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Interview with Flowering Lotus Meditation

Wild Heart Meditation Center - June 14, 2023 15:40 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
Flowering Lotus Meditation will be hosting our Interdependence Day Compassion Meditation Retreat on July 6-9, 2023 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. In this episode, Beth Herzig from Flowering Lotus Meditation speaks with Rev. Mikey Noechel and Andrew Chapman about the upcoming retreat. Listen to ...

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Mindfulness of The Mind

Wild Heart Meditation Center - May 24, 2023 13:32 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
In this episode Rev. Mikey Noechel offers a talk and meditation on the 3rd foundation of mindfulness: mindfulness of the mind. This talk is a part of a series on the Satipatthana Sutta which is the discourse of the four foundations of mindfulness. The four foundations are: 1st Foundation: Mindf...

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The Three Marks - Dukkha & Craving (Part 1)

Wild Heart Meditation Center - May 17, 2023 13:03 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
In this episode, Andrew continues a series of talks on "The Three Marks of Existence". This is his second talk on "Dukkha", where we dive into the topic of craving and clinging. Enjoy!

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The 3 Marks - Dukkha & The Wisdom of Dissatisfaction

Wild Heart Meditation Center - May 03, 2023 13:49 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
Andrew continues a series of talks on "The 3 Marks of Existence" speaking on the topic of Dukkha. Perhaps the first teaching that the Buddha offered was on the nature of our unhappiness and dissatisfaction in life, and his radical and somewhat paradoxical teaching of how embracing this aspect of...

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Engaged Buddhism in Difficult Times

Wild Heart Meditation Center - April 26, 2023 13:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
In this episode Kit Canlas offers a talk on engaged Buddhism in response to the Nashville school shooting and the political violence which followed. Kit offers reflections on clear seeing, non-violence, compassion, spiritual urgency, and right action as a way to apply Buddhist principles in diff...

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Dave & Stephen Batchelor: Discussion

Dave Smith Dharma - April 24, 2023 07:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
This is a discussion between Dave and Stephen Batchelor. The content revolves around a program developed by Stephen called Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL). Dave and Stephen will be teaching an 8-month program starting January 2024. To find out more details, you can join my email list her...

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Mindfulness and Metta Vipassana: talk

Dave Smith Dharma - April 24, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
These talks are spliced together from a recent event for Sangha Live. History of Mindfulness and a few words on metta vipassana. 

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Faith- talk

Dave Smith Dharma - April 20, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
This short talk was given via zoom for Dharma Live/Online. You can join the practice community here: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/live-groups/

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Faith - talk 2

Dave Smith Dharma - April 20, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
Full talk on faith from recent multi day retreat. 

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Mindfulness of Breathing- Satipatthana Sutta Series

Wild Heart Meditation Center - April 19, 2023 15:59 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
In this episode Rev. Mikey Noechel offers instructions on mindfulness of breathing as it appears in the Satipatthana Sutta:  "Herein, monks, a monk, having gone to the forest, to the foot of a tree or to an empty place, sits down with his legs crossed, keeps his body erect and his mindfulness a...

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The 3 Marks - Impermanence of Self

Wild Heart Meditation Center - April 05, 2023 13:52 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
Andrew continues a series of talks on the Buddha's teachings of the 3 Marks of Existence. How often do we suffer over the story the mind tells about ourselves? The endless comparisons, expectations, and negative self-talk. What if the Buddha told you that all of those stories are simply just tho...

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The 3 Marks - Impermanence is King!

Wild Heart Meditation Center - March 30, 2023 13:48 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
This is a continuation of a series of talks on the topic of "The 3 Marks of Existence". These are the essence of the Buddha's teachings: impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and not-self. Andrew kicks it off by talking about how we can notice impermanence on every scale of our lives: macro (birth, ...

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The Three Marks of Existence Series!

Wild Heart Meditation Center - March 22, 2023 12:53 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
Andrew Chapman begins a series of talks on the 3 marks of existence, which are the 3 core insights realized through the Buddha's teachings and the practice of vipassana (insight meditation). The 3 marks are: Anicca, Dukkha, and Anatta, which roughly translate to mean: impermanent, imperfect, and...

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Satipatthana Sutta- Introduction & Overview

Wild Heart Meditation Center - March 15, 2023 14:12 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
In this episode Rev. Mikey Noechel and Callan Dwan offer an introduction and overview of the Satipatthana Sutta. This discourse outlines the four foundations of mindfulness which are: 1st Foundation- Mindfulness of Breath & Body 2nd Foundation- Mindfulness of Feeling Tone 3rd Foundation- Mind...

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The Second Arrow

Wild Heart Meditation Center - March 08, 2023 20:29 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
In this episode, WHMC facilitator Maddie Finn offers a talk on "The Second Arrow". A teaching that brings clarity to the ways we can cause extra suffering and pain for ourselves. She touches on not only the basics of this profound teaching, but also how to implement it into practice both on and ...

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mindfulness and the 4 noble truths(tasks): talk

Dave Smith Dharma - March 01, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
This talk was given on zoom for the bozeman dharma center. I also have a free online course on the 4 truths. I am offering it to anyone who is interested, free of charge. https://courses.seculardharmafoundation.com/courses/80/about

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the four bases of creativity (desire & effort): talk

Dave Smith Dharma - March 01, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
Talk on the four bases of accomplishment. This talk was given at the weekly group for the mentoring program. There are two talks edited together. One is the overview and the other are reflections on desire and effort.

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The Five Spiritual Faculties

Wild Heart Meditation Center - February 22, 2023 14:16 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
In this episode Rev. Mikey Noe and Callan Dawn offer a talk on the Five Spiritual Faculties which are: faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom. Enjoy! 

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Viparinama Dukkha - When Things Fall Apart

Wild Heart Meditation Center - February 15, 2023 14:35 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
In this episode WHMC facilitator Roy Wyman takes a deep dive into Viparinama Dukkha. He discusses how practicing with the understanding that all pleasant things are subject to change, can be a powerful vehicle for insight. Can we be willing to acknowledge that clinging to pleasant experiences an...

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Sublime States - Equanimity Part II

Wild Heart Meditation Center - February 08, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
In this episode, guest facilitator, Jennifer Wang, and Andrew Chapman tag team a talk on equanimity. Jennifer starts off by talking about how equanimity fits into the larger scheme of the Heart Practices, as a balancing factor. Then, Andrew talks about the experience of equanimity as spaciousnes...

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Sublime States - Equanimity

Wild Heart Meditation Center - January 31, 2023 20:27 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 181 ratings
in this talk, WHMC Facilitator Maddie Finn talk about equanimity. how do the Buddha's teachings and the meditation path that we're on help us develop more evenmindedness and balance with life's inevitable joys and sorrows? how do we find peace, even when life itself is not feeling very peaceful?...

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Mind: guided practice

Dave Smith Dharma - January 26, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
This practice accompanies the talk "MIND".

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Mind: talk

Dave Smith Dharma - January 26, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
What is the mind? How does it work? What are its universal factors and functions?  To find out more and get down to it, consider joining our practice community - Dharma/Live Online https://courses.seculardharmafoundation.com/courses/61/about To find out more about Dave Smith Dharma programs and...

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training attention: cultivation 101

Dave Smith Dharma - January 22, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
the training of attention: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/

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Sex

Dave Smith Dharma - January 22, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
Reflections on sex. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/

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sati and mindfulness

Dave Smith Dharma - January 22, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
sati is the OG term for mindfulness. Here are some thoughts on the matter:https://www.davesmithdharma.com/

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The 3rd Great Effort

Dave Smith Dharma - January 22, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
the 3rd great effort. To develop construction/wholesome mental states: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/

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Citta and mind

Dave Smith Dharma - January 22, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
Yes, one more time. https://www.davesmithdharma.com/

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intro to mindfulness (satipatthana)

Dave Smith Dharma - January 15, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
Intro to the teachings of mindfulness as found within the satipatthana sutta.

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Process vs. Content

Dave Smith Dharma - January 15, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
From the vaults. A talk given a few years back on the difference and the relationship between the mind as process, and the mind as it relates to its "content"

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