Best Appamada Podcasts (2024)

Reflections on a Burnt Match~ Trudy JohnstonWhat if your lifewas as brief as a match struck,fierce and bright, maybe helping othersto shine,then gone.What if your life was as brief as thespume rising from a crashing wave,as it makesits finalflourish.What if your lifewas as momentaryas the shifting shadowson the paintingbehind the sofa.Would it matt…

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2024-10-20 | Dharma Talk | Reflections on Balance and Nourishment in a Zen Lay Community | Laurie W. 26:03

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00:18:14 - Laurie Winnette - Offers a Dharma Activity - 1 - What is your current level of commitment at Appamada? - 2 - Do you have difficulty balancing your home life and spiritual life - work/life/other activities? If the answer is yes, what does it look like and how does it feel? 3- Think about the activities at Appamada that you are involved wi…

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2024-10-15 I Inquiry I Take Time for Integration I Flint Sparks 1:02:41

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Jukai Reflections Ryan Van WykWhat is this vow that invites us to somehow be both more and less at the same time?Not exactly restrictive or prohibitive and yet something is relinquished.There is a paradox here; in committing to embody these qualities that have been passed on andlived out by generations of ancestors, we are also committing to be mor…

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2024-10-14 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 29 Fengxue's Iron Ox | Thomas Cleary 48:35

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2024-10-14 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 29 Fengxue's Iron Ox | Thomas Cleary by AppamadaBy Appamada

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2024-10-13 | Dharma Talk | Practicing with the Brahmavihara's | Laurie Winnette 52:07

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00:00:26 - Practicing with the Brahmavihara's00:40:59 - ReflectionsBy Appamada

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2024-10-8 I Inquiry I To the Lighthouse I Josh Gifford 1:00:59

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2024-10-8 I Inquiry I To the Lighthouse I Josh Gifford by AppamadaBy Appamada

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2024-10-07 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 28 The Three Embarassments | Thomas Cleary 1:01:05

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2024-10-07 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 28 The Three Embarassments | Thomas Cleary by AppamadaBy Appamada

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2024-10-06 | Dharma Talk | Emotional Freedom | Rosemarie Gates 48:26

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00:00:26 - Dharma Talk00:11:19 - Exert from 'Shift into Freedom' - (10 minutes)00:22:12 - 'Shift' Exercise Guided by Loch Kelly - ( 7 minutes)00:29:14 - ReflectionsBy Appamada

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2024-10-01 I Inquiry I Always Return I Flint Sparks 1:02:27

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Book Reference Sailing Home~ Norman Fischerhttps://www.amazon.com/Sailing-Home-Odyssey-Navigate-Pitfalls/dp/1556439962By Appamada

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2024-09-26 | Dharma Talk | The End of Suffering | Jessica Steinbomer and Whit Ewen 47:24

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00:00:20 - Dharma Talk 'The End of Suffering'00:26:33 - ReflectionsBy Appamada

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2024-09-30 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 27 Fayan Points to a Blind | Thomas Cleary 1:06:21

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https://morningstarzensangha.blogspot.com/2019/03/koans-as-pointers-two-monks-roll up.html#:~:text=According%20to%20this%20case%2C%20%E2%80%9CThe,'One%20gains%3B%20one%20losesBy Appamada

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2024-09-23 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 26 Yangshan Points to Snow | Thomas Cleary 1:01:51

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2024-09-23 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 26 Yangshan Points to Snow | Thomas Cleary by AppamadaBy Appamada

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2024-09-24 I Inquiry I Pablo Neruda as a "hot mess" bodhisattva I Joel Barna 58:39

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Links for two sources quoted from:Walking Around~ Pablo Nerudahttps://poets.org/poem/walking-aroundEverything Is Enlightenment ~Joan Sutherlandhttps://www.lionsroar.com/everything-is-enlightenment/By Appamada

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2024-09-22 | Common Ground as a Way to Connection | Joel Barna 32:13

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00:00:26 - Dharma Talk00:05:13 - Qualities that help to guide our actions - 1. Brahmavihara's: Loving kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic joy, Equanimity00:05:35 - 2 - A sense of Humour. 3 - Honesty. 4 - A sense of Curiosity. 5 - Independence/Agency. 6 - A sense of self worth. 7 - Creativity00:07:04 - Joel offers an Experiment - 00:08:21 - Participan…

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2024-09-17 I Inquiry I Overcoming Blocks I Joel Barna 1:00:46

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What Joel offered was adapted from “Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides" Author Geoffrey L. Cohen Buddhist underlying values: • Loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity • Sense of Humor • Honesty • Bringing a sense of curiosity and learning to life’s challenges • Independence or agency and a sense …

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2024-09-15 | The Skandas as a path to study the self | Jon-Eric Steinbomer 47:52

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00:00:26 - Jon-Eric outlines the talk00:04:16 - The Skandhas - a buddhist framework for the mind00:11:41 - The Kleshas (also known as Mental afflictions)00:17:01 - Hakomi00:20:57 - Guided Meditation - 8 minutes00:27:52 - Jon-Eric Invites ReflectionsBy Appamada

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2024-09-10 I Inquiry I So What I Trudy Johnston 1:03:48

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2024-09-10 I Inquiry I So What I Trudy Johnston by AppamadaBy Appamada

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2024-09-09 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 24 Look Out for the Snake | Thomas Cleary 46:55

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2024-09-09 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 24 Look Out for the Snake | Thomas Cleary by AppamadaBy Appamada

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2024-09-05 | Day 1 | Intensive - Trust in Mind | Robin Bradford 37:39

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00:00:26 - Robin opens the Intensive - ‘Trust in Mind’00:03:53 - Hsin Hsin Ming00:13:41 - Sitting and just noticing what arises00:16:02 - Reflections00:21:27 - Robin reads the Hsin Hsin Ming - and Joel reads the Translation of the Hsin Hsin Ming00:25:21 - Dharma Activity - Robin invites people, over the next few days, to write their own translation…

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2024-09-06 | Day 2/Part 1 | Intensive - Trust in Mind | Sandra Medina Bocangel 49:23

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2024-09-06 | Day 2/Part 2 | Intensive - Trust in Mind | Sandra Medina Bocangel00:00:26 - Dharma Talk00:45:55 - Dharma Activity - In Pairs - 3 minutes to sit in silence - 5 minutes writing - 5 minutes each sharing - Write about any situation, with any particular person, or yourself, an encounter, and write about feelings thoughts, sensations in your…

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2024-09-06 | Day2/Part2 | Intensive | Trust in Mind | Robin Bradford 53:26

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00:00:26 - Robin begins - Trust in MindO0:05:55 - Continuing with - Hsin Hsin Ming Translation - Robin and Joel00:31:33 - Robin Offers a Dharma Activity - writing your own version/interpretation of a segment of the Hsin Hsin Ming00:35:42 - Participants write for 20 minutes00:35:51 - Robin invites Participants to share what they wrote00:37:58 - 1st …

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2023-09-07 | Day 3/Part 1 | Intensive - Trust in Mind | Sandra Medina Bocangel 38:40

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00:00:26 - Sandra Opens up day 3 - Trust in Mind00:04:08 - Sandra Read the Hsin Hsin Ming00:31:10 - Trust in Mind: The Rebellion of Chinese Zen Author - Mu Soeng00:32:28 - Dharma Activity - 3 minutes of silence - write for 10 minutes - 5 mins sharing (in pairs) - Write from a place of compassion and equanimity - noticing how your body feels…

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2024-09-07 | Day 3/Part 2 | Intensive - Trust in Mind | Robin Bradford 34:11

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00:00:26 - Robin opens up the final talk of this intensive - Trust in Mind00:10:40 - Robin and Joel Choral Read Hsin Hsin Ming with Robin’s Interpretation00:18:01 - Robin Offers a dharma Activity - 3 minutes to sit - 15 minutes to write - and 5 minutes each to share (in pairs) - sharing what you wrote, or any experience you’ve had throughout the in…

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2024-09-03 I Inquiry I Turning Words I Josh Gifford 1:03:03

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For my names they are many,Trudy, child, tinker, mucky pup, daughter, sister, friend, schoolgirl,lover, student, drop out, nun, student,shop owner, Hema, teacher, wife, mother, housewife,student, counsellor, therapist, supervisor, trainer, grandmother, student, teacher, trainer, student, great grandmother, and now a new name, anda new family, that …

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2024-09-02 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 23 Luzu Faces the Wall | Thomas Cleary 58:42

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Join us on Monday nights: https://appamada.org/main-calendarLuzu Faces the Wall:Case: Whenever Luzu saw a monk coming, he would immediately face the wall. Nanquan, hearing of this, said, "I usually tell them to realize mastery before the empty aeon, to understand before the buddhas appear in the world; still I haven't found one or a half. Luzu that…

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2024-08-25 | Dharma Talk | Trust | Laurie Winnette 30:01

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00:00:20 - Dharma Talk - Trust00:24:49 - Laurie Offers a Dharma Activity00:25:54 - Participants sit for 3 minutes, then share for 2 minutes each (Groups of 3) ( minutes total)00:26:06 - Laurie Invites FeedbackBy Appamada

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2024-08-27 I Inquiry I Losing the Trail and Finding Your Way I Flint Sparks 1:03:40

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“Losing the Trail”~Noah Charney.These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes. Yale University Press;New Haven and London: 2023. Pages 25-26. Following the trail is the easiest way to be lost. Sure, that trail might takes us to a preordained destination faster, but we’ll have no idea where we are when we get there. While we’re on the trai…

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2024-08-26 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 22 Yantou's “Bow and Shout” | Thomas Cleary 54:50

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2024-08-26 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 22 Yantou's “Bow and Shout” | Thomas Cleary by AppamadaBy Appamada

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2024-08-20 I Inquiry I Losing and Finding I Flint Sparks 1:03:54

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Dharma Teachings for us today: • Suffering and dissatisfaction are woven into the fabric of life - of losing and finding/breathing in - breathing out • Freedom and beauty are equally woven into the fabric of life - of losing and finding/breathing in - breathing out • The liberating realizations of the Buddha ~ everything changes and everything is i…

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2024-08-19 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 21 Yunyan Sweeps the Ground | Thomas Cleary 1:11:00

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2024-08-19 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 21 Yunyan Sweeps the Ground | Thomas Cleary by AppamadaBy Appamada

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2024-08-18 | Dharma Talk | Great Expectations | Ann Lipscomb 29:06

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2024-08-18 | Dharma Talk | Great Expectations | Ann Lipscomb00:00:26 - Dharma Talk - Great expectations00:20:09 - Ann Offers the Dharma Activity00:22:41 - Participants get into pairs for 22 minutes - 2 minute sit - 5 minutes to write - 15 minutes to share00:22:51 - Ann Invites FeedbackBy Appamada

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2024--08-13 I Inquiry I Pure Land and Beautyland on Earth I Flint Sparks 1:01:58

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Beautyland: A Novel: Marie-Helen BertinoBy Appamada

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2024-08-11 | Dharma Talk | The Universe Loves a Good Question | Ellen Hippard 36:41

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00:00:26 - The Universe Loves a Good Question00:07:11 - Sitting with Joko Beck00:09:10 - Reflections00:18:14 - Ellen continues with the Dharma Talk00:28:27 - Questions: 1/What has been a question that has guided your practice? 2/What has been your experience of asking questions?By Appamada

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2024-08-12 | Depth in Practice | Noble Truths, Noble Path | Bhikkhu Bodhi 1:14:16

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2024-08-06 I Inquiry I The Way is Long Let Us Begin I Flint Sparks 1:00:22

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The way is long – let us go together;the way is difficult – let us help each other;the way is joyful – let us share it;the way is ours alone – let us go in love;the way grows before us – let us begin.R: recognizeA: acceptI: investigateN: non-identificationBy Appamada

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2024-07-31 | Zen and the Body - Meditation Practice | Becky Kane 51:43

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00:00:48 - Becky opens up the session00:12:18 - Becky invites people to briefly share their experience with singing00:29:07 - Becky leads everyone in singing 'Simply Breathe'00:35:27 - Reflections on singing 'Simply Breathe' together00:42:43 - Sitting for 30 minutes00:43:19 - Becky leads everyone in singing The Four Practice Principles00:45:53 - Be…

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2024-08-04 | Dharma Talk | Moshan Lioran - The Mountain and the Path | Jessica Steinbomer 41:46

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00:00:26 - Dharma Talk - ‘Moshan Lioran- The Mountain and the Path’00:11:04 - Sitting Together - 'Like a Mountain'00:14:47 - Koan - Guanxi Xian00:21:34 - Jessica Invites Thoughts and DiscussionBy Appamada

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2024-08-05 | Depth in Practice | Noble Truths, Noble Path | Bhikkhu Bodhi 1:09:32

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2024-07-30 I Inquiry I Loving our Mortality I Suzanne Kilkus 59:36

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2024-07-29 | Depth in Practice | Noble Truths, Noble Path | Bhikkhu Bodhi 1:18:32

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2024-07-23 I Inquiry I Coming Home I Trudy Johnston 57:26

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2024-07-22 | Depth in Practice | Noble Truths, Noble Path | Bhikkhu Bodh 1:09:07

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2024-07-21 | Dharma Talk | The Practice of Loosening the Grip of Clinging | Laurie Winnette 24:18

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00:01:14 - Poem - What is Our Life About - By Ezra Bayda (see Below)00:17:39 - Laurie Explains the Dharma Activity (see Below on YouTube)00:19:34 - Participants go into pairs for 26 minutesExerciseGet into pairs. Decide who will speak firstEach person will take 10-15 minutes to do the clinging exercise separatelyEach person will share their experie…

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2024-07-16 I Inquiry I Reflections on Running Away I Laurie Winnette 54:25

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Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words. ~David WhyteBy Appamada

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2024-07-15 | Depth in Practice | Noble Truths, Noble Path | Bhikkhu Bodhi 1:15:22

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2024-07-14 | Dharma Talk | Accepting Love | Robin Bradford 26:19

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00:10:19 - Poem - Accepting This00:14:20 - Robin Offers Part 1 - Dharma Exercise - Writing00:17:36 - Robin Offers Part 2 - Dharma Exercise - Sharing00:18:38 - Participants Go Into Groups Of 2 for 15 Minutes00:18:44 - Robin Invites Everyone to Share and ConnectAccepting ThisYes, it is true. I confess,I have thought great thoughts,and sung great song…