Triple Gem of the North

How do I Mindfully Develop, View, and Maintain Self-Esteem?

July 13, 2024 02:58 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MB

We all struggle with self-esteem sometimes, but what is behind that need for self-validation? In this podcast, Bhante discusses the importance of self-esteem along with the roles interest and motivation play in building it.

How Do I Live in The Present Moment When Life Won’t Let Me

July 04, 2024 16:14 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MB

Staying mindful in a society riddled with stimuli and distractions often feels like an impractical task. With our lives as convoluted as they are, we are easily distracted by whatever situations and thoughts enter our minds, but how can we slow this process? How can we stay in the present moment when it feels like countless things are barging into our heads at once? In this podcast, Bhante Sathi breaks down the roles curiosity and assumptions play when you open your mind’s door. He also touch...

What Do I Do When I Feel Like a Failure?

June 26, 2024 22:27 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB

Though entirely dependent on perspective, all of us have failed at some point in our lives. In this podcast, Bhante Sathi discusses how you can overcome failure and, instead, embrace it as a valuable teacher. While difficult to apply at first, adopting this concept will enable you to embrace self-confidence and accumulate wisdom through mistakes.

Are Habits a Bad Thing and Do I Suffer Because of Them?

June 21, 2024 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.16 MB

Understanding the nature of habits can uncover a lot about us and why our efforts can develop into habits. Bhante Sathi discusses the relationship between habits and intention and its vital role in our daily satisfaction. He also talked about recognizing harmful habits and seeking help from them when needed along with learning how to replace these harmful habits with healthy, beneficial ones.

Why do I Depend on Attachments?

June 20, 2024 05:40 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB

Ever wonder how much you depend on your attachments in your day-to-day life? Bhante Sathi discusses the meaning and power of attachment as well as learning how to live happily with them. He also provides the mental tools necessary to allow those attachments to change and grow beside us.

When to Accept Conditions and Others for Who They Are (and When to Make a Change)

June 13, 2024 11:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MB

Accepting others for who they are is a fundamental lesson we learn as our relationships grow and change, but what do we do when the demands of acceptance become too heavy for us? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses how to recognize limitations, the balance of acceptance versus self-protection, and the spread of negative characteristics that follow unmindful acceptance. We may have to accept the conditions we cannot change, but we can certainly better the things we can.

Living With Remorse Through a Mindful Perspective

June 11, 2024 11:00 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

We have all said or done something we regret, but how do we live with that guilt? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the importance of gaining wisdom through remorse and taking responsibility for our mistakes while appreciating personal growth through them.

The Difference Between Being Compassionate and Being a Doormat

June 07, 2024 00:44 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

Ever feel like you're being treated like a doormat when you should be recognized for your compassion? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the difference between showing compassion and allowing people to take advantage of you. He also discusses the role of humbleness, the importance of combining wisdom with compassion, and the skillfulness needed to maintain compassion in stressful situations along with using wisdom to establish healthy boundaries in your relationships.

How Do I Develop Spiritual Maturity and What Can That Do for Me?

June 04, 2024 22:23 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

In this episode, Bhante Sathi lists and discusses the five qualities of spiritual development and maturity to help enhance your daily life.

How Do I Develop Spiritual Maturity and What Can It Do for Me?

June 04, 2024 22:23 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

In this episode, Bhante Sathi lists and discusses the five qualities of spiritual development and maturity to help enhance your daily life.

How to Maintain a Neutral Mind

May 31, 2024 21:52 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the practice of maintaining a neutral mind and the heavy impact of claiming ownership of our perceptions and emotions.

Why Does the Mind Want to Cling to Things

May 30, 2024 03:32 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

The mind has trained itself to cling to things we hold dear, providing us with many challenges of letting go to experience mental liberation. In this episode, Bhante Sathi explains the nature of the mind regarding clinging and the impact such attachments have on experiences and memories.

Using Mindfulness to Deal with Harmful Habits and Addictions

May 23, 2024 11:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

Ever struggled with bad habits or addiction? In this episode, Bhante Sathi lists the levels of mindfulness needed to recognize thoughts as “tasty mind food” and the steps to help overcome such thought patterns and addictions through awareness and determination.

What and Who Do We Trust if Everything is Impermanent?

May 21, 2024 11:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

If everything is impermanent, is anything worth trusting? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses navigating trust and uncertainty and embracing such uncertainty with mindfulness, trusting the process of change, learning from past experiences to build trust, and the pitfalls of judgment and suspicion of such experiences.

What is Craving, and is it Really a Bad Thing (From a Buddhist Perspective)?

May 18, 2024 06:01 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

Is craving a bad thing, or do we just associate the concept with negativity? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the nature of craving and its categories, understanding its neutrality, and analyzing the relationship between craving and our Karma.

The Importance of Maintaining Noble Friends as Opposed to Unnoble Friends (And How to Recognize Them)

May 16, 2024 00:41 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB

We all have friends, but have you ever wondered if that friendship is healthy for you? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the importance of Noble Friends and the differences between an unnoble friend, a “good” friend, and a Noble Friend. He also touches on how to become a Noble Friend to yourself, find and recognize Noble Friends around you, and how the journey of Noble Friendship can impact your life.

How to Use Mindfulness When Working or Living with Stressful People and Situations

May 10, 2024 02:27 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

In this podcast, Bhante Sathi discusses the limit of tolerance, the role of mindfulness in dealing with stressful people and situations while maintaining your mental health, how to change the environment around you using your reactions and behavior, and learning how to decide between your well-being versus emotional connections.

How to Look at Legal Justice (From a Buddhist Perspective)

May 07, 2024 22:21 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB

Ever wonder what the Buddha would say about our justice system? In this episode, Bhante Sathi addresses how to mindfully view any justice system worldwide along with Buddhist ideas of redemption and social justice.

Being an Observer (Not a Reactor) and How to Apply it to the “Real World”

May 03, 2024 12:14 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

Ever wonder how you can bring the ability to be an observer, not a reactor, into the real world? The ability to change and grow is closely related to mindfully addressing and controlling the emotions and thoughts we feel and observe daily. In this episode, Bhante Sathi addresses how we can change and evolve our mindfulness to bring that sense of calmness and charity we experience during meditation into our everyday lives.

"I'm Not Angry With Other Drivers, But They Do Annoy Me": Discussing The Relationship Between Annoyance and Anger

April 29, 2024 18:50 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

Ever wondered why you get angry so quickly? Perhaps you're looking for ways to have a healthier relationship between you and anger when it arises? While this reaction is an all too familiar feeling in each of us, it can harm us in a variety of different ways and severities. In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the importance of differentiating annoyance and anger along with overcoming the challenges they inflict. He also discusses how anger may feel unavoidable,even justified, but it is st...

What Kind of Meditation is Right for You? Understanding Vipassana Meditation versus Loving-Kindness Meditation

April 26, 2024 19:16 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between vipassana meditation and loving kindness meditation? In this episode, Bhante Sathi covers the benefits of each meditation along with their relationship with one another. We also discuss what to do when you feel as though your qualities strengthened by these types of meditation practrices are depleted or challanged.

Having Good Attachments

June 02, 2022 21:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB

Bhante Sathi talks about the idea of “attachment”— Attachments do not have an inherently bad nature. Misunderstanding attachments is what causes us pain. There is wisdom in approaching and understanding attachment within the concept of impermanence.

Harmonious Understanding

April 12, 2022 16:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

Episode recorded on June 18th, 2021 - Friday Night Online Teaching Session Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Using Humbleness & Happiness Mindfully

December 27, 2020 22:55 - 19 minutes - 10.7 MB

Episode recorded on September 28, 2020 - Monday Night Online Meditation Session Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Characteristics of the Mind

December 27, 2020 22:55 - 18 minutes - 10.4 MB

Recorded on April 7, 2020 Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

The Four Houses - How to Grow During the Pandemic

June 27, 2020 17:55 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

You can read more about Brahmavihara here. Recorded on March 23, 2020, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

How do we abuse our minds and bodies unmindfully?

June 13, 2020 15:57 - 10 minutes - 6.41 MB

Recorded on April 3, 2020 during a session on Zoom. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Understand the Nature of Our Minds

April 05, 2020 19:27 - 19 minutes - 12.6 MB

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The Power of Habits and Reliving the Past as a Movie

April 02, 2020 23:33 - 10 minutes - 5.77 MB

Recorded online on April 1, 2020. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Meditation Spaces - Physical and Mental

March 28, 2020 18:34 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB

Your donation for this class will help support the Center for this class and future sessions. Thank you. Recorded on March 14, 2020, from the online session. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Beginner's Mind - Appreciating the Quiet - Reshaping Yourself

March 19, 2020 20:04 - 4 minutes - 4.11 MB

Recorded on March 16, 2020 online. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Metta and Family Situations

March 13, 2020 22:31 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB

Recorded on March 8, 2020, at the Meditation Center in Chaska, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Finding Your Way - The Eightfold Path

March 08, 2020 18:45 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB

The Noble Eightfold Path Right understanding (Samma ditthi) Right thought (Samma sankappa) Right speech (Samma vaca) Right action (Samma kammanta) Right livelihood (Samma ajiva) Right effort (Samma vayama) Right mindfulness (Samma sati) Right concentration (Samma samadhi) These eight areas are not meant to be followed and practiced one after the other in the numerical order. Instead, use them together, as much as possible, based on who you are as a person and who you want ...

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