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Episode 186
In this episode, Mikey Noechel discusses the first verse of the Dhammapada and how suffering is made in the mind.
"All dhammas are preceded by the min…
6 years, 6 months ago
Seeing the Good - Gratitude & Sympathetic Joy
Episode 185
In this episode, Andrew discusses the importance of "seeing the goodness" in our lives. The Buddha taught that gratitude and sympathetic joy were imp…
6 years, 6 months ago
Preparing the Mind for Wisdom
Episode 184
In this episode, Andrew discusses how liberating insight is only developed if we take the time to cultivate the conditions that support it. He also t…
6 years, 6 months ago
Enemies of Compassion
Episode 182
In this episode Mikey Noechel discusses the enemies of compassion. The far enemies, which are known as the furtherest things from compassion, are vio…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Brahma Viharas at The Grocery Store
Episode 181
In this episode Mikey Noechel discusses the four Brahma Viharas, which are also know as the Heart Practices.
Loving Kindness (Metta)
Compassion (Karuna…
6 years, 7 months ago
Visiting Teacher - Tempel Smith
Episode 180
Spirit Rock Meditation Center teacher, Tempel Smith, visits Wild Heart Nashville and discusses the power of unconscious habits, and how mindfulness c…
6 years, 7 months ago
Letting Go Completely
Episode 178
In this episode, Andrew discusses one of the most cliche but perhaps essential aspects of the Buddhist path, letting go. When we hold onto impermanen…
6 years, 7 months ago
Guided Meditation - Mudita, The Practice of Sympathetic Joy
Episode 179
Katie offers a guided meditation of Mudita or sympathetic joy
Sat. Aug. 22nd - Fundamentals of Attachment Theory and the Mettagroup Method with Georg…
6 years, 7 months ago
Escaping the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts
Episode 177
In this episode, Andrew discusses the metaphor of the "Realm of the Hungry Ghosts", which in Buddhist cosmology is the realm of an "insatiable thirst…
6 years, 8 months ago
For The Love & Liberation Of All Beings
Episode 176
In this episode, Andrew discusses the practice of Metta, "Loving-Kindness Meditation", as a way of inclining one's practice to reach beyond self-cent…
6 years, 8 months ago