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Restoring Wonder: Hongzhi's Guidepost of Silent Illumination - Part 1
Episode 132
In this episode and the next, I riff off of 12th-century Chan master Hongzhi's short text, "Guidepost of Silent Illumination," one of the most positi…
6 years, 4 months ago
Facing Impermanence? Fortunately, Buddhism Is All About Life and Death
Episode 131
Buddhism's central point is nothing other than impermanence, or the "Great Matter of Life-and-Death." Our practice goes far beyond platitudes or beli…
6 years, 4 months ago
A Buddhist Approach to Practicing with Fear
Episode 130
Fear is a natural response that helps us protect ourselves and our loved ones, but it can also be inappropriate and debilitating. Buddhist practice o…
6 years, 5 months ago
Why Is Self-Esteem Essential When the Self is Empty?
Episode 129
Self-esteem is absolutely essential in Buddhist practice, but it may seem like self-esteem has no place in Buddhism. The Buddha taught us to stop ide…
6 years, 5 months ago
Taking Action: Getting Out of the House and Helping Others (Crisis Buddhism Part 3)
Episode 128
Taking Action is the second area of practice in Crisis Buddhism. It means working to help alleviate or prevent the suffering we witness in the world …
6 years, 6 months ago
Crisis Buddhism - Part 2: Bearing Witness
Episode 127
Crisis Buddhism requires us to mindfully balance three essential areas of practice: Bearing Witness, Taking Action, and Taking Care. In this episode …
6 years, 6 months ago
Crisis Buddhism: Sustainable Bodhisattva Practice in a World on Fire – Part 1
Episode 126
Crisis Buddhism is a new formulation of practice to help us navigate our everyday lives as we face ecological and climate breakdown. We mindfully bal…
6 years, 6 months ago
Liberation Through Understanding the Five Wisdom Energies
Episode 125
The Vajrayana teaching of the five wisdom energies is a about five types of energy we all have within us, or five tendencies within a human being. Wi…
6 years, 6 months ago
Giving Shape to Our Lives: The Buddhist Practice of Vow
Episode 124
Vows guide our decisions, help us prioritize how we spend our time, resources, and energy, and allow us to discern whether our actions are in harmony…
6 years, 7 months ago
Engaging Our Climate Emergency as a Koan and Opportunity
Episode 123
Our practical, lived response to our climate and ecological crisis – as individuals, Sanghas, and Dharma teachers – is inseparable from our Dharma pr…
6 years, 7 months ago