Richard John: Power, Kindness, Truth – Podcast 134
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Our culture seems to reward aggression. What’s the alternative? Visiting teacher Acharya Richard John joins our Weekly Dharma Gathering for a wide ranging discussion about the Shambhala Buddhist view of power and love, and its implications for society.
Jane Stevens: Meditation – Podcast 133
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Let’s talk about Meditation. It’s what we do, right? Jane Stevens offers advice, while discussing the common features and challenges of meditation… and horses.
Ethan Nichtern & Miles Neale: Meditation, Activism, and Spiritual Bypassing – Podcast 132
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Meditation practice promises to increase resilience and deepen compassion in order to address challenges. But what prevents us from actualizing this potential? Is meditation really enough to change the world?
Ethan Nichtern: A Guided Meditation
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Shastri Ethan Nichtern offers a guided meditation for our personal, interpersonal, and societal practice.
Elizabeth Reid: Basic Goodness, Noun or Verb? – Podcast 131
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Many meditation teachers speak of “Basic Goodness”. But what is it, really? Shastri Elizabeth Reid discusses what it means to make a relationship with Basic Goodness.
David Perrin: Where the Wild Things Are – Podcast 130
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How do we deal with strong feelings on the meditation cushion? And in life? David Perrin discusses emotions as neurosis, and as wisdom. Is it possible to go where the wild things are?
How to do Mindfulness Meditation
“Mindfulness practice is simple and completely feasible, says Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. “Just by sitting and doing nothing, we are doing a tremendous amount.”
Natalie Baker: Fearlessness and Gentleness, The Warrior’s Weapons – Podcast 129
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We all experience fear. How does the gentleness cultivated in meditation practice help us work with this experience? Is true fearlessness possible?
Lodro Rinzler: Everything’s Messed Up; Everything’s OK – Podcast 128
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Everything’s messed up… Is everything OK? Lodro Rinzler discusses meditation as a way of developing trust and confidence in our innate goodness, which allows us to show up for others in a meaningful way.
Joseph Mauricio: Waking With Depression – Podcast 127
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Sometimes we get depressed. Heartbroken. How can meditation help us when we’re down? Is waking with depression possible?