Podcasts about Right action

Mikey Livid gives a talk on compassion in response to the pain and confusion of ICE's presence in Nashville, TN and many cities in the United States.Loving Kindness Meditation Retreat July 16th-20th in Sewanee, TN:https://www.floweringlotusmeditation.org/2025-tennesee-summer-loving-kindness-retreat Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.orgDONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit:https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donateFollow Us on Socials!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildHeartNashville/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildheartnashville/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wildheartmeditation

What is Right Action? How do we align our behavior with spiritual truth and personal integrity? In this powerful video, Rev. Lee Wolak breaks down the concept of Right Action, the fourth step of the Noble Eightfold Path, and explains how it applies to real-life choices, relationships, and your personal evolution. Right Action isn't about morality or rules—it's about conscious living. It's the practice of aligning your actions with your highest truth, cultivating integrity, compassion, and mindful responsibility in everything you do. From a Zen-inspired perspective and the lens of Religious Science, this talk explores how Right Action impacts your karma, your energy, and your spiritual awakening. Learn how every choice you make either expands your consciousness or reinforces illusion—and how to choose powerfully. Sign up for my daily thought and weekly newsletter by clicking this link: https://www.agapespiritualcenter.com/free-affirmations

Are you ready to transform your life by mastering the Eightfold Path? In this insightful and empowering video, we dive deep into the Eightfold Path—a timeless guide to living with clarity, purpose, and freedom. You'll learn how to cultivate Right View, Right Intention, and Right Action while aligning your thoughts, words, and choices with higher consciousness. This talk, led by Rev. Lee Wolak, author of The Power in You, strips away illusions and offers a bold, practical roadmap to reclaim your power. Whether you're seeking greater self-awareness, inner peace, or a path to spiritual growth, the Eightfold Path provides the tools to master your mind and navigate life with fearless authenticity. ✅ Discover how to see life as it truly is. ✅ Learn to align your actions with your values. ✅ Unlock the power of mindful living and intentional focus. Watch now and step boldly onto the path of transformation!

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In this episode of The Shift Lab, we dive deeper into the topic of transformation, focusing on one key element: action. But not just any action—Right Action. We explore why it's crucial to have guiding principles and values to ensure our actions lead us to the outcomes we desire. Tune in and continue the journey with us as we uncover the powerful ways to make the SHIFT of a lifetime!

Ethan delves further into right action during a time of protest and chaos, using the recent examples of Tesla cars and cybertrucks being set on fire as a launching point. In The Power of Choice episode, he looked into the five precepts as guidelines for empowered and skillful action. In this episode, he looks into actions of mind as our guide: whether our actions are furthering our fixation on the three poisons of greed, hatred and delusion, or whether they are helping us liberate from those confused mentalities. Can we set samsara on fire instead? Ethan also makes a bad dad joke about using Tesla technology to make fart noises happen on a meditation retreat when our mind wanders or we need to wake up. Please support the podcast via Substack and subscribe for free or with small monthly contributions. Paid subscribers will receive occasional extras like guided meditations, extra podcast episodes and more! Check out all the cool offerings at our sponsor Dharma Moon, including the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training, starting March 21 (this week!). Free video courses, such as The Three Marks of Existence, are also available for download.

Dr. Huntley discusses the critical importance of taking action in entrepreneurship, particularly in the public health sector. She contrasts action takers with those who get stuck in planning and perfectionism, sharing real-life examples to illustrate the benefits of learning through doing. The episode emphasizes the need for entrepreneurs to engage with clients and refine their offerings based on real-world feedback, ultimately encouraging listeners to take decisive steps in their entrepreneurial journeys.   Resources ▶️ Website https://PublicHealthEntrepreneurs.com ▶️ Grab your copy of: Top 10 Tips For Finding Clients ▶️ Grab your copy of: Top 10 Tips For Getting Started ▶️ Submit a question you'd like us to answer on this podcast here. ▶️ Learn more about the Public Health Entrepreneurs Mastermind group program here.

Acceptance isn't giving up. It's not pretending everything is fine when it's not. It's the opposite of resistance—it's allowing reality to be what it is so we can respond with a clear head to make change, instead of reacting from a place of stress or denial. Simply, sure. Easy? Not always. Polly talks about how acceptance empowers us and how we can engage it in our own lives. For more on acceptance and how to live well, do good, be happy, join the Simply Said community at https://pollycampbell.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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During this talk, April describes the neurological and psychological research supporting the Buddhist concept of anatta, non-self, and how the flexibility provided by non-self facilitates the development of Right Action, supporting a virtuous lifestyle.  Her review includes questions and comments from those participating in the meeting. This document provides references to the research that April […]

A brief overview of the Eightfold Path. Often described as the "middle way," it offers a way of life that avoids the extremes of self-indulgence and self-denial. The path is a guide to ethical living, mental discipline, and wisdom, and it's divided into three categories: wisdom (Right View and Right Intention), ethical conduct (Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood), and mental discipline (Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration). Each of these steps is interconnected, supporting the others like spokes in a wheel. Right View, the first step, is foundational. Bhikkhu Bodhi describes it as "the forerunner of the path," because how we perceive and understand the world shapes every decision we make. Right View invites us to see life as it truly is, rather than how we wish it to be. It's about aligning our perspective with reality—a reality that includes impermanence, interconnectedness, and the causes and conditions of suffering. Jack Kornfield puts it beautifully: "The wise heart sees the universal truths of change, suffering, and interdependence. When we see these truths clearly, we respond to life with balance and compassion." Gil Fronsdal once said, "Right View is not just about having correct beliefs; it's about seeing clearly in a way that transforms the heart." This transformation happens when we align our understanding with the Four Noble Truths: that suffering exists, it has a cause, it can end, and there's a path to its cessation. By integrating these truths into our lives, we begin to see challenges not as insurmountable problems but as opportunities for growth and awakening. Tara Brach: "Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path. It's also the most transformative. When we practice seeing clearly with kindness, we open the door to healing and freedom." If you believe in our mission to provide refuge through dharma throughout the Deep South please become a monthly donor or make a one time donation today.

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At 84, Irene Morgan, the founder of the Restorative Community Coalition since 2006, is the epitome of a trail-savvy, wise 21st-century elder and businesswoman! Now a great-grandmother, Irene speaks about how her family moved from California in the middle of World War II to pioneer a family farm at the Northwest Border of the U.S. She explains how she moved from a slaughter-on-the-farm business, through being a counselor, then into the world of non-profits and studying the issues of criminal justice, poverty, and free enterprise. Ultimately, she began a coaching business and started working to rebuild our jail, prison, and public health and safety systems. As a foundation, Irene earned her stripes in farm business, with family values and community peacemaking at the center. And, with elder siblings, she cut her teeth learning how to stand up for hard work, fairness, peace, justice, honor, and freedom right in the middle of farming, forestry, fishing, indigenous rights, the issues facing slavery and immigration, during a time of great tumult! A totally vibrant and working activist for peace and justice, Irene is clear that money spent on bigger prisons, punishment, and privatizing corporations is not a solution—it is a vast sinkhole for community dollars. Our money is far better spent doing recovery and community resilience work. Her vision is clear: To spend our money on reeducating people how to be contributory to a living, vital society. Her steps include: rehabilitation, reconstruction, restoring lives, reclaiming freedom, and investing in our families and local communities. The Restorative Community Coalition works to: *Divert individuals from the traditional justice system: By offering alternative pathways to justice, such as mediation, restorative circles, and community service, the RCC helps individuals address the root causes of their actions and take responsibility for their choices. *Support re-entry and rehabilitation: The RCC provides crucial support to individuals re-entering society after incarceration, helping them find housing, employment, and access to essential services. *Advocate for systemic change: Irene and the RCC tirelessly advocate for policy reforms that prioritize restorative justice principles and address the systemic inequities that contribute to mass incarceration.

The Universe always responds to your own energy. When you engage in harmonic decisions and thoughts, you can accelerate your present happiness and your future results. Today Sandra reveals how these and other important choices of right action can direct your destiny in more empowered ways. Learn how your energy expands in the world and how it can yield increasingly valuable outcomes. By understanding the Laws, you take your destiny in your own hands! Sandra Anne Taylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back on the albums again! Part TWENTY FOUR, 70-61. - This week features A Tribe Called Quest, my bloody valentine, Nirvana, and seven other artists to continue this massive undertaking. Hmm, who else could there be? ;) - When do we EVER have time for Poetry Time on Albums eps anymore? I don't even try lol. Here's the written version for you: - ***Today's Poetry Time*** ____________________________________________________ The Gardener Have I lived enough? Have I loved enough? Have I considered Right Action enough, have I come to any conclusion? Have I experienced happiness with sufficient gratitude? Have I endured loneliness with grace? I say this, or perhaps I'm just thinking it. Actually, I probably think too much. Then I step out into the garden, where the gardener, who is said to be a simple man, is tending his children, the roses. -by Mary Oliver ____________________________________________________ To honor the top 100 albums (and my favorite poet), the poems for the rest of this series will now return to all coming from Mary Oliver :) after an impromptu diversion last week. - ONLY 60 ALBUMS TO GO!!! My word. (It occurred to me recently that I'm really going to miss this project once we're through.) Onward and upward we continue. - Oh it's a major endeavor, alright. I'm going to try to listen to at least 10 albums a week for the rest of the year! Yeah, I'm not joking. Media, art, and entertainment publication Paste Magazine came out with a list of the 300 best albums and we're going to go through them all! Well, I'm going to. And then we're going to talk about it! Great tracks, themes, history, info, related artists, cultural context, personal experiences- they're all going to play a part in these reviews. Totally stoked because I love music. (And a little intimidated! Because this is a lot to process) - If we keep up with an episode per week featuring 10 albums each, we'll just about finish by the end of 2024. - Keep taking care of your mental health and your people. Stay safe and have a restful weekend! I'll see you Monday, C :) -

    The Noble Eightfold Path, the core of Buddhism, is a practical guide to ethical conduct, mental discipline, and wisdom. It comprises:Right Understanding: Understanding the Four Noble TruthsRight Thought: Intentions free from greed, hatred, and delusionRight Speech: Abstaining from lying, divisive, and harsh speechRight Action: Abstaining from killing, stealing, and sexual misconductRight Livelihood: Making a living through ethical meansRight Effort: Cultivating wholesome states of mindRight Mindfulness: Maintaining present-moment awarenessRight Concentration: Developing focused meditation Together, these eight factors lead to liberation from suffering and the attainment of enlightenment. This episode focuses on the fourth step which is right action. It emphasises the immediate benefits that you can use to have a lot more success with a lot less stress.Watch Dr Steve Livestream

(Group Learning Program) - The Eight Fold Path - Moral Conduct (Part 2 of 3) The Eight Fold Path is "The Path to Enlightenment" and can be organized into three (3) distinct sections. This class is Part 2 of a three (3) part series to describe The Path to Enlightenment in detail so that you can learn and practice The Teachings that will guide you to the Enlightened mind. In this Podcast, David will share Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood which comprise the section of The Eight Fold Path described as "Moral Conduct". ——-Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The BuddhaDedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's Teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidancehttps://bit.ly/GroupLearningProgram |The Words of The Buddha - Pali Canon in English Study Grouphttps://bit.ly/PaliCanonStudyGroup FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Enlightenmenthttps://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/freebuddhabooks Facebook: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-FacebookYouTube: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-YoutubePodcast: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share The Teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and worldwide for all people using this link.https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/supportbuddha #buddhism #learnbuddhism #buddhismclass # buddhismcourse #enlightenment #awakening #dhamma #dharma #buddha #meditation #meditationretreat #meditationcourse #meditationclass

In this episode of The Law of Right Action in 852HZ. Receive what you've selected and explore how this universal law empowers you to take deliberate steps towards success and spiritual alignment, transforming intention into tangible results.The 852Hz frequency, known for enhancing spiritual awakening and intuition, helps clear mental blockages and strengthens your connection to your higher purpose.As a part of The “$uccess is Spiritual” Collection

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Welcome back to another incredible episode of the Slay Your Subconscious series! In todays episode, Noor dives into the importance of not only taking action in your business, but ensuring that the action you take is conducive to the success and results you desire - this the crucial, final step of slaying your subconscious, for good!     There is just a few more days left to secure the Fast-Track Your Manifesting VIP Bundle, for just £11! This contains a super powerful 'I Am A Powerful Manifestor' hypnosis, a Morning Manifestation Meditation to help you stay tuned into Universe FM and bring your desires to frution, as well as a Manifesting Hack Pack with over 30 printable tools, tips and tricks to accelerate your manifesting!   >FAST-TRACK YOUR MANIFESTING VIP UPGRADE FOR £11!

Chapter 4, v. 16-20 Delve into the exploration of what constitutes right action and how it is deeply rooted in intention and motive. This episode unpacks the wisdom of acting with awareness and discernment, understanding the profound difference between actions that liberate and those that bind. Learn how right action can lead to spiritual growth and a life aligned with divine principles.

When we start losing our hard-earned money in the market, we want to put a stop to it. We want to take action. But statistically, we know that investors who stay the course do better over time than those who try to time the markets.  Jinny Uppal, author of “IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results," dishes on why we should stop listening to the voice in our head that tempts us to a default action path. "The belief that ‘I am the one who can control the outcome with my action,' makes us take more action than is necessary," she says. In Mailbag, we advise a divorced listener on setting up a trust for her son.  Takeaways: Why strategic inaction might be your best move during times of instability in the market. Personal signals that indicate when to take action or pause. Why we associate action with results and how that could lead us astray.  It's important to take informed actions based on thoughtful consideration. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:30 The Importance of Thoughtful Pauses  5:57 When To Take Action and When To Pause 7:40 Recognizing Signals of Stress 10:19 Investment Recommendations 22:55 Right Action vs. Inaction 33:56 Mailbag: Setting Up a Trust and Estate Planning Have a question for us? Write to us at mailbag@hermoney.com. While you're at it, join the HerMoney community! For the latest episode drops and financial news-you-can-use, subscribe to our newsletter at Hermoney.com/subscribe! Thank you to Gainbridge® for supporting the HerMoney podcast. Gainbridge® created ParityFlex™, a multi-year guaranteed annuity, to offer women security and flexibility at a time when they need it the most—retirement. Learn more about ParityFlex™ here. The HerMoney with Jean Chatzky podcast is sponsored by Edelman Financial Engines. The podcast team and its host are neither employees nor clients of EFE, however, the show does receive fixed compensation and is a paid endorser and therefore has an incentive to endorse EFE and its planners. To learn more about the sponsorship, please visit PlanEFE.com/HerMoney. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast, and to learn more about Airwave, head to www.airwavemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam shares his experience with drug/alcohol addiction and talks about how to apply the meditations of Nisargadatta Maharaj www.CommonSenseRecovery.com www.InsideTheMindsEye.com

In this episode, we discuss strategic ways to align the action of your team by clearly setting expectations and looking to the performance of your A-Players. 

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, we delve into the profound yet practical philosophy of “Take the Next Right Action.” This simple mantra holds a world of meaning, especially for those on the journey of recovery. It's about the courage to confront the challenging tasks we'd rather avoid, the selfless acts of kindness that elevate others at the expense of our own comfort, and the quiet heroism in extending a hand to those who are wrestling with their own battles.For many, recovery is not just a path to personal healing, but a road paved with opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others. “Doing the next right thing” isn't about grand gestures; it's found in the everyday choices that, while they may seem small, create ripples of positive change. Whether it's choosing honesty over convenience, service over self-indulgence, or hope over despair, these decisions shape the journey of recovery and reflect the heart of this podcast.Join us as we explore stories of resilience and generosity, and discuss how embracing this mindset can transform not only individual lives but also weave a tapestry of communal support and understanding. Together, we'll learn that sometimes, the hardest choices are the most rewarding, and helping someone struggling might just be the next right thing for you.Do you find value in what the Sober Friends Podcast does? Consider buying us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/soberfriendspod. Your donation helps us with hosting and website fees and allows up to maintain our equipment. You keep us on the air for the new guy or gal.Support the Show.

Have you ever tried a solution to a problem only for it to work for just 3 days? You may be missing out a understanding what's really going on in relation to your problem. In the episode, I share with you a client story who struggled with crashing after intense work sprints which only sent her down a bigger spiral. Until she improved one thinking skill.

Discover the power of taking the right actions to gain the confidence and momentum you need for real progress!In this episode, we'll dive into the importance of taking consistent action to grow your coaching business. If you're struggling with mindset, commitment, purpose, planning, or prioritizing, you'll find this episode packed with practical tips and inspiration to help you get things done.Give yourself the grace and space to build your business with confidence and consistency. Drop the distractions, tune in, and start taking consistent action today!Welcome to the Life Coach Business Building Podcast! Join me as I teach you simple (organic) strategies to gain more paid clients in your life coaching business. Plus, I'll share strategies for designing your offer, pricing your coaching, and selling your coaching offers, I have it all covered. My goal is to inspire you to take simple, consistent action to grow your coaching business. So, if you're ready to be a well-respected life coach with paid clients, this podcast is for you!Episode details:02:14 Mindset and self-coaching for success04:22 Honesty and commitment in your business07:18 Taking consistent action for momentum09:51 Planning and prioritizing for business success15:13 Learning with purpose19:36 How to start taking action

Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.   Track  5/12:  Right Thought, Right Speech and Right Action – 28 August 1994. See the full set  here. 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.

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A Dharma talk at the International Buddhist Meditation Center Los Angeles on April 21, 2024. In this Dharma talk, Subodha discusses Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood as well as how Buddhist karma differs from Jain karma. The Kumara Sutta, Udana 5:4 in the Khuddaka Nikaya is also shared in this talk.

Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/consciousenneagram In today's episode with sit down with psychotherapist and Enneagram Type 9, Matt Inman to discuss his experience of spirituality. You don't want to miss it! Connect with Matt here: www.inmanpsychotherapy.com Find out more about how you can work with Abi here: www.consciousenneagram.com  

Delson discusses in this 3rd podcast Right Action, right Speech and Right Livelihood. The sutta MN 117 -The Great 40 -is explained in part starting with Right View. 8 Fold Path Zoom series Sponsored by https://freedomofmind.foundation/ Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center https://www.dhammasukha.org/ A complete guide to the meditation the way the Buddha taught: https://www.thepathtonibbana.com/

This is a recording from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey. Our Dhamma classes are streamed live via Zoom on Tuesday at 7:15 pm and Saturday at 8:30 am Eastern Us Time. Join Live Through your web browse: https://zoom.us/j/9083919079  Join Live Through your Android device here: Zoom Android App  Join Live Through your IOS device here: Zoom IOS Ap   There are guided Jhana meditations, more than 300 restored Suttas and 800 Dhamma class recordings at Becoming-Buddha.com Each Dhamma class will have a Jhana meditation session followed by a Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion. We conclude with mindfulness of Metta.   New audio and video recordings are posted typically within twenty-four hours post-class:   Podcast/Audio Archive   Video Archive   If you are subscribed to our Podcast on Podbean or iTunes, you will receive notifications when new episodes are posted.   To schedule private, individual, or group Dhamma instruction via video conference please Email Cross River Dhamma To continue to develop and share the Buddha's timeless wisdom and preserve the legacy of our friend and teacher John Haspel, we offer weekly classes, both online and in person, both residential and local retreats, and our website with its extensive video and audio archive.  None of this would be possible without your support and donations.  Please continue to support us by donating here: Support Becoming-Buddha Cross River Dhamma

Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/consciousenneagram In this episode we dive into the spiritual concepts for Type 9. The Holy Idea of Holy Love, and the Virtue of Right Action. Plus we give a sneak peak at our Type 9 interview that will air next week and give you some things to listen for! Find out more about how you can work with Abi here: www.consciousenneagram.com Check out Brandon's work here!: www.brandonhill.com  

(Group Learning Program) - The Eight Fold Path - Moral Conduct (Part 2 of 3) The Eight Fold Path is "The Path to Enlightenment" and can be organized into three (3) distinct sections. This class is Part 2 of a three (3) part series to describe The Path to Enlightenment in detail so that you can learn and practice The Teachings that will guide you to the Enlightened mind. In this Podcast, David will share Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood which comprise the section of The Eight Fold Path described as "Moral Conduct". ——-Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The BuddhaDedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's Teachings to attain Enlightenment. https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com (See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.) Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidancehttps://bit.ly/GroupLearningProgram |The Words of The Buddha - Pali Canon in English Study Grouphttps://bit.ly/PaliCanonStudyGroup FREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Enlightenmenthttps://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/freebuddhabooks Facebook: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-FacebookYouTube: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-YoutubePodcast: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Podcast Support our efforts to share The Teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and worldwide for all people using this link.https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/supportbuddha

Meet Mike, a passionate coach, mentor, and leader dedicated to fostering positive change through the principles of MIRA: Mindset, Intention, Right Action. With 17 years of experience in guiding, leading, and building national programs designed to teach, train, develop, and inspire, Mike brings a wealth of expertise. His goal is to instill positive psychology principles and inspire communities of all sizes to become organizations for good. Recently venturing into Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Mike aims to further amplify his impact. As the founder of Simple Healthy Life, Mike is committed to guiding individuals and communities towards personal and collective growth. He inspires introspection, fosters growth, and creates environments where personal and organizational transformation thrives.Key Takeaways:We can define what success looks like for teams, but we can't define what success looks like for every individual on those teams. They have to do that for themselves.We need to focus on the concept of one more rep and how it relates to meditation and our daily improvement.We need to start educating people on how to be self aware at a younger age.The cognitive triangle is what we need to realize affects how others see us. People can't see our thoughts and feelings. But only are actions which define who we are.We should look to implement a 10-15 minute slot of time each day when students are able to practice self awareness as it pertains to the cognitive triangle.EI180 is a series of 15 minute lessons designed to help students increase their self awareness.The only way or make our communities better is to start with self-awareness.Stay in Touch:WebsiteEmail: mjames5526@gmail.comPhone: 781-367-9298Don't Forget to Review the Show!I appreciate you checking out the episodes. I would mean a lot to me if you took a minute right now to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever you listen! It helps the show out a lot!Who am I?I've been an educator in Massachusetts for 23 years.  I'm finishing my 16th year as a building leader.  I'm a teacher centered Principal and passionate about continuous improvement and the idea that success is not a destination, but a process. I'm active on social media, vlog about continuous improvement on a weekly basis, and wrote a book also called SEEing to Lead as a way to help everyone improve education as a whole by promoting my “just cause”: improving the educational experience for as many people as possible by being purposeful, acting with integrity, and building character. SEEing to Lead Extras!Like the content, want to be a guest, or know someone who would? Reach out to me on Twitter at @DrCSJonesHave you taken the time to order and read my latest book! Seeing to Lead is filled with practical resources and personal stories to help you support, engage, and empower those you lead no matter your position!Jimmy Casas said, "If you are a leader who is looking to support, engage and empower your staff, then SEEing to Lead, by Dr. Chris Jones, is a book you will want to pick up and read. Dr. Jones reminds us that building capacity and helping others achieve personal success is the key to elevating your organization and leaving a lasting impact."Get your copy here! Don't forget to leave a rating and review for others. I would appreciate it!Subscribe to My Newsletter! We are all busy, often unsupported, and struggle to stay engaged! Here is a weekly resource that has something to support, engage, and empower you. Not to mention it saves you time by getting to the point! Increase your focus and become a better leader; no matter your position. Check it out here!Get in touch to schedule me for a workshop or presentation!This show is part of the Be Podcast Network. Our podcasts go beyond education as we know it — in any learning environment, formal or informal — and help you be the change you want to see. Learn more about the network and all our shows at https://bepodcast.network We're thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL's comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers' timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments

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This talk continues a thorough review of the Four Noble Truths, focusing on the second attribute of the Fourth Truth, within the Virtue Aggregate of the Noble Eightfold Path–Right Action.  During the talk, Lili describes the characteristics of the Precepts, which are the ethical guidelines to be understood and acted upon to further the path […]

Meet Mike, a passionate coach, mentor, and leader dedicated to fostering positive change through the principles of MIRA: Mindset, Intention, Right Action. With 17 years of experience in guiding, leading, and building national programs designed to teach, train, develop, and inspire, Mike brings a wealth of expertise. His goal is to instill positive psychology principles and inspire communities of all sizes to become organizations for good. Recently venturing into Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Mike aims to further amplify his impact. As the founder of Simple Healthy Life, Mike is committed to guiding individuals and communities towards personal and collective growth. He inspires introspection, fosters growth, and creates environments where personal and organizational transformation thrives.Key Takeaways:Take the challenge of accepting a compliment.Whether you accept people (or act) as a visitor or a guest has a huge effect on the community. Just ask Disney!Your community is ultimately you.If we want to be in better communities, we have to bring our best selves to that community. That is how they are created.The more you intentionally act with pure intention to the best of your ability to create your own success, the more people will come into your life that support you.We need to start mimicking the qualities of blue zones to build stronger communities. People who exist in stronger, more socially connected societies live longer.We need people that are brave enough to implement SEL on a consistent and ingrained basis.Stay in Touch:Email Mike at: mjames5526@gmail.comCall Mike at: (781) 367-9298Check out Mike's websiteDon't Forget to Review the Show!I appreciate you checking out the episodes. I would mean a lot to me if you took a minute right now to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever you listen! It helps the show out a lot!Who am I?I've been an educator in Massachusetts for 23 years.  I'm finishing my 16th year as a building leader.  I'm a teacher centered Principal and passionate about continuous improvement and the idea that success is not a destination, but a process. I'm active on social media, vlog about continuous improvement on a weekly basis, and wrote a book also called SEEing to Lead as a way to help everyone improve education as a whole by promoting my “just cause”: improving the educational experience for as many people as possible by being purposeful, acting with integrity, and building character. SEEing to Lead Extras!Like the content, want to be a guest, or know someone who would? Reach out to me on Twitter at @DrCSJonesHave you taken the time to order and read my latest book! Seeing to Lead is filled with practical resources and personal stories to help you support, engage, and empower those you lead no matter your position!Jimmy Casas said, "If you are a leader who is looking to support, engage and empower your staff, then SEEing to Lead, by Dr. Chris Jones, is a book you will want to pick up and read. Dr. Jones reminds us that building capacity and helping others achieve personal success is the key to elevating your organization and leaving a lasting impact."Get your copy here! Don't forget to leave a rating and review for others. I would appreciate it!Subscribe to My Newsletter! We are all busy, often unsupported, and struggle to stay engaged! Here is a weekly resource that has something to support, engage, and empower you. Not to mention it saves you time by getting to the point! Increase your focus and become a better leader; no matter your position. Check it out here!Get in touch to schedule me for a workshop or presentation!This show is part of the Be Podcast Network. Our podcasts go beyond education as we know it — in any learning environment, formal or informal — and help you be the change you want to see. Learn more about the network and all our shows at https://bepodcast.network We're thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL's comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers' timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments

Meet Mike, a passionate coach, mentor, and leader dedicated to fostering positive change through the principles of MIRA: Mindset, Intention, Right Action. With 17 years of experience in guiding, leading, and building national programs designed to teach, train, develop, and inspire, Mike brings a wealth of expertise. His goal is to instill positive psychology principles and inspire communities of all sizes to become organizations for good. Recently venturing into Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Mike aims to further amplify his impact. As the founder of Simple Healthy Life, Mike is committed to guiding individuals and communities towards personal and collective growth. He inspires introspection, fosters growth, and creates environments where personal and organizational transformation thrives.Key Takeaways:Instead of just talking about individual strategies, the questions need to be about the possible impact of consistent implementation of those strategies.We need to be proactive in teaching people to look inward at their own thoughts.Competing priorities make it difficult to be proactive without a large amount of focus in one area.IQ plus EQ equals success.Studies show that for every dollar you invest in social emotional learning, your benefit is equivalent to $11.Stay in Touch:Email Mike at: mjames5526@gmail.comCall Mike at: (781) 367-9298Check out Mike's websiteDon't Forget to Review the Show!I appreciate you checking out the episodes. I would mean a lot to me if you took a minute right now to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever you listen! It helps the show out a lot!Who am I?I've been an educator in Massachusetts for 23 years.  I'm finishing my 16th year as a building leader.  I'm a teacher centered Principal and passionate about continuous improvement and the idea that success is not a destination, but a process. I'm active on social media, vlog about continuous improvement on a weekly basis, and wrote a book also called SEEing to Lead as a way to help everyone improve education as a whole by promoting my “just cause”: improving the educational experience for as many people as possible by being purposeful, acting with integrity, and building character. SEEing to Lead Extras!Like the content, want to be a guest, or know someone who would? Reach out to me on Twitter at @DrCSJonesHave you taken the time to order and read my latest book! Seeing to Lead is filled with practical resources and personal stories to help you support, engage, and empower those you lead no matter your position!Jimmy Casas said, "If you are a leader who is looking to support, engage and empower your staff, then SEEing to Lead, by Dr. Chris Jones, is a book you will want to pick up and read. Dr. Jones reminds us that building capacity and helping others achieve personal success is the key to elevating your organization and leaving a lasting impact."Get your copy here! Don't forget to leave a rating and review for others. I would appreciate it!Subscribe to My Newsletter! We are all busy, often unsupported, and struggle to stay engaged! Here is a weekly resource that has something to support, engage, and empower you. Not to mention it saves you time by getting to the point! Increase your focus and become a better leader; no matter your position. Check it out here!Get in touch to schedule me for a workshop or presentation!This show is part of the Be Podcast Network. Our podcasts go beyond education as we know it — in any learning environment, formal or informal — and help you be the change you want to see. Learn more about the network and all our shows at https://bepodcast.network We're thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL's comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers' timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments

In this episode, Eckhart explains to a live audience that a deeper movement has brought them together and the goal is to help them awaken. He says many ancient spiritual teachings point to this timeless idea of metamorphosis including the parables of Jesus and others. He explains the root of the word Buddha means to be awake in Sanskrit. Eckhart explains when we shift to higher consciousness, we have access to wisdom which is far deeper than intelligence. Ironically, he says more knowledge will not save us. In fact, intelligence often works in service of madness, technology, war and weapons of mass destruction. He believes only wisdom together with right action will help our ailing world and these can only spring from awakened consciousness.Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods   You can also watch Oprah's Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN

Meet Mike, a passionate coach, mentor, and leader dedicated to fostering positive change through the principles of MIRA: Mindset, Intention, Right Action. With 17 years of experience in guiding, leading, and building national programs designed to teach, train, develop, and inspire, Mike brings a wealth of expertise. His goal is to instill positive psychology principles and inspire communities of all sizes to become organizations for good. Recently venturing into Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Mike aims to further amplify his impact. As the founder of Simple Healthy Life, Mike is committed to guiding individuals and communities towards personal and collective growth. He inspires introspection, fosters growth, and creates environments where personal and organizational transformation thrives.Key Takeaways:Improvement comes from refining one little thing each day or one small practice in our overall actions.The Mindset, Intention, and Right Action (MIRA) framework is about personal and even organizational improvement. mindset, intention, right action.Getting to a point where you can call BS when you see it.The process for improvement is simple but very hard to execute.Asking the right and deep foundational question is the key to achieving goals.The conscious act of bringing awareness to sensation, quiets the mind.Creating a mental anchor or an awareness of yourself does not have to be a typical drawn out process, but instead simple small steps to create consistency.We actually have to take back control of our minds and bodies instead of being distracted if we are make actual gains in social emotional learning.Honesty takes reflection and bravery.Make sure you take the time to journal right after your breathing exercise to gain insight to your progress.Stay in Touch:Email Mike at: mjames5526@gmail.comCall Mike at: (781) 367-9298Check out Mike's websiteDon't Forget to Review the Show!I appreciate you checking out the episodes. I would mean a lot to me if you took a minute right now to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever you listen! It helps the show out a lot!Who am I?I've been an educator in Massachusetts for 23 years.  I'm finishing my 16th year as a building leader.  I'm a teacher centered Principal and passionate about continuous improvement and the idea that success is not a destination, but a process. I'm active on social media, vlog about continuous improvement on a weekly basis, and wrote a book also called SEEing to Lead as a way to help everyone improve education as a whole by promoting my “just cause”: improving the educational experience for as many people as possible by being purposeful, acting with integrity, and building character. SEEing to Lead Extras!Like the content, want to be a guest, or know someone who would? Reach out to me on Twitter at @DrCSJonesHave you taken the time to order and read my latest book! Seeing to Lead is filled with practical resources and personal stories to help you support, engage, and empower those you lead no matter your position!Jimmy Casas said, "If you are a leader who is looking to support, engage and empower your staff, then SEEing to Lead, by Dr. Chris Jones, is a book you will want to pick up and read. Dr. Jones reminds us that building capacity and helping others achieve personal success is the key to elevating your organization and leaving a lasting impact."Get your copy here! Don't forget to leave a rating and review for others. I would appreciate it!Subscribe to My Newsletter! We are all busy, often unsupported, and struggle to stay engaged! Here is a weekly resource that has something to support, engage, and empower you. Not to mention it saves you time by getting to the point! Increase your focus and become a better leader; no matter your position. Check it out here!Get in touch to schedule me for a workshop or presentation!This show is part of the Be Podcast Network. Our podcasts go beyond education as we know it — in any learning environment, formal or informal — and help you be the change you want to see. Learn more about the network and all our shows at https://bepodcast.network

Meet Mike, a passionate coach, mentor, and leader dedicated to fostering positive change through the principles of MIRA: Mindset, Intention, Right Action. With 17 years of experience in guiding, leading, and building national programs designed to teach, train, develop, and inspire, Mike brings a wealth of expertise. His goal is to instill positive psychology principles and inspire communities of all sizes to become organizations for good. Recently venturing into Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Mike aims to further amplify his impact. As the founder of Simple Healthy Life, Mike is committed to guiding individuals and communities towards personal and collective growth. He inspires introspection, fosters growth, and creates environments where personal and organizational transformation thrives.Key Takeaways:The Memorable Moments Jar and the challenge given.The idea that your community is you explained.Educators are the foundation of community because they are the architects of people discovering who they are.Social emotional learning must start and be based in an understanding of ourselves, where our emotions are anchored, and how they affect our actions. Actions need to reflect our ethos and our core valuesWe need to focus on asking why instead of just asking what because the answer is always you.I went to sit by myself and all my enemies were there. How often have we had an argument with somebody in our head and they weren't even there?We now know through the power of science how to discover an address our default mode network?Stay in Touch:Email Mike at: mjames5526@gmail.comCall Mike at: (781) 367-9298Check out Mike's websiteDon't Forget to Review the Show!I appreciate you checking out the episodes. I would mean a lot to me if you took a minute right now to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever you listen! It helps the show out a lot!Who am I?I've been an educator in Massachusetts for 23 years.  I'm finishing my 16th year as a building leader.  I'm a teacher centered Principal and passionate about continuous improvement and the idea that success is not a destination, but a process. I'm active on social media, vlog about continuous improvement on a weekly basis, and wrote a book also called SEEing to Lead as a way to help everyone improve education as a whole by promoting my “just cause”: improving the educational experience for as many people as possible by being purposeful, acting with integrity, and building character. SEEing to Lead Extras!Like the content, want to be a guest, or know someone who would? Reach out to me on Twitter at @DrCSJonesHave you taken the time to order and read my latest book! Seeing to Lead is filled with practical resources and personal stories to help you support, engage, and empower those you lead no matter your position!Jimmy Casas said, "If you are a leader who is looking to support, engage and empower your staff, then SEEing to Lead, by Dr. Chris Jones, is a book you will want to pick up and read. Dr. Jones reminds us that building capacity and helping others achieve personal success is the key to elevating your organization and leaving a lasting impact."Get your copy here! Don't forget to leave a rating and review for others. I would appreciate it!Subscribe to My Newsletter! We are all busy, often unsupported, and struggle to stay engaged! Here is a weekly resource that has something to support, engage, and empower you. Not to mention it saves you time by getting to the point! Increase your focus and become a better leader; no matter your position. Check it out here!Get in touch to schedule me for a workshop or presentation!This show is part of the Be Podcast Network. Our podcasts go beyond education as we know it — in any learning environment, formal or informal — and help you be the change you want to see. Learn more about the network and all our shows at https://bepodcast.network

Why should we give? How much should we give? And what happens when we give? We explore these questions and more as Pastor Lee continues our series through the book of Malachi. Welcome to Heights Baptist Church! Our mission is to love and to lead all people to a new life with Christ. Digital Connect Card: https://www.heightschurch.org/connect To watch services online: https://www.heightschurch.org/media To give online: https://www.heightschurch.org/give

2 Timothy 3:16 King James Version 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Alexandria Rema Saleem is a first generation Palestinian-American creatrix. (She's also a dear friend, Womb Room member, and mother of twins!) Her creative work activates from a place of multidimensional healing, to serve as a conduit of ancestral knowledge, collective consciousness, and communal desire. She works between the land, as a regenerative flower farmer, with sacred activism as the foundation of her artistic practice the interweaves through all of the seeds she plants. In this conversation, we explore: How we access the internal spaciousness to discern right action when there is threat in our nervous systems The language of “war,” “genocide,” and how we navigate our activations around language to find connection and relationship Alexandria's experience of being able to feel family members in Palestine she has never met, through her bodily experience of grief Our quantum capacity to feel (grief, suffering, pain, joy, liberation), beyond the confines of time space How grief connects us to our lineages What it means to hold paradox in the body, and the ways that we use self-punishment, blame, or hopelessness as ways to get out of feeling Letting our yin (emotional expression) resource our yang (discernment, direction, action) Connection to land, food, family and the intergenerational alchemy as the lighthouses of liberation Alexandria is a multimedia performance artist, art director, and set designer whose practice is hybrid, incorporating dance, performance art, film, installation, happenings, and environment design. Her practice holds space for the intimate to become a window into the universal & cosmic; Inviting the collective experience to eclipse individual subjectivity and allow for an evolved empathetic process. She works with individuals, communities, and other creatives to reclaim our human right to have sacred spaces, through world building, dance, ritual, risk, and tenderness. She is co-director of the Center for study and preservation of Palestine, Founding member of the Black Oregon Land Trust, and Co-founder of SWANA Rose Culture and community center.  Some of her selected resources to share include: PFC Palestinian femminist Collective US Campagin for Palestinian Rights Palestinian Youth Movement Alexandria's IG ___________ Join The Womb Room, where we are cultivating coherence, embodied sovereignty, and practicing interdependence 

Nikki Nash and I discuss the importance of getting clear on your current phase of business and following the phases in the correct order so that you can take your business to the next level.Once you get your hands on this ONE PIECE of information you'll run your business with clarity, unwavering focus and undeniable direction!Reserve your seat at the Business Model Makeover: http://www.businessmodelmakeover.comHIGHLIGHTS:05:54 Importance of doing the right things in the right order07:33 Rapid growth and potential issues in skipping phases08:48 Building a Stable Foundation10:16 Growth and Expansion11:40 Repetition and Growth17:59 The Importance of Scaling in Business19:08 Requirements for Scaling a BusinessFollow Megan Huber's Socials:LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Book a Call | Consulting

To elicit the bigger picture of the place of Zen and zazen in our world of practice, I would like to refer you to a couple of semantic models illustrating the interrelationships, or operative interfaces, of the various components of the Four Noble Truths, along with the dimensions of the Noble Eightfold Path that we all encounter on a daily basis, both on the cushion and off. Turning to Buddhism's Four Noble Truths, we see that they can be modeled as a system, the simplest geometry for which is the four-pointed tetrahedron (a “system” here defined as anything exhibiting an inside and an outside). The model shows their interconnectedness, from one to two to three to four, from two to three and four, et cetera. There are six relationships of the four points, to each other. How does the existence of suffering relate to its origin, craving? And so on and on. Go to the UnMind webpage to see my diagram of the Four Noble Truths as a four-pointed tetrahedron. The link to the page is in the show notes for this episode. The four are usually presented in a linear layout in text, beginning with the first Noble Truth of the Existence of suffering (dukkha), followed by its Origin; its Cessation; finally the Noble Eightfold Path, which leads to the cessation of suffering in daily life.First, we must challenge the appropriateness of the word “suffering” to translate the meaning of the Sanskrit word, “dukkha.” Unfortunately, suffering is fraught with narrow connotations of human pain, not only physical, but emotional, mental, and even existential in nature. But I do not believe that this is the intended meaning of the original term. Buddha was expounding a universal principle — that of unrelenting, inexorable change — which we naturally interpret from the perspective of our personal angst, as “suffering.” The Noble Eightfold Path extends this description of reality into a prescription for practice in daily life. Visit the webpage in the show notes to see the diagram illustrating the interconnectedness and interdependence of the elements in the Eightfold Path. A common example: “you talk the talk but you do not walk the walk”; a functional disconnect between right speech and right action.As you reflect upon the Noble Eightfold Path, consider how the interdependence of the eight dimensions reinforce each other: How does Right View influence Right Thought, or Right Speech? Where does Right Action connect with Right Livelihood and Right Effort? Is Right Mindfulness dependent upon Right Effort, and does it then lead to Right Meditation, or is it the other way around? Zen tradition claims to transmit the “right meditation” practiced by Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha and progenitor of Buddhism. But we recognize the absolute relevance and modernity of his message, privileging the simplified approach of Zen. Note that the eight dimensions are numbered in reverse order: “right view,” number one, being more a result than a starting point; right meditation, number eight, is where we must begin. As mentioned in UnMind number 131, “The Noble N-Fold Path”, the traditional division of Buddhism's Noble Eightfold Path may have to be updated to reflect the complexity of living in modern times. Nowadays we might want to add more dimensions to the original eight prescribed for practice in a simpler time. Perhaps today we would end up with a Noble Thirty-Two-fold Path as the last of the Sixteen Noble Truths. In Un Mind number 131, I mused upon the notion of adding “right balance” to the mix, what with the geometrically expanded choices we face in pursuing right speech, action and livelihood, and the challenges of living a Zen life in the midst of over-choice: the temptations and distractions pulling on us from all directions while we navigate the tightrope and keep all the balls in the air. We hope that we can “have it all,” especially compared to our ancestors in Zen, but “living large” exacts a steep price. To cite just a few of the dimensions of our modern milieu, distinctions with a tangible difference from ancient times, challenging our sense of balance today:TRAVEL: Buddha's “ecological sweepout,” to borrow a Bucky Fullerism, was limited to the radius he could reach on foot, by donkey or elephant, though there were likely significant incoming influences from the Silk Road and other trade routes. One of our senior priests made the point that for the first time in history, every individual on the planet is potentially only one plane ride away from every other person. This has all kinds of implications, some positive, some not so much, such as the boost it gives to viral vectors spreading disease globally with blinding speed.TECHNOLOGY: The interconnectivity of masses of people around the world, with advances in applications that provide automatic translation of languages, live video and audio recording and reporting of events on an unprecedented scale and scope of detail and timeliness, is a double-edged sword, a tool that can be used for good or ill, depending on the intent of senders and receivers of the message. The old-school formulas - that “The Medium is the Message”; communication is not the message sent, but the message received - no longer hold in a world of technology that allows anyone to put any words they wish in the mouths of anyone they want. It is impossible to catch up with even the jargon that attempts to keep up with scams popping up like weeds in the garden. From a Buddhist perspective, the upside is that world-around digital media have established a technical analogy to Avalokiteshvara, who “sees and hears the suffering of the world,” and comes to help, in her mission as the Bodhisattva of Compassion. One can hope. EDUCATION: In Buddha's time, and for the vast majority of the development of human civilization, choices in education were severely limited, primarily to learning the trade or craft of one's ancestral family. Compare to today's nearly unlimited potential for social mobility, promising transcendence of the caste or class system, implicit or explicit, into which we are born. One current downside is the emergence of massive student loan debt, a significant burden for those who have elected to finance higher degrees, which do not guarantee a successful career with the ability to pay off that debt.CORPORATIZATION: An awkward word to label an awkward development. Another significant difference in our world and that of the Buddha is the predominance of the corporate entity, which I suppose first reared its ugly head with the formation of the city-states of Greece, and reached its apogee in the Citizens United decision of SCOTUS. Not that corporations are necessarily bad; there are some that are dedicated to doing good, such as NFP 501c3s incorporated for various charitable missions. But the human beings populating the corporate entities, as members of the board and other controlling positions, are still human, and can do more harm with the collective power and reach of the corporation, than they might be able to do individually. I could go on. For example, with the current spate of international wars, widespread drug addiction, and the senseless gun violence that have become our new, dystopian “normal,” were certainly not the norm 2500 years ago. But suffice it to say that Buddha did not have to cope with this scale and scope of the onslaught of global insanity, though the self-striving nature of humanity underlying the chaos has not fundamentally changed since his times. We would likely find it unlikely to find an apt analogy to Dogen's time, let alone Buddha's. When we comprehend the Four Noble Truths as mutually interacting, but constrained within the limits of the context of early Indian subculture, we can update them to the 21st century by constructing our own menu of actionable items based on today's realities. You could, with some imagination, build your own personal set of Noble Truths, four or more, and suss out the vectors of a modern Path that transcend those outlined by the Buddha. He would appreciate your efforts, I am sure.Let me encourage you to engage in such a creative exercise between now and when we meet again. Contemplate what the “existence of suffering” means to you, how you are to “fully understand it”; what attitude adjustments and actionable items on your particular path may be undertaken to transform that suffering into the right view of wisdom. Remember to consider the relationships between the various path factors that you identify, rather than treat each in isolation. In the next segment, I will attempt to expand the context even further, into those surrounding spheres of influence on our daily lives, as well as on our contemporary practice of Zen, well beyond the personal and social, to include the natural and the universal. Buckle up. * * * Elliston Roshi is guiding teacher of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order. He is also a gallery-represented fine artist expressing his Zen through visual poetry, or “music to the eyes.”UnMind is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.Producer: Shinjin Larry Little

It's day 2 of Sam's Eightfold Path segment. Today, she shares some tips on what to ask ourselves when we're faced with tough choices. Sam has taught mindfulness and social emotional learning to teens, families and adults all over the world for more than 12 years. She obtained her master's degrees in clinical and educational psychology from Columbia University, and an M.S. in emotion science from Mid-Sweden University. You can reach out to Sam on Instagram here! Try the Headspace app free for 30 days here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn More About Money Mastery for Actors About Rose Marie: Official "Auntie Bear," Rose Marie is Peter's right-hand woman at Acting Business Boot Camp. She learned the budget system and used it to completely renew her relationship with money. Moving from the kind of person who checked her bank account with her eyes closed every few months to knowing exactly how she wants to spend her resources to serve her goals. She learned this system from Mama Bear herself, which completely changed her relationship with money, empowering her to help others do the same. Rose Marie's history with money and how she came to the Money Mastery Budgeting program. I just felt hopeless. I didn't know what to do. Money was coming in very irregularly because I was working many different jobs. And I really didn't know how to manage my money at all. This system has completely transformed the way I look at money. I have like a 795 credit score; I'm able to save. I have zero debt. I paid it all off. I have savings. I have a retirement in stocks. The budget system has completely overhauled my entire life in terms of finances. I started coaching for the budget coaching in 2017. So can you explain what Jason Harris's budget system looks like? It's figuring out your predictable monthly spending and how much it takes to run us at a baseline. I'm not talking about any of the extras. I'm talking about rent, cell phone insurance. I include my gym membership in my nut because going to the gym is really important to me. And I cannot survive as a human being if I don't work out. And then also figuring out how much money you have left over for your unpredictable monthly spending. And putting it all together using the income you made the month before. So instead of trying to live with, "the money I made now gets spent now." Hand-to-mouth does not work. It really creates so much stress in your life in a way that is just unbearable. The amount of anxiety, stress, and yucky feelings about myself and who I am. I thought I could never make money. I thought I wasn't good at making money; I thought I was just not good. I had such a fixed mindset regarding income, spending, and finances. On the second night, Peter deals with all the yucky feelings that come up when it yucky feelings. We tie money up in so much of our own self-worth. You can think your way into Right Action, and you can act your way into Right Thinking. And I think your part of the course is acting your way into right thinking, and my part is thinking your way into right acting. So it supports the goal of financial freedom. More money not a problem. Less money problem. Gamifying your spending. "I am gonna have extra money left over in all my categories at the end of the month." But the other thing that you made me do, which is really revolutionary for me, and I know all of the world is such an internet, digital. We all live on our phones, and there are so many apps that let you do this: you made me carry a little notebook in my purse or my backpack everywhere through New York City, and I would write down every single thing I spent money on, and at the end of the day, I would subtract how much I spent money on, from how much I had left. And the act of writing it down just made me so much more aware of where my money was going. AND I didn't give up the first time I forgot to do it. And so the thing that I really tried to separate myself from was having to do it perfectly for it to work. The other thing I love about the budget system, you don't have to do it perfectly for it to work. The goal is to get 1% better at it and not give up the first time you hit some resistance. Because it's just numbers. I'll never forget the first month when I was in the green. I was like, "Oh my God, I can do this. This is not outside of my purview. I am capable of creating a financial abundance." Even if it was a hundred dollars, it doesn't matter. It was still a hundred dollars. The other thing that I love about this system, in terms of building confidence, is all you have to do is follow the steps. If it takes three months to get from the red to the green, that's fine. You're just working the system, waking up every day, doing it as we teach it, and eventually, you're like, "Oh, I'm a master at this." It becomes automatic after a while. When I started doing it, first of all, when Jason taught it to me, I started crying. I just burst into tears. It was humiliating that I didn't know how to handle my money. I felt like I was stupid. I felt like I was totally incapable, that I wasn't smart. These were all the things that came up for me around budgeting. And I just felt defective, and I had a tremendous amount of shame around it. And I told myself, "Swallow your pride, suppress your ego, and remain teachable and see if he's got something here that works." If I told you how much I have in savings now and how much, you know, abundance I have in my life because of his system, it's incredible. I'll never forget the first person who used the system to move from New York to la. And like all she did was run the budget system for a few months. Making rules for yourself. You have to plan ahead. Otherwise, you end up spending money that you didn't want to spend. An easy exercise everyone listening to this podcast can do right now: Print off all of your statements from the last month, Highlight any time you made an impulsive purchase, or you had negative emotions with a purchase Also, highlight all the subscriptions and things you didn't know you were paying for. What it allows you to do is it gives you some awareness so that the next time you have the impulse to spend $40 on a new shirt when you're out and about, Or get that $7 latte, especially when you're trying to fix your finances and, in the end, you don't care that much about the latte. I'm not saying don't indulge sometimes, it's important to indulge, but I think to indulge with an awareness. But also, to get all those purchases you didn't feel great about afterward, they didn't turn out how you wanted them to. You spent money, and then you're like, "Ugh, why did I do that again? I'm self-sabotaging because I have these goals, but I just spent $200 on this thing that won't serve me." And just by doing that exercise, you begin to elevate your awareness and your thoughts so that the next time that thing comes up, you'll maybe choose a different thing. Understand that your budget system is not trying to make your life hard. You're trying to find something livable and create your income around that. Because if you say, "Oh, I'm gonna live on $500 a month." Well, yeah, you're living on oodles of noodles and ramen. It's not practical, and that's not the point. Not spending money is not the point of the budget system. There's so much morality tied up in spending money equals bad. The reality is that we live in a world where we need to spend money, and also, spending money is fun when you save up. Fun funds: you're an actor saving up for headshots, saving up for vacations create monthly patterns so you can end up where you want to be. I went to Italy for three weeks last year with my fiancé. And I saved up for a year for that. But when I got to spend that money, did it feel good? And I did not even care about spending it. This is the realization of my yearlong dream. "The walls of your comfort zone are lovingly decorated with your lifelong collection of favorite excuses." Jen Sincero Mine was, "I'm bad at math, so that's why I couldn't budget. That's why I'm not smart around money." Separating your self-worth from your bank account. Acting your way into right thinking and thinking your way into right acting. Day one is the practicality of it. That's the acting your way into the right thinking. And then, day two is my teaching the thinking your way into right acting. And it's also that both your actions must support your goal, and your thoughts must support your goal. Both of those things have to be happening at the same time to achieve it. That's the recipe for success. Figuring out where did this shit come from? Without both together, you end up stuck because you can come up with a million excuses for why you can't do the budgeting. I didn't think it would work as well as it did, and I mean, countless other people have said the same. And then my thinking shifted with other things in my life because if this is true, what else is true? I can manage my money; what else can I manage? That I didn't think that I could. Think about where your money's going now and where you want it to go in the future. For example, when I started saving and investing, I put in $10 a week. That is like nothing. But I knew that if I just budgeted for that, it would get easier to add to it. And add on to that. And until you save a hundred dollars a week to invest in things. The other thing about investing is just sitting there making money off my money. And the other thing that I help think it helps with in terms of anxiety is it gives you, if you know how much it takes to run you, you're NUT. If you know how much you need in your NUT and roughly how much you spend on groceries and everything else, that's your unpredictable expenses. Then you find your magic number, which we call the number that it truly takes every month that you need to make in income. And so it also allows you to be empowered to choose how many shifts you need in a week in a month. That's on how much extra in gig work you need to make. For freelancers, the money comes in different months differently, but it also allows you to be like, "Okay, I made an extra two grand working on this acting project. Now I have two grand. Well, what do I do with that money?" This budget system teaches you what to do with that extra money when it comes in. So then, in the months that you have less money coming in, you don't freak out. Especially right now because I know times are hard with the strikes. But this allows you to feel like you have a sense of control, even if your work is unpredictable. Your money situation can be really fucked up like ours was, and there is hope. We do record this, and you can, like, you can watch the course as many times as you need to. Anyone that takes the course can work privately with Rose Marie for $35 an hour. Because people get stuck, and I want them to feel like they can get unstuck fast. Private Coaching with Rose Marie