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Six String Buddha

8 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings

The Six String Buddha podcast was created with the intent to share the wisdom of Buddhism and Eastern thought, from the viewpoint of a musician and music lover, for anyone curious to better understand the meaning behind the Dharma. The concepts are interpreted and presented using examples from music, art and personal experiences.

Delivered through dialogue, interviews and discussions on the parallels between buddhist principles and lyrics of well known songs, Six String Buddha offers a unique and fresh perspective on a subject that’s often misunderstood, and explains it in simple terms, to leave the listener with a sense of how to use the concepts in their own life and live more mindfully.

The Six String Buddha podcast is hosted by Joseph Carletta. Musician, Buddhist, Father and ordinary human being…

“My mission is to share the powerful and transformative wisdom of Buddhism, through the sincerity of open dialogue, personal experience and the art of music. By doing so, I hope to inspire others to seek their own path toward self-awareness, compassion and gratitude. When more people awaken to the truth that all human life has value and purpose, I believe we can build bridges, rather than walls and usher in the next era of humanity. A peaceful future isn’t inconceivable, but it lies in our ability and commitment to finally put aside our differences and instead, embrace our similarities…”

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Episodes

Meditation - Relax and Float Downstream

June 25, 2023 05:43 - 95.2 MB

It’s not a stretch to say The Beatles were pioneers on many levels, from music to pop culture and their experiences with meditation and eastern wisdom undoubtedly influenced several of their songs. Of all of them, the song that planted a spiritual seed in me was “Tomorrow Never Knows” as the lyrics were inspired by John Lennon’s own fascination with universal consciousness. Although you may be familiar with what meditation is, without first hand experience, it’s difficult to grasp the prof...

Learning to Shred Like a Buddha - The What, Why & How of Buddhist Practice

March 01, 2023 20:40 - 86.1 MB

By definition, practicing means doing something repeatedly, to develop skill, proficiency, or competence, in order to become “better” at it. It involves spending time, implicitly focused on a particular area of interest, to rise above the surface level and master something; then perhaps eventually using your knowledge, talent or skill to help or inspire others to strive for excellence and develop themselves in that area as well. As a young kid, my aspiration to be a great guitar player tau...

The Eight Winds - Using Resistance to Navigate Through Adversity

November 05, 2022 08:30 - 77.4 MB

Whether you’re a Buddhist, a Christian, Jewish, or Jedi, or even if you don’t identify with any preconceived ideology, if you’re human, there’s one thing we all have in common, without exception. That is, none of us are able to go through life without eventually encountering obstacles and adversity. No matter how rich or poor, or how well-educated you may be, there’s no such thing as a perfect life, devoid of mishaps. Even Luke Skywalker had issues… Regardless of how much we plan, or how ha...

Enlightenment: What It Is and What It's Not

May 04, 2022 20:28 - 80.5 MB

Of all the terms most commonly associated with buddhism and eastern philosophy, the word “enlightenment” is likely the first one you think of, any time buddhism or meditation is the topic of conversation. It’s also the one that’s often misunderstood, misinterpreted, or thought of as some superhuman state that requires years of deep meditation and drastic lifestyle changes to attain. It couldn’t possibly be something the average person could experience, with a 9 to 5 job, family, kids, school...

Compassion - “Driven to Tears” - What the World Needs Now.

February 12, 2022 21:36 - 97.5 MB

Looking at the world through the myriad of media sources we have at our disposal, it seems as though there’s no shortage of suffering and indifference. Between the pandemic affecting all of us, to the racial injustices, political discord, threat of war and the surmounting environmental issues, it seems logical that we’d distract ourselves from all of it, with our devices and the never ending streams of mindless entertainment we’ve all become addicted to. With all these distractions, it see...

Mentor and Disciple: “The Death of Superman” - A Tribute to EVH

December 01, 2021 21:28 - 43 minutes - 98.5 MB

Through the years, there have been many different schools of buddhist thought, but they’ve all built upon the original teachings of Shakyamuni and passed down what they’d learned to the next generation. They did this by following in the footsteps of their mentor and honored them by living the teachings with integrity, setting an example and then passing the torch to the next disciples, keeping the flame of the dharma burning brightly. Essentially, this is how all humans have learned things, ...

Karma and the “Natural Science” of Cause & Effect

October 15, 2021 07:11 - 54 minutes - 124 MB

Karma affects every one of us and our collective karma affects the entire planet as a whole. Cause & effect is the law that determines the nature of the karma we create. The lyrics to Rush’s epic song “Natural Science” from their album “Permanent Waves” provide a perfect blueprint to explain these two concepts. It’s no stretch to say that Rush’s drummer, the late Neil Peart, was certainly a modern day Aristotle, when it came to expressing deep, philosophical lessons, within the context of ...

Interconnectedness: “Are You Experienced” with Universal Consciousness?

September 30, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 83.6 MB

Apart from being an amazing song, with enough guitar wizardry to shift the axis of the planet, the title track from Jimi Hendrix’s debut album is like a psychedelic spaceship, designed to take the listener’s mind on a journey… but not to “outer” space. Listening to “Are You Experienced?” with the ears of a Buddha, it becomes clearer that perhaps the destination is closer than we think, but more challenging to get to… inner space. Not only was Jimi Hendrix a guitar god, he was a visionary ...