Wild Heart Meditation Center
340 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 181 ratingsWild Heart Meditation Center's podcast offers an assortment of talks given on topics as they relate to Buddhist practice. Wild Heart teachers Andrew Chapman & Rev. Mikey Noechel, along with other group facilitators share their experience with Buddhist practice, specifically offering practical teachings and instructions for our everyday, ordinary, lives.
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Peace Within The Wild Heart Retreat - Opening Up with Curiosity Talk & Instructions
November 03, 2022 21:29 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBOn the final full day of retreat, Andrew offers the afternoon instructions for the group to practice for the remainder of the day. He talks about dropping the concentration meditation practice and opening up to experience with curiosity. Enjoy!
Peace Within The Wild Heart Retreat - Mindfulness of The Mind
October 26, 2022 22:18 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBIn this episode Mikey Noechel offers a talk and guided meditation on the 3rd foundation of mindfulness: mindfulness of the mind. This talk was given at the Peace Within The Wild Heart Retreat in Bay St. Louis, MS on Sept. 1st-5th, 2022. Enjoy!
Peace Within The Wild Heart Retreat - You've Been Set Up!
October 20, 2022 17:34 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBOn the second evening of the five day Wild Heart Meditation Center residential retreat, Andrew talks about how we've been set up for survival rather than happiness. He talks about the Buddha's teaching on the second noble truth, how craving and clinging cause suffering, and how we often, unknowingly, exchange short term pleasure for long term unhappiness in our lives... and how we can break that cycle through mindfulness. enjoy!
Peace Within The Wild Heart Retreat - Compassion Overview & Instructions
October 12, 2022 14:43 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBIn this episode Mikey Noechel offers an overview and guided meditation on compassion as a way to meet all unpleasant feelings, whether they be physical, mental, or emotional. This talk was given at the Peace Within The Wild Heart Retreat in Bay St. Louis, MS on Sept. 1st-5th, 2022. The phrases Mikey offers are: "I feel you. I know you. I care about you." Enjoy!
Peace Within The Wild Heart Retreat - Feeling Tone Overview & Instructions
October 06, 2022 18:36 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBOn the second morning of the Peace Within the Wild Heart Retreat, Marika Maypop offers an overview and meditation instructions on the 2nd foundation of mindfulness, "Mindfulness of Feeling Tone". By exploring our relationship with the pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral feelings of each moment, we can see how the mind's reactivity builds up, causing clinging and aversion. The link between feeling tone and reactivity is where the Buddha instructs us to practice letting go, and experiencing the ...
Peace Within the Wild Heart Retreat - First Evening Dharma Talk - Showing Up For Peace
September 28, 2022 12:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBIn this episode Mikey Noechel offers a dharma talk titled, "Showing Up For Peace". Mikey explores aspects of his own personal story of finding peace within meditation and emphasizes the importance of simply showing up regardless of internal conditions. Mikey also honor's Dipa Ma on the anniversary of her death, using her story and teachings to motivate perseverance in spiritual practice. Enjoy!
Peace Within the Wild Heart Retreat - First Afternoon Instructions
September 21, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBIn this episode, Marika Maypop offers further instructions on developing "Mindfulness of Breathing". This is often the most foundational practice and is essential for developing tranquility which is a support for the liberating insight that comes through meditation. Enjoy!
Peace Within the Wild Heart Retreat - First Morning Instructions
September 14, 2022 14:41 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBOn the first morning of the most recent Wild Heart Retreat, Andrew offers a brief talk and meditation instructions on the first foundation of mindfulness- mindfulness of the breath and body. Enjoy!
The Eightfold Path - Wise Concentration
September 07, 2022 17:26 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBAndrew finishes a series on the core teachings of the Buddha, "The Four Noble Truths & The Eightfold Path", with a talk on "Wise Concentration". Cultivating Samadhi, or calmness & tranquility, is an essential characteristic of developing concentration in our meditation practice. A calm mind leads to a more equanimous awareness and a more refined observations of our experience, which leads to liberating insight.
The Eightfold Path - Wise Mindfulness
August 24, 2022 12:57 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBIn this episode, Andrew continues his series of talks on the Buddha's Eightfold Path, discussing the topic of "Wise Mindfulness". Mindfulness is such a popular focus of the Buddha's teaching, but what did he actually say about it 2600 years ago? We hope you enjoy!
Whatcha Mean Right View?
August 10, 2022 13:51 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBPeace Within The Wild Heart Sept. 1st-5th (Labor Day Weekend) with Andrew Chapman, Mikey Noechel, & Marika Maypop William J. Kelley Retreat Center Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi Presented by Flowering Lotus Meditation Learn more & sign up at: https://www.floweringlotusmeditation.org/peacewithinthewildheart
Questions from the Meditators with Mikey & Andrew
July 29, 2022 14:48 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBWild Heart has an upcoming Meditation Retreat in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi September 1st - 5th. Link here https://www.floweringlotusmeditation.org/peacewithinthewildheart Andrew & Mikey take questions from the audience on a Wednesday night Dharma & Discussion group. The questions range from topics about developing wisdom, transmuting anger into compassion, how to work with trauma & depression, and more. Enjoy!
The Eightfold Path - Wise Effort
July 20, 2022 05:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBAndrew continues his series of talks on the eightfold path with Wise Effort. He starts off by asking the questions: "why don't we do the things that we want to do?". What makes us stop doing, or never start doing, the things in live that we truly value or find happiness in? The Buddha offers as a reflection, the teachings on wise effort. Enjoy!
LovingKindness Retreat- Viewing The World Through Kind Eyes
July 13, 2022 14:44 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBThis talk was recorded at Wild Heart's Memorial Day Loving Kindness Retreat on May 27th-30th at Heartwood Refuge in Hendersonville, NC. Mikey Noechel offers a Dharma talk on developing a kind and compassionate view of the world through loving kindness (metta.)
LovingKindness Retreat - the Effort to Love Everything
July 08, 2022 17:54 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this short talk from the Memorial Day LovingKindness Retreat Andrew offers a reflection on the gentle effort that it takes to be with the present experience with an open heart. He also offers a short LovingKindness meditation at the end of the talk. Enjoy!
LovingKindness Retreat- Metta Towards All Experiences
June 29, 2022 16:12 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBThis talk was recorded at Wild Heart's Memorial Day Loving Kindness Retreat on May 27th-30th at Heartwood Refuge in Hendersonville, NC. Mikey Noechel offers a Dharma talk on loving kindness (metta) towards all experiences. The emphasis of the talk is to develop an indiscriminate friendly attitude towards all experiences whether they be pleasant or unpleasant. Peace & Love. Enjoy!
LovingKindness Retreat- Befriending Yourself
June 15, 2022 15:07 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBThis talk was recorded at Wild Heart's Memorial Day Loving Kindness Retreat May 27th-30th, 2022 at Heartwood Refuge in Hendersonville, NC. Mikey Noechel offers a Drama talk and meditation on loving kindness (metta) towards yourself. The emphasis of the talk and meditation are to concentrate the mind on loving kindness and relaxation.
LovingKindness Retreat - LovingKindness And The Five Hindrances
June 10, 2022 05:00 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBAndrew offers a Dharma talk on LovingKindness and the Five Hindrances on the first night of the Memorial Day Weekend Retreat at Heartwood Refuge. He talks about these visiting tendencies of the mind -- craving, aversion, restlessness, lethargy, and doubt -- and how they obstruct wisdom. Rather than attempting to get rid of these mind states, the Buddha offers something more radical, to meet them with kind awareness. Kind awareness naturally diffuses their grip on the mind and helps us move o...
LovingKindness Retreat - Metta for a Benefactor
June 08, 2022 16:32 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBAndrew offers the morning instructions on the first day of the WHMC Loving Kindness Memorial Day Retreat, Metta for a Benefactor. The cultivation of Metta, or lovingkindness, is said to be a sublime state that can be cultivated to alleviate suffering and view the world through kind eyes. In this talk, Andrew offers instructions for how to begin Metta practice, by developing this quality of kindness towards someone that is easy to evoke this attitude towards--a benefactor.
Papanca - The Mind Is Tripping!
June 01, 2022 15:45 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBPapanca is a Pali Sanskrit word that means "metal proliferation" or is literally translated as "spreading out". What does the Buddha say about what to do when the mind is tripping? And when we're caught in the grip of our thoughts, where does it usually go? Andrew and Mikey talk about the ins and outs of papanca and the ways that mindfulness helps us get out of the rabbit hole. Enjoy!
Mudita- Sharing Joy
May 11, 2022 13:50 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBIn this episode Mikey Noechel offers a talk and meditation on the third Brahma Vihara, sympathetic joy or mudita. Mudita is the ability to find joy in others' joy. The phrases Mikey uses for the meditation are: May your happiness grow May your happiness continue I am rooting for you
Gratitude
May 06, 2022 20:42 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBIn this episode, Andrew talks about one of the Brahmaviharas, appreciative joy and gratitude. Practicing gratitude can widen our perspective when going through a hard time and help us practice non-attachment during times of pleasure and joy. Enjoy!
Excavating The Heart
April 27, 2022 14:28 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBIn this episode Mikey Noechel offers a talk and meditation on compassion and the process of excavating the heart. Enjoy! Peace & Love.
Compassion & The Core Teachings Of The Buddha
April 13, 2022 14:29 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBIn this episode Mikey Noechel offers a talk and meditation which combines the two wings: wisdom and compassion. He covers the four noble truths and how compassion meditation can help us understand these truths directly.
The Eightfold Path - Wise Communication
April 06, 2022 19:38 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBHow do the words I speak effect the peace and happiness in my life? Communication is so much of what we do! Whether it's with others, or even just the voice in our head, the way we talk to ourselves and others can either be a source of peacefulness or great pain in our lives. The Buddha includes Wise Speech in 3 individual factors of the eightfold path (speech, action, and mindfulness) and he offers helpful guidelines to radically transform the ways we communicate in service of living in a ...
Inclining The Mind Towards Kindness
March 23, 2022 14:46 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBIn this episode Mikey Noechel offers a talk and meditation on metta (loving kindness). This talk is part of a series on the bhramaviharas or the heart practices. These heart practices are: metta (loving kindness), karuna (compassion), mudita (joy), upekkha (equanimity). Mikey offers a guided loving kindness meditation at the end of this talk. The phrases he uses are: May you be at ease May you be at peace May you be kind and gentle with yourself May you be filled with loving kindness
The Eightfold Path - Wise Intention
March 16, 2022 15:34 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBIn this episode Andrew talks about the second factor of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path: "Wise Intention". Andrew discusses the link between Wise View and Wise Intention (the first two "wisdom factors" of the eightfold path), the 3 ways that the Buddha taught about intention in the suttas, and then finally he discusses the 3 wise intentions: renunciation, goodwill, and harmlessness. Renunciation combats craving and greed, Goodwill combats aversion or illwill, and Harmlessness combats cruel...
Shame Wizards!
March 09, 2022 16:45 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this episode Mikey Noechel explores Buddhist practices for working with shame. Mikey specifically outlines the benefits of mindfulness, sympathetic joy, and community. Peace & Love!
The Eightfold Path - Wise View
March 02, 2022 22:18 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBAndrew speaks on the topic of Wise View. He talks about mindfulness being not just for the sole purpose of being present, but as a practice that radically changes the way that we see and relate to the world. In the Buddha's teachings, wisdom is cultivated by seeing our human experience through the lens of the 3 marks of existence: the impermanent, impersonal and imperfect nature of the world.
Impermanence - everything changes!
February 23, 2022 14:54 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBDon Givens speaks on the topic of Impermanence. This is the fundamental principle behind the Buddha's teachings: that everything changes. Our practice is aimed at embracing change as a way to reduce suffering in our lives. Enjoy!
Forgiveness (talk and meditation)
February 09, 2022 14:34 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBIn this episode, Mikey Noechel offers a talk and meditation on forgiveness. Mikey explores the two wings, wisdom and compassion, and how they both apply to the process of forgiveness.
The Fourth Noble Truth - The Eightfold Path
February 02, 2022 18:52 - 43 minutes - 40 MBIn this episode, Andrew discusses the Noble Eightfold Path. The Eightfold Path serves as a guiding structure that helps to bring forth our innate wisdom and compassion, rather than a set of rigid rules and requirements to follow heedlessly. Similar to how one might excavate an ancient ruin to get to the beauty underneath, the Eightfold Path are our tools for doing the deep digging required for peace and freedom. Andrew also provides a brief overview of the Eightfold Path factors. Enjoy!
Pursuing The Present Moment
January 19, 2022 14:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBIn the episode, WH facilitator Maddie Finn offers a talk on present moment awareness as a way to work with "future tripping".
Tea With Mara
January 05, 2022 21:57 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBIn this episode, Mikey Noechel offers a talk and meditation on the topic, "Tea With Mara".
Working With The Inner Critic
December 29, 2021 21:50 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this episode, guest facilitator Chris Benitez offers a talk on how to work with the inner critic.
The Third Noble Truth - Awakening!
December 23, 2021 15:39 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this episode, Andrew speaks on the topic of Awakening. Far from the ever-elusive state of bliss that we often think of when we hear the words awakening, enlightenment or nirvana, the Buddha was very clear that awakening is an on-going process of stepping out of reactivity through engaging with the eightfold path. Awakening isn't a special or privileged state that is only achieved by superior meditators, it is instead the cooling down of reactivity that is the natural result of cultivating...
Guest Teacher-Sister Clear Grace- Fear & Dread
December 15, 2021 15:47 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this episode, guest teacher Sister Clear Grace shares her personal experience of her path traveling in The Great Aspiration. The Great Aspiration is a van she calls her mobile monastery. In this talk she speaks on MN 4 Bhaya-bherava Sutta: Fear & Dread. About Sister Clear Grace: Venerable is a Buddhist Monk who received novice ordination in 2018 as Sister True Moon of Clear Grace in the Plum Village Vietnamese Zen tradition headed by the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh. In 2020, she received ...
The Three Refuges
December 08, 2021 18:42 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBIn this episode, WH Facilitator, Don Givens, talks about the Three Refuges. These are core principles that we turn to for stability and support as we navigate the instability of trudging through life on life's terms. In a path that teaches of impermanence and the inconstancy of life, where can we find a solid ground to stand? The Buddha: representing our greatest potential for a wise and compassionate heart, The Dharma: representing the principles and practices outlined in the Noble Eightfol...
Reframing Your Story
December 01, 2021 16:08 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode Mikey Noechel shares his personal story of how he found his path towards the Dharma. He discusses ways to find appreciation and motivation from the most terrible things that happen in our lives. No mud, no lotus.
The Second Noble Truth - Craving & Clinging
November 24, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBAndrew continues the series on the Buddha's core teachings, the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, speaking on the topic of the Second Noble Truth: Craving & Clinging. Although life is unpredictable and largely outside of the realm of our control, we can learn to meet these ups and downs with less reactivity, with less craving and clinging. When we become reactive, we make life harder than it has to be. Mindfulness helps us to step back and observe when reactivity arises, without taki...
Don't Miss The Magic: Setting Aside Desire & Discontent
November 17, 2021 15:49 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode Mikey Noechel discusses the refrain from the Satipatthana Sutta, "contemplating with a mind free from desire and discontent in regard to the world". Mikey further expands on this topic by introducing the five hindrances. The five hindrances are: greed, hatred, sloth, restlessness, and doubt.
The First Noble Truth - Dukkha!
November 10, 2021 14:30 - 44 minutes - 41 MBAndrew kicks off a series of talks on the 4 noble truths and the eightfold path, speaking on the first noble truth: dukkha! The first truth has often been misinterpreted as the Buddha making a claim that "life is suffering", but rather than a claim to be believed, the Buddha is offering a task to be put into practice centered around embracing the difficulty and vulnerability of our lives rather than running from it. His teaching captures the essence of the reality that when we resist pain, ...
Four Noble Truths
November 04, 2021 14:15 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBIn this episode Don Givens offers an overview of The Buddha's foundational teaching on the four noble truths.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Mindfulness of Dhammas
October 27, 2021 21:02 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode, Andrew finishes off a series of talks on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, speaking on the Fourth Foundation: Mindfulness of Dhammas. He highlights the aspect of this teaching called the "Seven Awakening Factors". What do we need to cultivate in our search for more freedom in our lives? The Buddha says these seven qualities are key: mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, tranquility, and concentration.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness- Mindfulness of Mind
October 20, 2021 14:43 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBAndrew continues a series of talks on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. This is a 2600 year old teaching from the Satipatthana Sutta, which includes a comprehensive set of instructions on how to establish mindfulness in order to cultivate the liberating insights set out in the Buddha's teachings. This episode covers Mindfulness of the Mind, which look particularly at the three poisons of greed, hatred and delusion.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness- Mindfulness of Feeling Tone
October 13, 2021 13:43 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBThe second talk in a series on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. In this episode, Andrew discusses the Second Foundation of Mindfulness - Mindfulness of Feeling Tone. The Buddha instructs us to notice the reactivity that often arises around pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral feelings as a method of unhooking from the impulses of reactivity that often lead to suffering.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Mindfulness of Body
September 30, 2021 15:36 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBAndrew kicks off a series of talks given on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, beginning with mindfulness of body. Establishing mindfulness of the body serves as the foundation for stilling the mind and assisting in the development of mental clarity that brings about transformative insight into the three characteristics: the impersonal, impermanent, and unreliable nature of our human experience.
The Courage Of Self Compassion
September 22, 2021 15:04 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBIn this episode, Mikey Noechel offers a talk on self compassion and the power of saying "yes!" to the less desirable parts of our experience. Mikey also offers a guided RAIN meditation. RAIN stands for: Recognize Allow Investigate Nurture
The Paramis - Equanimity
September 15, 2021 16:59 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBAndrew concludes a series of talks on the 10 Paramis (only 5 are listed on the podcast), which are the spiritual principles that serve as the foundation for the Buddha's teaching. In this talk, Andrew speaks on the topic of "equanimity", which means even-mindedness, balance, and non-reactivity. Equanimity is all about finding peace amidst the worldly winds of life's 10,000 joys and sorrows.
The Dharma of Depression
September 08, 2021 15:01 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode Mikey Noechel explores Buddhist practices for working with depression.