Podcasts about yasodhara

When we enter the path of practice, two paths open up simultaneously—first we have the path of what we think we are doing. This is the practice method, the conceptual framework, the spoken vow that we turn towards, that we make effort at, that we can talk about more or less.The other path is the path of what is actually happening. It is darker, more mysterious, often below the level of consciousness, embodied in our soma. This path is before words, before concepts and identification, its a path that is more like an open field, without any directions, markers or guardrails. The pathless path.When someone asked one of Dongshan's students—what does your teacher teach?The student replied: The dark way, the bird's path and the open hand.As we enter the dark moon time of the year, the period of late autumn/early winter where the nights are long and dark. I want to talk about the Dark Side of Enlightenment—the path of what's actually happening. To approach, we lean into story + metaphor and listen with our deeply secret minds, our innermost hearts.In the Zen tradition we celebrate the Buddha's Awakening in early December, as a culmination of the year of practice. When we tell the Buddha's story it is often told in the style of The Hero's Journey. Its a path of revelation, hard work, mastering techniques and the conquering of Maara.Another story, I find important to tell is the story of the Buddha's wife—Yasodhara.This story is from the Hidden Lamp, a collection of koans from the Buddhist Women Ancestors, the source of this story comes from the Sarvastivadin tradition.Yasodhara was Siddartha Gautama's wife. In one of the less well-known stories told about her life, Yasdohara (The Glorious One) and Siddartha had been married in many previous lifetimes. The night that Siddartha left home, Yasodhara had eight dreams that foretold his awakening, and so she encouraged him to leave. They made love before he left, and their son, Rahula, was conceived.For the next six years, Yasodhara remained pregnant with Rahula, and although she did not leave home, she traveled the same spiritual path and experienced the same difficulties as her husband Siddhartha. She gave birth to Rahula (Moon God in this particular story) on the full moon night of the Buddha's enlightenment. She prophesied that Siddhartha had awakened and that he would return in six years. Later, she and her son Rahula both became part of the Buddhist sangha.Yasodhara's path is the Yin to the Buddha's Yang way. It reminds us that in truth both are important, and make up the complete path of this life as spiritual practice.In Yasodhara's story we open to mysteries of dream, embodiment, pregnancy, intuition and birth. We learn about the patience of staying with, of trusting the unseen processes at work. We ripen through our devotion to life—the creative force alive in each of us.So, let's look a little closer at some of the teachings in Yasodhara's story.Yasodhara has a series of eight dreams.Dreams—where do they come from?These images that sometimes seem to ring of deep clarity— yet appear when we are in deep slumber, one with the night—seemingly unconscious. Dreams illuminate the dark, dark.How is it that information, awareness, insight, wisdom, deep feeling and profound experience can happen in the times when our conscious mind is deeply asleep, when we are seemingly unaware of our surroundings?Dream invites us to explore the nature of mind/consciousness. The relationship between sleep and wakefulness. What is your experience of dream? Have you ever had a dream of insight, clarity or deep feeling? Have you ever trusted information that came through a dream? Do dream images linger in your heart from time to time? What is dream?I'd love to hear your reflections to these questions. Feel free to leave a comment!Throughout the buddhist tradition, dream is used as a metaphor for the nature of phenomena, thoughts, sensations, feelings, experience. We say they are dream-like, in that they can't be grasped. If we try to hold onto a moment of experience, it slips away only to be filled with the ever presence of this.Yasodhara's path invites us to explore the nature of dream and sleep. To include the wisdom of the night, in this mysterious path of practice-awakening.Many speak of pregnancy as a time when intuition is heightened and dreams take on a visionary quality.Another line from her story says—although she never left home.What is home? We often refer to insight or breakthroughs in Zen practice as a homecoming. When I lived at the monastery, many people would talk about the monastery as feeling like their home. Spiritual practice can often open us up to our innermost home.Byron Katie's commentary to the Diamond Sutra is called A Mind at Home with Itself. I love this phrase. We can know this too. Our being deeply at home in itself.Mind resting in its own nature.Chozen Roshi would use the phrase—always at Home. This touches something about what Yasodhara knew or discovered. Something that we can know or discover. The path back home doesn't require that we go anywhere.Or, how could we leave it—its always right here.Yasodhara's path also reminds us of the quality of surrender and trust.In the dark, darken further—instructs the dao de jingAnd so, she does. She trusts the process of pregnancy, she carries the sacred embryo, her connection to the Buddha extends beyond space and time.This is something else we can learn from her story.There are times in our spiritual practice, when we don't know what is happening. It feels dark, regressive. Maybe we are physically tired or mentally fatigued. Maybe we simply can't make out what we are doing or our motivation feels low. Maybe we feel a call to surrender to the mystery or are in a period of great doubt. We are still connected to this path of awakening, the Buddha loves us, deeply.We don't talk about the love of the Buddha's and ancestors a lot in the Zen tradition. But its true. The Buddha loves us. Our awakened nature wants us to wake-up, to realize ourselves.My teacher Hogen Roshi would say, the dark times are when our vows go the deepest.Chozen Roshi would encourage me to pray to the Buddhas and Ancestors whenever I hit periods of doubt, confusion or fear. The Buddhas and Ancestors are always available to offer support or guidance, she would say. You just have to ask. At other times she would say, We can't do this practice alone, ask the Buddhas and Ancestors for help.As we enter the period of winter, today, the solstice—the longest night of the year. May we remember that support and love is available always. May we discover the mind at home in itself. And nurture the seeds of awakening in everyone we meet.…Thanks for reading friends. This is an excerpt from a longer dharma talk, feel free to listen to the full talk, in it I also explore the archetype of the stone woman. I'm Amy Kisei. I am a Zen Buddhist Teacher, Spiritual Counselor, budding Astrologer and Artist. I offer 1:1 Spiritual Counseling sessions in the styles of IFS and somatic mindfulness. I also offer astrology readings. Check out my website to learn more.Below you can find a list of weekly and monthly online and in-person practice opportunities. I will be traveling to Oregon in February and will be facilitating three events of varying lengths, while I am there (most of which are taking place at Great Vow Zen Monastery.) Weekly Online Meditation EventMonday Night Dharma — 6P PT / 9P ET Join weekly for drop-in meditation and dharma talk. Feel free to join anytime. Event last about 1.5 hours. ZOOM LINKMonthly Online Practice EventSky+Rose: The Ritual of Being Lost on Sunday January 510:30A - 12:30P PT / 1:30P - 3:30P ETRSVPIn-Person in OregonFeb 1 — Sky+Rose Daylong Retreat: The Strange Garden of Desire (more information coming soon, save the date!)Feb 2 - 9 — Pari-Nirvana Sesshin: A Meditation Retreat exploring Life, Death & the UnknownFeb 13 - 16 — Emergent Darkness – A Creative Process, Parts Work and Zen RetreatIn-Person in Ohio (See Mud Lotus Sangha Calendar for weekly meditation events, classes and retreats)Thanks for reading Earth Dreams! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amykisei.substack.com/subscribe

En el programa de hoy, desde Ponferrada, hablamos con Yasodhara López, directora de la térmica, y José Bogas, CEO de Endesa. Ambos comentaron sobre el estado actual de la planta energética en la región. Además, José Bogas destacó la visión de Endesa sobre las energías.Escuchar audio

Dr. David Mason back today as guest host. Dave is a professor of religious studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. This week he speaks with a returning guest, Dr. Vanessa Sasson, who is also a professor of religious studies, but at Marianopolis College in Quebec. They last spoke about her debut novel, Yasodhara, and today they will be discussing her most recent work of historical fiction, The Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women, which is available from Equinox Publishing.   

Have you ever considered the story of Yasodhara, the abandoned wife of the Buddha? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Barbara McHugh, PhD, as we discuss her novel The Bride of Buddha. #MomentswithMarianne airs in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, an ABC News Radio! Barbara McHugh, PhD, is a published poet and novelist with many years of professional experience editing fiction, newsletters, and technical documents. She has an M.A. in English Literature from N.Y.U. and a Ph.D. in Religion and Literature from the University of California at Berkeley and the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. Barbara is a successful writing coach / "book doctor." Barbara has been co-teaching workshops and intensives since 1994. https://www.barbaramchugh.com For more show information visit: www.MariannePestana.com#bookclub #readinglist #books #bookish #author #authorinterview #KMET1490AM #radioshow #booklover #mustread #reading

The path of the paramitas leads to the shore of freedom, of liberation / love.OM ! Gate, gate, para gate, parasum gate, bodhi svahaGone, gone, gone beyond, gone to the other shore–Svaha! Oh what a realization!The zen buddhist path is a path of mystery as much as it is a path of awakening, when we speak of awakening, we usually invoke a sense of realization, understanding, wisdom, knowing—enlightenment.The path of mystery invokes the dark, unknowing, the hidden, the secretPrajna Paramita is translated as wisdom beyond wisdom, wisdom beyond understandingTo talk about it inherently limits what can not be named, or grasped, or bound or containedSometimes we invoke prajna paramita as emptiness, pure potential energy, the womb of the great mother—pregnant nothingness, where anything, everything has the potential to emergeBut also, the mother of all manifest, of all life. The spacious, unconditional acceptance of things as they are, great love or great compassion.Listen to the Podcast for more!Also, I am excited to announce that I will be leading an online class series on Awakening the Sacred Feminine: The Practices and Teachings of the Women AncestorsYou can learn more here.February 2 - April 26, 2024Fridays 9:30A - 11A PTAn Online Class Series Meeting Every Other Week for a total of 7 Weeks What is the sacred feminine? A zen student may ask. And for good reason, aren't we taught in Zen to transcend duality? Chozen Roshi would often say: Zen practice invites us to become completely male, completely female, both and neither.Still, cast under the cloud of patriarchy, for millennia the sacred feminine and the women ancestors have remained hidden and obscured within the Zen Buddhist tradition.Or have they? What if their hidden-ness is itself an invitation to descend into the depths? To encounter the mystery? To share in the open secret?In this spirit, this class series is a descent, an endarkenment, an underworld journey. For to awaken what is historically hidden and obscured one must be willing to enter the mysterious womb of Prajna Paramita, to carry the sacred embryo, to dream, to lose things, to fall down, to gaze into the empty mirror, to shapeshift, to love.Each week we will encounter one or more of the great women ancestors, beginning with the archetypal Mother of the Buddhas, Prajna Paramita. Each class will include a teaching and story from these wise women  and a guided practice based on their teaching. There will be opportunities each week for further study and ways to deepen one's home practice.This class is open to all genders and to any one who is interested in encountering the hidden, the veiled, the mysterious—just know, you may be transformed in the process.What's included:* 7-Live Weekly Class Meetings (Meeting every other Friday)* Recordings of teaching/practices from each class* Home Study material* Weekly Practice Encouragements* Optional Journaling or Creative Prompts to help integrate the learningDATES:Week 1 – Feb 2Week 2 – Feb 16Week 3 – Mar 1Week 4 – Mar 15Week 5 – Mar 29Week 6 – April 12Week 7 – April 26A note from Kisei Sensei: Encountering the Women Ancestors and practicing with their teachings has been an ongoing part of my practice. I remember the waves of delight when I would discover a new (to me) ancestor, learn about her life and begin putting her teachings into practice. I sat with and lived into the poems of the Terigatha, gazed into the clear mirror, sat in the dark womb of Prajna paramita. The women ancestors really helped me see that my life is my practice and my offering. It is with great respect, joy and wonderment that I am offering this class. May your life be as enriched and transformed by their wisdom and compassion, as mine is.Weekly ThemesWeek 1 : In the Womb of the Great Mother: Awakening Prajna Paramita Darkness is the home from which we come.Emptiness is pure potential energy, spacious and wakeful— Prajna Paramita wisdom beyond wisdom. Words fail. To encounter Great Mother Spaciousness, we must be willing to un-know, to darken further and let the mystery guide us home. This week we will meet the mysterious mother of the Buddhas.Week 2 : Giving Birth in the Night: Yasodhara and MayaA stone woman gives birth to a child at night.Yasodhara is the Buddha's wife and Maya is the Buddha's birth mother, both of these women's paths to awakening involved premonitory dreams, pregnancy and giving birth. This week we will explore the wisdom of the dharma teachings of the night, dreams, pregnancy and birth as both metaphors and lived experience (for some).Week 3 : Loss and Being Found: The Path of Heartbreak and LoveA coin that is lost in the river, is found in the river. What happens when you lose everyone and everything that is dear to you? Or that one precious person, your child, your love? This week we will explore grief and heartbreak as a path, through the stories of Patacara, Kisagotami, Ubbiri and Kannon.Week 4 : Falling Down : The practice of touching the EarthUntil a person has fallen down, the earth can't help her arise.Dhamma was awakened upon literally falling to the Earth, the Earth Goddess rose up to affirm the Buddha's awakening. This week we will explore: what happens when we fall–whether it's falling apart, falling down or falling in love, falling, touching the earth– is a gesture towards intimacy, humility and transformation. Week 5 : Mirror Zen: The Koans of TokeijiAs night falls, no more reflections in the mirror,Yet in this heart they are clearly seen. –ShotakuThe Mirror Koans of Tokeiji are one of the longest recorded examples of an unbroken women's lineage that extended for at least eight generations. This unique lineage developed their own koan curriculum based around insights the nuns had while gazing into a mirror in the buddha hall. This week we will explore the practice of Mirror Zen.Week 6 : Shapeshifting: The Goddess of Great CompassionWhat is the enlightened aspect of shapeshifting? Perhaps the skillful means of great compassion, trickster feminism, spontaneous freedom, creative play. This week we will meet the shapeshifting goddess from the Vimalakirti Sutra and the many manifestations of The Bodhisattva of Great Compassion.Week 7: Awakening Together: Exploring the TherigathaI attain the meditations on emptinessand signlessness whenever I want.I am the Buddha's rightful daughter,always delighting in Nirvana.–UttamaThis week we will meet some of the earliest women ancestors through their awakening poems. We will learn a practice for working with their awakening poems as a koan or contemplation in our own practice and lives. And perhaps write our own poems of awakening. This is a public episode. 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In this Teisho, given during August Zazenkai, 2022, Rinzan Osho examines The Hidden Lamp: Yasodhara's Path. Gautama left his pregnant wife behind to pursue the spiritual path. While he journeyed down blind alleys, Yasodhara, his wife, stayed behind. Ultimately, Gautama learned waht Yasodhara had known all along: the answer is here. Sit, let the moment gestate, and give birth to that which calls us forth and for which we must take responsibility.

If you never took what anyone said personally, and were never wrong, what voice and force would you be in the world? Reources: Find out more about Yasodhara: https://yasodhararomerofernandes.com  

06/01/2022, Pamela Weiss, dharma talk at City Center. This talk invites everyone—those sitting and those practicing at home—into wholehearted engagement and simplicity as we enter the Intensive 3-day sesshin, and shares lesser-known stories about the Buddha and his wife, Yasodhara.

This week on the Richard Crouse Show we meet Kevin Doyle. He is one of the stars of “Downton Abbey: A New Era,” the big screen continuation of the adventures of the aristocratic Crawley family. Doyle plays the Abbey's former second footman, and now village school master, Joseph Molesley and was a regular on the beloved television series for all six seasons. I spoke with Kevin Doyle during the release of the first Downton Abbey movie, on the show's popularity and learning the ins and outs of being a footman at the Abbey. We'll also meet award-winning Sri Lankan Canadian novelist Shyam Selvadurai. His new novel “Mansions of the Moon” is a reimagining of ancient India through the extraordinary life of Yasodhara, the woman who married the Buddha. Then: Did you have a toy light sabre when you were a kid? I did… it was a Kenner Inflatable Light Saber that kept me and my friends safe from the Darth Vader and the Dark Side when I was thirteen years old. Later in the show we'll meet Roger Christian, the English set decorator, production designer and feature film director who won an Academy Award for his work on the original Star Wars and was Oscar-nominated for his work on Alien. He is the man who built the lightsaber, probably one of the most famous props in movie history. He stops by to talk about his new film, a memoir documentary called Galaxy Built on Hope, which fills in a major missing chapter in the history of the making of "Star Wars." The film tells the story of the Star Wars Art Department and how Roger worked with the brilliant production designer John Barry to bring George Lucas' fantastic vision to the big screen on a budget.

This week on the Richard Crouse Show we meet Kevin Doyle. He is one of the stars of “Downton Abbey: A New Era,” the big screen continuation of the adventures of the aristocratic Crawley family. Doyle plays the Abbey's former second footman, and now village school master, Joseph Molesley and was a regular on the beloved television series for all six seasons. I spoke with Kevin Doyle during the release of the first Downton Abbey movie, on the show's popularity and learning the ins and outs of being a footman at the Abbey. We'll also meet award-winning Sri Lankan Canadian novelist Shyam Selvadurai. His new novel “Mansions of the Moon” is a reimagining of ancient India through the extraordinary life of Yasodhara, the woman who married the Buddha. Then: Did you have a toy light sabre when you were a kid? I did… it was a Kenner Inflatable Light Saber that kept me and my friends safe from the Darth Vader and the Dark Side when I was thirteen years old. Later in the show we'll meet Roger Christian, the English set decorator, production designer and feature film director who won an Academy Award for his work on the original Star Wars and was Oscar-nominated for his work on Alien. He is the man who built the lightsaber, probably one of the most famous props in movie history. He stops by to talk about his new film, a memoir documentary called Galaxy Built on Hope, which fills in a major missing chapter in the history of the making of "Star Wars." The film tells the story of the Star Wars Art Department and how Roger worked with the brilliant production designer John Barry to bring George Lucas' fantastic vision to the big screen on a budget.

Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about the "Great Renunciation", how the Buddha left the pampered life as prince behind, and set out alone to find freedom from suffering and death: The Buddha's father, King Suddhodhana, had confined his son, the young Bodhisatta, in the pleasure palace, where he tried to keep all suffering away from him. He wished for him not to renounce, but to continue in household life, and to become a most powerful wheelturning emperor. No old or sick persons were ever allowed into his presence, and all flowers were removed before he could see them wilting. However, when the Bodhisatta went on an outing to the pleasure gardens, he encountered a very old man. Having never seen anyone old at all, he enquired from his Charioteer, Channa: "Who is that? What happened to him?" Being informed by Channa, he returned straight back to the palace and started contemplating. "Will I become so old one day as well? What about my beautiful wife Yasodhara? How about my own father and family?" The same happend on similar outings when he encountered a sick person and a dead body, and finally, on the last outing, the Bodhisatta saw a calm and peaceful looking renunciant. He resolved to leave the palace life behind right today, and to become a homeless ascetic himself. He rode out into the Indian Full Moon Night on his white stallion Khantaka, cut of his hair and beard with his sword, and started his spiritual journey. Ajahn Dhammasiha points out that this story is also a powerful metaphor for our own mind. Like the Buddha's father, our own mind tries to hide the realites of old age, sickness and death from ourselves, so that we can continue "living in the pleasure palace" = enjoying the sensual pleasures in life. If we can break out of this delusion, we can set out on a spiritual search, just like the Bodhisatta.https://www.dhammagiri.nethttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJINt0JJBfFm_x0FZcU9QJwhttps://tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archive

In his new book, Sri Lankan-Canadian novelist Shyam Selvadurai reimagines ancient India through the life of Yasodhara, the wife of the man who became the Buddha. He talks about the book and the role of Buddhism in his own life.

Join me for a delightful conversation with Vanessa Sasson who told the Buddha's story in a way you probably never heard it. She masterfully places you in the lives of Siddhartha and his wife, Yasodhara, as Siddhartha comes to grips with suffering for the first time. His obsession with ridding the world of the suffering that so many accept as part of life, is his calling. Sasson's calling was to write this story, based on her many years of study, as a Buddhist and religious scholar, but—most importantly—engaging with her imagination to bring the reader right in the middle of it, as she "feels the story of the Buddha's life." Vanessa Sasson urges us to see Buddhism as an engaged imagination. Buddhist text is open-ended and invites you to tell the story as you imagine it in your own life. Put away your concepts and "play with" the bigness of the story Sasson tells. Find out more about Vanessa Sasson: https://www.vanessarsasson.com/

Reincarnation: a wise philosophy or nonsense? We attempt to answer that question and more as we look at some legends about Buddha. We look at Guatama Buddha's conversion, life, and death, the story of how Sumedha became a disciple of Buddha, and the tale of the six-tusked elephant. We also look at the nature of desire as the root of all evil, the popularity of Buddhism, and how Buddhism relates to other religions!  Follow us on Twitter! @UlmtdOpinions

Today we'll hear the love story between Siddhartha and Yashodhara Before the Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, he was born as Prince Siddhartha. At the age of 16, Prince Siddhartha married his exquisitely beautiful cousin called Princess Yashodhara, who was the daughter of King Suppabuddha and Queen Pamita. In each episode, we will do a short calming exercise. To help you get from the active phase to a resting state, the episodes are supported by natural sounds and binaural waves, recorded in temples and monasteries during my travels.

Today we'll hear the love story between Siddhartha and Yashodhara Before the Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, he was born as Prince Siddhartha. At the age of 16, Prince Siddhartha married his exquisitely beautiful cousin called Princess Yashodhara, who was the daughter of King Suppabuddha and Queen Pamita. In each episode, we will do a short calming exercise. To help you get from the active phase to a resting state, the episodes are supported by natural sounds and binaural waves, recorded in temples and monasteries during my travels.

Heute hören wir die Liebesgeschichte zwischen Siddhartha und Yashodhara Bevor der Buddha unter dem Bodhi-Baum die Erleuchtung erlangte, wurde er als Prinz Siddhartha geboren. Im Alter von 16 Jahren heiratete Prinz Siddhartha seine wunderschöne Cousine, Prinzessin Yashodhara, die Tochter von König Suppabuddha und Königin Pamita. In jeder Folge werden wir eine kurze Beruhigungsübung machen. Um dir zu helfen, von der aktiven Phase in einen Ruhezustand zu kommen, werden die Episoden von natürlichen Klängen und binauralen Wellen unterstützt, die ich auf meinen Reisen in Tempeln und Klöstern aufgenommen habe.

We are continuing our conversation with Vanessa R. Sasson, Professor of Religious Studies in the Liberal and Creative Arts Department of Marianopolis College, Canada and author of Yasodhara and the Buddha. In part two this episode, we delve into a narrative about Yasodhara's expansive life, and why her story feels deeply human and relatable today.

Vanessa R. Sasson is Professor of Religious Studies in the Liberal and Creative Arts Department of Marianopolis College, Canada and the author of Yasodhara and the Buddha, which we discuss in this episode. For those who do not know Yasodhara, this largely forgotten woman was once married to the Buddha. In part one of this episode, we discuss Yasodhara's rich, intricate story, as well as the research process behind the book. We also delve into why Vanessa felt compelled to write this book as a “western woman” and how that position affects the context of her modern storytelling. 

Religious studies professor Vanessa R. Sasson combines the spirit of fiction with Indian mythology and in-depth academic research to present the evocative story of the Buddha from the perspective of a forgotten woman: Yasodhara, the Buddha's wife.

Religious studies professor Vanessa R. Sasson combines the spirit of fiction with Indian mythology and in-depth academic research to present the evocative story of the Buddha from the perspective of a forgotten woman: Yasodhara, the Buddha's wife.

Yasodhara and the Buddha with Vanessa R. Sasson, and Prioritizing Mental Health with Karen Warner In addition to being a mother, wife, and business owner, Karen Warner was plunged into the role of caregiver when a loved one suddenly fell ill. She will be sharing details on her life and her book, The Sudden Caregiver. Plus, Vanessa R. Sasson brings a new and refreshing feminist perspective to the life of Yasodhara, the wife of Buddha, a woman who has remained mostly nameless throughout history.

In addition to being a mother, wife, and business owner, Karen Warner was plunged into the role of caregiver when a loved one suddenly fell ill. She will be sharing details on her life and her book, The Sudden Caregiver. Plus, Vanessa R. Sasson brings a new and refreshing feminist perspective to the life of Yasodhara, the wife of Buddha, a woman who has remained mostly nameless throughout history.

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Vanessa R. Sasson doesn't let academic life or cultural ideologies define her. How could she when most of her life she's been caught between worlds? Born and raised in Montreal in an Egyptian Jewish household, Vanessa's upbringing often left her feeling like an outsider. During the week she went to an Ashkenazi (European) Jewish school, but on the weekends, she lived her Egyptian heritage, wrapped up in its nostalgia and rosewater scented desserts.  Vanessa's desire to speak her truth and embrace the imperfect human experience has bled into her academic life and inspired a work of creative fiction, her new novel, Yasodhara and the Buddha. In today's episode Vanessa shares what brings her joy, storytelling. She's been enamored with stories her entire life and when Vanessa first started as an academic she thought to be a good scholar meant she had to look at stories and study them, analyze them, take them apart and reconstruct them in order to see what clues she could find underneath. When she was studying the story of the Buddha's wife, it changed everything for her. Through this experience Vanessa began to realize that knowledge doesn't have to fit into a particular box, and there isn't a dividing line between scholarship and creativity. To learn more and connect with Vanessa check out her website www.vanessarsasson.com on Instagram @vanessa_r._sasson Twitter @vrsasson and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/VanessaRSasson Stories of Inspiring Joy is a production of Seek The Joy Media and created by Sydney Weiss. To learn more and submit your story, click here. *Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Stories of Inspiring Joy.

《Incense Anthem Chieh Ting》 Incense for discipline and serenity burns to reach heavens above. We, the disciples devout, Offer it on an exquisite censer. Instantaneously and suffusively. It has permeated all places. In the past Yasodhara avoided calamities and averted disasters. Blessed be Bodhisattvas Mahasattvas under incense-cloud canopies. Blessed be Bodhisattvas Mahasattvas under incense-cloud canopies. Blessed be Bodhisattvas Mahasattvas under incense-cloud canopies. Powered by Firstory Hosting

Vanessa Sasson is a religious studies professor and author of Yasodhara: A Novel about the Buddha’s Wife, a fiction based on close study of historical Buddhist texts on the Buddha’s path to, and of, enlightenment. She talks with Lion’s Roar magazine’s Andrea Miller about the forgotten story of Siddhartha’s wife, shares an excerpt from the book, and describes some of the hidden lessons in Yasodhara’s story.

Bride of the Buddha: Barbara McHugh Imagine... the story of Yasodhara, the abandoned wife of the Buddha. Facing society’s challenges, she transforms her rage into devotion to the path of liberation. The page-turner about a woman’s struggle in an unapologetic religious patriarchy, Bride of the Buddha offers a penetrating perspective on the milieu of the Buddha. "This engrossing exploration of gender dynamics, identity, and the spiritual quest for meaning will appeal to Buddhists and general readers alike." —Publishers Weekly “This is an impressive tapestry of history, spiritual philosophy, and literary drama and an edifying look at the patriarchal limitations of Buddhism’s genesis…An intelligently conceived and artistically executed reconsideration of religious history.” —Kirkus Reviews “Bride of the Buddha is an immersive novel about the founding of Buddhism, told in the voice of a woman who would not be excluded from the spiritual quest, nor from the presence of the man whom she loved.” —ForeWord Magazine Barbara McHugh is a published poet and novelist. She has an M.A. in English Literature from N.Y.U. and a Ph.D. in Religion and Literature from the University of California at Berkeley and the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. She has been studying Buddhism and practicing meditation for decades and has taught introductory courses on both topics. She currently is on the Board of Directors of Marin Sangha and co-leads an ongoing sitting group in Berkeley. When she's not writing, she likes to hike and travel and chase solar eclipses. www.BarbaraMcHugh.com Learn more about Simran here: www.iamsimran.com www.1111mag.com/

  We're pleased to welcome a new guest host, David Mason, to the program today. Dave is an associate professor at Rhodes College.  He is also the editor of Ecumenica : Journal of Theatre and Performance. He’s the author of the books The Performative Ground of Religion and Theatre (Routledge, 2019) Brigham Young: Sovereign in America (New York: Routledge, 2014) Theatre and Religion on Krishna’s Stage (New York: Palgrave, 2009)  Dave will be speaking with Vanessa R. Sasson, a professor of religious studies at Marionopolis College in Quebec. She has a good deal of academic writing and editing under her belt, including the collection, Little Buddhas: Children and Childhood in Buddhist Texts and Traditions and the forthcoming, Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary. But today, she and Dave will be discussing her debut novel, Yasodhara and the Buddha, which was recent published in the United States by Bloomsbury Academic. 

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Imagine... the story of Yasodhara, the abandoned wife of the Buddha. Facing society's challenges, she transforms her rage into devotion to the path of liberation. The page-turner about a woman's struggle in an unapologetic religious patriarchy, Bride of the Buddha offers a penetrating perspective on the milieu of the Buddha. This engrossing exploration of gender dynamics, identity, and the spiritual quest for meaning will appeal to Buddhists and general readers alike. —Publishers Weekly “This is an impressive tapestry of history, spiritual philosophy, and literary drama and an edifying look at the patriarchal limitations of Buddhism's genesis…An intelligently conceived and artistically executed reconsideration of religious history.” —Kirkus Reviews “Bride of the Buddha is an immersive novel about the founding of Buddhism, told in the voice of a woman who would not be excluded from the spiritual quest, nor from the presence of the man whom she loved.” —ForeWord Magazine

Imagine... the story of Yasodhara, the abandoned wife of the Buddha. Facing society’s challenges, she transforms her rage into devotion to the path of liberation. The page-turner about a woman’s struggle in an unapologetic religious patriarchy, Bride of the Buddha offers a penetrating perspective on the milieu of the Buddha. This engrossing exploration of gender dynamics, identity, and the spiritual quest for meaning will appeal to Buddhists and general readers alike. —Publishers Weekly “This is an impressive tapestry of history, spiritual philosophy, and literary drama and an edifying look at the patriarchal limitations of Buddhism’s genesis…An intelligently conceived and artistically executed reconsideration of religious history.” —Kirkus Reviews “Bride of the Buddha is an immersive novel about the founding of Buddhism, told in the voice of a woman who would not be excluded from the spiritual quest, nor from the presence of the man whom she loved.” —ForeWord Magazine

By combining the spirit of fiction with the fabulism of Indian mythology and in-depth academic research, Vanessa R. Sasson shares the evocative story of the Buddha from the perspective of a forgotten woman: Yasodhara, the Buddha's wife. Although often marginalized, Yasodhara's narrative here comes to life. Written with a strong feminist voice, we encounter Yasodhara as a fiercely independent, passionate and resilient individual. We witness her joys and sorrows, her expectations and frustrations, her fairy-tale wedding, and her overwhelming devastation at the departure of her beloved. It is through her eyes that we witness Siddhattha's slow transformation, from a sheltered prince to a deeply sensitive young man. On the way, we see how the gods watch over the future Buddha from the clouds, how the king and his ministers try to keep the suffering of the world from him and how he eventually renounces the throne, his wife and newly-born son to seek enlightenment. Along with a foreword from Wendy Doniger, Yasodhara and the Buddha (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020) includes a scholarly introduction to Yasodhara's narrative and offers extensive notes along with study questions, to help readers navigate the traditional literature in a new way, making this an essential book for anyone wanting to learn about Buddhist narratives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this episode, Sarah Richardson speaks with Vanessa Sasson, who teaches Religious Studies at Marianopolis College in Quebec, where she also co-teaches a popular course in which students travel to Nepal. Sarah and Vanessa talk about how Vanessa got interested in the study of Buddhism, about her new novel about Yasodhara, the Buddha's wife, and about how writing a work of fiction has changed her approach to teaching. Resources Mentioned Vanessa's 2018 book, Yasodhara: A Novel about the Buddha's Wife, published by Speaking Tiger Books See show notes at http://teachingbuddhism.net/vanessa-sasson/.