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Ep. 236 – Sacred Reflections with Brother David Steindl-Rast and Frank Ostaseski

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield - April 30, 2024 20:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
Jack and the ‘Grandfather of Gratitude,’ Brother David Steindl-Rast, delve into sacred reflections on death, where Buddha meets Jesus, the power of compassion, the positive side of grief, and beyond. Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of free offerings by signing up for his email...

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David Rynick - Proceed With Care

Boundless Way Zen Temple Dharmacast - April 30, 2024 16:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Dharma talk by David Dae An Rynick, Roshi, on April 30, 2024

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Buddhist Triple Refuge & 5 Precepts Ceremony | Tisarana | Dhammagiri | Ajahn Dhammasiha

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts - April 28, 2024 22:38 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This is the ceremony of taking refuge in the Triple Gem of Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha, followed by taking of the FIVE precepts. We do this ceremony at Dhammagiri: Every Saturday morning 07.30 am On the Sundays closest to the full moon at 09.00 am Requesting Triple Refuge & FIVE Precepts Maya...

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Buddhist Triple Refuge & 8 Precepts Ceremony | Tisarana | Dhammagiri | Ajahn Dhammasiha

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts - April 28, 2024 10:32 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This is the ceremony of taking refuge in the Triple Gem of Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha, followed by taking of the EIGHT precepts. We do this ceremony at Dhammagiri: Every Saturday morning 07.30 am On the Sundays closest to the full moon at 09.00 am Requesting Triple Refuge & 8 Precepts Mayaṃ ...

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Dr. Laura Gabayan, MD, MS - "Common Wisdom: 8 Scientific Elements for a Meaningful Life Ep. 290

I'm Awake! Now What? - April 28, 2024 10:01 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings
This Sunday, I sat down with Author, Physician, and Researcher Dr. Laura Gabayan, MD, MS to discuss her new book "Common Wisdom: 8 Scientific Elements of a Meaningful Life." Dr. Gabayan discusses how all the elements of common wisdom are interconnected. She explains the difference between innate...

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6: Spiritual Discipline Versus Control, Emotional Challenges, Upside of Anger (#48)

ZalthoLIVE - Claude AnShin Thomas - April 27, 2024 15:54 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
You can find ZalthoLIVE on all major podcast channels: Apple, Google, Spotify, AmazonMusic, and Audible. These are questions and topics that Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - reflects on. He reminds the listener of how to stay awake to life and how to under...

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Bhante, His "Gurus" and Us

Free Buddhist Audio - April 27, 2024 04:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 57 ratings
Kalyanaprabha shares some of her own recollections of Bhante Sangharakshita going back to their first encounter in 1984, stories both humorous and serious, evoking some of his unique qualities. Drawing on an unpublished fragment, ‘What I learned from my gurus’, she reminds us of some of the fu...

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Don't Obsess about your Meditation Object | Cittanupassana | Mindful of Mind | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts - April 26, 2024 03:17 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
When cultivating bhāvanā (meditation), naturally we have to be mindful of and focussed upon our meditation object; for instance 'Buddho', or the breath, or mettā; and so on... However, if we try to exclusively focus only on the meditation object with all we've got, the effort quickly becomes in...

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Cherishing Each Other: A Conversation with Tara Brach and Father Gregory Boyle

Tara Brach - April 25, 2024 20:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9.3K ratings
Many are familiar with the Dali Lama’s words “My religion is kindness.” In this conversation you will sense the gritty and real way that we struggling humans can learn to cherish one another. We talk about the relationship between boundaries and compassion; the unshakeable goodness at our core; ...

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Cherishing Each Other: A Conversation with Tara Brach and Father Gregory Boyle

Tara Brach - April 25, 2024 20:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9.3K ratings
Many are familiar with the Dali Lama’s words “My religion is kindness.” In this conversation you will sense the gritty and real way that we struggling humans can trust our unshakeable goodness and find a path of loving into healing. We talk about the relationship between boundaries and compassio...

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2024-04-24 - Meditation: Awakening through the Inner Body

Tara Brach - April 25, 2024 00:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 9.3K ratings
When we attune to the inner body, we discover a field of energy and aliveness that is the portal to pure presence. This meditation guides our attention to the inner body, opens to the play of sound and invites us to rest in the awake awareness that includes and is the grounds of this living world.

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Ep. 235 – From Psychedelics to Mindfulness with Louie Schwartzberg

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield - April 24, 2024 17:50 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
Fantastic Fungi's visionary director, Louie Schwartzberg, joins Jack to explore the profound connection between psychedelics and mindfulness.  This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best se...

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Wisdom

Wild Heart Meditation Center - April 24, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
Andrew Chapman discusses Buddhist wisdom as it pertains to the ten paramis. The ten paramis are:  generosity, ethics, renunciation, wisdom, energy, patience, truthfulness, determination, lovingkindness, and equanimity. Enjoy! Wild Heart Meditation Centerin a non-profit Buddhist community based ...

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Episode 161 three power ideas to light you up

Messy, Luminous, Being Podcast - April 24, 2024 11:13 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Your emotions are biochemisty. Your body is an energy conductor. Observing your thoughts is the most powerful technology for change (and here's why). This episode is full of science and three of the most powerful ideas of mind-body connections that can inspire us and guide us when we want to get...

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Signs You're Being Asked to Step Into Your Full Authenticity

Third Eye Talks - April 24, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
The Universe has collectively tapped us to embrace the journey of authenticity. Some have said yes to the call and others haven't answered yet. Here's how to know if you're on the journey of becoming your most authentic self! Join the Up Next Spiritual Mentorship Community Support the Show.

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Melissa Blacker - Harmony of Relative and Absolute

Boundless Way Zen Temple Dharmacast - April 23, 2024 16:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Dharma talk by Melissa Myozen Blacker, Rōshi, on April 23, 2024

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Compassion 'Karuna': What's the Difference to Loving Kindness 'Metta'? | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts - April 22, 2024 21:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to the question how Karuṇā (Compassion) differs from Mettā (Loving Kindness). Compassion is the wish for all beings to be free from pain and suffering in any form. Loving Kindness is the wish for all beings to be happy and well. Though both belong to the 4 'Divine A...

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Bhante as Mythic Guide

Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio - April 22, 2024 04:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Sanghamani reveals her early days on the Buddhist path by sharing a dream she had about ‘going home’ with Bhante Sangharakshita as her guide. From the talk Discipleship, Magic and Myth given at the Triratna Buddhist Order weekend, held at Adhisthana, 2014. *** Subscribe to our Dharmab...

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Discourse on the Realized Ones from the Samyutta Nikaya

Down with the Dharma - April 21, 2024 17:44 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Joan Ranquet - Author and Animal Communicator on deepening our connection with animals Ep. 289

I'm Awake! Now What? - April 21, 2024 12:57 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings
This Sunday, I sat down with best-selling Author and Animal Communicator Joan Ranquet. Joan's most recent book "Emotional Freedom Technique for Animals and their Humans, Creating a Harmonious Relationship through Tapping"  offers insights into the art of welcoming new pets into your home with co...

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Free Buddhist Audio - Is A Guru Necessary (Revisited)

Free Buddhist Audio - April 19, 2024 04:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 57 ratings
Ksantikara revisits Sangharakshita's classic 1970 lecture. In this energetic and playful talk Ksantikara adds his own reflections to Sangharakshita's original list of what a Guru is not (not the head of a religious group, not a teacher, not a father/mother substitute, not a problem solver) and...

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Is A Guru Necessary (Revisited)

Free Buddhist Audio - April 19, 2024 04:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 57 ratings
Ksantikara revisits Sangharakshita's classic 1970 lecture. In this energetic and playful talk Ksantikara adds his own reflections to Sangharakshita's original list of what a Guru is not (not the head of a religious group, not a teacher, not a father/mother substitute, not a problem solver) and...

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4 Elements in Nature | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Buddhism

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts - April 19, 2024 00:58 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages us to connect with nature, and to contemplate the 4 Great Elements externally as we experience them in the natural environment. Earth Element (Hardness, Rocks, Stones, Sand, Feeling the Ground while Walking or Sitting) Water Element (Wet soil or grass or sand or bea...

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Spiritual Reparenting: Loving Ourselves into Healing (from retreat)

Tara Brach - April 18, 2024 17:42 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 9.3K ratings
Mindfulness and compassion, when brought to our wounded heart, have the capacity to rewire our brain and free our spirit. This talk explores the ways we get trapped in the trance of feeling unworthy and unlovable, and how, with a wise attention, we can profoundly transform our relationship with ...

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A Context for Working on Oneself

Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio - April 18, 2024 04:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Mahamati  talks on actualizing the myth of the Order- symbolised in the 1000 armed Avalokiteshvara. Excerpted from the talk Actualizing the 1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara given on a Triratna Buddhist Order weekend at Padmaloka, 2010. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Po...

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Meditation: Inner Refuge of Calm

Tara Brach - April 18, 2024 00:13 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 9.3K ratings
In times of stress, it’s crucial that we have pathways to quiet our minds, relax our bodies and rest in a calm, steady presence. This meditation guides us in using the breath, body scan, and a home base of presence to find that inner refuge that can carry us through difficult times.

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The Importance of Self Compassion (talk and guided meditation)

Wild Heart Meditation Center - April 17, 2024 12:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
Rev. Mikey Noechel discusses the importance of self compassion and how caring for yourself is an offering to everyone in your life. The guided meditation begins at 30:48. Enjoy!   Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmedita...

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Does Modern-Day Spirituality Ignore Practices That Originated in Africa?

Third Eye Talks - April 17, 2024 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
What do you think of when someone mentions they practice Voodoo and Santeria? Nekhbet Nfr Nutra-t Ra of Soltree Health joins us to discuss the difficult road of going from the religion she grew up in, Baptist, to finding beauty in the spiritual practices of her African ancestors. She joins us f...

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Ep. 234 – Guided Meditation: Mindful Loving Awareness

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield - April 16, 2024 20:04 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
Inviting in calm, strength, and steadiness, Jack leads a guided meditation into the heart of mindful loving awareness. This guided meditation was originally recorded on 2/19/2024 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk and Meditation. Register to join Jack's next livestream at Ja...

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BHANTE JINARATANA | Contemplating 4 Elements in the Body | Dhamma Talk at Dhammagiri

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts - April 15, 2024 22:06 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Ven Jinaratana There offers guidance how we can experience and contemplate the four elements ('Cātu-mahā-bhūtikā') in in our own bodies. Paṭhavī-dhātu = Earth Element /Solidity Āpo-dhātu = Water Element / Liquidity Tejo-dhātu = Fire Element / Heat (or lack of heat, i.e. cold) Vāyo-dhātu = Wi...