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Back to SearchEpisode 59: The Challenge of Aspirations
Aspirations like the Four Limitless Ones are based on the recognition that our actions stem from simple thoughts in our mind; so why not put benevole…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 58: Positive Seeds
What are aspirations? are they just thoughts? and if so, what benefit could they possibly have? • we have lots of empty thoughts, dreaminess, and i…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 57: Four Limitless Aspirations
The context for talking about happiness in the Buddhist tradition comes from an aspiration that has four parts: • may all beings enjoy happiness an…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 56: The Happiness Enigma
Happiness seems to be something we all want but don’t often get; and when we do get it, it doesn’t seem to last • the search for happiness can seem…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 55: Loving Kindness and the Root of Happiness
Buddhist training is not just about clarifying and taming the mind; it is also about cultivating the heart • loving kindness is the wish that all b…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 54: Good Dharmic Bread
My own teacher liked to use the analogy of making bread when talking about living traditions versus traditions that have become dead or static • wa…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 53: Critical Thinking
A general assumption or bias about meditation is that it’s all about calming down, taming the mind, and getting more chill • but in fact meditation…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 52: Hideouts and Extreme Views
In the buddhist tradition, “eternalism” and “nihilism” are known as the two extreme views • they describe two different ways of hiding out, of remo…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 51: The Three Jewels
In the buddhist tradition, the three jewels represent the three supports for one’s spiritual journey: the buddha, the dharma, and the sangha • they…
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 50: A Simple Daily Practice
The practice of stopping and reflecting has to do with paying attention to the beginnings and endings of things • when you first wake up, taking ju…
4 years, 5 months ago