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Concentration meditation and presence meditation
Episode 1423
Upayavira was ordained in 2000, and became a parent soon after. Since then he has been exploring, often through necessity, ways to meditate with chil…
1 month ago
Tranquility and the Dharma Doors of Parenting
Amaragita takes a look at Buddhist practice in the light of parenting. Tranquillity is difficult to find when raising children, but it is possible! O…
1 month, 1 week ago
Cherishing Positive Emotion
Episode 1421
This is the first in a five part series by Padmavajra on all aspects of the Metta Bhavana practice and 'The Great Love' in Buddhist discourse and pra…
1 month, 1 week ago
Practice Unfolding in Collective Context
Episode 1420
In this short talk, Sanghamani reflects on the magic of transformation, her mythic connection with her preceptors and with Sangharakshita as a mythic…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
A Steadfast Gaze In Relation to Others
Episode 1419
Vajratara explores discipleship as a living, relational practice rooted in faithfulness rather than idealism. Discipleship is presented as a steadfa…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Awakening As Gratitude
Episode 1418
There's a story about the Buddha bowing to the tree under which he has just gained Enlightenment. Inspired by this this story, Vajragupta sees the wh…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Characteristics of reality
Episode 1417
Suryadarshini gives an account of the Buddha's teaching of the three lakshanas, the marks of conditioned existence. He taught that all phenomena have…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
We Have to Start Somewhere
Suddhayu discusses the importance of meditation as a refuge in chaotic times, both as a way to tend to our own hearts, and as a way to change the wor…
2 months ago
Confidence in the Buddhist Tradition
Episode 1415
Aryajaya explores the first seven verses of the Cetokhila Sutta ('The Wilderness of the Heart'), looking at the conditions that make spiritual growth…
2 months ago
The Buddha as a Wise Friend
Episode 1414
This is a quietly passionate talk by Jinapriya on the quicksilver nature of the Enlightenment experience - impossible to pin down, utterly transforma…
2 months, 1 week ago