Spreading Happiness is a compilation of elegant teachings on conscious living. A blend of inspiration, timeless wisdom, story telling and guided meditations. These teachings are presented by Nithya Shanti, an internationally respected spiritual teacher. He was formerly a Buddhist monk who trained in forest meditation monasteries in South East Asia. He is committed to sharing practical wisdom teachings for happiness and enlightenment with people in a joyful and transformational way. Blending ...
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Interviews with Scholars of Buddhism about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/buddhist-studies
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Intelligent conversations about Buddhism, Asian medicine, and embodied spirituality.
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Indian Monuments - Marvels & Mysteries. Life after death - Humans Destiny, unknown mystery.
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Hi, Iam, yogesh, voice artist from Chennai, India. My Podbox has interesting episodes on the following topics.. * Indian Monuments - Marvels & Mysteries * Life after death - Humans Destiny. Please listen and share ?
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This is the weblog for the Center for Buddhist Studies at Columbia University.
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Classic accounts of pilgrimages on foot to the Buddhist holy places of India, Nepal and Tibet read by Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott. Three books: Rude Awakenings, Great Patient One and In My Teacher’s Footsteps, read by the authors as a weekly offering during the COVID times.
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Echoes of India is the story of India like you've never heard it before. Host Anirudh Kanisetti takes you on a journey through its wonders, from the Greek art of Afghanistan to the thriving ports of Tamil Nadu. Along the way, monks debate, queens boast, and armies roar. From philosophy to politics to economics, the past comes back to life - noisy, breathing, as thriving as the Indian subcontinent is today.
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Recent dharma talks from Lama Tashi Dundup. Lama Tashi Dundup was born in Tibet in 1952. From 1970 to 1988 he stayed at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim, India, seat of His Holiness Karmapa, and received teachings on the major texts from Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Thrangu Rinpoche, Sal-je Rinpoche, and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. He also studied ritual music and procedures, such as the making of tormas, the construction of mandalas, and the building of stupas. He completed a three-year retrea ...
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Joseph Goldstein has been a leading light for the practice of Insight and Loving Kindness meditation since his days in India and Burma where he studied with eminent masters of the tradition. In his podcast, The Insight Hour, Joseph delivers these essential mindfulness teachings in a practical and down to earth way that illuminates the practice through his own personal experience and wonderful story telling.
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This podcast is pragmatic, secular and makes complicated Buddhist principles easy to understand. Yeshe is a Buddhist monk. He is from England and teaches meditation, Buddhist philosophy and mindfulness. Yeshe spent several years in a monastery in the foothills of the Himalayas teaching young monks basic Buddhist philosophy and meditation. He now offers teachings freely to all in a manner that is unpretentious and clear. He does not demand students to blindly accept what he says, but instead ...
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Broken English is a mobile podcast hosted by me, Andrew Mahar in and around Chicago, Illinois. This first season is a mixture of interviews from people who have immigrated to the U.S. ranging from Mexico to South Africa to Turkey to Bolivia. With the Trump administration creating such a negative connotation around the word “Immigrant” now more than ever, immigrants need a voice to share their side of the story. Broken English is here to be that voice.
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Recent dharma talks from Lama Tashi Dundup. Lama Tashi Dundup was born in Tibet in 1952. From 1970 to 1988 he stayed at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim, India, seat of His Holiness Karmapa, and received teachings on the major texts from Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Thrangu Rinpoche, Sal-je Rinpoche, and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. He also studied ritual music and procedures, such as the making of tormas, the construction of mandalas, and the building of stupas. He completed a three-year retrea ...
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Come and join our weekly journey on Buddhism and Eastern Religion hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki. Carving the Divine TV Podcast is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts and history of Buddhism. The show may not turn you into a self-actualized spiritual guru but it will open the door into this beautiful, profound spiritual tradition. We will start our journey from India and make our way to Japan, covering a wide range ...
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Kabir (1440 - 1518) was a mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement.The name Kabir comes from Arabic Al-Kabir which means 'The Great' - the 37th Name of God in the Qur'an.Kabir was influenced by the prevailing religious mood of his times, such as old Brahmanic Hinduism, Hindu and Buddhist Tantrism, the teachings of Nath yogis and the personal devotionalism of South India mixed with the imageless God of Islam. The influence of these various doc ...
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Bhante Henepola Gunaratana is the founding abbot of the Bhavana Society. Born in rural Sri Lanka, he has been a monk since age 12 and took full ordination at age 20 in 1947. He came to the United States in 1968. “Bhante G” (as he is fondly called by his students) has written a number of books, including the now-classic meditation manual Mindfulness In Plain English and its companion Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness. Bhante G regularly leads retreats on vipassana, mindfulness, metta (Loving-f ...
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Mark Coleman has been engaged in meditation practice since 1981, primarily within the Insight meditation tradition. He has been teaching meditation retreats since 1997. His teaching is also influenced by his studies with Advaita Vedanta and Tibetan teachers in Asia and the West, and through his teacher training with Jack Kornfield. Mark primarily teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California, though he also teaches nationally, in Europe and India. He leads backpacking retreats, natu ...
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Sukhmani Sahib is the Prayer of Peace and joy of mind, set of 192 padas. This Gurbani text was written by the 5th Guru, Guru Arjan (1563–1606) at Amritsar in around 1602.[3] Guru Arjan first recited the bani at Gurdwara Barth Sahib in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India. Reciting the entire Sukhmani Sahib takes about 60 to 90 minutes, and is sometimes undertaken by everyone in a smaller congregation with turn-by-turn reading. Reciting the Gurbani of Sukhmani Sahib is believed to bring pe ...
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Shri Sai Baba is revered as one of the greatest saints ever seen in India, endowed with unprecedented powers, and is worshipped God’s incarnate. This mysterious fakir first made his appearance in Shirdi as a young boy and remained there throughout his long life. He transformed lives of those who met him and continuously is doing so even after his Samadhi in 1918.Tune in to this podcast to know about the life and miracles of Sai Baba.This is a Fever FM production, brought to you by HT smartcast.
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For 87+ years, Bengalis all over India tune into Mahisasur Mardini - a radio program in the voice of the legendary, Birendra Krishna Bhadra and listen to Mahalaya – a chant sung in praise of the Goddess during Durga Puja. This year, BIG FM ushers in a new tradition by recreating this classic in the voice of Swagato Laxmi, a Bengali musician and exponent of Rabindra Sangeet in an attempt to bring forward a change in the society and showcase equality and inclusiveness. A tune that will bring f ...
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Bonnie met the Dharma in 1982 at Kopan Monastery and in Bodh Gaya India. Since then she has practiced long and short retreats with Joseph Goldstein and other eastern and western monastics and lay teachers. She is a graduate of the IMS/SRMC teacher training programs and is also involved with Indigenous ceremonies and practices. She is currently a core teacher of the IMS teacher training program and the SRMC Dedicated Practitioners Program. Dr. Duran is a Professor of Social Work and Public He ...
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Sirshree is the author of several spiritual books. His books have been translated in eleven languages and published by leading publishers such as Penguin and Hay House. He is the founder of Tej Gyan Foundation, a not-for-profit organization committed to raising mass consciousness by spreading "Happy Thoughts" with branches in the United States, India, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Sirshree's retreats have transformed the lives of thousands and his teachings have inspired various social initiative ...
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Introducing Devgatha by gaathastory. From the creators of Baalgatha and Fairytales of India Podcasts, listen to classic mythological tales. We call them Mythology in a new avatar.From exploits of Lord Krishna as a child; to tales of Lord Ganesh. And from stories of Navaratri to the Kathas from the Puranas. Listen to the stories of Devs, Daanavs, Daityas, Maanavs, Yakshas, Kinnars and Rakshasas, only on Devgatha Podcast. Listen to classic mythological tales in English and Hindi. Subscribe to ...
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Atheist and agnostic Ex-Christians share their stories of deconversion.
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The King And The Twins - An Inspiring Story
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Enjoy this story with a beautiful message!By Nithya Shanti
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Nondual Psychosomatic Chinese Medicine, with Brandt Stickley
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Today I sit down with Dr. Brandt Stickley, associate professor of classical Chinese medicine at the National University of Natural Medicine. We talk about Brandt’s approach, which he calls “nondual psychosomatic medicine.” We also explore how perceiving yin and yang moment by moment can be a portal to nondual experience, and how placing needles in …
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The Religious Landscape of Taiwan: A Discussion with Yushuang Yao
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How is Buddhism seen and practiced in Taiwan? And how do neighbouring countries influence Taiwanese Buddhism? In this episode we explore the religious landscape of Taiwan in conversation with Dr. Yushuang Yao, a leading expert on religion in contemporary Taiwan. Yushuang Yao is an Associate Professor at Fo Guang University, Taiwan, specializing in …
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Cameron Bailey and Aleksandra Wenta, "Tibetan Magic: Past and Present" (Bloomsbury, 2024)
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Tibetan Magic: Past and Present (Bloomsbury, 2024) focuses on the theme of magic in Tibetan contexts, encompassing both pre-modern and modern text-cultures as well as contemporary practices. It offers a new understanding of the identity and role of magical specialists in both historical and contemporary contexts. Combining the theoretical approache…
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Get to the root of what is disturbing you and discover how to get unstuck.Join the Spontaneous Practice community where we practice like this 3-4 times each week: https://rzp.io/l/23PvCirWBy Nithya Shanti
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Teacher's Joyshop at Gurukul School
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"We Grow On The Border of Support and Challenge"A Session for Teachers at Gurukul School 15th June 2024By Nithya Shanti
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Gentle guidance on how to access & appreciate silence.By Nithya Shanti
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Ep. 203 – Ask Joseph: Questions From Student To Teacher
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Responding to student questions, Joseph Goldstein invigorates listeners to have faith and confidence in dharma practice. This special group mentorship program recording was originally published on Dharmaseed This week on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein answers questions on: Mental noting throughout meditation Working with a greedy mind Dukkha and cr…
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An initiation into the mystery of love.By Nithya Shanti
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The Enlightenment of the Body, with Naomi Worth
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In this episode, Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with Naomi Worth, a scholar and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism’s postural yoga tradition. We dive into Naomi's experiences in yogic retreats, highlight the vigorous movement and intense visual elements of the practice, and explore yoga’s role in the Nyingma contemplative path. Naomi also shares how sh…
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Mark Coleman: What’s Love Got to Do With It?
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(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) This talk explores the many dimensions of the heart that effortlessly arise with intimate connection with the natural world, including the four Brahma Viharas.By Mark Coleman
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Mark Coleman: Exploring Dependent Arising and Nature of Self in Nature
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(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) This talk explores how mindful immersion in nature reveals timeless truths of causality and the emptiness of self.By Mark Coleman
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Mark Coleman: Exploring Wisdom and Insight in Nature Practice
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(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) This talk draws on the innate lessons of nature to deepen understanding of impermanence, time, and imperfection.By Mark Coleman
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Explaining the subtleties of practice and the energy between mind and body, Joseph Goldstein offers both insight and humor to his students. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self. This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein : The variety of pr…
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The Enlightenment of the Body, with Naomi Worth
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In this episode, I sit down with Naomi Worth, a scholar and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism’s postural yoga tradition. We dive into Naomi's experiences in yogic retreats, highlight the vigorous movement and intense visual elements of the practice, and explore yoga’s role in the Nyingma contemplative path. Naomi also shares how she balances her sch…
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Mark Coleman: The Fruits and Blessings of Nature Practice
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(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center) Why do we practice in nature? This talk explores the dimensions of wisdom and love that are cultivated through mindfulness in nature.By Mark Coleman
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Kirsten Rudestam, Mark Coleman: Opening Night Orientation to Nature Retreat
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(Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center)By Mark Coleman
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Gratitude & Appreciation - Nithya Shanti
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Spend an hour practicing gratitude and appreciation. This talk has stories, practice instructions and Q&A.By Nithya Shanti
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Benjamin Brose, "Embodying Xuanzang: The Postmortem Travels of a Buddhist Pilgrim" (U Hawaii Press, 2023)
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Xuanzang (600/602–664) was one of the most accomplished and consequential monks in the history of East Asian Buddhism. Celebrated for his sixteen-year pilgrimage from China to India, his transmission and translation of hundreds of Buddhist texts, and his training of a generation of masters in China, Korea, and Japan, Xuanzang’s life and legacy are …
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Ep. 201 – A Guided Practice on Working with Thought and Emotions
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Highlighting the impermanence of experience, Joseph Goldstein leads a practice in noticing mental and physical sensations. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self. This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein offers a guided practice on: Working…
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Understanding Renunciation And Surrender In Buddhism
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In the teachings of Buddhism, renunciation and surrender play pivotal roles in the spiritual journey towards awakening. Rooted in the fundamental principles of letting go and acceptance, these concepts offer profound insights into the nature of suffering and liberation. In this article, we will explore what renunciation and surrender mean in the co…
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Wei Wu, "Esoteric Buddhism in China: Engaging Japanese and Tibetan Traditions, 1912–1949" (Columbia UP, 2023)
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During the Republican period (1912–1949) and after, many Chinese Buddhists sought inspiration from non-Chinese Buddhist traditions, showing a particular interest in esoteric teachings. What made these Buddhists dissatisfied with Chinese Buddhism, and what did they think other Buddhist traditions could offer? Which elements did they choose to follow…
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Ep. 200 – Getting Insight On The Nature of Thought
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In a dharma talk on working with thoughts and emotions, Joseph Goldstein explains the impersonal and empty nature of the mind. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self. This week on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein teaches us about: Observing how …
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Mark Coleman: Monday Night Live Talk from Spirit Rock
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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Includes meditation & dharma talkBy Mark Coleman
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Richard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)
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Though fascinated with the land of their tradition’s birth, virtually no Japanese Buddhists visited the Indian subcontinent before the nineteenth century. In the richly illustrated Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism (U Chicago Press, 2019), Richard M. Jaffe reveals the experiences of the first Japanese Buddhi…
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Reiki and the Subtle Body, with Justin B. Stein
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Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with Justin B. Stein, a specialist in modern Japanese religion and the preeminent historian of Reiki. We discuss Justin’s new book, Alternate Currents: Reiki’s Circulation in the Twentieth-Century North Pacific (U Hawaii Press, 2023), about the transnational origins of Reiki, and also get into his perspective as a both …
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Reiki and the Subtle Body, with Justin B. Stein
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Today I sit down with Justin B. Stein, a specialist in modern Japanese religion and the preeminent historian of Reiki. We discuss Justin’s new book, Alternate Currents, about the transnational origins of Reiki, and also get into his perspective as a both a scholar and a Reiki practitioner. Along the way, we ask what Reiki has to do with Buddhism, w…
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Joseph Goldstein meets us at the constellation of self, the duality of self, and the need for mindfulness. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self. This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein gets into: Duality and how it relates to our meditat…
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Joseph Goldstein discusses how working with fear is absolutely essential in our practice of understanding, opening, and accepting. This 1983 dharma talk was originally published on Dharmaseed. This week on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein teaches us about: Releasing tension through awareness The body as an energy system Opening up to the Buddha natur…
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Mark Coleman: Awareness in Nature - Exploring Mindfulness in Nature Meditation Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This talks explores how one can practice with the four foundations of mindfulness outdoors with the support of the natural world in an embodied and effortless way and how nature illuminates Dharma teachings and wisdom.By Mark Coleman
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Navigating Guilt: A Journey of Self-Forgiveness
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Guilt, a powerful and complex emotion, can often weigh heavily on our hearts and minds when we've done something that goes against our values or has harmed others. It's a natural response to recognizing our own mistakes and the impact they have had. However, dwelling in guilt can be detrimental to our well-being and hinder our ability to move forwa…
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Bonnie Duran: Guided metta from benefactor
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This is the John Makransky - Tibetan metta practice of receiving metta from a benefactorBy Bonnie Duran
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Bonnie Duran: Metta meditation: why and how
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This talk reviewed the Karaniya sutta about why and how we do mettaBy Bonnie Duran
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Offering instruction for metta practice, Joseph Goldstein explains the many flavors of loving-kindness that we can try. This 2018 talk was originally published on Dharmaseed. This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/insighthour This time on Insig…
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Matthew Robertson, "Puruṣa: Personhood in Ancient India" (Oxford UP, 2024)
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The concept of the puruṣa, or person, is implicated in a wide range of ancient texts throughout the Indian subcontinent. In Puruṣa: Personhood in Ancient India, published in 2024 by Oxford University Press, Matthew I. Robertson traces the development of this concept from 1500 BCE to 400 CE: in the Ṛg Veda, the Brāhmaṇas, the Upaniṣads, Buddhist Pāl…
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