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- Noah Rasheta
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- Religion & Spirituality,
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Don't use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist. Use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are.
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A podcast for secular-minded people interested in learning about Buddhist philosophy and teachings.
- People |
- Country Of Origin |
- Mexico
- Produced In |
- Quintana Roo
- Premiere Date |
- 2015-12-31
- Frequency |
- Monthly
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Mar 28, 2023
179 - Notice Your Thoughts
"All experience is preceded by mind"; that is to say, our mind determines whether or not we suffer. Knowing that we can't escape the consequences of our actions and that actions originate with thoughts, this episode will explore how and why we should practice noticing our thoughts.
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Jan 30, 2023
178 - The Four Investigations
This is episode #178. The topic I have in mind for today is the teaching of "The Four Investigations." This is a teaching that comes from the Yogachara school of Buddhism. According to Yogachara teachings, the key to understanding reality is to understand the mind. There are four investigations we can explore that are intended to help us to have a correct view or understanding of reality.
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Jan 24, 2023
177 - 10,000 Heroes Podcast Interview
In this episode, I'll share the audio from an interview I did on the 10,000 heroes podcast. You can find the episode here: https://pod.link/1565667158/episode/f438b75d2dfc86e40c526270a4cd4975
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Jan 04, 2023
176 - Working with our Propensities
In this first episode of 2023, I will talk about propensities and our relationship to our propensities.
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Nov 02, 2022
175 - The Two Truths
What are the two truths?
There is the Truth of how things really are, and the truth of how things seem to be. These are sometimes referred to as Absolute truth and Relative truth. Relative truths are always dependent on HOW we perceive them.
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Oct 28, 2022
174 - Be Whatever You Already Are
A deep sense of unsatisfactoriness arises anytime we want to be other than how we are. It takes skillful effort to BE WHATEVER WE ALREADY ARE. In this episode, I will share my thoughts on the process of befriending our thoughts, emotions, feelings, and ultimately ourselves.
"No one to be"
"Nothing to do"
"Nowhere to go"
Some of the Buddhist concepts/topics shared in this episode:
- Emptiness
- Signlessness
- Formlessness
- Suffering/Unsatisfactoriness
- Interdependent co-arising
- Impermanence
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Oct 02, 2022
173 - The Causes Of Unsatisfactoriness
Unsatisfactoriness exists and it has a cause. What is the cause of unsatisfactoriness? In this episode, I will talk about craving and the role it plays in how we feel about life.
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Sep 25, 2022
172 - Practicing Acceptance
Psychological acceptance is "the active embracing of subjective experience, particularly distressing experiences." In this episode, I will discuss practicing acceptance and using the OODA loop as decision-making tools to help us act more skillfully during difficult or stressful times.
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Aug 28, 2022
171 - How To Feel Whole And Complete
Something whole is comprised of ALL its undiminished parts or elements. We are a combination of our body and mind (hardware and software). The key to feeling whole is to understand and embrace all of the parts that make us who we are.
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Jun 28, 2022
170 - The Five Remembrances
The 5 remembrances are wake-up calls that help us to see more clearly, the nature of reality. They are wake-up calls that help us to live more intentionally and skillfully.
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May 22, 2022
169 - 84000 Gates
In this episode, I will share my thoughts about the 84,000 gates and the notion of Emptiness. In the last 2 episodes, I shared my thoughts around Signlessness and Aimlessness and now I will share my thoughts around Emptiness.
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Apr 26, 2022
168 - Signlessness
The three doors of liberation refer to Formlessless, Signlessness, and Aimlessness. In this episode, I will talk about signlessness and what this teaching means to me and how we can practice signlessness in our day-to-day lives.
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Apr 12, 2022
167 - Aimlessness
The three doors of liberation refer to Formlessless, Signlessness, and Aimlessness. In this episode, I will talk about Aimlessness and what this teaching means to me.
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Mar 06, 2022
166 - Welcoming The Unwanted
Craving for and attachment to feelings is what leads to suffering; on the flip side of that, awareness and understanding of our feelings can lead to Enlightenment. In this episode, I will share my thoughts around the Buddhist concept of feelings tones / Vedana.
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Feb 20, 2022
165 - Unlearning
"A student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something every day." What does it mean to "unlearn"? In this episode, I will share my thoughts around the notion of learning and unlearning in the context of practicing Buddhism.
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Feb 07, 2022
164 - Thrown Out Of The Nest
One of the final teachings the Buddha gave, had to do with becoming an island unto yourself. In a way, he was telling his followers that it was time to leave the nest and to take refuge in themselves. In this episode, I will share my thoughts on this teaching.
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Jan 16, 2022
163 - Sticks And Stones
In this episode, I will talk about the story of Sundari, an ascetic who was killed in an attempt to frame Sidhartha and bring dishonor to him and his followers. How the Buddha handled this ordeal sheds light on the Buddhist approach to words and accusations.
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Jan 02, 2022
162 - The Games We Play
The games we play...some thoughts about Right View. Thich Nhat Hanh says: "Our happiness and the happiness of those around us depend on our degree of Right View. Touching reality deeply -- knowing what is going on inside and outside of ourselves -- is the way to liberate ourselves from the suffering that is caused by wrong perceptions. Right View is not an ideology, a system, or even a path. It is the insight we have into the reality of life, a living insight that fills us with understanding, peace, and love."
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Dec 14, 2021
161 - The Backwards Law
The backwards law proposes that the more we chase after something, the more difficult it becomes to catch it and the more disappointed we feel. In other words, the harder we try, the less likely we are to succeed.
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Nov 28, 2021
160 - Gratitude And Patience
In a culture that tends to feel gratitude for only the pleasant things in our life, the Buddhist approach is to feel gratitude for all things, even the unpleasant ones. Gratitude develops patience and patience is an antidote to the poison of greed.
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Nov 21, 2021
159 - When Things Fall Apart
The nature of reality is that things come together and things fall apart and then things come together and things fall apart and that cycle goes on and on. Instead of running from the difficulties and the pain, the Buddhist approach is to move toward the painful situations and become intimate with them.
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Oct 31, 2021
158 - I See You Mara
Mara is "the personification of the forces antagonistic to enlightenment." Mara wants to be feared. We tend to run from the things that we fear, but what happens when we stop running and we look at Mara and say "I see you, Mara!"In this episode, I will share my thoughts about the interaction between the Buddha and Mara.
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Oct 25, 2021
157 - This Is Because That Is
Dependent Origination is a Buddhist notion that is common among all schools of Buddhism. It's the doctrine that states that all phenomena arise in dependence upon other phenomena. In other words, "this is because that is and this is not because that is not". In this episode, I will share my thoughts about how this concept can be beneficial in our day-to-day lives.
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Oct 11, 2021
156 - Circle Of Skills
Within any given discipline, we all have a circle of skills. In order to grow the circle of skills, we need to do things that are just outside the circle and once we master a new skill, that circle grows. The key to safely growing the circle is to go slowly and not attempt skills that are too far outside the current circle we have. I believe this is also the case with how we can approach Mindfulness practice.
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Sep 22, 2021
155 - The First Meditation
In this episode, I will talk about "The First Meditation" a story about an experience that Siddhartha (the Buddha) had when he was 9 years old. I believe this experience shaped his understanding of the importance of experiential vs intellectual understanding and I believe there are some good lessons to be learned by us as we hear this story.
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Aug 23, 2021
154 - Taking The Long View
It can be easy to get caught up "in the thick of thin things" when our perspective is too narrow or zoomed in. When we take the long view, we learn to zoom out and see things from a different perspective. In this podcast episode, I will talk about taking the long view and also discuss the parable of the lute and the analogy of tuning the strings of an instrument.
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Aug 06, 2021
153 - The Beauty Of Not Knowing
Zen Master Seung Sahn said "I do not teach Buddhism. I only teach don't know." The beauty of not knowing arises when we understand that reality is unknowable as a complete picture. First, because it's always changing, and second, we are limited in our perspective in terms of space and time.
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Jul 07, 2021
152 - A Liberated State Of Mind
Liberation is not a destination we strive to reach, it's a state of mind that is available to us right here and right now. When we fully understand the reality of emptiness, signlessness, and aimlessness, we become liberated from the type of thinking that has us trapped in the prison of our own mind.
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May 22, 2021
151 - Observation and Action
Observation in Buddhist practice is an active thing, it's not passive and it's not a form of resignation. The skilled observer, observes precisely in order to be able to act more skillfully.
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Apr 21, 2021
150 - Buddha Nature
In this podcast episode, I share my thoughts about "Buddha nature" and what it means to me. I also share the story of the little rock in my backyard that had a Buddha painted on the rock. When the paint started to fade, I was able to see the buddha nature of that rock.
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Mar 31, 2021
149 - Firsts And Lasts
Every moment that arises is simultaneously the first time and last time that moment exists. I used to value moments based on their pleasantness or unpleasantness but now I see the beauty of the uniqueness of each moment. In this episode, I will be vulnerable and share my thoughts as I process the recent loss of a loved one.
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Mar 04, 2021
148 - The Dance Of Life
I love thinking about life as a great song, with high notes and low notes and quiet pauses in between each note. I like to think of my relationship to this song as the dance of life. In this episode, I will share my thoughts about going through life as if it were a dance instead of a fight.
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Feb 18, 2021
147 - Dharma Cat
Life has a funny way of teaching us lessons even amidst circumstances or events that we don't particularly find to be pleasant. In this episode, I will share the story of how we ended up with a 3-legged cat as a pet.
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Feb 03, 2021
146 - The Freedom To Be You
In this episode, I will talk about the idea of "branding". The story we have about ourselves is our personal brand and we do a lot to influence the way others perceive us. Practicing non-attachment to our brand may allow us to experience greater freedom to be ourselves.
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Dec 22, 2020
145 - The Quest For Answers
In our search for answers to life's big questions, what if the question is actually more important than the answer? In this episode, I will talk about the quest for answers and how it may be more beneficial to focus on the quest for understanding the question.
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Nov 23, 2020
144 - The Game Of Emotions
In this podcast episode, I will share some thoughts around the idea that we can change our relationship to our emotions by pretending that we're playing a game where the goal is to experience the full range of possible emotions.
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Oct 21, 2020
143 - Eye Of The Beholder
In this episode, I will talk about perception and the role it plays in how we experience our reality. Reality is in the eye of the beholder. “Dependent on the eye and forms, eye-consciousness arises...The meeting of the three is contact.”With contact as a requisite condition, there is feeling. What one feels, one perceives. What one perceives, one thinks about.
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Oct 13, 2020
142 - Wisdom and Fear
"Some see something to fear where there is nothing to fear, and some see nothing to fear where there is something to fear." In this episode, I will talk about fear from a Buddhist perspective. Fear is universal but there are perhaps some fears that are skillful and others that are unskilful.
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Sep 30, 2020
141 - Smarter Not Harder
I'm sure you've heard the expression "work smarter, not harder". In this episode, I will share my throughs regarding Skillful Effort of the Eightfold Path and how it pertains to not only mindfulness practice but to everything we do in life.
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Sep 15, 2020
140 - Mindfulness For Everyday Life
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Sep 01, 2020
139 - Mindfulness Interview With Dr Sarah Shaw
I recently had the opportunity of interviewing Dr Sarah Shaw about her new book "Mindfulness: Where it comes from and what it means". I hope you enjoy the conversation. To learn more about her book, visit: mindfulness.html">https://www.shambhala.com/buddhist-mindfulness.html
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Aug 19, 2020
138 - Sticky Hair Monster
In this podcast episode, I will talk about the Buddhist story of Sticky Hair Monster and the prince who tried to battle him. This story points to the battle that often takes place in our minds against our own thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
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Jul 30, 2020
137 - The Beauty Of Nothing
Is nothing something? What happens when we do nothing? In this podcast episode, I will share my thoughts on the concept of nothingness and the beauty of nothing. I will also discuss the koan "every day is a good day".
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Jul 16, 2020
136 - Mountains And Rivers
In this podcast episode, I will share some of my thoughts regarding the Mountains and Rivers Sutra by Zen master Dogen. This teaching reminds me of the simple yet complex nature of reality.
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Jun 29, 2020
135 - Weathering The Storm
One of my favorite Pema quotes is the one where she says, "You are the sky, everything else is the weather". In this podcast episode, I will discuss the concept of mental weather patterns and the way I correlate weather forecasting with understanding my own mental patterns and tendencies.
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Jun 16, 2020
134 - Emotional Enlightenment
In this podcast episode, I will discuss the idea of Emotional Enlightenment and what that means for me. We often find ourselves seeking certain emotions and avoiding other emotions. I've found that by giving all my emotions a sense of equanimity, I've found a tremendous sense of peace.
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May 31, 2020
133 - Five Daily Life Guidelines
In this podcast episode, I will share five daily life guidelines that have been beneficial for me in my personal practice. They are: consume mindfully, practice loving kindness, practice gratitude, discover wisdom, and accept constant change.
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May 19, 2020
132 - Nowhere To Hide Nothing To Hold
In this podcast episode, I will discuss the koan about the great meaning of the Buddha's teaching. I will also discuss some thoughts about the Buddhist approach of theism vs non-theism and how leaves us with nowhere to hide and nothing to hold.
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May 04, 2020
131 - The Truth Of Unsatisfactoriness
The nature of reality is that difficulties will arise, and we’ll experience suffering. We can begin to embrace that fact by recognizing that suffering, in general, is not personal. It’s simply part of the experience of existence. And we will experience suffering, no matter how hard we try to avoid it. In this episode, I will discuss the pervasive suffering that sometimes affects how we see our relationships, jobs, and parenting.Koan Discussed: What is the Sound of One Hand Clapping?
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Apr 20, 2020
130 - Three Approaches for Doubt and Mistrust
In Buddhism, doubt is beneficial because it is the first step in weakening our wrong views. The wonderful thing about doubt is that it can propel us in the direction of more skillful views. There is a strong emphasis in Buddhism to avoid “believing in” Buddhist teachings, instead, we are encouraged to evaluate them and to understand them and ultimately, to test them against our own experience.Koan Discussed: One day Chao-chou fell down in the snow, and called out, “Help me up! Help me up!” A monk came and lay down beside him. Chao-chou got up and went away.Koan Shared: What is the sound of one hand clapping?Book Mentioned: “Mind in Tibetan Buddhism” by Lati Rinbochay. Available at: https://amzn.to/3ezRfZa
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Apr 14, 2020
129 - The HALT Method
In this podcast episode, I will discuss the HALT Method and share my thoughts on the koan shared in the last episode: "What is your original face before you were born?". I will also leave you with this new koan to explore: "One day Chao-chou fell down in the snow, and called out, “Help me up! Help me up!” A monk came and lay down beside him. Chao-chou got up and went away."
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Apr 05, 2020
128 - No Going Back
A key Buddhist principle is a recognition that things are always changing. Life is transient. When we have the feeling of wanting things to return back to normal, we need to remember that normal was always relative, there is no going back.
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Mar 29, 2020
127 - Becoming Nobody
"Good concepts are like a gold chain, bad concepts are like an iron chain, they all equally bind you in the end." The concept we have about who we are is binding. What if instead of trying to become somebody, we practiced becoming nobody. In this podcast episode, I will discuss the idea of becoming nobody.
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Mar 21, 2020
126 - Finding Peace Amidst Chaos
How do we experience more peace in the midst of chaos? In this podcast episode, I will discuss the koan of the waiving mind and also discuss the idea of expanding our perspective to experience more peace amidst the chaos.
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Mar 15, 2020
125 - Keep Calm And Carry On Skillfully
In light of the ongoing spread of COVID-19, I wanted to share some thoughts about skillful action. In this episode, I will also share my thoughts about the koan "There is Nothing I Dislike".
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Mar 08, 2020
124 - Dealing With People You Dislike
We all deal with people or situations we dislike from time to time. In this podcast episode, I will talk about dealing with people we dislike. For me, the recognition of disliking someone is always an invitation to look inward and to learn something about myself.
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Feb 23, 2020
123 - The Art Of Diving In
In this podcast episode, I will discuss my thoughts on the idea of the art of diving in. Life is a lot like a pool and we are learning to dive in, we dive into new relationships, jobs, and countless other experiences but how do we do the actual diving in?
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Feb 09, 2020
122 - Stop Trying to Eliminate Suffering
What if the problem with suffering is the idea we have that we shouldn't suffer? Suffering is a word that has become synonymous with the core Buddhist teachings of the 4 Noble Truths. What if our understanding of those teachings has been tainted because of our views of what it means to suffer? In this episode, I will talk about suffering and unsatisfactoriness and how the latter makes more sense to me in terms of Buddhist practice.
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Feb 04, 2020
121 - Just Enough To Be Dangerous
Sometimes we know something but we haven't mastered it. We only know just enough to be dangerous with what we know. This applies to many aspects of life but also applies to our process of learning to live more mindfully. The key to mastering something is to practice it for a very long time.
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Jan 17, 2020
120 - Unconditional Joy
We normally think of joy as a reaction. Something happens and it causes joy to arise. That type of joy is conditioned. In Buddhism, unconditional joy is always there, covered or hidden by our conditioned mind (ideas and beliefs). We can uncover it through practicing awareness and asking ourselves, what did it take for this moment to arise?
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Dec 30, 2019
119 - Endings And Beginnings
As we approach the end of one year and the beginning of a new year, I thought I would share some thoughts regarding endings and beginnings from a Buddhist perspective and how these teachings can minimize our fear of pain.
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Dec 15, 2019
118 - Revisiting The Parable Of The Raft
The Buddha said, "I will teach you the Dhamma compared to a raft, for the purpose of crossing over, not for the purpose of holding onto." Everything in Buddhism, including Buddhism itself is a tool, a means to an end, but not the end itself. In this episode, I will revisit the parable of the raft and share my thoughts about what this teaching means to me.
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Dec 08, 2019
117 - Noble Silence
Noble Silence is a term attributed to the Buddha for his response to certain questions about reality. When it came to the big unanswerable questions, the Buddha was notably silent. In this podcast episode, I will discuss what Noble Silence is, how we can practice it, and what benefits we may see from such a practice.
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Dec 02, 2019
116 - People Who Don't Exist
We all have the tendency to make a picture of reality and of other people. It's like we paint a portrait and then believe that this portrait is a 100% accurate depiction of the real person we painted and we don't realize that they are not the same. In this episode, I will talk about the idea of people who don't exist (the portraits in our minds).
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Nov 10, 2019
115 - Unhooking Habitual Patterns
What are the things that hook us? In our quest to understand ourselves and to become a better whatever we already are, it’s extremely beneficial to be capable of recognizing our attachments and knowing what it is that hooks us.
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Nov 03, 2019
114 - Beware Of Falling Rocks
In this podcast episode, I will discuss the idea of attachment in relation to the Buddhist notion of groundlessness. I will discuss how our strong attachment to things can often cause more discomfort than the comfort we thought we were getting from the thing in the first place.
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Oct 28, 2019
113 - Right Speech
How can we communicate more skillfully? In this podcast episode, I will discuss "right speech", one of the points on the eightfold path. I will discuss three different communication styles: passive, aggressive, and assertive and share a communication formula that has helped me to communicate more skillfully with my loved ones.
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Oct 21, 2019
112 - The Importance Of Community
In this podcast episode, I will discuss the Buddhist teaching of "taking refuge" and talk about the teaching of the three jewels. I will discuss in greater detail how I hope to build an online community where we can practice together and continue our discussions about each podcast episode.
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Oct 13, 2019
111 - Resisting Our Demons
In this podcast episode, I will discuss the Zen Koan titled "The Real Miracle". I will also share the story/teaching of Milarepa and the Demons he resisted in his cave and how that story can help us with our own demons. I also share a new Zen koan at the end of the episode for you to work with this week.
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Sep 29, 2019
110 - Unhappily Headed Towards Happiness
Often we find ourselves unhappily headed towards happiness. Thinking that once we arrive, we will suddenly not be how we've been all along. In this podcast episode, I will talk about Bodhidharma's beard and the koan that invites us to look closer at ourselves and others.
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Sep 12, 2019
109 - Finding Your True Self
What happens when we break through the conceptual fog that often blinds us from seeing ourselves as we really are? In this podcast episode, I will talk about the idea of finding your true self. I will also discuss a few more zen koans including "MU" and "Temper".
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Sep 01, 2019
108 - Important Things To Think About Often
The Buddha taught that there are five important things we should think about often. These are commonly referred to as the Five Remembrances. In this episode, I will talk about the five remembrances and how remembering these important things often can lead to a more mindful and fulfilling life.
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Aug 25, 2019
107 - Learning To Be Silent
In this podcast episode, I discuss three more Zen Koans: Joshu's Zen, The Gates of Paradise, and Learning to be Silent. I will share what these koans mean to me and how I interpret the lessons of these koans in my own day-to-day life.
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Aug 15, 2019
106 - Everything Is Best
In this episode, I share three more Zen koans and what they mean to me. Calling card, Everything is Best, and Inch Time Foot Gem. Thank you for listening and for being a part of this journey with me. Until next time!
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Aug 07, 2019
105 - Open Your Own Treasure House
We generally value answers more than we do questions but what if the bigger treasure in the pursuit of answers is to be found in the question itself? In this podcast episode I will share my thoughts regarding the koan: Open Your Own Treasure House.
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Jul 29, 2019
104 - A Limited View
In this episode, I will discuss the Buddhist teaching of the Elephant and the blind men and how my understanding of having a limited view affects the type of questions I ask about myself, others, and life in general. I will also talk about how I use Facebook as a place to practice mindfulness.
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Jul 15, 2019
103 - Making Time For Nothing
Is nothing something? What happens when we make time for nothing? In this episode, I will explore the idea of boredom and how mastering boredom could be one of the great benefits of mindfulness practice.
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Jul 03, 2019
102 - Never Lost
"Having no destination, I am never lost." In this podcast episode, I will share some of my favorite quotes by Ikkyu Shojun. I will also explain one of my new favorite quotes that's been floating in my head..."Having no certainty, I am never wrong."
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Jun 25, 2019
101 - What's Your Sideshow?
A sideshow is a diverting incident or issue that distracts attention from something more important, the real show. In Buddhist practice, we strive to understand the sideshows we are often presenting to ourselves and to the world. What's the real show behind the sideshow?
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May 31, 2019
100 - Keep Going
100 episodes! What an exciting milestone! In this podcast episode, I will talk about one of my favorite expressions/teachings from Sensei Kubose. "Keep Going" has become one of my go-to reminders about life in general.
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May 22, 2019
99 - Presence Podcast Interview
Audio from a recent interview I did on Presence Podcast about Life Lessons.Are the stories you tell yourself real?How do you deal with your most sensitive emotions?Is there such a thing as good and bad?How do you define love?If you enjoy this episode, check out the Presence Podcast at: http://presencepodcast.com/
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May 06, 2019
98 - The Rascal Behind The Curtain
Sometimes when we peek behind the curtain, we discover something that we wish we didn't know. Imagine what it would be like to peek behind the curtain of the mind only to see yourself peeking behind the curtain of the mind. Discovering that what you have been searching for is who is searching. In this episode, I will discuss the idea of the rascal behind the curtain.
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Apr 25, 2019
97 - Dependent Origination
To understand dependent origination is to understand that nothing has independent, permanent, or absolute existence. Everything is part of a web of countless interconnections and the web is always changing. Everything arises from complex causes and conditions, and in turn, combines with other things to produce countless effects. If we learn to pause the chain of reactivity at certain key points, the course of existence can be altered and effects prevented by eliminating their causes.
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Apr 14, 2019
96 - What If The Problem Is The Problem?
Pema Chodron says: "The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.” What does that mean? How do we give ourselves difficult times? And perhaps more importantly, how could we be giving ourselves difficult times and not even know that we are doing it?
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Apr 02, 2019
95 - Levels Of Morality
What does it mean to be moral? Is morality just a form of obedience? In this episode, I will talk about the concept of levels of morality and how at a certain level, it's no longer about obeying the rules, it's about doing what seems right given the entire set of circumstances.
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Mar 21, 2019
94 - Obstacles on the Path - The Five Hindrances
The Buddha taught that there are five hindrances or obstacles to realizing enlightenment. These obstacles are commonly referred to in Buddhist teachings as “The Five Hindrances” of desire, aversion, disinterest, agitation, and indecision. These mental states are considered to be obstacles because they keep us from being mindful.
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Mar 06, 2019
93 - Stepping Into Groundlessness
Buddhist teachings and concepts often challenge us to think differently about life. They challenge us to question the stories we’ve come to believe about ourselves and about reality but perhaps none more than the idea of stepping into groundlessness.
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Feb 20, 2019
92 - Your Inner Compass
Buddhist teachings are always pointing inward. When we put these teachings into practice, we are learning to look inside ourselves and to understand ourselves a little bit better than before. In this episode, I will discuss an experience I had last week where I ended up having to trust my own inner compass over the advice of my GPS.
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Feb 04, 2019
91 - The Three Poisons
The three poisons of hatred, greed, and ignorance, can be thought of as the root source from which all unskillful actions arise. In this podcast episode, I will discuss the Buddhist teaching of the three poisons and how we can use this teaching to develop a more skilfull relationship with the greed, hatred, and ignorance we encounter in our own lives.
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Jan 29, 2019
90 - Ultimate Authority
The ultimate authority in your life is YOU. If you're familiar with the Kalama Sutta, you're aware of the teaching to analyze things against your own experience and to be cautious about relying on external sources for authority. Knowing this, why do we still care so much about external authority? In this podcast episode, I will talk about the idea of ultimate authority.
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Jan 11, 2019
89 - Killing The Buddha
There is a famous quote in the Zen tradition that says “If you meet the Buddha, kill him”. This quote is attributed to Linji a prominent zen master. What does it mean? How can this teaching help us in our day to day lives as we seek to be less habitually reactive? In this episode, I will discuss this koan and dig deeper to see if we can all apply this teaching to our own lives.
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Dec 30, 2018
88 - Radical Okayness
What is the state of radical okayness? There is a very clear message that seems to permeate through many of the Buddha’s teachings, that is, the importance of getting to know yourself, knowing your own mind. I believe that when we learn to look past our own stories and narratives we have about ourselves, others, and life, we begin to experience a state of radical okayness.
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Dec 23, 2018
87 - Mindful Parenting | An Interview With Shirin Peykar
This is the audio recording of an interview I did with Shirin Peykar where we discussed the topic of mindful parenting. Shirin works with parents who are trying to be more mindful. Parenting is difficult at times and it's easy to find ourselves reacting habitually in the midst of the chaos. In this episode, Shirin will share some fantastic ideas and insight about mindful parenting.
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Dec 18, 2018
86 - Listening To Understand
We seem to really struggle when it comes to having conversations about difficult topics. Are we listening with the intent to understand the other person or are we simply assessing to determine what team the other person is on? Are they team "us" or team "them". In this episode I will discuss the idea of listening to understand.
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Dec 02, 2018
85 - Sometimes We Try Too Hard
Sometimes we fail because we try too hard, other times because don't try hard enough. The trick is to find the right balance, the space in between, the space that is often referred to in Buddhism as The Middle Way. In this podcast episode, I will discuss the idea of the Middle way in terms of space and time.
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Nov 18, 2018
84 - How To Practice Mindfulness Daily
In this podcast episode, I will discuss some of the exercises and introspective questions that I believe can lead to a more mindful way of living. These are exercises that are published in the new book "The 5-Minute Mindfulness Journal."
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Nov 11, 2018
83 - The Eightfold Path
The essence of many of the Buddha's discourses and teachings can be found in the Eightfold Path, often referred to as the Path of Liberation. It is not a path we walk only once or in a particular order. It's meant to be a guide for specific areas of life in which we can experience and discover the nature of reality.
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Nov 06, 2018
82 - Dealing With Dissatisfaction In Life
If Buddhism were to be summarized in one key teaching, that teaching would be about the nature of dukkha (suffering/dissatisfaction) and the cessation of dukkha. There is a fundamental unsatisfactoriness and stress that we all deal with in life. In the next 3 episodes, I will discuss the core Buddhist teaching of the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and some helpful practices we can all work with to deal with the dissatisfaction that arises from time to time in life. This is part 1 of 3.
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Oct 17, 2018
81 - The Tale Of Many Tales
The tale of many tales is the story we have about ourselves and the story we try to ensure that others have of us too. What are some of the stories you have about yourself? How attached are you to these stories? Does that attachment cause any self-inflicted suffering to arise?
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Sep 18, 2018
80 - Life Is Not Fair
Life is not fair, it's true! But is that really a problem? In this podcast episode, I will discuss the monkey reward experiment where one monkey was given cucumbers and another was given grapes and the result of that decision. I will also discuss the idea of sitting with discomfort. If you can sit with discomfort, you can do anything…
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Mar 28 | 00:32:39
179 - Notice Your Thoughts
Jan 30 | 00:19:53
178 - The Four Investigations
Jan 24 | 01:05:39
177 - 10,000 Heroes Podcast Interview
Jan 04 | 00:34:58
176 - Working with our Propensities
Nov 02 | 00:25:07
175 - The Two Truths
Oct 28 | 00:30:22
174 - Be Whatever You Already Are
Oct 02 | 00:34:21
173 - The Causes Of Unsatisfactoriness
Sep 25 | 00:33:45
172 - Practicing Acceptance
Aug 28 | 00:43:44
171 - How To Feel Whole And Complete
Jun 28 | 00:41:45
170 - The Five Remembrances
May 22 | 00:29:27
169 - 84000 Gates
Apr 26 | 00:26:21
168 - Signlessness
Apr 12 | 00:30:20
167 - Aimlessness
Mar 06 | 00:23:47
166 - Welcoming The Unwanted
Feb 20 | 00:18:06
165 - Unlearning
Feb 07 | 00:21:00
164 - Thrown Out Of The Nest
Jan 16 | 00:33:00
163 - Sticks And Stones
Jan 02 | 00:18:30
162 - The Games We Play
Dec 14 | 00:21:03
161 - The Backwards Law
Nov 28 | 00:18:10
160 - Gratitude And Patience
Nov 21 | 00:15:00
159 - When Things Fall Apart
Oct 31 | 00:22:35
158 - I See You Mara
Oct 25 | 00:21:43
157 - This Is Because That Is
Oct 11 | 00:18:44
156 - Circle Of Skills
Sep 22 | 00:17:40
155 - The First Meditation
Aug 23 | 00:16:29
154 - Taking The Long View
Aug 06 | 00:22:47
153 - The Beauty Of Not Knowing
Jul 07 | 00:30:00
152 - A Liberated State Of Mind
May 22 | 00:16:13
151 - Observation and Action
Apr 21 | 00:16:50
150 - Buddha Nature
Mar 31 | 00:22:10
149 - Firsts And Lasts
Mar 04 | 00:26:32
148 - The Dance Of Life
Feb 18 | 00:18:40
147 - Dharma Cat
Feb 03 | 00:20:33
146 - The Freedom To Be You
Dec 22 | 00:30:00
145 - The Quest For Answers
Nov 23 | 00:14:30
144 - The Game Of Emotions
Oct 21 | 00:26:00
143 - Eye Of The Beholder
Oct 13 | 00:21:40
142 - Wisdom and Fear
Sep 30 | 00:17:56
141 - Smarter Not Harder
Sep 15 | 00:18:31
140 - Mindfulness For Everyday Life
Sep 01 | 00:32:28
139 - Mindfulness Interview With Dr Sarah Shaw
Aug 19 | 00:28:00
138 - Sticky Hair Monster
Jul 30 | 00:22:36
137 - The Beauty Of Nothing
Jul 16 | 00:22:10
136 - Mountains And Rivers
Jun 29 | 00:19:20
135 - Weathering The Storm
Jun 16 | 00:29:30
134 - Emotional Enlightenment
May 31 | 00:28:24
133 - Five Daily Life Guidelines
May 19 | 00:38:17
132 - Nowhere To Hide Nothing To Hold
May 04 | 00:27:46
131 - The Truth Of Unsatisfactoriness
Apr 20 | 00:37:16
130 - Three Approaches for Doubt and Mistrust
Apr 14 | 00:23:44
129 - The HALT Method
Apr 05 | 00:20:00
128 - No Going Back
Mar 29 | 00:40:00
127 - Becoming Nobody
Mar 21 | 00:17:26
126 - Finding Peace Amidst Chaos
Mar 15 | 00:28:28
125 - Keep Calm And Carry On Skillfully
Mar 08 | 00:28:31
124 - Dealing With People You Dislike
Feb 23 | 00:28:27
123 - The Art Of Diving In
Feb 09 | 00:28:47
122 - Stop Trying to Eliminate Suffering
Feb 04 | 00:22:04
121 - Just Enough To Be Dangerous
Jan 17 | 00:31:23
120 - Unconditional Joy
Dec 30 | 00:27:39
119 - Endings And Beginnings
Dec 15 | 00:33:28
118 - Revisiting The Parable Of The Raft
Dec 08 | 00:25:00
117 - Noble Silence
Dec 02 | 00:22:59
116 - People Who Don't Exist
Nov 10 | 00:25:50
115 - Unhooking Habitual Patterns
Nov 03 | 00:30:00
114 - Beware Of Falling Rocks
Oct 28 | 00:26:30
113 - Right Speech
Oct 21 | 00:25:30
112 - The Importance Of Community
Oct 13 | 00:21:00
111 - Resisting Our Demons
Sep 29 | 00:18:54
110 - Unhappily Headed Towards Happiness
Sep 12 | 00:15:32
109 - Finding Your True Self
Sep 01 | 00:18:35
108 - Important Things To Think About Often
Aug 25 | 00:24:30
107 - Learning To Be Silent
Aug 15 | 00:19:20
106 - Everything Is Best
Aug 07 | 00:21:17
105 - Open Your Own Treasure House
Jul 29 | 00:26:25
104 - A Limited View
Jul 15 | 00:13:03
103 - Making Time For Nothing
Jul 03 | 00:28:33
102 - Never Lost
Jun 25 | 00:23:38
101 - What's Your Sideshow?
May 31 | 00:30:00
100 - Keep Going
May 22 | 00:39:50
99 - Presence Podcast Interview
May 06 | 00:20:28
98 - The Rascal Behind The Curtain
Apr 25 | 00:28:51
97 - Dependent Origination
Apr 14 | 00:16:42
96 - What If The Problem Is The Problem?
Apr 02 | 00:17:47
95 - Levels Of Morality
Mar 21 | 00:25:30
94 - Obstacles on the Path - The Five Hindrances
Mar 06 | 00:20:30
93 - Stepping Into Groundlessness
Feb 20 | 00:22:50
92 - Your Inner Compass
Feb 04 | 00:28:42
91 - The Three Poisons
Jan 29 | 00:17:16
90 - Ultimate Authority
Jan 11 | 00:18:13
89 - Killing The Buddha
Dec 30 | 00:21:43
88 - Radical Okayness
Dec 23 | 01:06:36
87 - Mindful Parenting | An Interview With Shirin Peykar
Dec 18 | 00:17:33
86 - Listening To Understand
Dec 02 | 00:16:57
85 - Sometimes We Try Too Hard
Nov 18 | 00:30:39
84 - How To Practice Mindfulness Daily
Nov 11 | 00:29:15
83 - The Eightfold Path
Nov 06 | 00:25:16
82 - Dealing With Dissatisfaction In Life
Oct 17 | 00:34:00
81 - The Tale Of Many Tales
Sep 18 | 00:23:35
80 - Life Is Not Fair
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