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Back to SearchEpisode 150: Joy
Lately I've been thinking about the slogan, “Always maintain only a joyful mind” • at the same time, I've been haunted by the teachings that descri…
2 years, 6 months ago
Episode 149: Disappointment
In this episode, I'd like to explore such things as resistance, avoidance, procrastination — and why it’s so hard to keep going • I think such thin…
2 years, 6 months ago
Episode 148: Holding It Together
This episode is about groundlessness and uncertainty • how do we respond when we are no longer on familiar ground, when we feel insecure? • it ca…
2 years, 6 months ago
Episode 147: Mahayana Mentality
One function of meditation practice is the quality of exposing and uncovering what's going on inside our thoughts and feelings • when we practice, …
2 years, 7 months ago
Episode 146: Five Powerful Supports
The “five powers” are five supports for your practice • they are: determination, familiarization, seed of virtue, remorse, and aspiration • with …
2 years, 7 months ago
Episode 145: Grasping, Greed, Hatred and Ignorance
All beings truly want to be happy and content; so why do we continually and repeatedly create situations for ourselves and others that only lead to g…
2 years, 7 months ago
Episode 144: Possibilities
Many classical Buddhist texts on meditation say that the best place to meditate or to practice is a quiet place in the forest, free from distractions…
2 years, 7 months ago
Episode 143: Small Thoughts, Big Consequences
In Buddhist psychology, even large scale events and large emotional upheavals can be traced back step-by-step to simple little things • just a thou…
2 years, 7 months ago
Episode 142: Trading Places
The Mahayana path, the path of the Bodhisattva warrior of wisdom and compassion, has a great deal to do with how we relate to ourselves and to one an…
2 years, 8 months ago
Episode 141: An Outrageous Idea
The Mahayana, or open path, is the path of the Bodhisattva — the enlightened warrior of wisdom and compassion • at the core of the Mahayana path is…
2 years, 8 months ago