Podcasts about theravadan

In this episode I am once again joined by Stephen Snyder, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of several books including ‘Buddha's Heart', ‘Trust in Awakening', and his latest release ‘Liberating the Self'. Stephen emphasises the importance of working with personality structures even after Buddhist awakening, and offers methods to resolve trauma and destructive patterns to unlock hidden spiritual strength. Stephen warns about the dangers of achieving enlightenment without dealing with one's personality patterns and trauma, reflects on the inner experience of enlightened Zen masters who behaved badly, and gives his advice for teachers and practitioners who think they no longer need to practice. Stephen also reports a high success rate of awakening and other mystical experiences among his students, shares his approach to retreats and 1-1 teaching, and describes advanced Theravada meditation techniques such as kasina and skeleton meditation. … Video versions: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep298-liberating-the-self-stephen-snyder
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 … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - High rate of awakening at Stephen's retreat 03:05 - What is the secret sauce? 04:40 - Limitations of the Zen retreat style 06:17 - Stephen's experimental approach and heart emphasis 07:14 - Minimum requirement to qualify for Stephen's retreats 08:58 - Why the Theravadans struggle the most 10:00 - Stephen's online trainings 12:09 - The art of 1-1 meditation teaching 13:08 - Seeking confirmation for spiritual experiences 13:53 - Stream of consciousness sharing 14:58 - Stephen's new podcast 16:44 - Liberating the Self and Stephen's writing output 18:20 - Zen ignores personal and psychological work 19:52 - Theravadan shamata and no-self practices 20:42 - Reifying awakening and reassertion of the sense of self 23:22- Bad behaviour by enlightened people 25:35 - Work on your incongruent behaviour before or after awakening? 27:34 - Post-awakening work vs therapy 29:08 - We all have a full range of negative emotions and personality patterns 31:10 - Stephen's childhood hatred 31:46 - Transforming negative emotions 32:07 - Misbehaving Zen masters 33:21 - What is the inner experience of a misbehaving Zen master? 34:5 0 - The benefit of Western depth psychology 36:04 - Is Stephen done? 37:51 - Advice for advanced meditators and teachers who think they're done 41:07 - Stuck in a good place and shifting to concepts 41:08 - Recognising when you have gone off track 42:55 - Contentment vs complacency 43:36 - Challenging emotions and outdated personality patterns 44:12 - Resistance to peace 47:44 - Destabilising effect of spiritual practice 49:41 - Why bother with the deep path? 52:05 - Unlocking profound spiritual qualities 54:34 - Awakening stories 55:04 - The traditional kasina meditation path 58:42 - Skeleton practice and skeleton visions … Previous episode with Stephen Snyder: - https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=Stephen%20Snyder To find our more about Stephen Snyder, visit: - https://awakeningdharma.org/ … 
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For episode 257 we are continuing the Fireside Chat Series on the Metta Hour with guest Christina Feldman.This series features intimate conversations with longtime dharma teachers about the early days of their practice and the most impactful moments with their own teachers. Hosted by IMS Online, the seventh episode in this series. Christina is of the generation of dharma teachers that began teaching in the west in 1975 after spending some years in Asia studying and practice in both the Mahayana and Theravadan traditions. She is a co-founder of Gaia House and served as a guiding teacher of IMS beginning in its early days. She teaches Buddhist psychology in several university settings in Europe, and she teaches both traditional retreats and study programs. Christina is the author of Boundless Heart: The Buddha's Path of Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity and co-author of Mindfulness: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Psychology, among other books. The conversation begins with a guided practice led by Christina.In this conversation, Christina and Sharon discuss:How Christina accidentally ended up in India First encountering Tibetan refugeesChristina first learning meditationDharma as an immersive experienceSharon's first attempts to meditateDifferent techniques in Christina's early practiceGoenka's impact on SharonSecular MindfulnessPractice versus PathDefinitions of DukkhaWhat Christina is teaching latelyBodhi CollegeSharon's work with caregiversEquanimity as embodied understandingHow Christina has developed as a teacherThe conversation segues to questions from the audience with a guided meditation from Christina. Sharon and Christina then take questions on specificity of intention, working with physical pain, emptiness as a practice, moving from knowing a truth to living a truth, and Christina's yearly intentions.You can learn more about Christina's work right here. Learn more about IMS Online right here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by Ethan Nichtern, the author of Confidence: Holding Your Seat through Life's Eight Worldly Winds, and several other titles, including the widely acclaimed “The Road Home.” A renowned contemporary Buddhist teacher and the host of “The Road Home” Podcast, Ethan teaches meditation and Buddhist psychology classes and retreats online via Dharma Moon and all around the US. Ethan Nichtern is a Buddhist teacher, and is author of the acclaimed book The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path (Farrar Straus and Giroux, North Point Press), which was selected as one of Library Journal's Best Books of 2015, and one of Tech Insider's “9 Books That Define 2015.” His newest book, Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life's Eight Worldly Winds, was just released on June 4th, 2024 (New World Library) His “The Road Home” podcast launched in 2018 and is available on iTunes and Stitcher. He is also the author of “The Dharma of The Princess Bride: What The Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships,” released by FSG – North Point in 2017. His earlier books are One City: A Declaration of Interdependence (Wisdom Pubs, 2007), and the Novella/poetry collection, “Your Emoticons Won't Save You” (Nieto Books, 2012). He founded the Interdependence Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to secular Buddhist practice and transformational activism and arts, and served as Executive Director from 2007-2011. For the past 20+ years, Ethan has taught meditation and Buddhist psychology classes and workshops all around New York City and North America and Europe, along with working with students privately. He has primarily studied in the Shambhala and other Tibetan traditions, but he has also studied Theravadan and Soto Zen Buddhism. As well, he is an avid yoga practitioner. He served as Shastri, or Senior Teacher-In-Residence, for the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York, from 2010-2018. He was formerly on the part-time faculty at Eugene Lang College at New School University and has lectured at Brown, Wesleyan, Yale, NYU, FIT, Antioch and other universities, and as well as at many other meditation/yoga centers and conferences all around the country and the world. Ethan has been featured on CNN, NPR, ABC/Yahoo News, The New York Times, Vogue.com, Business Insider, Nautilus, and Vice, to discuss Buddhism and meditation in the 21st Century. His articles have been featured in The Huffington Post, Beliefnet, Shambhala Sun, Tricycle Magazine, BuddhaDharma Magazine, Reality Sandwich, as well as other online publications. He is based in Brooklyn, where he lives with his daughter. Also on the program, we have talented singer/songwriter Adelina Peretti. Adelina Peretti is a passionate performer and voice teacher holding a Bachelor's degree in Classical Voice from Wheaton College, and a Master's degree in Voice with a concentration in Musical Theater from New York University. As a performer, Adelina Peretti has graced some of New York City's most elite venues, including Radio City Music Hall, 54 Below, The Green Room 42, The Midnight Theater, and Yankee Stadium. In addition to her performance work, Adelina maintains a vibrant private voice studio, teaching students from all across the US. She has gained recognition as a social media voice teacher, with engaging videos that have reached hundreds of thousands of viewers. Adelina Peretti also serves as the theater director at a private high school in New Jersey, guiding young talent and helping students discover their unique voices. Be sure to check out Adelina's cover of "If I Ain't Got You" and more of her beautiful singing on her website! https://www.adelinaperetti.com/ For more on Finding Your Bliss, you can follow us @theblissminute on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Or you can visit our online magazine at findingyourbliss.com and take one step closer to findi ...

Exploring the themes in his new book, Confidence, Ethan Nichtern chats with his dad, David, about vulnerability, truth, and the state of the world.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode, we learn about:Ethan's new book and what real confidence isFalse confidence and manipulationThe current political environment and seeking the truthWhy authenticity is so importantExamples of people who radiate confidence and light the candles of othersHow sadness can be an authentic response to the state of the worldThe Eight Worldly Winds and practicing confidenceHow we are all vulnerable to imposter syndromeAwareness and tuning into our inner knowing to avoid being caught in emotionsRemembering our powerful and tender heartsCheck out these on-demand online courses from David Nichtern and an upcoming course from Ethan Nichtern based around his new book HERE.About Ethan Nichtern:Ethan Nichtern is a Buddhist teacher, and is the author of the acclaimed book The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path, which was selected as one of Library Journal's Best Books of 2015, and one of Tech Insider's “9 Books That Define 2015.” He also wrote The Dharma of The Princess Bride: What The Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships and most recently, Confidence: Holding Your Seat through Life's Eight Worldly Winds.For the past 20+ years, Ethan has taught meditation and Buddhist psychology classes and workshops around New York City and North America and Europe, along with working with students privately. He has primarily studied in the Shambhala and other Tibetan traditions, but has also studied Theravadan and Soto Zen Buddhism. He is also an avid yoga practitioner. He served as Shastri, or Senior Teacher-In-Residence, for the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York, from 2010-2018. Continue listening to Ethan on his podcast, The Road Home.“I think there is a compassion element to genuine confidence where you're using your own confidence to light other people's candle.” – Ethan NichternSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 105 | Taking Your Seat with Confidence with Ethan Nichtern, Buddhist Teacher and Author Instagram: @ethannichtern Connect with Ethan's Offerings: https://www.ethannichtern.com Get Ethan's New Book Confidence: https://a.co/d/fH4Zylc Ethan Nichtern is a Buddhist teacher , and is the author of the acclaimed book The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path (Farrar Straus and Giroux, North Point Press), which was selected as one of Library Journal's Best Books of 2015, and one of Tech Insider's “9 Books That Define 2015.” His newest book, Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life's Eight Worldly Winds, which released June 4, 2024 (New World Library). For the past 20+ years, Ethan has taught meditation and Buddhist psychology classes and workshops around New York City and North America and Europe, along with working with students privately. He has primarily studied in the Shambhala and other Tibetan traditions, but has also studied Theravadan and Soto Zen Buddhism. He is also an avid yoga practitioner. He served as Shastri, or Senior Teacher-In-Residence, for the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York, from 2010-2018. Shawn J. Moore | The Mindful Rebel® www.shawnjmoore.com Join my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/g-jYE5 About: Residing at the intersection of leadership and mindfulness, Shawn creates sacred spaces for stillness and self-inquiry to help change-makers align their strengths, intention, and impact. Through his integrative approach, he holds transformative containers for self-renewal, personal discovery, and capacity-building that ease clients on their journey towards peace, clarity, and freedom. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themindfulrebel/support

The Diamond Approach incorporates some aspects of psychology to look at what causes our suffering, obscures our innate qualities, and stands in the way of personal freedom. In this talk, Trip Weil examines a key aspect he sees that the Diamond Approach shares with Buddhism: one calls it the super-ego, and the other speaks of the demon Mara. He explores how there are two kinds of suffering: that which leads to more suffering and that which can guide us to the end of suffering. He points out that the super-ego or any part of us that says we don't deserve freedom and can't be free is a trap. Our true work is to realize who and what we really are. In this sense, awakening isn't a reward, it's a result of our practice and our encounters with suffering and doubt. ______________ Trip Weil has been practicing in the Theravadan tradition since 2004. He is a graduate of Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader and Dedicated Practitioner programs. Trip serves on the board of San Francisco Insight, where he also leads sitting groups and teaches meditation classes. He is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco and a former attorney. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

What roles do reverence and veneration play in our practice? These may be in the form of 'taking refuge' in the 3 Jewels (the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha), bowing, chanting, or other ceremonial actions that lead us to a deeper connection with the dharma. Although the Buddha warned of not becoming attached to rites and rituals, when approached skillfully they can have a beneficial role often missing from Buddhist traditions in the West.In this talk, Trip speaks about being mindful in pursuing the bodhisattva ideal so that we do not seek a reward for performing rituals, as this might lead to disappointment and more suffering. Rather, rituals can be a mysterious doorway to freedom that inclines the mind to wisdom and compassion. ______________ Trip Weil has been practicing in the Theravadan tradition since 2004. He is a graduate of Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader and Dedicated Practitioner programs. Trip serves on the board of San Francisco Insight, where he also leads sitting groups and teaches meditation classes. He is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco and a former attorney. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

Published with permission of Treasure Mountain Podcast. Please visit Treasure Mountain Podcast, Treasure Mountain website and Treasure Mountain facebook page. On this episode of Sage Advice we have as our return guest, Venerable Santussika, the abbott of Karuna Vihara in northern California to offer sage advice on what role, if any, does faith play in the Eightfold Path of Buddhist practice. Ayya Santussika was born in Illinois in 1954 and grew up on a farm in Indiana. While being a single mother, she received BS and MS degrees in computer science. She worked as a software designer and developer for fifteen years in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her search for deeper meaning and ways to be of service led her to train as an interfaith minister in a four-year seminary program that culminated in a Masters of Divinity degree. She began traveling in Asia from 1999, learning from master teachers, particularly in Thailand. It was these experiences, along with time spent at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California that caused her faith to develop to the point of choosing to live and practice as a Theravadan nun. Ayya Santussika entered monastic life as an anagarika (eight-precept nun) in 2005, then ordained as a samaneri (ten-precept nun) in 2010 and a bhikkhuni (311 rules) in 2012 at Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles. She has trained in large and small communities of nuns, including Amaravati and Chithurst monasteries of the Ajahn Chah tradition in England. Links related to this interview: Karuna Buddhist Vihara Donate to Karuna Buddhist Vihara

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The foremost meditation practice in the Theravadan tradition. There are many benefits and also some potential obstacles in this practice.

Published with permission of Treasure Mountain Podcast. Please visit Treasure Mountain Podcast, Treasure Mountain website and Treasure Mountain facebook page. On this episode of Spirit Stories our guest is Ayya Santussika, the abbott of Karuna Buddhist Vihara in northern California. Ayya Santussika was born in Illinois in 1954 and grew up on a farm in Indiana. While being a single mother, she received BS and MS degrees in computer science. She worked as a software designer and developer for fifteen years in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her search for deeper meaning and ways to be of service led her to train as an interfaith minister in a four-year seminary program that culminated in a Masters of Divinity degree. She began traveling in Asia from 1999, learning from master teachers, particularly in Thailand. It was these experiences, along with time spent at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California that caused her faith to develop to the point of choosing to live and practice as a Theravadan nun. Ayya Santussika entered monastic life as an anagarika (eight-precept nun) in 2005, then ordained as a samaneri (ten-precept nun) in 2010 and a bhikkhuni (311 rules) in 2012 at Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles. She has trained in large and small communities of nuns, including Amaravati and Chithurst monasteries of the Ajahn Chah tradition in England. Links related to this interview: Karuna Buddhist Vihara Donate to Karuna Buddhist Vihara   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.

Cuốn sách "7 loại hình thông minh" đưa ra những ví dụ cụ thể về những phương pháp ứng xử thông minh, tài năng đã giành được điểm cao trong các cuộc thi nghề nghiệp, được lấy từ vô số những nền văn hoá khác nhau trên thế giới. Bạn cũng có cơ hội để thực tập những kỹ năng quan sát của Klahari Bushman, khả năng giao cảm, hiểu người của vị quan Manhatan, phương pháp thiền của vị sư Phật giáo Theravadan, năng lực sáng tạo hình tượng âm nhạc của một nhà soạn nhạc châu Âu và nhiều trường hợp khác nữa.

On this episode of Sage Advice we have as our return guest, Venerable Santussika, the abbott of Karuna Vihara in northern California to offer sage advice on what role, if any, does faith play in the Eightfold Path of Buddhist practice. Ayya Santussika was born in Illinois in 1954 and grew up on a farm in Indiana. While being a single mother, she received BS and MS degrees in computer science. She worked as a software designer and developer for fifteen years in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her search for deeper meaning and ways to be of service led her to train as an interfaith minister in a four-year seminary program that culminated in a Masters of Divinity degree. She began traveling in Asia from 1999, learning from master teachers, particularly in Thailand. It was these experiences, along with time spent at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California that caused her faith to develop to the point of choosing to live and practice as a Theravadan nun. Ayya Santussika entered monastic life as an anagarika (eight-precept nun) in 2005, then ordained as a samaneri (ten-precept nun) in 2010 and a bhikkhuni (311 rules) in 2012 at Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles. She has trained in large and small communities of nuns, including Amaravati and Chithurst monasteries of the Ajahn Chah tradition in England. Links related to this interview: Karuna Buddhist Vihara Donate to Karuna Buddhist Vihara Treasure Mountain links: Treasure Mountain Podcast Treasure Mountain website Treasure Mountain facebook page

On this episode of Spirit Stories our guest is Ayya Santussika, the abbott of Karuna Buddhist Vihara in northern California. Ayya Santussika was born in Illinois in 1954 and grew up on a farm in Indiana. While being a single mother, she received BS and MS degrees in computer science. She worked as a software designer and developer for fifteen years in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her search for deeper meaning and ways to be of service led her to train as an interfaith minister in a four-year seminary program that culminated in a Masters of Divinity degree. She began traveling in Asia from 1999, learning from master teachers, particularly in Thailand. It was these experiences, along with time spent at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California that caused her faith to develop to the point of choosing to live and practice as a Theravadan nun. Ayya Santussika entered monastic life as an anagarika (eight-precept nun) in 2005, then ordained as a samaneri (ten-precept nun) in 2010 and a bhikkhuni (311 rules) in 2012 at Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles. She has trained in large and small communities of nuns, including Amaravati and Chithurst monasteries of the Ajahn Chah tradition in England. Links related to this interview: Karuna Buddhist Vihara Donate to Karuna Buddhist Vihara Treasure Mountain links: Treasure Mountain Podcast Treasure Mountain website Treasure Mountain facebook page

In this episode I am once again joined by Stephen Snyder, meditation teacher, author, and the first non-monastic Western man to master the virtuoso-level shamata meditation system of Pa Auk Sayadaw. In this interview we discuss Stephen's latest book ‘Demysifying Awakening: A Buddhist Path of Realization, Embodiment, and Freedom'. Stephen gives detailed comparisons between the maps of Theravadan and Zen Buddhism, explains the difference between Kensho and Satori, and reveals why it is so easy to stall after an initial awakening experience. Stephen also shares techniques to open the Wisdom Eye, loosen allegiance to the body, and transcend the superego; and reveals how he assesses others spiritual experiences and how an individual can self-assess their own level of awakening. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep141-demystifying-awakening-stephen-snyder 
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Why is Stephen writing so many books? 05:42 - What is the probability of awakening? 08:46 - Kensho vs Satori probabilities 11:06 - Languishing between Kensho and Satori 13:57 - Self-administered tests of awakening 15:37 - How Stephen assesses his students' awakenings 17:39 - Opening the Wisdom Eye 20:27 - Energetic resonance of awakening 21:31 - Facsimiles of awakening 23:53 - Confusion around awakening 30:09 - Rebirth, reincarnation, and tulkus 33:00 - Superego and trauma 39:43 - Purifying the body via the four elements 45:44 - Stephen's experience of the crystal body 48:06 - Loosening allegiance to the body 49:37 - Resistances to jhana and awakening 54:05 - Steve's practice challenge 58:16 - How to work with intensity and blocks 01:02:09 - The will to live 01:05:17 - Boat meditation 01:06:15 - Comparing the maps of Theravada and Zen 01:13:29 - Fear of No-Self 01:16:32 - Integrating the No-Self 01:19:31 - Koan practice 01:23:16 - Flavours of enlightenment 01:27:24 - Keeping a spiritual journal … Check out my previous interviews with Stephen: - https://www.guruviking.com/ep24-stephen-snyder-a-stroke-of-realisation-guru-viking-interviews/ - https://www.guruviking.com/ep33-stephen-snyder-pandemic-edition-guru-viking-podcast/ - https://www.guruviking.com/ep70-stephen-snyder-buddhas-heart/ Purchase ‘Demystifying Awakening': - https://awakeningdharma.org/book/demystifying-awakening/ 
To find out more about Stephen Snyder, visit: - https://awakeningdharma.org/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com/ Music 'Deva Dasi' by Steve James

Trip Weil has been practicing in the Theravadan tradition since 2004. He is a graduate of Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader and Dedicated Practitioner programs. Trip serves on the board of San Francisco Insight, where he also leads sitting groups and teaches meditation classes. He is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco and a former attorney. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

Noah has been practicing Buddhism since 1988. He turned to Buddhist meditation practice to recover from addiction and has successfully maintained abstinence. His teachers are mostly westerners who trained in the Theravadan tradition in Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka. His first book, Dharma Punx was published in 2003 and helped to spread the dharma to his generation. In 2007 he founded the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. In 2008 he developed and implemented a Buddhist based addiction treatment program called Refuge Recovery, which is now flourishing around the world. These days Noah is primarily engaged in teaching Dharma in classes, workshops and retreats, training new Dharma teachers and spending time with his two young children. Check out Noah's website here: https://noahlevine.com/about-noah/ Noah's Wikipedia here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Levine Noah's Instagram here: https://instagram.com/noahlevine108

Shi-ne, pronounced “shi-nay” is a meditation designed to produce a clear state of mind, without thought or other mental phenomena like visual images or ideation. Shi-ne is the Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit “shamatha,” Pali “samatha,” meaning “calm abiding.” Samatha is taught in Theravadan and in Insight traditions alongside or as a preliminary to vipassana. There, it is most commonly a concentration practice, focusing on the breath as object, leading to a state of equanimity. Shamatha is also taught in Tibetan traditions: it may be called shamatha or shi-ne in that context. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/enlightenverse/message

Michael Macklin (WonHyoung) talks about "no self" from his journey as a long-time practitioner, a psychoanalysis, and his study of the Theravadan and Mahayana traditions. Given to the members of the Won Buddhist temple in North Carolina on Sunday, August 1, 2021. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/

In a culture that seems to be fraying and coming apart at the seams, does Buddhism have any possibilities? Last week I got to chat with celebrated Buddhist teacher and mentor Ethan Nichtern, and hear a bit about Buddhist psychology, Tantric Buddhism, and how the Middle Path can help us navigate not just our own minds but the world around us. I really appreciated Ethan's expertise; he effortlessly explains complex Buddhist ideas (and Western misconceptions). Dig in, friends. Ethan Nichtern is, as Sally Vogler of Vogue put it, “a supercool, deeply kind brainiac—imagine a very chilled-out blend of Pauls Auster and Rudd—who is also to-the-cushion born.  A Buddhist teacher for over 19 years, Ethan has taught meditation and Buddhist psychology classes and workshops around New York City, North America, and Europe, along with working with students privately. He has primarily studied in the Shambhala and other Tibetan traditions, but has also studied Theravadan and Soto Zen Buddhism. He is also an avid yoga practitioner. He served as Shastri, or Senior Teacher-In-Residence, for the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York, from 2010-2018. He was formerly on the part-time faculty at Eugene Lang College at New School University and has lectured at Brown, Wesleyan, Yale, NYU, FIT, Antioch, and other universities, and as well as at many other meditation/yoga centers and conferences around the country and world. He is the author of the acclaimed book The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path. His most recent book, The Dharma of The Princess Bride: What The Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships was in 2017. He is also the author of One City: A Declaration of Interdependence and the Novella/poetry collection, Your Emoticons Won’t Save You. Connect With Ethan -Website: https://www.ethannichtern.com/ -Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethannichtern -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethannichtern/ -Books: https://ethannichtern.com/the-road-home -https://www.ethannichtern.com/dharma-of-the-princess-bride/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cuốn sách "7 loại hình thông minh" đưa ra những ví dụ cụ thể về những phương pháp ứng xử thông minh, tài năng đã giành được điểm cao trong các cuộc thi nghề nghiệp, được lấy từ vô số những nền văn hoá khác nhau trên thế giới. Bạn cũng có cơ hội để thực tập những kỹ năng quan sát của Klahari Bushman, khả năng giao cảm, hiểu người của vị quan Manhatan, phương pháp thiền của vị sư Phật giáo Theravadan, năng lực sáng tạo hình tượng âm nhạc của một nhà soạn nhạc châu Âu và nhiều trường hợp khác nữa. Quyển sách này chính là thứ dành cho bạn nếu bạn thực sự là người muốn mở rộng và phát triển được những năng khiếu tự nhiên của mình trong suốt cả cuộc đời. Nó cũng đặc biệt hữu ích đối với bạn nếu bạn đang ở một trong những hoàn cảnh sau: - Bạn vừa trải qua một trong những cuộc kiểm tra trí thông minh hay kiểm tra sự hiểu biết nào đó, nhưng bạn cảm thấy kết quả của cuộc kiểm tra không nói lên đúng được giá trị thực của con người bạn. - Bạn cần có thêm thông tin về đặc điểm sở thích, tài năng riêng của mình để chuẩn bị cho một công việc mới hoặc làm một nhiệm vụ mới trong công việc hiện tại của bạn. - Bạn đang thích thú được tìm hiểu tài năng sáng tạo của mình và để điều đó giúp làm tăng thêm sự trường thành của bản thân bạn. - Bạn muốn khám phá xem bạn suy nghĩ và học tập đạt đến mức độ nào theo cách tự nhiên nhất. - Bạn muốn biết được kiểu suy nghĩ của bạn có ảnh hưởng như thế nào đến mối quan hệ giữa bạn với vợ (chồng), con trai hay con gái, bạn bè, họ hàng hay bạn học cùng đại học với bạn. - Bạn đang là một nghệ sĩ, một vận động viên, nhà soạn nhạc hay là một người nào đó có nghề nghiệp mang tính sáng tạo, bạn đang cần tìm lấy một khuôn mẫu trí tuệ để tôn vinh và ca ngợi những thành quả công việc mà bạn đã sáng tạo được cho cuộc sống, đồng thời làm cho chúng trở nên đáng giá hơn với xã hội. - Bạn nghĩ là bạn thiếu một khả năng nào đó trong học tập và bạn muốn làm rõ hơn để hiểu được những điều đó trong con người bạn. (Powered with abc4.biz)

Welcome to Life Transformation Radio. In this episode, Stephen Snyder and I discuss how to live an embodied life of deep contemplative spiritual practice. So if you want to fully embrace the teaching of ancient and deep transformative Buddhist heart meditations, Live life in close harmony with the heart of the universe, and Not hold too tight a definition on “who I am”, as that is subject to radical change, tune in now! In this episode, you'll discover: Fully embrace the teaching of Buddhist heart meditations Live life in close harmony with the heart of the universe. Not holding too tight a definition of who I am, as that is subject to change. About Stephen Stephen Snyder is a Senior Buddhist Meditation teacher; 1-on-1 spiritual mentorship and Author whose accomplishments include: Stephen Snyder began practicing daily meditation in 1976 and has studied Buddhism extensively–investigating and engaging in Theravadan, Zen, Tibetan, and Western nondual traditions. Stephen was authorized to teach in 2007 by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw, a Burmese meditation master, and renowned scholar. In 2009, he coauthored Practicing the Jhānas, exploring deep concentration meditation as presented by Pa Auk Sayadaw. More Information Learn more about Stephen Snyder by http://AwakeningDharma.org Thanks for Tuning In!

Welcome to Life Transformation Radio. In this episode, Stephen Snyder and I discuss how to live an embodied life of deep contemplative spiritual practice. So if you want to fully embrace the teaching of ancient and deep transformative Buddhist heart meditations, Live life in close harmony with the heart of the universe, and Not hold too tight a definition on “who I am”, as that is subject to radical change, tune in now! In this episode, you'll discover: Fully embrace the teaching of Buddhist heart meditations Live life in close harmony with the heart of the universe. Not holding too tight a definition of who I am, as that is subject to change. About Stephen Stephen Snyder is a Senior Buddhist Meditation teacher; 1-on-1 spiritual mentorship and Author whose accomplishments include: Stephen Snyder began practicing daily meditation in 1976 and has studied Buddhism extensively–investigating and engaging in Theravadan, Zen, Tibetan, and Western nondual traditions. Stephen was authorized to teach in 2007 by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw, a Burmese meditation master, and renowned scholar. In 2009, he coauthored Practicing the Jhānas, exploring deep concentration meditation as presented by Pa Auk Sayadaw. More Information Learn more about Stephen Snyder by http://AwakeningDharma.org Thanks for Tuning In!

Welcome to Life Transformation Radio. In this episode, Stephen Snyder and I discuss how to live an embodied life of deep contemplative spiritual practice. So if you want to fully embrace the teaching of ancient and deep transformative Buddhist heart meditations, Live life in close harmony with the heart of the universe, and Not hold too tight a definition on “who I am”, as that is subject to radical change, tune in now! In this episode, you'll discover: Fully embrace the teaching of Buddhist heart meditations Live life in close harmony with the heart of the universe. Not holding too tight a definition of who I am, as that is subject to change. About Stephen Stephen Snyder is a Senior Buddhist Meditation teacher; 1-on-1 spiritual mentorship and Author whose accomplishments include: Stephen Snyder began practicing daily meditation in 1976 and has studied Buddhism extensively–investigating and engaging in Theravadan, Zen, Tibetan, and Western nondual traditions. Stephen was authorized to teach in 2007 by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw, a Burmese meditation master, and renowned scholar. In 2009, he coauthored Practicing the Jhānas, exploring deep concentration meditation as presented by Pa Auk Sayadaw. More Information Learn more about Stephen Snyder by http://AwakeningDharma.org Thanks for Tuning In!

Welcome to Life Transformation Radio. In this episode, Stephen Snyder and I discuss how to live an embodied life of deep contemplative spiritual practice. So if you want to fully embrace the teaching of ancient and deep transformative Buddhist heart meditations, Live life in close harmony with the heart of the universe, and Not hold too tight a definition on “who I am”, as that is subject to radical change, tune in now! In this episode, you'll discover: Fully embrace the teaching of Buddhist heart meditations Live life in close harmony with the heart of the universe. Not holding too tight a definition of who I am, as that is subject to change. About Stephen Stephen Snyder is a Senior Buddhist Meditation teacher; 1-on-1 spiritual mentorship and Author whose accomplishments include: Stephen Snyder began practicing daily meditation in 1976 and has studied Buddhism extensively–investigating and engaging in Theravadan, Zen, Tibetan, and Western nondual traditions. Stephen was authorized to teach in 2007 by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw, a Burmese meditation master, and renowned scholar. In 2009, he coauthored Practicing the Jhānas, exploring deep concentration meditation as presented by Pa Auk Sayadaw. More Information Learn more about Stephen Snyder by http://AwakeningDharma.org Thanks for Tuning In!

Trip Weil has been practicing in the Theravadan tradition since 2004. He is a graduate of Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader and Dedicated Practitioner programs. Trip serves on the board of San Francisco Insight, where he also leads sitting groups and teaches meditation classes. He is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco and a former attorney. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

This first episode of The Body Knows Podcast of 2021 is with senior, Western Buddhist monk Ajahn Succito, and we could not be happier to be sharing his deep, compassionate, somatic wisdom as we set forth into the New Year together. Ajahn Sucitto entered monastic life in 1975 in Thailand, but been based in Britain since 1978. He spent fourteen years training under Ajahn Sumedho, the senior Western disciple of the Thai Forest Buddhist master Luang Por Chah, and so is part of that direct lineage of Theravadan monastic practice. Beginning in 1979 with the founding of Chittaviveka monastery in Chithurst, West Sussex, under the guidance of Ajahn Chah, and later Amaravati in Hertfordshire with Ajahn Sumedo, he is one of those who is instrumental in establishing Theravadan Buddhism in the West. He was also then abbot of Cittaviveka between 1992 & 2014, when he resigned the post, although he continues teaching. The title of Ajahn denotes an expert spiritual teacher in the Thai language, and for both of us has been just that; directly on silent retreat, practicing mediation and Chi Gong, as well as through talks on the Buddha's teachings, and in his many written works also. This first season of the podcast has been all about us speaking with those who have been direct influences, teachers and companions to us and when drawing up our wish list of guests Ajahn was always one we both dearly wanted to interview, such has the impact of his teaching been upon us. The Thai Forest tradition has a very direct style and approach to practice, the Buddha's teachings and to daily life. There are spiritual traditions that ignore, deny, abuse or try to transcend the body, and we wanted to gain Ajahn's spiritual perspective on the importance of reclaiming our feelings, sensations, and instincts and the value of listening to wisdom the of the body. Some of the Buddha's instructions on mindfulness emphasize that we should ‘Directly know the body in the body', and that ‘Mindfulness of body encompasses all states that give rise to wisdom'. We knew Ajahn would provide clear, loving, joyful, first-hand personal experience upon this, and we were not disappointed by what he had to share. Ajahn's books are available for free distribution and are free to download via https://forestsangha.org/ His talks, essays and reflections are also available on his own site https://ajahnsucitto.org/ where you can sign up for his newsletter, to get updates about all his teaching engagements, both live and virtual, as well as links to recorded teachings. You can also find him on the Insight Timer app https://insighttimer.com/ajahnsucitto The interview took place over Zoom between the 2nd and 3rd lockdown in the UK. Marcela was in Devon teaching the final module on The Still Flowing Yoga Teacher training, Mat was at home in West Sussex and Ajahn was at Chitaviveka. The recording of Mat's voice is not great for some reason, however we have done our best to maximize playback quality. This episode was edited by https://www.fiverr.com/bijoyahmed21094 who deserves the biggest Enriquez Wakeham family shout-out for saving Christmas when our edit crashed and corrupted and left us out of time. His services are highly recommended. Our listener shout-out this month goes to Jessie Rose. Jessie is life coach, who is also a near death experience survivor. Jessie reached out to us via Instagram to share her story after we posted a reflection upon the ineffable awareness and support the body gives us even when facing death, in response to our last conversation with counseling psychotherapist Mark Craven. You can discover more of Jessie's story of self healing, harmony, love and alignment for yourself at https://www.instagram.com/jessierosecoach/ where she also has a link to her site and services. Finally please like, subscibe, download and share. Find as at https://www.instagram.com/thebodyknows_podcast/

Welcome to Dharma PhD! Conversations about the science, philosophy, and culture of Mindfulness and Secular Buddhism. We're excited to be christening this podcast with a series of six talks by John Peacock: "Buddhism Before the Theravada". Today is Part 1. The blog post that accompanies this episode is https://dharmaphd.com/2020/09/15/commentary-on-john-peacocks-buddhism-before-the-theravada-part-1/ (here). John Peacock's original talk is hosted on AudioDharma.org, the entire series (of which this is the first) is here: https://gate.sc?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audiodharma.org%2Fseries%2F207%2Ftalk%2F2602%2F&token=81aee1-1-1598300816778 (www.audiodharma.org/series/207/talk/2602/). The transcript of Peacock's talk is available on the Dharma PhD website: https://dharmaphd.com/2020/07/18/john-peacock-buddhism-before-the-theravada-part-1-2011-09-03/ (https://dharmaphd.com/2020/07/18/john-peacock-buddhism-before-the-theravada-part-1-2011-09-03/) Bodhi College, of which you'll be hearing more: https://gate.sc?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbodhi-college.org%2F&token=78c121-1-1598300816779 (bodhi-college.org/) If you actually want to know more than I do about John Peacock, a great place to start is his bio on the Bodhi College website: https://gate.sc?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbodhi-college.org%2Fmission-statement%2Fcore-teachers%2F&token=996c74-1-1598300816779 (bodhi-college.org/mission-statement/core-teachers/) The book by Douglas Hofstadter I referred to is Surfaces and Essences. It's amazing, both as text and audiobook: https://gate.sc?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmile.amazon.com%2FSurfaces-Essences-Analogy-Fuel-Thinking%2Fdp%2F0465018475%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fdchild%3D1%26keywords%3Dsurfaces%2Band%2Bessences%26qid%3D1598008467%26sr%3D8-1%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-ffab-b-20&token=302c09-1-1598300816779 (smile.amazon.com/Surfaces-Essence…duckgo-ffab-b-20) And, finally, a moment of errata: Theravadan monks have 227 rules and nuns have 311. I do not believe that the words "monk" and "nun" are the best translations for the words "bhikkhu" and "bhikkhuni", but that won't surprise anyone who listens to this talk. May you be well!

Trip Weil has been practicing in the Theravadan tradition since 2004. He is a graduate of Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader and Dedicated Practitioner programs. Trip serves on the board of San Francisco Insight, where he also leads sitting groups and teaches meditation classes. He is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco and a former attorney. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

Trip Weil has been practicing in the Theravadan tradition since 2004. He is a graduate of Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader and Dedicated Practitioner programs. Trip serves on the board of San Francisco Insight, where he also leads sitting groups and teaches meditation classes. He is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco and a former attorney. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

Lee comments on teachings by Theravadan master Ajahn Sumedho about embracing all experience in meditation.  There is nothing to reject, nothing to judge.  Ajahn particularly asks us to welome our moods which color our perceptions.  How do we respond to our moods?  Simply acknowledge, "it's like this." Lee directs us to befriend our thoughts, which are like our companions on the path.  Companions can be of great support, or can lead you astray.  At times, you don't even need them.

Like a doctor, the Buddha approached the problem of human suffering by naming it, identifying it's cause and sharing his insights on how to be free of suffering and the path to take to do this.  Host Marlena Willis talks with retired public health physician and Buddhist teacher, Margarita Loinaz, about how her work as a doctor influenced her spirituality and how she sees spirituality can influence our work to create a healthier world for all. Margarita Loinaz is a retired public health physician and Buddhist teacher with the East Bay Meditation Center .  She has trained in both the Theravadan and Tibetan traditions.  Her current teachings center on the integration of the Great Perfection teachings with social and environmental awareness.   The post The Spiritual Dimension of Public Health appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode I am joined by John Yates, PhD, aka Culadasa. Culadasa is a meditation master with more than four decades of experience in the Tibetan and Theravadin Buddhist traditions. A former professor, he taught physiology and neuroscience for many years, and later worked in the field of complementary and alternative medicine. His book ‘The Mind Illuminated’ has been described as ‘a rare and valuable treasure’ and has been enormously popular among dedicated meditators for it’s incredible clarity and usability even to very advanced stages of practice. In this interview we talk about how Culdasa’s traumatic upbringing led to him to being homeless on the streets at 15 years old and why even years in Catholic seminary didn’t provide the answers he was looking for. We discuss his initially frustrated attempts at meditation practice, the colourful cast of characters of his teachers, and the one key discovery changed everything. - Culadasa’s traumatic upbringing - Running away from home at 15 and the search for truth - Entering Catholic seminary in search of the truth - Experiments with psychedelics in the 60s - Early attempts at meditation and learning Transcendental Meditation - Discovering Buddhism - What was lacking in the seminary - Doctrinal disagreements with Catholicism - Virtuoso Buddhism vs village Buddhism - Living on the streets and recovering from a traumatic childhood - Achieving a PhD with no high school education - Glimpses of emptiness - Meeting Upasaka Kema Ananda in Winnipeg, Manitoba - Encountering Namgyal Rinpoche (aka George Dawson) - Blending Kagyu and Theravadan practice - Struggles with the Mahasi meditation technique - Introduction to shamata (calm-abiding) practice - Common misunderstandings about shamata - Key distinctions about attention and awareness - Revisiting Mahasi-style meditation - Stages of samadhi - Culadasa’s personal journey of insight - How Culadasa attained stream entry - Falling away from meditation and taking up shamanism - Further path attainments - Second path practice and meditation on mind states - Craving and dissatisfaction - Mara I have seen you! - The mechanics of path attainments - The two edged sword of the human mind - Developing compassion - Waking up, cleaning up, and growing up - Implications of facing death For the video version of this interview visit: https://youtu.be/roTWZ9GcBMY To find our more about Culadasa, visit: https://dharmatreasure.org/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: www.guruviking.com Music 'Deva Dasi' by Steve James

Ethan Nichtern is a Shastri, a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, and currently senior teacher-in-residence for the Shambhala NYC community. He is the author of the acclaimed book The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path and most recently, The Dharma of The Princess Bride: What The Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships.   I’m so excited to have Ethan on the show again to talk about all the ways this his book, The Dharma of The Princess Bride, relates to how we live our lives. Our conversation touches on transparency, the Trump era, and technology. Ethan is one of my favorite people and I’m so grateful he’s shared his thoughts with us.    Radically Reflective Ethan   Discovering the Buddhism and wisdom of The Princess Bride Bringing in modern personal and cultural narratives to spiritual teaching Translating spiritual texts through experiences and stories   Radically Inspired Clarity   If you’re going to be guiding others, it’s helpful to be open and exhibitionist about your own process. Otherwise, teachers are put on a dangerous pedestal.   Ethan Nichtern Answers…   Which character do you resonate with the most and why? How can we bring more of this fairytale wonder into our lives? What is the broader context of ‘As you wish’?   Radically Loved Quotes   “It’s really important that spiritual teachers are leading the way, becoming more empathetic and empowering others.”   “Any spiritual teaching arises from the context of a cultural moment or personal moment.”   “Intoxicants can mean that which you see that takes your mind away from thinking clearly.”   “Within any tradition there are many different perspectives.”   A Little More About Our Guest  For the past 15 years, Ethan has taught meditation and Buddhist psychology classes and workshops around New York City and North America and Europe. He primarily studies in the Shambhala tradition under Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, but has also studied Theravadan and Soto Zen Buddhism. He is also an avid yoga practitioner. www.ethannichtern.com

Noah Levine is one of those people that puts you at ease when you're in his presence. If you look at him and formulate an opinion without actually speaking to him, you will likely regret your decision. He's a friend to many and I enjoyed speaking with him and look forward to connecting with him in person over tea at a coffeehouse at the beach. He's thoughtful, kind, determined, humble and spiritual AF.  Noah was a young man embedded in a generation of angry youths who rebelled against their parents and the unfulfilled promise of the sixties.  As with many self-destructive kids, Noah's search for meaning led him first to punk rock, drugs, drinking, and dissatisfaction. But the search didn't end there. Having clearly seen the uselessness of drugs and violence, Noah looked for positive ways to channel his rebellion against what he saw as the lies of society.  Fueled by his anger and so much injustice and suffering, Noah now uses that energy and the practice of Buddhism to awaken his natural wisdom and compassion.  Noah is a Buddhist teacher, author and counselor. He is trained to teach by Jack Kornfield of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA. He teaches meditation classes, workshops and retreats nationally as well as leading groups in juvenile halls and prisons. Noah holds a masters degree in counseling psychology from CIIS. He has studied with many prominent teachers in both the Theravadan and Mahayanan Buddhist traditions.  Noah currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.  Noah is the author of Refuge Recovery and Dharma Punx.  Refuge Recovery  Refuge Recovery is a Buddhist-oriented path to freedom from addiction. This is an approach to recovery that understands: “All individuals have the power and potential to free themselves from the suffering that is caused by addiction.” We feel confident in the power of the Dharma, if applied, to relieve suffering of all kinds, including the suffering of addiction. This is a process that cultivates a path of awakening, the path of recovering from the addictions and delusions that have created so much suffering in our lives and in this world. Refuge Recovery is a systematic approach to training our hearts and minds to see clearly and respond to our lives with understanding and non-harming. You are entering a way of life that may be familiar to some and foreign to others. In the beginning some of it may seem confusing or counter-instinctual, and some of it is. But you will find that with time, familiarity and experience, it will all make perfect sense and will gradually become a more and more natural way of being. To contact with Noah: * FB: www.facebook.com/RefugeRecovery * Twitter: @_RefugeRecovery *IG: @refugerecovery * Website: www.refugerecovery.org

Trip Weil has been practicing in the Theravadan tradition since 2004. He is a graduate of Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader and Dedicated Practitioner programs. Trip serves on the board of San Francisco Insight, where he also leads sitting groups and teaches meditation classes. He is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco and a former attorney. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

In this final episode Jamie & Martin discuss how the infinitely complex nature of the mind is often modelled in both Buddhism and psychology.  The models offer us a map in order to give structure to an otherwise chaotic terrain however in the end this map must be laid down after the arising of the awakened mind.  

In this episode Jamie & Martin discuss the role of 'gratitude' as an attitude that can help condition and humble our small selves, expand consciousness, with recognition of our interdependent reality.  Discussion includes looking at what gratitude is, and why it is so important within the context of mindful daily life practice.  What does it mean for the egoic state condition and how should one practice it?    

Throughout his youth, Noah Levine was incarcerated several times. His first book, Dharma Punx, details his teenage years filled with drugs, violence, and multiple suicide attempts—choices fulled by disillusionment with American mainstream culture. His substance abuse started early in life—at age six he began smoking marijuana—and finally ended in a padded cell in juvenile prison 11 years later. It was in this cell where he hit “an emotional rock bottom” and began his meditation practice “out of a place of extreme drug addiction and suffering.” While incarcerated, he saw for the first time how the mediation practice his father taught him gave him the tools to relieve the fear and uncertainty that pervaded his life. Noah lectures and teaches meditation classes, workshops and retreats internationally as well as leading groups in juvenile halls and prisons. He has helped to found several groups and projects including the Mind Body Awareness Project, a non-profit organization that serves incarcerated youths, and Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. Noah holds a masters degree in counseling psychology from CIIS and has studied with many prominent teachers in both the Theravadan and Mahayanan Buddhist traditions. Learning to meet pain with compassion and not avoid it, is key to recovery. Pain is unavoidable, you can only drink it away for so long, at some point you have to deal with it. And the same goes with pleasure. That also is not permanent. If you are attached to impermanent feelings, how will you deal with that? This is where mindfulness and mediation comes in. It gives you the ability to deal with pleasure and pain in a healthy way. How to learn more about Noahs' work and if you know of someone who needs help: www.Refugerecovery.com or www.againstthestream.org Noah's memoir: Dharma Punx Best advice: Start from the inside and develop compassion to your own pain. If you want to see change in the world, be the change. -Ghandi What do you absolutely believe to be true: All things are impermanent and nothing is worth clinging to. Thanks for Listening and Subscribing! Also, for my blogs (my take on every episode) go to: www.innernorthstar.com and receive my free eBook with my appreciation for joining the tribe! Thank you so much for joining me on this episode. If you have some feedback you'd like to share, leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see to the left of this post. Also, please leave an honest review for The Game Changer Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And while you're there, don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates!

Throughout his youth, Noah Levine was incarcerated several times. His first book, Dharma Punx, details his teenage years filled with drugs, violence, and multiple suicide attempts—choices fulled by disillusionment with American mainstream culture. His substance abuse started early in life—at age six he began smoking marijuana—and finally ended in a padded cell in juvenile prison 11 years later. It was in this cell where he hit “an emotional rock bottom” and began his meditation practice “out of a place of extreme drug addiction and suffering.”  While incarcerated, he saw for the first time how the mediation practice his father taught him gave him the tools to relieve the fear and uncertainty that pervaded his life.  Noah lectures and teaches meditation classes, workshops and retreats internationally as well as leading groups in juvenile halls and prisons. He has helped to found several groups and projects including the Mind Body Awareness Project, a non-profit organization that serves incarcerated youths, and Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. Noah holds a masters degree in counseling psychology from CIIS and has studied with many prominent teachers in both the Theravadan and Mahayanan Buddhist traditions. Learning to meet pain with compassion and not avoid it, is key to recovery.  Pain is unavoidable, you can only drink it away for so long, at some point you have to deal with it.  And the same goes with pleasure.  That also is not permanent.  If you are attached to impermanent feelings, how will you deal with that?  This is where mindfulness and mediation comes in.  It gives you the ability to deal with pleasure and pain in a healthy way. How to learn more about Noahs’ work and if you know of someone who needs help:  http://refugerecovery.com/ (www.Refugerecovery.com)  or http://www.againstthestream.org/ ( www.againstthestream.org  ) Noah’s memoir: http://www.amazon.com/Dharma-Punx-Noah-Levine/dp/0060008954/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463948874&sr=1-1&keywords=Dharma+Punx (Dharma Punx)   Best advice: Start from the inside and develop compassion to your own pain.  If you want to see change in the world, be the change. -Ghandi   What do you absolutely believe to be true: All things are impermanent and nothing is worth clinging to.   Thanks for Listening and Subscribing! Also, for my blogs (my take on every episode) go to: http://www.innernorthstar.com (www.innernorthstar.com) and receive my free eBook with my appreciation for joining the tribe! Thank you so much for joining me on this episode. If you have some feedback you'd like to share, leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see to the left of this post. Also, https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-game-changer-podcast/id1045184666?mt=2&ls=1 (please leave an honest review for The Game Changer Podcast on iTunes)! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And while you’re there, don't forget to https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-game-changer-podcast/id1045184666?mt=2&ls=1 (subscribe to the show on iTunes) to get automatic updates! Support this podcast

For today's guided meditation, I will introduce you to a meditation practice known as Metta. It is the Pali word most often translated as “loving kindness”. Metta is one of the ten paramis (or virtues) of the Theravadan tradition of Buddhism, and the first of the Four Sublime States (or Brahmaviharas), which also include compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity.  The practice of Metta meditation provides wonderful support to your other awareness practices. Loving-kindness meditation comes down to your intention – which is to wish ourselves and others happiness and peace. May we be happy. May we be well. May we be safe. May we be at peace and at ease in the world. Namaste Please take a moment to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. It would be greatly appreciated!   To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

  “It is not enough to sit on our zafus. These times call for compassionate action to be an integral part of our practice.”-Venerable Pannavati Recorded in May 2013 at The Interdependence Project.   Renowned Buddhist leader, Theravadan Bhikkhuni, and Zen...

Trip Weil has been practicing in the Theravadan tradition since 2004. He is a graduate of Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader and Dedicated Practitioner programs. Trip serves on the board of San Francisco Insight, where he also leads sitting groups and teaches meditation classes. He is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco and a former attorney. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

Inaugural Podcast: Why Focus on the Breath? - There are many types of meditation. In the Theravadan tradition, we talk about meditating "on the breath." In this first podcast by Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple, abbot Bhante Sujuatha explains why we focus on the breath and discusses common misconceptions.

It has often been observed that when westerners come to Buddhism, those brought up Catholic are drawn to the colourful Tibetan practices and those brought up Protestant go for the more austere Theravadan styles of Thailand and Burma. I’m an exception to that idea. Around 1997 I became interested in Buddhist thought. Inevitably, I thought about making work around Buddhist meditation practice, as many western artists have. Later I was more fascinated by the imagery that the texts bring up, and their political and social implications. The Buddha taught using strong visual metaphor. There are constantly ideas and images brought to mind for me that hopefully, and ironically, lead me into areas where words and intellect can’t hope to go, Nibbana! I later started thinking about the Buddha image itself. This face that I could rest in. What did it mean for me, as a westerner, brought up with the Abrahamic coalition’s distain for idols? And what of all those decorator Buddhas that pop up in design magazines? As Buddhism transforms into different cultures, what are western Buddhas looking like and how would they be used? What of their original eastern heritage? And how do I work with this as an art practice, in a very secularised art world? I looked at various media, from plaster to compost, in making Buddha forms. Then I stumbled onto an impression left in kitchen foil after covering a saucepan. Glad Foil led to Darrell Lea, which led to Italian Carcano foil. Making hollow forms led to relief forms, which led to mirrored forms. Mirrors are a primary metaphor in Buddhism, an example of seeing directly and clearly. This foil media resonates with me on many levels. It is seemingly ephemeral, delicate and evanescent. It has obvious cross-cultural references, too the Christian and the commercialisation of the Easter tradition. More importantly, though, for me it speaks to many facets of Buddhist teachings: impermanence, change, flux, non-duality (the illusory nature of conventional opposites), self-realisation, false sanctimony, and emptiness or corelessness. Ultimately the work resonates with my recurring interests in silhouettes, strong colours and the here-and-now of Buddhist temples. Photography:Lachlan Warner

CJ Grant has been studying and practicing Theravadan and Tibetan Buddhism since 1971. In 2000, he traveled to most of the important Buddhist shrines and holy sites in order to experience both the ambience and the spiritual aspects of the sites and to deepen his understanding of the tradition and the practice. He has lived and participated for extended periods in both Theravadan monasteries and Hindu ashrams. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter