Podcasts about public talk

Highlight from Public Talk with Justin Patrick Pierce & Londin Angel Winters at Kripalu, August 23-24, 2024 This audio recording is an excerpt from a live teaching event with Justin Patrick Pierce & Londin Angel Winters, recorded live at Kripalu on August 23-24, 2024.

This is a public lecture by Christopher Highley of the Ohio State University on his book, 'Blackfriars in Early Modern London'  (Oxford UP, 2022). Highley specializes in Early Modern literature, culture, and history. Along with his many publications, honors, grants, and awards, he is the author of Shakespeare, Spenser, and the Crisis in Ireland (Cambridge UP, 1997), Catholics Writing the Nation in Early Modern Britain and Ireland (Oxford UP, 2008).  His well-received and most recent book is entitled Blackfriars in Early Modern London: Theater, Church, and Neighborhood.  He is currently continuing his work on early modern London during the English Reformation period, as well as on the posthumous image of Henry VIII.

In June 2023, Thom was the guest of honor at a talk in Nowra, South of Sydney in Australia, on the subject, The Simple Science of Happiness.The host of the talk was Barron Hanson, a Nowra local and a Vedic Meditation Initiator (teacher) who has created Be Here Nowra, a community happiness project committed to increasing the number of meditators in the town and researching the benefits arising.This episode is a recording from that event, including a discussion between Thom and Barron, and Q&A with the audience.To find out more about Be Here Nowra you can visit their website at https://www.beherenowra.com/ or on Instagram @beherenowra. Episode Highlights:[06:02] Be Here Nowra: The Birth of a Transformational Idea[08:11] From Sydney to Goulburn: Freedom Behind Bars[09:38] Journey to Nowra: Nature, Art, and Indigenous Wisdom[11:31] Q- What is Happiness?[11:41] The Harmony of Inner Potential and External Demands[12:44] Q-How Does Happiness Affect the Body on a Neurophysiological Level?[12:53] The Ever-Changing Human Body[14:28] Thoughts and Body Chemistry[16:10] Q-How Does Collective Consciousness Relate to Individual Health?[16:30] The Science of Collective Consciousness[18:33] Impact of Meditation on the Collective Consciousness[20:46] Q-What Changes Can We Expect If 1% of a Population Start Meditating?[21:14] Measuring the Impact: Crime Rates and Meditation[22:51] More People Meditating, How Bad Can That Be?[24:21] Q-What Role Family and Community Play in Happiness?[25:23] The Tribal Roots of Human Social Behavior[26:50] Shared Experience: How We Define Our Sense of Self and Others[28:22] Q-How Can Parents Be Happy When Their Children Are Sad?[28:42] An Ideal Parent[30:10] Meditation in Parenthood[31:53] What Truly Makes a Family[33:20] Q- What Role Does Sadness Play in Happiness?[33:39] Contrast[35:45] Q- What Are the Two Types of Happiness?[36:00] Object Referral Happiness: When Events Define Emotions[37:23] Baseline Happiness: Finding Inner Certainty[39:05] Embrace Baseline Inner Contentedness: The Foundation for Happiness[39:56] Q-How Does Meditation Give Us Baseline Happiness?[40:01] Meditation and the Exploration of Mind's Bubbles[41:47] Awakening Baseline Happiness through Meditation[43:57] Q- Why Doesn't Everyone Choose Happiness If It's So Simple?[44:04] The Discoveries From Tooth Brushing to Meditation[45:26] Meditation as Hygiene: Cleansing the Stress of Everyday Life[47:15] Maharishi's Wisdom: It's Not About Happiness, It's About Normalcy[47:57] Q-Are Modern City Dwellers More Stressed Than People from 200 Years Ago?[48:12] Stress in the Modern World: Is It Really on the Rise?[50:14] Q-What Role Social Media Is Playing in the Current Global Happiness?[50:23] The Reality of Social Media[52:30] Q-What Role Does Love Play in Our Happiness?[53:03] Stress and Missed Opportunities for Love[54:26] The Link Between Love and Happiness[56:09] Q-How to Build a Meditation-Focused Community?[56:33] Community Meditation: A Worthwhile Experiment[57:51] Q - Why Vedic Meditation Over Other Techniques or Apps?[58:04] It's Effortless[01:01:16] Q - Does the Number of Thoughts Decrease with Baseline Happiness?[01:03:59] Q - Can Growth Overshadow the Objective?[01:05:07] Knowing When Enough is Enough[01:08:39] Q - How Can Vedic Meditation Help Us Discern Truth?[01:09:19] Reducing Suggestibility[01:12:12] Q - How Can Vedic Meditation Shift Repetitive Thought Patterns?[01:12:32] Removing the Stress[01:17:17] Q - Can Happiness and High Consciousness Coexist?[01:17:26] Everything's Dying[01:20:37] Q - How Can We Support Young People?[01:21:12] What's Your True Identity?[01:24:40] Jai Guru DevaUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

#harvarduniversity #harvard #publicscholarship Dr Angela Puca is giving a talk at Harvard Divinity School for the Center for the Study of World Religions on academic outreach and public scholarship on social media. The talk is slated for the 18th of October at 5 p.m. UK time and will be hosted via Zoom. Register to participate here https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4HIiVsi6TDm5anjoqDEvBw From Harvard University's registration portal: "Through Angela's Symposium, Dr. Puca pioneers an innovative approach to academia by utilizing popular social media platforms, aiming to bridge the gap between esoteric academic scholarship and the wider community. This talk will explore the challenges and opportunities of digital scholarship, discuss the implications of bridging two worlds for academia at large, and present future avenues for scholarly engagement in the rapidly evolving landscape of digital media." CONNECT & SUPPORT

This recording is from a public talk that Claude AnShin Thomas - fully ordained Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition - gave in spring in Switzerland for the German language release of his book Bringing Meditation to Life. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to understand more deeply the trappings of a deluded mind. For more interesting information: https://zaltho.org/ If you want to ask a question: info@zaltho.org Want to read up on this topic? Book recommendations:  -       Bringing Meditation to Life - 108 Teachings on the Path of Zen Practice (Oakwood Publishing 2021) -       AT HELL'S GATE - A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace (Shambhala Publications 2003) https://zaltho.org/en/media/our-books.html

AF8 recently came to the Waitaki to speak to our community about hazards and risks associated with the Alpine Fault. See the recording of this talk here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xcoClgxLPY

Talking in public ain't easy…

1) Introducing our new volunteer. 2) Next weeks public talk is an expert in the field of geotourism. For more information see - https://www.whitestonegeopark.nz/post/01-03-23-public-talk-geotourism-and-geoparks

Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera (known to most simply as Ajahn Brahm) is the popular Buddhist teacher to a growing international audience of people keen to learn meditation and develop a deeper spiritual understanding. He is also the founding father of an emergent Australian forest tradition of Buddhist monasticism focused on being true to the original roots of the Buddha's Teaching of Dhamma and Vinaya. This talk was retrieved from Buddhist Society of Victoria, visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel. Please support BSWA in making these teachings available by donating via Patreon or our General Expenses Fund. To download the audio, click on the audio tracks' title to open up in Podbean. More dhamma teachings are available from: BSWA Podcast Channel (Dharma talks and guided meditations) BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel (retreats and suttas) BSWA YouTube Playlists Books and articles are available on our website. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Our October public talk will take place in Duntroon on Thursday 20th October 6 - 7pm. Come along and learn about Maori Rock Art within the geopark.

Join us for our public talk in Palmerston. For more information see - https://www.whitestonegeopark.nz/post/15-09-22-public-talk-macraes-gold-rocks

Our August public talk will take place in the Omarama Hall on Thursday August 18th from 6 - 7 pm. Come along and find out about the active Ostler Fault. For more information see - https://www.whitestonegeopark.nz/post/18-08-22-public-talk-the-mackenzie-basin-s-ostler-fault

Ann Barsby - Ann outlines the work of the Southern Heritage Trust ahead of their AGM

Come along to this months public talk - to be held at the Kakanui Hall Thursday 16 June 6 - 7pm. Topic - the Oamaru and Kakanui Volcanoes

Listen here for details of the up and coming UNESCO evaluation of the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark.

Our April expert speaker is Peter Almond from Lincoln University. He will be speaking on soils, loess and climate change. See our promotional flyer and register for this talk at www.waitakiwhitestonegeopark.nz This talk will be available later on our youtube channel.

Tao Wells (on MADNESS, ECONOMICS AND ART public talk) Interview by Jamie Green on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

Listen here to learn how you can join us in our virtual tour of four sites within the Geopark.

Linda played an important role in the career of Dr. Wayne Dyer. She arranged his first public lecture when he was still a professor at St. John's University in 1975! Dr. Dyer wrote about this pivotal moment and his gratitude for Linda's contribution in his book: I Can See Clearly Now. She is a graduate of St John's Law School, a practicing attorney for 40 years and a published author of 2 books.    In this conversation, we talk about how she met Dr. Dyer, the role that she played in his first public lecture series, and her memories with him that led to a friendship lasting decades. Her stories are poignant, heart warming, and really help paint a picture of this young professor finding his way towards the career that would define his lifetime and impact millions.   Visit www.nadiadelacruz.com for more details on this podcast. Thank you for listening!

Our first public talk for 2022 is going to be held at the Scottish Hall in Oamaru on Thursday 17 February 6 - 7pm. Come along to Listen to Nick Mortimer from GNS talking on Gondwana - Zealandia - Waitaki.

Listen here to learn about our up and coming public talk titled 'Macraes - A history from the start of time' by one of OceanaGolds Macraes senior mine geologists Amber Daniels. The public talk is to be held in the Scottish Hall (Tyne Street) in Oamaru 6 - 7pm Thursday 25 November. This talk will be available for viewing on our Youtube channel at a later date.

J. Krishnamurti  — Brockwood Park 1981 – Public Talk 3 – What Happens if I Don't End all the Content of my Consciousness? Support the show (https://theimmeasurable.org/donate)

This public talk will be held at the Opera House in Oamaru on Thursday 21 October at 6pm during the Waitaki Arts Festival. Come along and learn about our ancient past through the fossil record of the geopark.

Come along to the Scottish Hall in Oamaru on Thursday 16 September 6-7pm to hear out monthly public talk. We will be adhering to alert level 2 for this event. Check out our website for more details - https://www.whitestonegeopark.nz/post/16-09-21-public-talk-ko-puketapu-te-mauka. This event will be viewable on our youtube channel at a later date.

Public Talk with Geoff Burch about Sales

This talk was given at the Shambhala Meditation Center in Tulsa Ok August 21, 2021. As part of a series of events, this public talk discusses the dharma of addiction. 

Listen here to find out more about our up and coming public talk - to be held at the Oamaru Public Library 6 - 7 pm Thursday the 19th of August. See our flyer at August public talk.

Public talk with Libby Rapin

Public talk with Todd Kashdan

Public talk with Caroline Adams Miller

Public talk with Doctor Kenneth Pelltier about longevity.

Listen here to learn about our speaker and topic for our June public talk.

Public talk with Miha Pogacnik about music in business

Public Talk with Charles Eucher about skills of writing.

Public talk with Jay Heinrichs about how to argue

Public talk with Curt Steinhorst about how to stop distraction.

Public talk with Vivek Wadhwa about technology and our future

Come along to hear Keren from Totara Estate and learn about some of the social history of our geopark!

Public talk with Nadya Zhexembayeva

Public talk with David Nour Enterprise Growth Strategist and Global Thought Leader

Public talk with songwriter Tracy Lipp

Public talk with Deb Chaney Contemporary Abstract Fine Artist

Public talk with Doctor Laura Penn about public Speaking.

There is no Eastern thinking or Western thinking, there is only thinking. Truth is not yours or mine. It has no path to it. A mind that is religious does not belong to any nationality, has no belief, but such a mind has exercised the quality of doubt so that it questions, doesn't obey the edicts of any religion, sect, or guru. We have banished religion from our life. We have banished death from our life. We have postponed it. Why do we banish the actual demand for truth? Why does the mind live in time? Because we allow time, the fact becomes important. If there is no time, it is resolved. Can you end your attachment instantly -- your anger, your violence, your greed, end while living? Why should I take a certain position to meditate? Why should I practice -- to arrive where? You cannot experience enlightenment. When the mind is absolutely silent, without any movement of thought, then perhaps you will see something; perhaps there is something sacred beyond all words. This channel is managed by the Krishnamurti Foundation Trust​​, UK​, and by the Krishnamurti Foundation of America. The role of the foundations was described by Krishnamurti when he said,​ ​'The foundations will see to it that these teachings are kept whole, are not distorted, are not made corrupt. They will not give rise to any sectarian spirit in their activities... nor create any kind of place of worship around the teachings or the person.​'​

Why is there this inward disorder which naturally must express itself in outward disorder? Can there be absolute order? What is the cause of the division in us as well as in the world? Detachment is attachment. If I try to become detached I am attached to that detachment. When there is complete attention there is no confusion. When there is fear we become violent, we want to destroy in the name of god, in the name of religion, in the name of social revolution. If you realise that fear is you there is no movement to be made. Pleasure, love, suffering, fear are all entangled, all interrelated. You must have a mind that is capable of receiving the whole universe, and that is possible only when the mind is clear of confusion and fear.

Psychologically, we are the world. And the world is us, each one of us. Our responsibility is something global, not just for one's family, for one's children; those are important, but we are responsible for the whole of mankind because we are mankind. Can one actually be free of all attachment? What will persuade you, what will make you, what will drive you, what will influence you to change? Thought by its very nature is fragmentary, and we, our struggle, the whole of our being, is the movement of thought. Technological, surgical, engineering, scientific knowledge is necessary, but the knowledge that has psychologically accumulated through millennia as human beings, is that necessary at all? Can this movement of thought end?

Can the brain change itself completely? Doubt purges the mind. Desire has significance and vitality only when thought creates the image. Insight can only take place when knowledge has come to an end and there is merely a pure observation, without any direction. Is it possible to live together without a single image? Can there be discontent by itself, or is it always associated with something? Can the mind be free of all comparisons?

Can we observe together what is living and what it means to die? Is it possible while one is living, with all the turmoil, with that energy, capacity, to end attachment? Why has religion played such a great part in our lives from the most ancient times until today? A religious mind is complete without the disorder. In meditation there is no system, no practice; but the clarity of perception of a mind that is free, that has no direction, no choice, and is free to observe. Conflict exists only when there is a division. Where there is nationalistic, economic, or social division there must be conflict. Inwardly, where there is the division between the observer, the one who witnesses, the one who experiences, different from that which he experiences, there must be conflict. A mind that is practicing, struggling, wanting to be silent is never silent.

The crisis is not in the economic world nor in the political world, but in our consciousness. We have been trained, educated, religiously as well as scholastically, that we are separate souls, individuals, striving for ourselves, but that is an illusion because our consciousness is common to all mankind. We are mankind. We are not separate individuals fighting for ourselves. Why have human beings, who have lived for over a million years, not solved this problem of relationship? The thought is born of experience, knowledge and so there is nothing whatsoever sacred about thought. It is materialistic, it is a process of matter, thinking. Knowledge always lives within the shadow of ignorance. What is the relationship between desire and will? Psychologically, inwardly, what is the root of fear? Meditation must begin with bringing about complete order in your house; order in your relationship, the order in one's desires, pleasure, and so on. Compassion is freedom from sorrow.

There is no psychological evolution | J. Krishnamurti Extract from Public Talk #3, Madras (Chennai), India, 1979