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Back to SearchEpisode 129: Lighthearted Practice
Today I’d like to explore the problem of becoming an adult • the world of children is filled with magic and fantasy and stories, with vivid percept…
2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 128: Simple Compassion
The word “compassion” can seem so overwhelming in the face of all the suffering in the world that it can stop us in our tracks • while we’re imagin…
2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 127: Beginning and Ending with Kindness
The attitude that’s encouraged whenever we embark on a spiritual journey is not to approach it simply as a means of self improvement, but to switch o…
2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 126: Settling and Looking
We are all familiar with meditation as a way to tame and quiet the mind • another important aspect of meditation is clear seeing, or insight: the p…
2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 125: Loneliness
The feeling of loneliness, which is familiar to many of us, can be a very vulnerable and slightly threatening feeling • Trungpa Rinpoche emphasized…
3 years ago
Episode 124: Hub, Spokes, Rim
There are many ways to look at the connection between spirituality and our everyday lives • in the Buddhist tradition, the basic components are ver…
3 years ago
Episode 123: Nobility
When the Buddha spoke of being “a son or daughter of noble family,” what was he referring to? • in India, where the Buddha taught, there was a cast…
3 years ago
Episode 122: Optical Illusions
Today’s topic is perception, how we see our world • each of us sees things a little bit differently, and optical illusions highlight this fact • …
3 years ago
Episode 121: The Wizard of Oz Sutra
I find it inspiring to discover wisdom in the midst of so many ordinary stories, even simple children's stories • the Wizard of Oz is one such stor…
3 years ago
Episode 120: Enlightened Genes 4
Buddha nature, or “enlightened genes,” isn’t something outside of us that we need to construct or to import • it is a force of awakening that is wit…
3 years, 1 month ago