Podcasts about roshi joan

In this Winter Practice Period talk, Roshi Joan, and Senseis Wendy, Kodo, and Kozan explore Dogen's life and the Shobogenzo through a lens of commitment to authentic practice. Roshi Joan […]

On the final full day of Rohatsu, Senseis Kaz and Genzan discuss the origin, manifestation, and potential of spiritual practice. Sensei Kaz highlights the life and teachings of Roshi Joan and her deep and meaningful contributions to […]

In Part 2 of the Awakened Action series, faculty members Roshi Joan, Valerie Brown, Rebecca Solnit, and Terry Williams explore the power of embracing interdependence, hope, and agency in uncertain times. They critique consumer culture's focus on individual comfort […]

Inspired by Ram Dass, Roshi Joan, sri sri ravi shankar, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Reagan, Muhammed Iqbal, Father Fish, Satguru, Josh Dunkin.  Audiobook.  Mature listeners only (18+).  

There is no more relevant exploration than how we awaken to our connection as family, as belonging to this precious web of life. In their talks, Tara and Roshi Joan look at the cause of divides and their healing through wise contemplation, courageous engagement and the power of imagination. Each lead short reflections that help us bring our own hearts and spirit into this sacred work.

Send us a textIn 2015, Fairfax criminal lawyer Jon Katz finished court earlier than expected, and beelined to the Mindful Leadership conference in Crystal City, Virginia, in part to meet speaker Roshi Joan Halifax. Snagging a ticket to this soldout event, Jon met Roshi Joan, and also sat mesmerized by speaker Jim Dethmer's (co-founder of the Conscious Leadership Group) talk about conscious leadership, and about the difference between leading from above the line (where one is open, curious, and not attacking) versus from below the line. This conscious leadership approach is fully addressed in The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Warner Klemp. The challenges abound for criminal defense lawyers and their clients to get sidetracked by actually or apparently slinged mud, heartlessness, dehumanization efforts, underhandedness and prevarication from various quarters in the courthouse and beyond. Getting angry and misdirected is weakening. Smiling in the face of proverbial flying vomit and diarrhea -- when knowing the possibilities of sweet success that may be right around the corner -- is the powerful way to proceed. Conscious Leadership's Deb Katz pulls no punches in addressing how she transitioned from years of proceeding as an unconscious leader to a conscious one. She talks about how it is possible to say f--k you from above the line, and how sweetness does not automatically put one above the line. Deb addresses how Conscious Leadership draws on numerous pre-existing approaches to leading in a beneficial way. She and Jon both benefit from the teachings and practices of Ho'oponopono, which is featured on a previous Beat The Prosecution podcast episode. This conversation between Jon Katz and Deb Katz (same last name, but no close family connection) dives deep into transitioning into the conscious leadership approach. The universal and Apple podcasts URL for this episode are at https://podcast.beattheprosecution.com/2293867/episodes/15777966 and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beat-the-prosecution/id1721413675?i=1000669998168This podcast with Fairfax, Virginia criminal / DUI lawyer Jon Katz is playable on all devices at podcast.BeatTheProsecution.com. For more information, visit https://BeatTheProsecution.com or contact us at info@BeatTheProsecution.com, 703-383-1100 (calling), or 571-406-7268 (text). Hear our prior podcasts, at https://podcast.BeatTheProsecution.com/If you like what you hear on our Beat the Prosecution podcast, please take a moment to post a review at our Apple podcasts page (with stars only, or else also with a comment) at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beat-the-prosecution/id1721413675

Thomas is joined by Buddhist teacher, Founder and head teacher of Upaya Zen Center, social activist, and author, Roshi Joan Halifax. They discuss Roshi Joan's pioneering work in end-of-life care, and how spirituality can inform and inspire more compassionate activism.  Roshi Joan shares her insights on how decades of practice have equipped her to navigate suffering with resilience, how compassion benefits both the giver and receiver, and the importance of embracing moral challenges with grace. She and Thomas also explore the importance of community, mindfulness, and meditation in healing trauma, and how this can lead to beautiful post-traumatic growth. ✨ Join us at the 2024 Collective Healing Conference This free, 8-day, online event features conversations with a diverse lineup of 40+ luminaries and experts, including Dr. Gabor Mate, Alanis Morisette, Dr. Peter Levine, Dr. Mariel Buqué, Dr. Stephen Porges, and more. Enjoy healing meditations and explore practical, integrative practices and tools for personal and collective healing. Sign up today to join a growing global community dedicated to building resilience and discovering new pathways to growth, healing, and profound change. Register for free here:

In this Love and Death program session Frank Ostaseski and Roshi Joan guide participants to notice what attracts them and repels them in a series of photos of dying persons. Frank sobers and grounds participants before […]

Roshi Joan and Frank  Ostaseski offer their warm welcome in this first session of Love & Death: Opening the Great Gifts. Roshi Joan reflects on the impacts of the pandemic, not only on medicine […]

In this session of Love and Death, Frank Ostaseski and Roshi Joan touch into the heart of compassion through grief. Roshi Joan walks us tenderly and skilfully through a journey from her past, a journey […]

This episode is a continuation of the 8/24/24 morning session of Love and Death where …  Frank Ostaseski and Roshi Joan touch into the heart of compassion through grief. Roshi Joan walks us tenderly […]

Roshi Joan and the faculty open this session with warm reflections and stories of friendship and gratitude. Sensei Kathie Fischer takes over the session and brings in the topic of trust, sincere trust. […]

In this installment of Gathering Dharma, Roshi Joan sets the stage by reminding us “the terrible impact of war” and reminds the group the importance of our resolve to face this deep […]

In this final gathering of Planting Life 2024, Roshi Joan leads an open circle of sharing with the community who participated virtually in this program. The group shares their commit to personal […]

Roshi Joan, Wendy Johnson, and Alonso Méndez open this program by sharing their sincere appreciation and commitment to the value of land and ancestors and the importance of bring that value into our […]

Roshi Joan begins by reflecting on the inception of socially engaged Buddhist training during the pandemic, highlighting the growing need for community and service amidst global crises. Roshi then introduces […]

The program opexning warmly welcomes participants to Upaya's spring practice period. Roshi Joan emphasizes the importance of this practice period, dedicated to exploring the teachings of Vasubandu, a fourth and […]

Fresh off a two-week pilgrimage to Japan, Roshi Joan and Upaya's priests share reflections on their experience. For Roshi Joan, this pilgrimage was about connecting to the historical roots of […]

This is the closing session of this program with Roshi Joan leading it with comments from the participants. To access the resources page for this program, please sign up by […]

In this opening session Roshi Joan outlines the schedule for the weekend. The faculty then discusses the transformative power of Haiku and shares personal experiences of haiku practice. The themes […]

Roshi Joan begins this session with a simple display of how common and closely participants are connected to war (past and present) through familial relationships. She opens the room to […]

Roshi Joan and the other speakers frame the outline of the program, priming us for a captivating journey through the complexities of life, from indigenous epistemologies to the physics of […]

In this opening talk, the Roshi Joan begins by introducing “Papna Kavanaugh,” a Sanskrit term for practice, and discuss how Buddhism emerged in an agricultural context and highlight the practice […]

This episode is a continuation of the morning session that set the foundation for exploring haiku, both classic and contemporary expressions, including free haiku and 5-7-5 structure. Roshi Joan, Natalie […]

This session set the foundation for exploring haiku, both classic and contemporary expressions, including free haiku and 5-7-5 structure. Roshi Joan, Natalie Goldberg, and Sensei Kaz share their insights and […]

In the 2nd half of this program (discourse between Christiana and Roshi on climate change) Roshi Joan facilitates some beautiful dialogue from participants who share vulnerable truths about their hope […]

In this day one Rohatsu dharma talk, Sensei Kaz and Roshi Joan reflect on the breakthrough enlightenment of Buddha, emphasizing the relevance of Buddha's message in addressing contemporary sufferings. They […]

Roshi Joan, Wendy Johnson, Sensei Kozan, and Sensei Noah Kodo offer their final words of sesshin. Seeing these four teachers together beautifully displays the harmony of difference, each of them sharing […]

Here in this sitting practice, Roshi Joan reminds us we are sitting to face the violence, the racism, and the greed which is destroying our planet. Roshi continues, by pointing […]

Everything can become the path. The teachers of this Rohatsu – Senseis Kaz, Shinzan, Kozan, & Kodo and Roshi Joan – offer their closing statements, reminding us of we can […]

Sensei Kaz and Roshi Joan speak beautifully about the path of service and its deep and simple relationship to practice and personal suffering. Roshi says it is only in our honest reflection […]

In this episode Roshi Joan Halifax sits down with Bradley Olson of the Joseph Campbell Foundation.Roshi Joan Halifax speaks to Buddhists and non-followers alike on such universal topics as compassion, suffering, and what it is to be human. Influenced by early experiences as an anthropologist-world traveler, passionate end-of-life pioneer, and her work in social and ecological activism, she eloquently teaches the interwoven nature of engaged Buddhism and contemplative practice. She encourages a wholistic approach to life and training the mind, “that we may transform both personal and social suffering into compassion and wisdom.” Roshi Joan's personal practice includes creative expression through photography, brush painting, and haiku as explorations in “beingness” and joy. As Founder, Abbot, and Head Teacher of Upaya, her vision for the Zen Center embraces comprehensive Buddhist studies, meditation, service, dharma art, and environmental action as integrated paths cultivating peace and interconnectedness.She knew Joseph Campbell very well. In the conversation, she and Brad discuss her life, her work as a teacher and pioneer of end of life care, and her experiences with Joseph Campbell.To learn more about Joan visit https://www.joanhalifax.org/For more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org. To subscribe to our weekly MythBlasts go to jcf.org/subscribeThe Podcast With A Thousand Faces is hosted by Tyler Lapkin and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive producer, John Bucher. Audio mixing and editing by Charles Mallett.All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)

**Please note special day and time for this call. "Creation is moving toward us; life is moving toward us all the time. We back away, but it keeps pushing toward us. Why not step forward and greet it?" -Rev. Roshi Joan Halifax In a catastrophe-turned-blessing, Roshi Joan Halifax discovered her rich inner world at four years of age when she contracted a virus that left her legally blind for two years. Today, as a Zen Buddhist teacher, anthropologist, ecologist, social justice activist, and hospice caregiver, she demonstrates a deep capacity to hold societal challenges and catastrophes for the blessing of our collective inner as well as outer development and conscious evolution. Born in 1942 in New Hampshire, Roshi Joan started out as a scientist in the field of medical anthropology and psychology. During her university years, she became drawn into participating in the US civil rights movement and in anti-war protests in the 1960s. She was first introduced to Buddhism and meditation when she worked at the Universities of Miami and Columbia, and was instrumental in developing the dialogue between science and Buddhism. Roshi Joan is the founder and abbot of the Upaya Zen Center, a place she calls a "refuge of practice, learning and service for our complicated and fraught world". Upaya is a culturally diverse place, where meditation and compassion meet to reduce suffering and celebrate the gift of life. Realizing early on how much misery is rooted in the fear of death, Joan set an intention to be present for people going through the death and dying process. She became a pioneer in the field of end-of-life care and works in other areas where hope is scarce. She has served as a hospice caregiver and Buddhist teacher in conventional medical centers and other clinics in remote areas, such as the Himalayas, where she has worked with death row inmates and refugees. Joan`s work with dying people and their relatives as well as her efforts as a social and environmental activist have been recognized and awarded internationally. She is now present as we face collective fears of extinction and death of our social systems, our planetary ecologies, and our very notions of humanity in an age of machines. She is an artist, a prominent author of many books, a teacher, an abbot, and founder of the Nomad`s Clinic in Nepal. Most of all, though, Roshi Joan is living her Buddhist vision with everything she does. Apathy is not an enlightened path, she says. Instead, she advocates engaged Buddhism, social activism and, most of all, compassion as responses to the multifaceted crises we are confronted with today. Join us for an inspiring conversation with this renowned Buddhist teacher, compassionate caregiver, and social activist. **Please note special day and time for this call (Friday instead of Saturday).

What happens when three wise women get together? Just an incredible series of new, mind-blowing conversations, that's all. In this week's episode we are THRILLED to bring you an edited version of the AMAZING ten-part video series Uncertainty and Possibility -Meeting the Climate Future featuring Buddhist teacher, Roshi Joan Halifax; writer/activist Rebecca Solnit and of course, our own remarkable Christiana Figueres.   Recorded by our friends at Upaya Zen Centre earlier this year while the three women were together in person, please do be sure to check out the full series in its entirety! During the course of these discussions, Roshi Joan, Rebecca and Christiana go deep on topics ranging from personal reflections on climate grief, to how to be present to the current climate reality, to how we can rewrite the current narrative of the anthropocene.  We guarantee you will leave this conversations with a deepened understanding of the transformation, both personal and systemic, required to meet the challenges of the climate crisis. Huge thanks goes to the team at Upaya who recorded these interviews and kindly allowed us use of their audio, and to Roshi Joan Halifax, Rebecca Solnit and Christiana for the rich conversation. If the episode leaves you wanting to hear more from these wonderful women, you can download the previous Outrage + Optimisms episodes where Roshi Joan Halifax  and Rebecca Solnit feature as guests.    Please remember to send in your questions for the Listener mailbag episode we are doing at the end of October. Either submit through our social media channels or email: contact@globaloptimism.com   NOTES AND RESOURCES   Upaya Zen Centre Website | Instagram | Facebook   Ten-part Video Series Video Series: Uncertainty and Possibility—Meeting the Climate Future - Upaya Zen Center   GUESTS   Roshi Joan Halifax Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | flickr   Rebecca Solnit  Website | Twitter   Rebecca's organisation Not Too Late co-founded with Thelma Young Lutunatabua. Website   Learn more about the Paris Agreement.   It's official, we're a TED Audio Collective Podcast - Proof! Check out more podcasts from The TED Audio Collective   Please follow us on social media! Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

Happy Snow Moon! Phew, we made it to the 2nd phase of winter. We are steadily climbing towards the Spring Equinox and more light is coming our way, meanwhile the world is feeling dark as we process mass shootings in California and the brutal death of Tyre Nichols. What do we do with all the feels? I suggest this "Strong Back and Soft Front" Meditation. This is an equanimity and compassion meditation that I learned from the wise elder and abbot of the Upaya Zen Center, Roshi Joan Halifax. Much gratitude and appreciation for Roshi Joan Halifax for sharing this meditation with the world. This is my adaptation of her meditation, thank you Roshi Joan!

In a culture that views death only as a biological and morbid end to life, what can we learn from someone who has spent more than 50 years in end-of-life care? What inspiration can we draw from such a luminous life on how to best be of service to our loved ones in their final chapter of life, how to awaken our natural compassion, and on how to reframe our own relationship with death? Listen to some powerful insights on how death can be our greatest teacher from Roshi Joan Halifax, in an exclusive conversation with Prof. Hitendra Wadhwa, on Intersections Podcast. Roshi Joan Halifax is a Buddhist teacher, founder and head teacher of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a social activist and author. She is a pioneer in the field of end-of-life care, has lectured on the subject of death and dying at many academic institutions and medical centers around the world, and has received many awards and honors from institutions around the world for her work as a social and environmental activist, and in the end-of-life care field. Roshi Joan has continued to work with dying people and their families, and to teach health care professionals and family caregivers the psycho-social, ethical and spiritual aspects of care of the dying. She is Director of the project, Being With Dying; Founder of the Upaya Prison Project that develops programs on meditation for prisoners; has been involved with the Mind and Life Institute since its inception; and is founder of the Varela International Symposium. Her books include The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom, Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Wisdom in the Presence of Death, and Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet. In this Intersections episode, Roshi Joan reveals: How our attitude towards death can help us find freedom in the present moment, and enable us to live a life true to ourselvesThree simple tenets of living that can radically improve our inner and outer perception, and how the world perceives usHow to awaken the natural compassion within us, and use our spheres of influence to make it contagious in the worldHow to best be of service to our loved ones in their final chapter of lifeAnd many compelling stories that illustrate our innate capacity for transcendence from our material, mental and physical conditions

In the third part of Roshi Joan Halifax's and Frank Ostaseski's  “Love and Death: Opening the Great Gifts,” Roshi Joan tells a story about her teacher Thich Nhat Hanh falling in love as a young monk and how he learned about interbeing through the experience. Frank tells stories about lovers separating at the time of death and the healing, as painful as it […]

In this talk from Rohatsu 2021, Roshi Joan Halifax explores the interplay of stillness and motion, asking the question: How do we remain in stillness while moving through the ever changing phenomenal world? Roshi Joan calls Rohatsu a time of reckoning in which we ask ourselves, “How do we move in this world? How do we treat […]

In the concluding part of the final session Roshi Joan Halifax reflects on perspectives coming from the spirit of practice. Roshi Joan reminds us that Dogen's teacher Rujing seemed to have seen that Dogen realized non-separateness, the non duality of beingness and of time in a radical intimacy, or the wholeness of all of life. […]

In this episode, Wendy speaks with Zen Buddhist teacher and author Roshi Joan Halifax. A pioneer in the field of end-of-life care, Roshi Joan was instrumental in developing the dialogue between science and Buddhism, and has been an advocate for engaged Buddhism, social activism, and compassion in response to today's crises. This conversation covers many topics, including: the birth of dialogues between the Dalai Lama and scientists; how our minds are "enactive"; compassion as emergent and dependent on context; the trainable factors that set the stage for compassion; the importance of embodiment in health care; non-referential compassion; interdependence, compassion, and climate change; working with dying people; how letting go is safe; clinical use of psychedelics; and reflections on the field of contemplative science. Full show notes and resources  

In this week's episode, SDI's Executive Director Reverend Seifu speaks with Roshi Joan Halifax about confronting mortality and The Landscape of Compassion as a lead up to her keynote address at our SDI Renaissance 2021 virtual conference, which kicks off at the end of April. Roshi Joan explains that the questions that arise in people who are at the terminus of their lives are also fundamental questions for every stage of living. What is my life about? Have I met - and taken care of - important relationships? Have I mattered in this world? In her plenary address at the SDI Conference, Roshi Joan will explore why spiritual directors and spiritual companions fulfill one of their most important roles by holding space so people can respond to questions like these. --- Roshi Joan Halifax is a Buddhist teacher, Zen priest, anthropologist, and pioneer in the field of end-of-life care. She is Founder, Abbot, and Head Teacher of Upaya Institute and Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  --- Join us at SDI for an unprecedented virtual conference in April 2021 which we are calling Renaissance – the meaning of the word being, “rebirth”. This season of pandemic, and political uncertainty in many countries around the world, have been difficult for all of us. But for every season, there are new beginnings, and out of the mulch and the compost, new life can grow. This conference is going to be a gigantic sandbox for spiritual companionship and contemplative community. No travel costs, no hotel or meal expenses. Attend from your home, participate from anywhere, around the world. Live, or on-demand. This promises to be the biggest and most extensive gathering of spiritual companions in SDI history. Registrations for SDI Renaissance 2021 are now open. Everyone is welcome to attend, and be nourished, by this conference. Go to sdicompanions.org for the details and registration options.  

Episode Description: In this introduction to Shantideva and his text, the Bodhicharyavatara, Roshi Joan speaks about Shantideva’s history and thematically reviews each chapter of the text. Weaving neuroscience, philosophy, the wisdom of her practice experience and that of other great masters, she underscores the importance of compassion for the survival of tall sentient life. The […]

For many months, grief has been at the forefront of our collective global consciousness. We have been pushed to confront a world of uncertainty from the tragic loss of millions of lives, to the loss of social relationships and identity, to the sudden disruption of daily structure. The events of the last year have certainly been a lesson in impermanence. Our guest on this episode is Roshi Joan Halifax, a Buddhist teacher, Zen priest, medical anthropologist, and author of Being with Dying. She is the founder, Abbott, and headteacher of Upaya Zen Center, a Buddhist monastery located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Roshi Joan contributed to many pioneering practices in end-of-life care and continues to teach compassionate care of the dying. Roshi Joan offers perspective on how loss shapes us and why dying is a rite of passage. Dr. Maizes asks Roshi Joan what Buddhist philosophy can teach us about acceptance and what practices or experiences might help us recover from this period of grief while we prepare for a new way of being post-pandemic. We discuss the unprecedented healthcare crisis and the practitioners at the front lines. Dr. Weil reflects on past historical events and how suffering is inherently a part of life and why grieving matters. Roshi Joan explains why cultivating compassion in times of pain can be of tremendous service to all.

Episode Description: In this last Rohatsu Teisho, Sensei Kaz speaks about ‘home-stretch’ mindfulness, it’s joy, and the value of these remaining moments of silence; Roshi Enkyo speaks to the parable of the magic city, and its treasure; and Roshi Joan speaks about the importance of letting go of narrow views and opening the heart to […]

John Mabry is beloved in the SDI Community. He’s been with SDI for over 20 years in a number of ways. He is the former editor and a longtime contributor to Presence Journal – our quarterly magazine on spiritual direction and companionship. He does…so many things. He’s a spiritual director, he’s a prolific author, having written dozens of books on spirituality and mysticism, (I counted 23 books just on spirituality on his website!), but he also writes fantasy and science fiction novels. He is a UCC pastor – at two different churches, AND he makes music with two bands, and is working on a solo album. How in the world does he find time for all of this? In this podcast episode, Part 1 of our conversation, we catch up on all the things John is up to, his teaching practice at the Chaplaincy Institute, why Interfaith exploration and openness is an important part of the spiritual journey, and how the heck he finds time for all his creative endeavors. John Mabry is a United Church of Christ pastor, currently serving Grace North Church in Berkeley and Our Redeemer Lutheran in Oakland. He teaches world religions and spiritual direction at the Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley. He sings for two progressive rock bands, Mind Furniture and Metaphor, and also writes songs for liturgy and worship. He is based out of Oakland, California, and you can learn more about him at johnrmabry.com. --- Support for this episode comes from SDI Renaissance 2021 Virtual Conference, offering an unparalleled lineup of workshops, institutes and premium workshops and keynotes. Sister Joan, Father Richard, Roshi Joan and our other speakers and workshop presenters will all focus on spiritual companionship. Such an amazing array of wisdom teachers - all addressing our beloved calling - may never be available in one conference again.  And now, because our conference is 100-percent online, you can enjoy the entire experience without the risk of COVID-19 infection and with considerable savings. That's means significantly lower tuition and no travel or hotel costs. In addition, every participant will have access to recordings of all plenary sessions - and the vast majority of 40 workshops - as educational resources for 3 months after the end of the conference. (Imagine being able to relax as you enjoy the conference, knowing that if you miss a session you can always catch up later. Imagine having all these wisdom teachers accessible on video for multiple weeks so you can review what you've learned, discern and go deeper.) Click here to learn more and register today.  

Episode Description: In this Teisho, Roshi Joan speaks to the intimacy of not knowing, and it’s capacity to use all circumstances to ‘make music.’ Please click here to access the Resource page for this series, which encompasses all aspects of the live program.

Episode Description: In this second full day of Rohatsu, Roshi Joan begins her Teisho with an inquiry. What are we learning from this pandemic, how can we be upright in the face of it all, what are grief and loss teaching us?. Please click here to access the Resource page for this series, which encompasses […]

Episode Description: In this talk, Roshi Joan guides us with a step-by-step process of the ‘body mudra’, how to minimize one’s defenses in order to expand your subjectivity to include that of others, by fostering the heart of the grandmother. John Dunne then offers his thoughts. ==== Please consider registering for the below free past […]

Episode Description: This episode is a continuation of Roshi Joan’s talk from Part 6 (episode #1804), where she gives an overview of some of the Zen traditions most important practices: not knowing is most intimate, sacred activity, and Bodhidharma’s legacy. ==== Please consider registering for the below free past programs (donation requested) so you may […]

Episode Description: In these next two talks, Roshi Joan gives an overview of some of the Zen traditions most important practices: not knowing is most intimate, sacred activity, and Bodhidharma’s legacy. ==== Please consider registering for the below free past programs (donation requested) so you may receive their rich Resource Pages which include all the […]

Bernadette Miles is co-director at the Kardia Formation and Training Program in Victoria, Australia. She trained in spiritual direction and theology after twenty years of computer consulting and business management and has a special interest in formation of apostolic leadership and applying the concepts of Ignatian Spirituality to organizational development. Bernie, as we know her, is a member of SDI’s Coordinating Council. I spoke with her about doing the Ignatian spiritual exercises, doing the work of spiritual companionship virtually, about the story of how she came into spiritual companionship, and how this work helps us as a society and as a planet. --- Announcing the SDI Renaissance 2021 Virtual Conference, offering an unparalleled lineup of workshops, institutes and premium workshops and keynotes. Sister Joan, Father Richard, Roshi Joan and our other speakers and workshop presenters will all focus on spiritual companionship. Such an amazing array of wisdom teachers - all addressing our beloved calling - may never be available in one conference again. And now, because our conference is 100-percent online, you can enjoy the entire experience without the risk of COVID-19 infection and with considerable savings. That's means significantly lower tuition and no travel or hotel costs.In addition, every participant will have access to recordings of all plenary sessions - and the vast majority of 40 workshops - as educational resources for 3 months after the end of the conference. (Imagine being able to relax as you enjoy the conference, knowing that if you miss a session you can always catch up later. Imagine having all these wisdom teachers accessible on video for multiple weeks so you can review what you've learned, discern and go deeper.) Click here to learn more and register today.

A grandmother's heart is not sappy. It is strong and has perspective. We spoke with Roshi Joan about the moral suffering that doctors, nurses and clinicians are feeling in 2020. Contemplative practice allows us to beat witness, but NOT to bypass or “zen out” from our moral challenges. 

In this episode, we will talk to Roshi Joan Halifax about her years of serving the dying. Death and grieving are often subjects that we shy away from or are desperately afraid of. Roshi Joan will speak to us about the complexity of grief and the relief of service. We will talk about tenderness and compassion. Joan has a unique and powerful way of conversing about a heavy subject in a lighthearted and profound way.

Building on Roshi Joan’s Dharma Talk from January 16th, 2020; Kigaku Noah Rossetter expands further on Roshi’s valuable meditation instructions. From there a fascinating discussion of the Denkoroku chapter from the Transmission of Light and how the experience of lucid dreaming could provide some insight into the koan. For Series description, please visit Part 1. […]

Today’s talk is primarily given by Roshi Joan Halifax with Wendy Johnson, Kigaku Noah Rossetter, and Matthew Kozan Palevsky joining her near the end. Roshi Joan goes into great detail about the process of meditation and the experiences of breakthrough or awakening that can occur. For Series description, please visit Part 1. To access the entire […]

16 - 10 - 2019 - Primeira sessão dedicada ao novo livro de Joan Halifax Roshi, Standing At the Edge, De Pé na Beira do Abismo, que é lido por Soho Sensei e comentado. É um tipo de "guia do caminho do bodhisattva" numa versão do século XXI, em que Roshi Joan compartilha sua vivência de praticante do darma, antropóloga e acompanhante de moribundos, apontando os riscos desse caminho e suas sugestões de auxílio.

Though there is no more human experience than death, it’s one of the most challenging topics to explore. Today we have the pleasure and privilege of learning from a true pioneer in the field of end-of-life care: Roshi Joan Halifax.As you may know, “roshi” is a title for the honored teacher of a Zen Buddhist community. Roshi Joan is a Buddhist teacher, Zen priest, and doctor of medical anthropology. She is Founder, Abbot, and Head Teacher of Upaya Institute and Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.She’s also the author of several classic books, including most recently publisehd Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet.We’d also like to let people know about the Upaya Institute’s general fund, which allows Upaya to provide a wide array of workshops, trainings, and retreats for thousands of people each year. If you would like to give to the fund, please follow this link.Timestamps:2:09: Roshi Joan's childhood experience, and how it shaped her.4:42: How has your work with the dying informed the way that you’ve lived your life?8:17: In your experience of sitting with people who are going through the dying process, what have you found they particularly valued or regretted?10:14: Handling existential dread.11:48: We only have one "big" death, but we may have many "small" deaths throughout life. What lessons can we take from the "big" death and apply to those?18:18: Can we know our own true nature?20:56: Do you have any counsel for those who are grieving?26:43: A teaching from indigenous cultures.28:17: If you could go back in time and speak to yourself as a child or young adult, what would you say?

CJ Liu interviews Roshi Joan Halifax on her newest book "Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear Meets Courage". Roshi Joan shares 5 states that epitomize strength of character. We talk about each of these 5 states and the shadow side: Altruism, Empathy, Integrity, Respect, and Engagement. How do you know if you have reached the edge of one of these states? This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's 4PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).2

Part 5: “I live my life according to experiences, not according to the commentary.” This last half of the final panel traverses: projection in student-teacher relationships; how Roshi Joan’s and Bernie’s relationship has changed over the years; whether it’s true that “you can’t be friends with your students;” distinctions between resilience and “getting over yourself” […]

Part 8:  “Everything is opinion.” In this last dialogue, Bernie — with a little help from Roshi Joan and Sensei Alan — fields questions about whether the view that “everything is opinion” closes or opens dialogue; about the Greyston model; about the five Buddha families as a model for social entrepreneurship; about assassinating Hitler.

This week I am honored to speak with Zen Buddhist Priest and social activist Roshi Joan Halifax. Roshi Joan shares the wisdom she has learned through working with people who are terminally ill, and how confronting death honestly has taught her how to live live more fully. She also offers insight into how to live... The post #42: Living with Right Intention with Roshi Joan Halifax appeared first on Hacking The Self.

The Mindful Parenting in a Messy World podcast with Michelle Gale is for parents who long to be meaningfully connected to themselves and their children, even as the demands and complexities of modern life are accelerated. Michelle and Roshi Joan explore parenting through five psychological territories she calls Edge States―altruism, empathy, integrity, respect, and engagement―each epitomizing strength of character. Yet each of these states can also be the cause of personal and social suffering. In this way, these five psychological experiences form edges, and it is only when we stand at these edges that we become open to the full range of our human experience and discover who we really are.  Joan Halifax has enriched thousands of lives around the world through her work as a humanitarian, a social activist, an anthropologist, and as a Buddhist teacher. Over many decades, she has also collaborated with neuroscientists, clinicians, and psychologists to understand how contemplative practice can be a vehicle for social transformation. Through her unusual background, she developed an understanding of how our greatest challenges can become the most valuable source of our wisdom―and how we can transform our experience of suffering into the power of compassion for the benefit of others.  Joan's new book can be found on Amazon or wherever books are sold. Register for the free online conference Mindful Parenting in a Messy World which runs from September 18th-20th here.  Sign up for the Mindful Parenting Online Course ‘The Foundations of Practice” offered October 2018 here. 

Sharon Salzberg joins Roshi Joan for a conversation about the fruits of joy and freedom in Buddhist practice.

Roshi Joan Halifax joins Raghu to talk about anger and the integration of justice and love. What do we do with the anger incited by social injustice? Roshi Joan talks about equanimity and the role that our perspective of anger plays in the integration of justice and love.

"To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work." - Mary Oliver In this episode Jerry Colonna is joined by Roshi Joan Halifax, a Buddhist teacher, Zen teacher and anthropologist. Jerry first met Roshi Joan a few years ago when she was presenting on her G.R.A.C.E. model, a process for cultivating compassion in leaders and applicable to anyone looking to cultivate practicing compassion in their lives. Throughout the episode Jerry and Roshi Joan discuss how leaders can learn to best allocate their attention, the pitfalls of pathological altruism, and how practicing compassion is the cornerstone to wise leadership. Links Roshi Joan Halifax on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jhalifax Upaya Zen Center - https://www.upaya.org When Things Fall Apart - http://a.co/edOQ1a7

Roshi Joan explains the Three Jewels of refuge and how we can find a safe place within ourselves. We are given the call to take refuge in the awakened nature of all beings, a refuge in the moment, and in the interconnectedness of all beings. In doing so, we find the Buddha nature within.

Roshi Joan Halifax returns to explore the idea of a blessed catastrophe and reflects on the transformative power of suffering. In this life, there are moments of the blessed catastrophe which challenge our resilience and strength of character. Like a crucible, these moments burn away our faults and impurities. Through her experiences, Roshi Joan gives us insight into working through these trials and how these experiences lead us to the Buddha Nature and the Divine.  

Roshi Joan honors us with her wisdom and illuminated presence. She gets into the need for authentic daily practice and avoidance of the quick fix...dealing with moral distress...actualized compassion and retaining buoyancy in a difficult world...Thich Nhat Hanh and Alan Watts's influence...working with the great folklorist, Alan Lomax...bodhicitta and the awakened heart - a lot to chew upon