what we are when we set off on the path of awakening, unbecoming, and homecoming. To find out more about Eden, head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @mindfullivingrevolution    To fly over to Shamabala to purhcase her book, by clicking here    Podcast Production: Written, directed, and edited by Krista Xiomara Produced by LightCasting Original Music by Mr. Pixie Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

In this first conversation-based episode of Pobsa's Dharma Lounge, recorded on June 2, 2022, I had the delight in reconnecting to my dharma brother, Muhan Jose Palma. We met over 20 years ago when we were both students of the Korean Son (Zen) Master, Samu Sunim. While I was on the Dharma Teacher track, Muhan was on the track to become a priest. After his ordination, he went on to train with Joan Halifax Roshi at Upaya Zen Center where he also received the new dharma name, Shinzan. Sensei Palma is now based in San Diego where he is the guiding teacher of the Open Gate Zen Collective Please support this podcast by subscribing, reviewing, and sharing! Also, if you would like to participate, dana is gratefully appreciated. If you offer dana and mention this specific episode: Muhan or Shinzan, half of the dana received will go to Muhan and his sangha. If you'd like to watch this conversation, you can find the video feed at YouTube by searching for Pobsa's Dharma Lounge

Can you integrate meditation into body movement? How do you maintain a calm, centered mind in everyday life? MEET Rev. Won Gong Rev. WonGong (affectionately known as Rev. Wow!) is a lifetime dedicated dharma teacher. A pioneering Won Buddhist priest, she has established temples in Chapel Hill and Raleigh, North Carolina. She is a guest lecturer at schools, colleges, and meditation centers, teaching Buddhist philosophy and meditation to people of all ages and backgrounds.  Rev. Wow! leads workshops, retreats, youth dharma camps, and cultural enrichment programs. She integrates creative forms of meditation with body movement, vocal Qigong, breathing techniques, guided meditation, and laughter. She is active in the international interfaith community and is a leading Korean-to-English translator of dharma teachings, serving as a spiritual bridge between East and West.  Rev. Wow! is a master of integrating Buddhist concepts in daily practice. Her kind, compassionate, and wise nature makes her an effective teacher and a valued life counselor. She loves gardening and singing. In 2018, she released a CD, Chants of Samadhi for Daily Practice. In 2020, she released her second CD, Chants for Healing.  Find out more athttps://subtleyoga.com/ ( )http://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/ (Won Buddhism of North Carolina) and connect with Won onhttps://www.facebook.com/ThePrimedPractice/ ( )https://youtu.be/B9nZmAVV6Vc (YouTube) and http://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/heart-of-practice (Podcast). IN THIS PODCAST:What is a Dharma teacher? 3:00 Timeless, Placeless Meditation 6:09 Centering your mind & being present 12:00 What is walking meditation? 13:45 What is a Dharma Teacher?What does Dharma mean? What makes a Dharma teacher a unique spiritual guide Understanding Dharma wisdom from Won Buddism tradition Timeless, Placeless MeditationMeditation at rest vs. meditation in motion Integrating meditation into daily life and movement Engaging with tasks mindfully and appropriately Centering Your Mind & Being PresentUsing our “planning,” mind Applying our meditative practices to focus on one thing at a time What Is Walking Meditation?How to get started with walking meditation Centering our energy and connecting with the earth Techniques for walking meditation Connect With MeInstagramhttps://my.captivate.fm/@holisticcounselingpodcast ( @holisticcounselingpodcast) https://www.facebook.com/holisticcounselingpodcast/ (Facebook) Join the privatehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/227234677747980 ( Facebook group) Sign up for my free email course:https://my.captivate.fm/www.holisticcounselingpodcast.com ( www.holisticcounselingpodcast.com) Rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast onhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-holistic-counseling-podcast/id1560859961 ( Apple Podcasts),https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-holistic-counseling-podcast ( Stitcher),https://tunein.com/podcasts/Health--Wellness-Podcasts/The-Holistic-Counseling-Podcast-p1420697/ ( TuneIn),https://open.spotify.com/show/3hEmF2DyEKm49I2tqXDX0k?si=Xlq6uvasQb2MWVfvUbfBvQ&nd=1 ( Spotify), andhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vaG9saXN0aWMtY291bnNlbGluZy8 ( Google Podcasts). Resources Mentioned And Useful Links:-Find out more about Won onhttps://subtleyoga.com/ ( )http://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/ (Won Buddhism of North Carolina) and connect with Won onhttps://www.facebook.com/ThePrimedPractice/ ( )https://youtu.be/B9nZmAVV6Vc (YouTube) and http://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/heart-of-practice (Podcast).

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Re: So You Want to Be a Dharma Teacher, published by lsusr on April 23, 2022 on LessWrong. When I first started getting into Zen there was a brief period when I thought I wanted to be a dharma teacher. I remember telling my first teacher, Tim, I wanted to be a dharma teacher and he just gave me a look. It's hard to describe that look, but I remember how it felt. And how that look felt is why I dropped the whole idea of becoming a dharma teacher. Brad Warner The same could be said for Rationality. You should not aspire to teach Rationality. There are two types of teaching: Teaching young children. There's nothing wrong with aspiring to teach children. Teaching children is a noble, necessary profession. Teaching adults. Aspiring to teach adults puts you on shaky ground. Aspiring to teach rationality to adults is downright dangerous. Why? Because personal experience trumps pedagogical skill. It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. Shame on the man of cultivated taste who permits refinement to develop into fastidiousness that unfits him for doing the rough work of a workaday world. Among the free peoples who govern themselves there is but a small field of usefulness open for the men of cloistered life who shrink from contact with their fellows. Still less room is there for those who deride the slight of what is done by those who actually bear the brunt of the day; nor yet for others who always profess that they would like to take action, if only the conditions of life were not exactly what they actually are. The man who does nothing cuts the same sordid figure in the pages of history, whether he be a cynic, or fop, or voluptuary. There is little use for the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of great and generous emotion, of the high pride, the stern belief, the lofty enthusiasm, of the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder. Well for these men if they succeed; well also, though not so well, if they fail, given only that they have nobly ventured, and have put forth all their heath and strength. It is war-worn Hotspur, spent with hard fighting, he of the many errors and valiant end, over whose memory we love to linger, not over the memory of the young lord who “but for the vile guns would have been a valiant soldier.” Citizenship in a Republic by Theodore Roosevelt I do not learn rationality from "rationalists". I learn it from quants, from entrepreneurs, from artists, from physicists, from hackers like Tim Ferris and from political activists like Socrates. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Re: So You Want to Be a Dharma Teacher, published by lsusr on April 23, 2022 on LessWrong. When I first started getting into Zen there was a brief period when I thought I wanted to be a dharma teacher. I remember telling my first teacher, Tim, I wanted to be a dharma teacher and he just gave me a look. It's hard to describe that look, but I remember how it felt. And how that look felt is why I dropped the whole idea of becoming a dharma teacher. Brad Warner The same could be said for Rationality. You should not aspire to teach Rationality. There are two types of teaching: Teaching young children. There's nothing wrong with aspiring to teach children. Teaching children is a noble, necessary profession. Teaching adults. Aspiring to teach adults puts you on shaky ground. Aspiring to teach rationality to adults is downright dangerous. Why? Because personal experience trumps pedagogical skill. It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. Shame on the man of cultivated taste who permits refinement to develop into fastidiousness that unfits him for doing the rough work of a workaday world. Among the free peoples who govern themselves there is but a small field of usefulness open for the men of cloistered life who shrink from contact with their fellows. Still less room is there for those who deride the slight of what is done by those who actually bear the brunt of the day; nor yet for others who always profess that they would like to take action, if only the conditions of life were not exactly what they actually are. The man who does nothing cuts the same sordid figure in the pages of history, whether he be a cynic, or fop, or voluptuary. There is little use for the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of great and generous emotion, of the high pride, the stern belief, the lofty enthusiasm, of the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder. Well for these men if they succeed; well also, though not so well, if they fail, given only that they have nobly ventured, and have put forth all their heath and strength. It is war-worn Hotspur, spent with hard fighting, he of the many errors and valiant end, over whose memory we love to linger, not over the memory of the young lord who “but for the vile guns would have been a valiant soldier.” Citizenship in a Republic by Theodore Roosevelt I do not learn rationality from "rationalists". I learn it from quants, from entrepreneurs, from artists, from physicists, from hackers like Tim Ferris and from political activists like Socrates. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

Mitchell interviews his colleague and good friend, Catherine Ingram, internationally beloved Dharma Teacher and author. This interview discusses her book Passionate Presence and her perspectives on a number of topice. Catherine works with communities in the U.S., and Europe. Since 1992 she has led Dharma Dialogues, which are public events that encourage the intelligent use of awareness within one's personal life and in one's community. Catherine also leads numerous silent retreats each year in conjunction with Dharma Dialogues. She is president of Living Dharma, an educational non-profit organization founded in 1995. Catherine has been the subject of numerous print, television, and radio interviews and is included in several anthologies about teachers in the West. A former journalist specializing in issues of consciousness and activism, Catherine is the author of two books of nonfiction, which are published in numerous languages: In the Footsteps of Gandhi: Conversations with Spiritual/Social Activists (Parallax Press, 1990) and Passionate Presence: Seven Qualities of Awakened Awareness (Penguin Putnam, 2003); and one novel, A Crack in Everything (Diamond Books, 2006). In February 2019, Catherine published the long-form essay “Facing Extinction” as a free link, an essay she updates every month as new data emerges about the crises we face. If you'd like to see more on an array of subjects like this, join our Newsletter at www.abetterworld.net. There are podcasts and videos which can keep you inspired and educated for years. At our Store, you'll also find one-of-a-kind items like a compact FAR Infra-Red Sauna, high-quality, low-cost nutritional supplements & micro-greens and therapeutic mushrooms in capsules, an In Harmony, vibro-acoustic Sound Lounge & the Brain-Tap for sound healing to the max, Mind-Movies for re-programming your brain (& Life), all the way to eliminating credit card and mortgage debt. Or interested in a Conscious Community Network across the planet? That too is available. Just visit Store for these & more. And if you haven't already, won't you subscribe to A Better World's Youtube channel? Love to have you part of our community: https://www.youtube.com/c/abetterworldtvshow --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abwmitchellrabin/support

Scott talks to Yoga and Dharma teacher Frank Jude Boccio. Frank took refuge in the Dharma after a period of practising with Thich Nhat Hanh in the 1990's. In 2000, he began to study with Korean master Samu Sunim, who ordained Frank as a Dharma Teacher in 2007. - You can support The Stillpoints Podcast through our Patreon page and help us to continue to share inspiring and meaningful conversations.  You can also join our monthly in-person on online Ashtanga Yoga and philosophy memberships here.  - In this warm and insightful conversation Frank shares about his experiences of ‘not-self', how Buddhism helped him to process grief and loss, the importance of honouring the differences as well as the similarities between yoga and Buddhism, and the lively philosophical debates that Buddha could have had with Patanjali. Frank is the author of ‘Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body, and Mind'as well as a national and international dharma/yoga teacher and lecturer. You can find out more about Frank's work here and also join Franks Empty Mountain Sangha Online Facebook page here.   'Frank Jude Boccio has been a deeply impactful part of my life since I discovered his work. His teachings on how to relate mindfulness to yoga asana and life has been profound for me. This conversation allowed me to lean in to the way he sees practice and life and there is so much here. Yoga, Zen Buddhism, Grief, Nirvana... This conversation is so, so lovely. I hope you enjoy it...' Scott Johnson - October 2021

Dharma Teacher, Compassionate Communication expert, and Transformation Coach Doyle Banks guests today on Wednesday Wake-Up.  Diffuse conflict and try out some wise speech tips and tricks from today's episode.   Gregory's fall daylong retreat is open for registration!  Come join us for Anicca! Thriving in the Flow of Change, Saturday November 6th, 9 am - 4 pm PST Online.  Can't make the live retreat?  No worries!  All participants will receive a self-paced recorded course after the event.  REGISTER NOW   ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage. If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate HERE Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma To learn about retreats, news, and classes first, CLICK HERE to keep in touch and get on the Wednesday Wake-Up mailing list.   Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.

Muneeba Khan, Islamic practitioner and member of At-Tawheed Islamic Center, previously asked Grand Rapids faith communities: "Has there been any aspect of your faith that you've changed your perspective on over this pandemic time?" --- Rev. Yong Su Mark Hepper, Mahayana Buddhist practitioner and Dharma Teacher at the Grand Rapids Buddhist Temple, responds, and passes a question on to other faith communities in the city: "What does your faith, your religion, do to specifically address your members' suffering?" --- Passing the Mic is a project of Grand Rapids Community Media Center (CMC) that promotes online, community-wide discussion of local issues and topics using the spoken word. Residents are invited to share one to three-minute audio responses to locally-focused questions from fellow neighbors, with questions geared toward all Grand Rapidians or specific communities within the city. Keeping the discussion going, speakers are encouraged to end their responses with their own question related to a local issue or topic -- passing along the opportunity to amplify community voices. Opinions expressed through Passing the Mic are those of the speakers and do not reflect the editorial voice of The Rapidian or CMC. Posted responses are subject to The Rapidian's Terms of Use, which include adherence to inclusiveness, civility, ethical reporting, proper credit, local emphasis, and open identity (no anonymous posting).

Laura Jomon Martin, Dharma Teacher Life Vows Sesshin Great Vow Zen Monastery 1/21/21

Laura Jomon Martin, Dharma Teacher Life Vows Sesshin Great Vow Zen Monastery 1/21/21

Laura Jomon Martin, Dharma Teacher Life Vows Sesshin Great Vow Zen Monastery 1/20/21

Laura Jomon Martin, Dharma Teacher Life Vows Sesshin Great Vow Zen Monastery 1/19/21

In this episode, I speak with Johnson Chong who was my former yoga teacher but also he’s so much more. He’s an artist, life coach, and dharma teacher. Currently, he resides in Sydney and released his book Sage Sapien. It’s an autobiography about his difficult upbringing and how he reconciled with his past by embracing the emotional adversities and finding his opportunities for growth to be his true authentic self. Here is what you will find in this episode;Struggles between family values and influences from a multicultural city of New YorkActing as a way to escape the emotional dilemmas and rebellious timesInflection point from finding yoga practicesBreaking free of the past patterns and judgment from othersFinding spirituality and oneness Busting the myths of positive thinking and result-oriented mindsetFinding the beauty in tragedy and understanding dharmaHe is a dharma teacher at Ten Percent Happier and a Shamanic guide helping conscious leaders break through the mental and emotional obstacles that keep them in self-doubt and fear ... so that they can lead more powerfully without sacrificing their inner peace and joy. You can find his sessions here.You can also find him here;Exodus Retreats | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedInSubscribe to our weekly/monthly newsletter here!Guest: Johnson Chong (Website)Host: Takatoshi Shibayama (Twitter | LinkedIn)Music: ShowNing (Website)Follow Us on LinkedIn

In this episode, I speak with Johnson Chong who was my former yoga teacher but also he’s so much more. He’s an artist, life coach, and dharma teacher. Currently, he resides in Sydney and released his book Sage Sapien. It’s an autobiography about his difficult upbringing and how he reconciled with his past by embracing the emotional adversities and finding his opportunities for growth to be his true authentic self. Here is what you will find in this episode;Struggles between family values and influences from a multicultural city of New YorkActing as a way to escape the emotional dilemmas and rebellious timesInflection point from finding yoga practicesBreaking free of the past patterns and judgment from othersFinding spirituality and oneness Busting the myths of positive thinking and result-oriented mindsetFinding the beauty in tragedy and understanding dharmaHe is a dharma teacher at Ten Percent Happier and a Shamanic guide helping conscious leaders break through the mental and emotional obstacles that keep them in self-doubt and fear ... so that they can lead more powerfully without sacrificing their inner peace and joy. You can find his sessions here.You can also find him here;Exodus Retreats | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedInSubscribe to our weekly/monthly newsletter here!Guest: Johnson Chong (Website)Host: Takatoshi Shibayama (Twitter | LinkedIn)Music: ShowNing (Website)Follow Us on LinkedIn

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)

Join here: https://www.patreon.com/davesmithdharmaDave Smith Dharma Podcast is a rich collection of talks, meditations, teachings, interviews and the newly created "talkumentary". All rooted in perspectives on early Buddhist Teachings that are relevant for life in the modern world. True Secular Dharma. Updated regularly and inspired by the practical applications of Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, Buddhist Psychology, Heart and Humor. Dave Smith is a Dharma Teacher, Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence Trainer, Secular Humanist and Recovering Buddhist. I hope you will join us. 

This week the boys have the genuine pleasure of chatting to Catherine Ingram about her book “Passionate Presence - 7 Steps to Awakened Awareness”, her experiences in meeting His Holiness The Dalai Lama, and Buddhist philosophy and how to incorporate it into our daily lives.

Dharma is a Vedic Sanskrit word that comes from the root word Dhri or Dhriti which means “to sustain.” In an era where we are severely affected as a result of our “unsustainable actions” and are trying to find ways to find “sustainable living” understanding Dharma as a way of …

In this interview, Les chats with Brother Phap Vu and explores ideas around finding peace when surrounded by chaos. With so much suffering, how do we navigate our life from a place of joy and happiness? Brother Vu offers insights and a framework in which we can cultivate the qualities of happiness as we are in constant transition.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Br. Phap Vu (Dharma Rain) was ordained as a monastic by Thich Nhat Hanh in 2003. In 2011 he received the Lamp Transmission, establishing him as a Dharma Teacher. Prior to his ordination, as a lay practitioner and aspirant, Phap Vu had practiced meditation in the Chinese Chan tradition for six years and received the Dharma name Original Abiding. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RESOURCES: Learn more and connect with Br. Phap Vu https://plumvillage.org/ (https://plumvillage.org/) https://www.dharmapathways.org/ (https://www.dharmapathways.org/) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Les and Sara on social media to stay up to date on the latest from The Mindful Movement: https://www.instagram.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (INSTAGRAM - @themindfulmovementpodcast) https://www.facebook.com/themindfulmovementpodcast/ (FACEBOOK)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_mPlZbomAgNzfAUElRL7w?sub_confirmation=1 (YOUTUBE)  Join Sara from The Mindful Movement for this https://www.themindfulmovementcourses.com/ (FREE 4-Day Meditation Journey)! Start, deepen, or reignite your meditation practice with these four guided meditations. For more tips from Les on living intentionally, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQACBUblTbUpkZG3JshDAqrtTl5CtfRA (the Mindful Tips Series). https://themindfulmovement.com/contact/ (Get in touch!) Support this podcast

Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski offered three Dharma talks over the Zoom platform from May 1-3, 2020 to the Montana Open Way Sangha community, in the wake of having to cancel our in-person spring retreat due to covid-19. This talk was given on Sunday May 3rd, 2020; talk 3 of 3.

Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski offered three Dharma talks over the Zoom platform from May 1-3, 2020 to the Montana Open Way Sangha community, in the wake of having to cancel our in-person spring retreat due to covid-19. This talk was given on Friday May 1st, 2020; talk 1 of 3.

An interview with Rene Rivera, Dharma Teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center and mugwort aficionado. We talk about the powers of mugwort as a plant, as a beautiful powerful medicine and a vital accessible link to our stone people past. Rene is one of the organizers of the trans and gender queer Monday night sit and teaches with the Alphabet Sangha on Tuesdays from time to time. You can find out more about his work at https://eastbaymeditation.org/.

Suicidal at five, a full-blown addict before becoming a teenager, to becoming an Author and Drama Teacher. Noah Levine shares his incredible story and insights into Buddhism and how we can use these teachings in this challenging and uncertain time. Noah is the founder of Refuge Recovery, a non-profit that using Buddhist teachings to help people overcome addiction and Against the Stream Meditation Society. Noah is also the author of Dharma Punx. https://www.againstthestream.com/ https://refugerecovery.or

Suicidal at five, a full-blown addict before becoming a teenager, to becoming an Author and Drama Teacher. Noah Levine shares his incredible story and insights into Buddhism and how we can use these teachings in this challenging and uncertain time. Noah is the founder of Refuge Recovery, a non-profit that using Buddhist teachings to help people overcome addiction and Against the Stream Meditation Society. Noah is also the author of Dharma Punx. https://www.againstthestream.com/ https://refugerecovery.or

Kelly Lindsey, master meditation teacher, Founder and Co-Owner of Dakini Meditative (www.dakinimeditative.com) discusses practical tools for handling the coronavirus and myriad implications of the disease, the potential for something beautiful arising out of this suffering time, the idea of interdependence, how the Four Noble Truths are playing out in real time, and the importance of validating feelings - our own and others. She also shares a bit about the series she teaches on Mind Oasis. Enjoy! Learn More: MindOasis.org

Freedom. Everyone wants it, but knowing where to look for it is another matter. And to make matters worse, the world is full of things that feel like freedom but might just get us more tangled up in everything we’re trying to escape. How much freedom can money buy? How much money? How free are you on a tropical vacation? Would uploading your consciousness into the cloud and downloading it into a robot avatar on Alpha Centauri make you more free? How about falling in love again? How about three margaritas with friends? Or six? How about falling in love again? A better government? Less government? No government at all?  I’m here today with Joseph Goldstein, a beloved teacher of Buddhist ideas and practice in the West and a personal inspiration to me, to talk about freedom of the mind and spirit—and the kinds of effort and insight that can lead there. Joseph is the co-founder of Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts and the author, most recently, of Mindfulness: a Practical Guide to Awakening.  - Jason Gots Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lila interviewed Christopher Titmuss for several years, on different themes and topics relevant to awakening in our life.   Christopher Titmuss, a senior meditation and Dharma teacher in the west, a former Buddhist monk in Thailand and India, offers Dharma teachings addressing the wide variety of issues in daily life including mindfulness, meditation, communication and wise action.   Lila and Christopher are long term friends and were teaching together since 2004, including in this MTTC course (Mindfulness teacher training course).   EXTRACTS FROM THE INTERVIEW     MTTC course, June 2017 Germany On becoming a Dharma teacher – criteria? Not exactly. Something else runs the show. The primary interest is to give support for teachers to express their understanding in their  way which is supportive to people. I'm not concerned if they use the language of the form (Silla, Samadhi, Pannya) or not, they need a person outside of themselves to tell them – you can do it. I wanted to ask you about the next generation and how do you see your Role as a teacher, how do you chose. Q - When you give teaching, what is for you the primary intention? A - Liberation.  That’s the thread that runs through. The liberation from the stuff, the freedom to be, the freedom to act. Something that is simultaneously transcendent but immanent, but close. That consistently what I wish to get across so It  realized or understood But not to make it into a criteria in any way. In teacher meetings people discussed qualities that makes a teacher. But I never participated. Why list all this, and who has got it perfect anyway? … In the last analysis, in a way, the sangha decides a teacher.  You and I and others can give support, but if that person hasn’t got the dedication in and outside of retreat  - they'll fade. I opt for a general sense of potential that this person can flower in and with the role, given the right guidance and support from one who has done it for years. These can bring something deeper   out if the person. One of the most common things I hear from teachers is that how challenging it is to find the words around ultimate truth.  I say to people – at least try to put in a sentence or two about where it's all going: Nibhana, liberation, the truth, the unconditioned, call it what you like. Keep it alive inside yourself as well as with the others. If I sense the basics are there – Ethics, lifestyle, which is respectful to the earth – living modestly. A real love of the dharma, a sense of practices, connection and support with others-  sangha, the India, Thailand, Burmese, experience. That itself is speaking to me. I'm not too concerned with the personality of the individual. And because of dependent arising – giving them more nourishment. Looking back at your generation of teachers, when you were in your early 30 late 20, you didn’t have much experience with all these. But there was something else. Most of them couldn’t even tell me what the 4 noble truths are (laughter)… and saying all kind of things like "you create your own reality… and still do (laughter). I'll respond, but not as a criteria.   With the group of the MTTC I'm cutting the corners. I think the planet is chronic  self doubt   What would be your advise for someone who would like to be a dharma teacher? (21.48 min– starts a new topic )-  what's your advice – what should people do to get the transcendent more immanent? A – the combination of retreats, coupled with the transcendent on a retreat, in the dialogue, in the listening, is the best climate possible.  3 kinds of teachers that I'm totally fine with: one, is good with all the basics: sila- Samadhi-panna, methods and techniques, loving kindness meditation, mindfulness, 8 fold path etc.  they teach on retreats and its totally fine.  I encourage some people to do that. Second kind of teacher has more to offer – could be jhanas, insight, more understanding of the psychology of people – deeper. Third kind of teacher – a certain consistency with the ultimate. There are overlapping and sometimes a gradual shift.          

Dharma teacher Greg Grallo gives a talk on the Vimalakirti Sutra. Offered on July 2nd, 2019 at the Open Way Sangha in Missoula, MT.

In this poddy, Collette shares with us all about her journey with yoga, the struggles of trying to live an eco-friendly lifestyle, as well as how lizards are the worst creatures ever.   Follow Collette and her 'plastic adventures' at @collettemiles on Instagram. And as always, feel free to drop me a DM at @aaaroning if you wanna get in touch, or just watch me point at my food and friends on IG stories.  kthxbye,Aaron  ---- Today's episode is sponsored by:  The Fort PT Singapore. The Fort is a fully equipped mobile gym that provides customised personal training to clients according to their individual needs and fitness goals. Follow them at @thefortpt on Instagram and get your first session FREE, simply by mentioning the #mostlyyogapodcast.   

Short Dharma talk followed by Q&A with visiting Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski, offered at Be Here Now Sangha in Missoula, MT on Monday May 6th, 2019.

Three Touchings of the Earth practice, offered during the Montana Open Way Sanghas spring family retreat on Friday May 3rd, 2019, by Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski.

Beginning Anew: a conversation with Sister Rising Sun Sister Rising Sun is a monastic, a Dharma Teacher and student of Thich Nhat Hahn at Plum Village Mindfulness Center. Sister Rising Sun shares the practice of repairing our relationship with ourselves and others called beginning anew. She reminds us we have an opportunity to look deeply at ourselves, our habits and relationships with a fresh perspective. This conversation was recorded on location at Plum Village Mindfulness Center in the south of France. Gratitude to Plum Village, to the Sangha, to Thich Nhat Hahn and for Sr. Rising Sun sharing her beautiful wisdom and peace with us. If you want to find out more about Plum Village and Mindfulness practice, visit their website https://plumvillage.org To find more information about the Be the Light podcast and your host Maria Kammerer go to www.attunecincinnati.com.        

This 74-minute dharma talk in the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall takes place on Sunday, February 1, 2004. The monastic and lay community are practicing together during the 2004 Rainy Season Retreat from January 4 to March 14 at Deer Park Monastery. Both audio and video versions are available with this post. In the process of renewing Buddhism, many people disagreed with me. Today, Thay offers some words on renewing Christianity. The teaching of living deeply in the present moment is also very clear in the gospel. We should take care of today. Living happily in the present moment is possible. Our basic practice during this Rainy Season Retreat is this: living happily in the present moment. If the Buddha is there, the pure land is there too. If God is there, then the kingdom of God is there too. This practice is not difficult. Mindfulness will help us be in the present moment. Thay proposed that theologians and Christian teachers offer us the teaching and practice to help us live in the present moment. The same is said to Buddhist teachers. Walking and contemplating in the pure land or the Kingdom of God. Then we no longer have to run after fame, power, wealth, and sex.  The teaching should be embodied by the teacher. The life of the teacher can then be authentic. If you are Dharma Teacher, you have to embody the teaching of living happily in the present moment. If you want others to be able to stop suffering and to live happily. Every moment of our daily life can be seen as a miracle. Thay offers a few examples of how we embody the practice.  If you are beginner, a new practitioner, there are brothers and sisters who are more experienced. And these more experienced practitioners can show how we can live in the present moment. Mindfulness and concentration bring about happiness, solidity, understanding, and compassion. And this will nourish us and the other people around us. We can help those around us. Thay offers some examples of how this is practiced. Practicing is helping the sangha.  There are those who have received the Five Trainings, and yet sometimes there are those who have not  received the trainings who may be more solid in their practice. We can learn from these students because their present in the sangha is a blessing too. It makes the sangha more beautiful and a better refuge. It’s not because of have received the Five Trainings that makes us more important. Anyone can be the teacher. Our teacher is a little bit everywhere. Signlessness. Not caught by the form. The same is true for the Order of Interbeing member - those without the brown jacket may be better practitioners than us. When we wear the brown jacket, we have to be more careful and embody the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings. Our real value, as members of the Order of Interbeing, is how we practice these trainings. In order to do this, we have to be solid in our daily practice and see our teacher in others. As members of the Order, we have a duty of setting up a sangha. We have to do the work of sangha building. The sangha is protecting and supporting us. So, whether you have received the Five Trainings or not, whether you have received the Fourteen Trainings or not, whether you have received the Ten Novice Precepts - we need a sangha.  Daily Practice worksheet - there is a column for each day. And in the evening before you go to sleep, we can evaluate our practice. We start with waking up - when you woke up, did you practice? Were you aware and present with waking up. In the teaching, we continue through the other parts of the day where we can enjoy and practice in each moment - putting on your shoes, folding your blanket, opening and closing the door, etc. There are also verses (Gathas) of practices.  During this retreat, we have been learning about how to take care of our body and our feelings through the Exercises on Mindful Breathing proposed by the Buddha. We are learning how to handle our feelings,

In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Pascal Auclair about meditation and its role in cultivating well-being. They discuss: - Pascal’s background and how he got into practicing and teaching meditation, including some interesting stories from long retreats he has sat. - His take on how meditation helps people live healthier and happier lives - explored through some practical examples from real life. What people can do to enjoy some of the benefits of meditation, even if they don’t have time for long, silent retreats. - Pascal’s perspective on the “secular mindfulness movement,” including some recent challenges from the scientific community, suggesting that all meditation teachers should develop greater sensitivity to the mental health problems that can arise in meditation. - The reason for his commitment to Social Justice in his practice and teaching.

Spring Washam is a well-known meditation and dharma teacher and a founding member and core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center located in Oakland, California. Her teachings focus on social action and multiculturalism. Spring is considered a pioneer in bringing mindfulness based healing practices into diverse communities and is committed to enriching the lives of disenfranchised people everywhere. She currently travels and teaches workshops, classes and retreats worldwide.  Her new book is entitled, A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage, and Wisdom in Any Moment. Visit http://www.springwasham.com. Get the Inclusion Revolution CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating. Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android

In this December 10, 2006 dharma talk from Lower Hamlet, Thay reflects on the 2005 trip to Vietnam followed by a teaching on mindfulness of walking and eating. The sangha is in the Annual Winter Retreat and the talk is 77-minutes. It was a warm winter at Plum Village in 2006 and Thay reflects on walking meditation on the grass and the leaves. We can enjoy every step we make on this planet. When a novice monk at the root temple in Vietnam, Thay did not know the practice of walking meditation. As a you don't no Dharma Teacher, Thay still did not find the time for waking meditation. But when he returned to the root temple in 2005, it was wonderful to practice walking meditation on the hills with over 900 monastics. What is important, there is no need to make any effort and the practice is perfect. Only you can produce this step in mindfulness and concentration. Thay shares of returning to Vietnam and of bringing the monastic sangha together in harmony. The happiness and the joy of they incorporating some of the Plum Village practices, such as practicing as a fourfold sangha and gender equity. Mindfulness is a mental formation - one of the fifty mental formations. When we are inhabited by the energy of mindfulness, we can have the eyes of the Buddha and the feet of the Buddha. We know how to generate the energy of mindfulness from our seed of mindfulness. Walking like a Buddha can happen right now. We don't have to force ourselves. It is a pleasure. Walking meditation is not a practice, it is an enjoyment. The best reason to do walking meditation is, because I like it! The same is true of sitting meditation. We don't force it, but we enjoy it. It is an act of love. Getting in touch with the food and our ancestors through eating meditation. Thay recalls his mothers cooking. A meal is a time to know who we are - through what we are eating and how we are eating. Eating can nourish our compassion. We can get in touch with the nature of reality. Are we eating in a way to nourish our compassion? We can get enlightenment just by eating. It should be a relaxing time, to eat as a sangha. To allow more time. For sisterhood and brotherhood. In the Plum Village tradition, eating is a deep practice. How? Mindfulness is the kind of energy that has the power of knowing what is going on. Mindfulness is a miracle. It is like a light that allows us to see things, and everyone has this light of mindfulness. Mindfulness is mere recognition; we don't try to grasp it. When mindfulness is there, everything will be different. Including your joy and your pain. And it is always for the better. When mindfulness is there, the Buddha is there. If you appreciate this teaching, please consider making a donation to support the ongoing efforts of the online monastery. Please make a note with your donation that it was because of this talk.

Joseph Emet, Dharma teacher and the founder of Mindfulness Meditation Centre in Montreal, explores the intersection between Positive Psychology–the study of what makes people happy–and the ancient wisdom of Buddhism. According to Joseph the original positive thinker was the Buddha himself.   In his latest wise and inspiring book, Finding The Blue Sky: A Mindful Approach to Choosing Happiness Here and Now, Joseph traces the fascinating intersection between the age-old wisdom of Buddhism and the latest scientific research into what makes people happy.  Join Joseph Emet, and me on Tuesday, November 29, 10-11 A.M. CT US. We will be discussing his spiritual journey and the blue sky of happiness found just beyond the grey clouds of sadness, everyday concerns, stress, and anxiety. 

Spring Washam was selling timeshares and struggling with depression when she decided to embark on a journey to work on her mind. After looking into psychology texts, self-help books and various forms of meditation, she eventually attended a 10-day meditation retreat that she says changed her life forever. Washam is now a well-known meditation and dharma teacher who started the East Bay Meditation Center, bringing mindfulness meditation practices to the diverse communities in the Oakland, California, area. She also has a somewhat controversial project involving trips into the Amazon jungle and the drug Ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic plant-based tea mixture.

As a follow-up to his ordination as a Dharma Teacher, The Rev Ahm Kwang Su discusses why he made the decision to ordain and what it means to be a Dharma Teacher.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is titled and#8220;Bodhisattva as Dharma Teacher and#8220; by Padmavajra from the 7th talk in and#8220;The Diamond Sutra and#8211; Taking Mind to its Limitsand#8221; series. Here Padmavajra talks about Diamond Sutra logic and giving the Dharma. He includes a quote from Sangharakshita from Wisdom Beoynd Words that elucidates the Bodhisattva as Dharma teacher.

Newly ordained Dharma Teacher, Rev Bup Jih Sampson, reflects on the courage it takes to engage Buddhist belief and practice.

Dear Friends This month we offer a wonderful sharing from Dharma teacher Larry Ward at the UN Vesak conference in Vietnam.  “The question is not what may I do to be saved, but rather, what must we do to be saved.  And by ‘we’ I mean the whole planet”.  It is a wonderful talk and we hope you enjoy it.  To Larry’s many gifts already offered to the world a new one is added— Love’s Garden by Peggy Rowe Ward and Larry Ward explores the spiritual dimension of relationship. Larry and Peggy share stories from their own life and offer clear and useful exercises to illustrate how Buddhist principles can help couples navigate difficulties and misunderstandings and deepen their commitment to each other and to their spiritual practice. Love’s Garden is a perfect guide to help cultivate love in all of our relationships. You can learn more about it and order it www.parallaxpress.org/lovesgarden. Please enjoy these offerings and your mindful step- full of life and healing.  

Greetings from Bat Nha (Prajna) Temple near Bao Loc in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam. Thay and the Sangha arrived here over a week ago and, after a three day trip to Da Lat where Thay lived and taught as a young Dharma Teacher, offered a retreat for lay pracitioners which is finishing today. We will now have a retreat for monastics, followed by the Precepts and Lamp Transmission Ceremonies. This talk is from the lay retreat and is the third talk Thay gave during the retreat. Questions include: How can we continue the practice after Thay and the Sangha leave? What can we do about capital punishment? Can we ordain as monastics, and how do we convince our parents to let us ordain?

This week Brother Stream interviews Thay Phap Dang, a Dharma Teacher and the Abbot of Maple Forest Monastery in Vermont. Thay Phap Dang was invited by the Deer Park Sangha along with Thay Vo Ngai to support us during the recent Vietnamese Retreat. He shares about his life and practice as a monk of 17 years, about his experiences teaching in Vietnam, and also shares a song, "Close to Thay." The broadcast ends with the flute solo, "Song for the Buddha," by the Basque musician Laurent Bernays, from the Refuge Tree CD. May you be well.