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In conversation with Buddhist nun, scholar, and activist Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo, tracing her remarkable arc from surfing in 1950s Malibu to ordination under the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. On hitchhiking through Southeast Asia, surf contests in 1960s Japan, Zen and copying the Heart Sutra. On women's traditions within Buddhist orders, surfing as meditation. On Vipassana, near fatal snake bites, to living with 348 percepts. On navigating the importance of ethics, on consciousness, a critique of secular mindfulness commodification. The importance of debate within Buddhism. On being kind, on Dharamsala, on grief and death, on supernormal powers, advice for finding a teacher, on comparative philosophy, on the current discourse revolving the struggle for Tibet. On the Holiness the Dalai Lama, on perseverance, on the listening to birds, on the current moment. On insight, on death, on the importance of ultimately living for others.Excerpts On SurfingI found surfing quite spiritual because, you're alone out in the ocean. It's quiet. You get a totally different perspective on life because you're not one of the little ants running around. You've got a sort of meta view of human society, which is, quite instructive.On Peace and LoveI'm still trying to figure that out. Especially in the current climate. How do you account for that? It seemed to me that peace and love were the answer and that everyone. If everyone were full of peace and love, then we would have a happy world. And so why? And then, of course, Buddhism was very helpful because it pointed out that it's our self cherishing, it's our obsession with our ourself that messes everything up. People are struggling, clawing and scraping to get their own advantage. And of course, that interferes with all their relationships and destroys their personal happiness. And very few people really figure it out.On FreedomAnd when one of the monks cut my hair, it was the most freeing experience of my life. I saw my hair drop into my lap and I thought, whoa, free at last.On the Dangers of Mindfulness without EthicsYou can kill someone very mindfully. You can rob a bank very mindfully. If you don't have any ethical foundations for your mindfulness practice, it can go all wrong.On ActionBelief is cheap. You can say anything you want and even some of the greatest religious leaders have had doubts apparently, including up to and including Mother Teresa. But how do we live our lives? That's the important thing. How do we try to create happiness for ourselves and others?How do we avoid harming ourselves and others? These are the questions that Buddhism takes up.On Supernormal Powers and Ethical ConductSuper normal powers are no surprise if we train our minds well. Our minds are capable of so much more than we credit them for.These are not the aim of Buddhist practice, but they are, there are many records legends and also texts that document attainments. The descriptions of supernormal powers occur in the very earliest strata.On RealityWe take things to exist as they appear, but we all know that's false.It's an illusion, this desk, it looks so solid. One match it's history, right? It's toast. So the Buddhists are very good at questioning the question, things like appearance and reality.On AwarenessConsciousness is a string of conscious moments, from the moment of conception, it's only one moment back to the last moment of our previous lifetime. If we meditate we can track it back. Every moment is precious. Listen to the birds - remember that human life is impermanent. That our time on this precious planet is limited. That every moment is precious and we should do, try to make the most not waste even a moment. We can gain insight, awakening in this present moment. Time Stamps00:00 Introduction to Consciousness and Meditation01:10 A Personal Journey into Buddhism02:39 Early Encounters with Zen and Surfing07:20 Exploring Buddhism in Asia25:16 The Path to Ordination31:38 Finding Teachers and the Tibetan Tradition34:59 Advice on Choosing a Teacher37:19 The Importance of Choosing the Right Teacher38:41 Navigating Political and Cultural Challenges39:45 The Ongoing Struggle for Tibetan Freedom41:52 Balancing Political and Spiritual Perseverance44:20 Western vs. Eastern Buddhism48:59 Gender Disparities and Feminism in Buddhism56:06 The Role of Mindfulness and The Importance of Ethical Foundations01:00:31 Belief Systems and the Concept of God in Buddhism01:04:33 Supporting Buddhist Nonprofits and Education01:07:23 Supernormal Powers and Ethical Conduct01:12:18 Final Reflections and AdviceAbout Ven. Karma Lekshe TsomoKarma Lekshe Tsomo is a Buddhist nun, scholar, and activist. She has been a professor at the University of San Diego (USD) since 2000, teaching topics like Buddhism, World Religions, and Dying, Death, and Social Justice. She co-founded the Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women (Sakyadhiata means daughters of Buddha) and is the founding director of the Jamyang Foundation, which supports the education of women and girls in areas of the Himalayas, Bangladesh, and elsewhere. After studying at Dharamasala for 15 years, Dr. Tsomo completed her postgraduate work at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, obtaining a PhD in Comparative Philosophy in 2000. She has published in topics including women in Buddhism, death and dying, Buddhist philosophy, and Buddhist ethics.LinksJamyang FoundationSakyadhitaPhoto Credit: Sakyadhita International Association Get full access to Leafbox at leafbox.substack.com/subscribe
Calling all changemakers! Are you looking for inspiration to tackle the world's toughest challenges? That's precisely what Paula Cordeiro, EdD. has exemplified throughout her professional journey. Join Paula and May Harris, Esq., as they delve into the exciting world of social entrepreneurship and global philanthropy. Gain insights on how your nonprofit can collaborate with similar-minded businesses, focusing on instigating social transformation within your local sphere. Discover how everyday people are making a real difference and learn about a Global Seminar scheduled in 2025 designed to bring entrepreneurs and co-ops together to make a difference in their communities! IN THIS EPISODE: [1:21] Paula shares her professional background and explains social entrepreneurship and how different sectors are coming together to create a social enterprise [6:38] Discussion of global entrepreneurship and the commitment to prioritize social good or profits [7:26] Discussion of philanthropic endeavors and how they can make an even larger social impact [16;12] Nonprofits are becoming more collaborative and working with corporations that are already invested in the community [18:36] Paula gives examples of people who will only work for businesses that are socially conscience and discussion of purchasing fair trade items [22:3] The Global Seminar in 2025 will be held in three different locations to inform attendees about the opportunities that exist that will create wealth for local co-ops in impoverished countries KEY TAKEAWAYS: [3:02] Social entrepreneurship can best be illustrated by the Girl Scouts, who sell cookies and earn income while making a social impact. [6:33] Organizations like Ashoka, Skoll Foundation, Newman's Own, and Ben & Jerry's exemplify global social entrepreneurship. Their structure prioritizes social good over maximizing profits. [11:14] Philanthropic endeavors create social and community good; board and staff members need even more exposure to the foundation world to invest better. RESOURCES: For Profit Law Group - Website Nonprofit Counsel - Website Nonprofit Counsel - Instagram Nonprofit Counsel - Linkedin Paula A. Cordeiro - LinkedIn May Harris has been a pioneer of nonprofit law practice for over a decade, having founded For Purpose Law Group in April 2012. She serves the nation's nonprofit sector with unparalleled expertise, prioritizing her client's missions, visions, and values. She specializes in nonprofit & tax-exempt organizations, social enterprise & business law, and estate planning & charitable giving. GUEST BIOGRAPHY: Paula Cordeiro is the Dammeyer Distinguished Professor of Global Leadership and Education in the Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego (USD). From 1998-2015 she served as dean of USD's School of Leadership and Education Sciences. Afterward, she spent nearly five years working internationally as the VP of Education for Edify, an international micro-finance social enterprise. Paula has served on various civic and philanthropic boards, including the James Irvine Foundation, the USS Midway Museum, the New Bedford Whaling Museum (MA), and the Community Technical Assistance Center (MA). She chaired the boards of the San Diego Council on Literacy the University Council for Educational Administration, and currently sits on the boards of the Conrad Prebys Foundation and Building Engineering and Science Talent (Washington DC). Paula was appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to serve on the Board of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Before becoming a professor, Paula was a teacher, principal, and director of international schools in Venezuela and Spain. She is the author of three books and numerous articles. Paula teaches social entrepreneurship and impact evaluation.
Nadia Abdala was named the head women's tennis coach at the University of San Diego (USD) after serving 8 years as the assistant coach. She has made an immediate impact as the head coach helping the team jump to another level of competitiveness amongst the best teams in the nation. In this podcast Nadia discusses how she managed her relationships with her players during the transition from assistant coach to head coach, her passion to help women in coaching, and her new favorite drill.
From playing D1 Football at the University of San Diego (USD) leading to multiple injuries later, Lawrence L.J. Hughes found a deep passion for the Arts, especially in the Acting department. After landing his first big hits "Mike" and "Christmas With You", the young Actor has started to make quite the name for himself, although the journey wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. Watch This Episode On Youtube:https://youtu.be/E0IGpXiUyRUFOLLOW L.J. ON INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/lawrencejhughesCheck Out L.J.'s IMDB:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6602727FOLLOW BACK TO YOUR STORY:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backtoyourstory • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@btysclips • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/backtoyourstory • Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/backtoyourstory • Website: https://www.backtoyourstory.com **********************************************CONTACT INFO:• Email Info: Brock@BackToYourStory.com • Video Editor: robitailletylerr@gmail.com
Host Joshua Whiteside joins Lozano Smith partner Sloan Simmons to discuss the present status of student COVID-19 vaccination and student masks requirements, including the status of State directives on point and the results of litigation in these areas. Show Notes & References 0:48 – California Department of Public Health (CDPH) February 15, 2022 announcement and upcoming CDPH February 28, 2022 announcement 3:26 – Student vaccine mandate status 5:35 – SB 871 and personal exemptions 7:45 – Locally adopted vaccine mandates examples 8:36 – Los Angeles USD local mandate and legislation 9:20 – Education Code section 35160 11:37 – San Diego USD local mandate 15:05 – State court San Diego case and Let Them Choose litigation 19:00 – San Diego USD appeal and stay from Court of Appeal 22:01 – Mask mandate status 22:33 – State Public Health officer order (June 11, 2021) 23:28 – CDPH Guidance 24:02 – Health and Safety Code section 120175 and legal authority 24:37 – Superior Court case in San Diego and Let Them Breathe litigation Lozano Smith's COVID-19 Resources can be found here. For more information on the topics discussed in this podcast, please visit our website at: www.lozanosmith.com/podcast.
On this episode I have the pleasure of interviewing a great friend of mine Christian 'CV' Vallido. Christian “CV” Vallido is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (and a few hours shy from licensure). San Diego, born and raised and he received his masters from the University of San Diego (USD) and his bachelors from San Diego State Univeristy (SDSU). Currently he is providing therapy for individuals, couples and families at UCSD Health. On this episode we talk about strategies and best practices on how to best handle and manage anxiety and stress.
In this episode of Wine and Dime I chat with self proclaimed nerd, Ryan Inman. Ryan is a very driven individual who keeps himself very busy with many different endeavors! He owns a fee only financial planning practice specializing in Doctors called Loan Buddy (https://www.loanbuddy.us/) . Ryan is truly passionate about helping people with their Student Loan Debt, and I guess that’s why we get along so well. We talk about all those things and much more, so be sure to tune in a check it out! Ryan InmanI graduated from the University of San Diego (USD) with a BA in Business Administration, an MA in Accounting and Financial Management, and an MA in Business Administration. During grad school, I worked at Merrill Lynch under a fantastic advisor, but soon realized that the average advisor in the industry was more concerned with selling financial products and obtaining new clients with investable assets than working with those who could really use the financial guidance to succeed in life. That really turned me off from the industry, so I switched gears and worked for KPMG in public accounting. During my second year, I was fortunate to run into an old friend who was a CFP® and a fee-only financial planner. He introduced me to the concept of fee-only financial planning, where planners put their clients first, don’t sell products, and are true fiduciaries. It sounded too good to be true. I decided to join his firm where I had an amazing hands-on experience learning what true financial planning was all about – working with clients and helping them achieve their financial goals! While I enjoyed my time there, I ultimately learned I didn’t want to work with the ultra-wealthy as much as young physicians who were starting their careers and could really benefit from truly unbiased, quality financial advice. I have an intimate knowledge of the pains, struggles, and joys that come from a career in medicine. I know what it’s like to be buried in debt while your physician spouse makes next to nothing and spends every fourth night in the hospital. I understand what you’re going through; my wife and I have been there. I started my fee-only practice to help physicians sleep well at night knowing they have a trusted advisor who is guiding them toward financial independence. This is my family practice. My goal is to take care of you while you take care of your patients. I’ll be accessible when you are – in the evenings after you get your kids to bed, during your commute home, or in between patients. Short of the overnight shift, consider me on-call. Physician Wealth Services (https://physicianwealthservices.com/) (PWS) is a fee-only financial planning practice helping physician families take control of their finances to position themselves for a bright financial future. Sleeping well at night knowing they have a trusted advisor who is guiding them toward financial independence is exactly why we’re here. Our goal is to take care of you while you take care of your patients. We will be accessible when you are – in the evenings after you get your kids to bed, during your commute home, or in between patients. Short of the overnight shift, consider us on-call. Providing trustworthy, unbiased financial advice to dedicated, hard-working people like you and our own families demonstrates our passion to walk with you on your financial journey. Schedule a time (https://calendly.com/physicianwealthservices/introductory) to discuss how we can help get you onto the right path. About Financial Residency (https://financialresidency.com/) Financial Residency is made up of hundreds of attendings, residents, and their spouses (800+ to be more exact!) who just about had it with their financial challenges. They know how it feels to struggle with student loan debt, be in survival mode during residency, long to save money for retirement, in some instances, moonlight, and, depending on their medical journey,...
Take this journey with me to the West Coast. It's hard growing up in the LBC right? Well Casp3r, an emerging indie artist out of Los Angeles has done just that. Casp3r is a 20 year old from LA attending college in San Diego - USD to be exact, where he does small venues to showcase his music at open mic night around the city and open to more opportunities to share his craft with the world in the LA or SD area. Rather he is in the studio, collaborating with other artist or on the yard studying, you better "Watch Out." Once Casp3r gets ahold of the mic, "It's Over!" Stick around for the ride with Casp3r, as he takes you through some his highs and lows in his life journey through his music on his upcoming project " i.AM.Lost." In Casp3r's own words, "Its no where to go but up from here!" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/officiallyout/message
About Our Guest Ryan Inman is a fee-only advisor specializing in helping physicians and residents navigate student loans, residency, and becoming high income earners without the lifestyle inflation. Ryan graduated from the University of San Diego (USD) with a BA... READ MORE The post Navigating Finances as a Physician (Tips for other high income earners!) | Ryan Inman appeared first on .
The last episode of 2018 is full of great tips, news, and general good times. We cover some of the best and worst tech of 2018 and so much more. Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. We're also looking for your ProTips and Picks of the Week. Show Notes and Links: Dave's 'new' iPad Pro (01:20) Xfinity vs. YouTube TV, a study on people using multiple devices at the same time (02:50) Bankrate.com Clark Howard (07:55) Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Picture while taking video (08:18) Drone denial-of-service attack against Gatwick airport (10:15) Tech Crunch’s best and worst gadgets of 2018 (12:20) Time best iPhone and Android apps of 2018 (18:45) A list of Facebook’s 2018 scandals (21:25) An annual smart speaker IQ test (22:00) Security Hackers breach Click2Gov (24:15) San Diego USD has large data breach (24:50) We broke into a bunch of Android phones with a 3D-printed head (26:00) Bonus Odd Take: Fortnite keeps stealing dances and no one knows if it’s illegal (27:55) Picks of the Week: Dave: Sky Duels by Marek Vybiral (29:55) Nate: Kershaw Ember Knife, not the exact model we talked about (31:45) Random Amazon purchase (35:30) Leave an iTunes Review and be featured on the Podcast Support Notnerd on Patreon and get cool stuff Give the gift of Amazon Prime! As always, thank you for listening! Brought to you by #OneBackupIsNoneBackup Shop Amazon: Amazon.Notnerd.com Subscribe and Review in iTunes Contact Info: www.Notnerd.com Twitter - @N0tnerd, Nate - @NetBack, Dave - @DavyB Notnerd Facebook Email - info@Notnerd.com Call or text 608.618.NERD(6373) If you would like to help support Notnerd financially, mentally or physically, please contact us via any of the methods above. Consider any product/app links to be affiliate links.
Episode Notes In today’s world, financial advice is everywhere, but not all of it is always applicable to physicians and their families. In this episode, Lara will be having a conversation with Ryan Inman, a financial planner who is married to a Pediatric Pulmonologist and understands the unique challenges of finances in the medical profession. In addition to giving advice on how to find a good financial planner, Ryan will also share his thoughts on medical debt and how physicians and their spouses can best keep control of their finances. Click here to listen to Ryan’s podcast and click here to read his article about how Dave Ramsey’s financial planning is not ideal for doctors (article mentioned in the episode). About Ryan Ryan Inman graduated from the University of San Diego (USD) with a BA in Business Administration, an MA in Accounting and Financial Management, and an MA in Business Administration. During grad school, he worked at Merrill Lynch under a fantastic advisor, but soon realized that the average advisor in the industry was more concerned with selling financial products and obtaining new clients with investable assets than working with those who could really use the financial guidance to succeed in life. Ryan decided to work with young physicians who were starting their careers and could really benefit from truly unbiased, quality financial advice. Visit Physician Wealth Services or Financial Residency to learn more about Ryan’s services and to subscribe to his podcast.
In this episode of Six Weeks to Fitness, I am joined by Theresa Wells (Coach Wells), owner of Tone At Home Fitness, A mobile fitness training support company out of San Diego, California. Coach Wells holds multiple certifications as a Group Fitness instructor, Zumba instructor, Boot Camp instructor and Insanity® (Beachbody) fitness instructor. She is also a Running and Nutrition Coach. Coach Wells is a graduate of both the University of California at San Diego, (UCSD) and the University of San Diego (USD), she earned her B.A. in Urban Studies and Planning with an emphasis in Education and Community Dynamics and Later obtained a Masters in School Counseling and PPS Credential. During the interview Coach Wells will take us on a journey from her youth growing up in San Diego, California where she lived a very active childhood and maintained a successful fitness business until a near tragic car accident occurred in 2016 where she sustained multiple injuries to her body, including a major concussion and short-term memory loss. She also gained about 30 pounds after the accident. When doctors told Coach Wells, she will never be able to run again, something she prides herself in doing having run numerous marathons, Coach Wells proved the doctors wrong. Today, Coach Wells is almost fully recovered and back in the park running and helping her clients get in shape through her one on one training and her Tone At Home Facebook page, which provides exercise, nutrition and weight loss tips. Coach Wells turned near tragedy into triumph and shares her knowledge and wisdom on the importance of exercise and nutrition to achieving fitness goals. This and much more is in this very informative and inspiring episode.