Best Johnathans Mind Podcasts (2024)

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#53 Chosen Families & Breaking Asian Stereotypes with Louis Lee 1:03:53

29d ago1:03:53

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For this episode, guest Louis Lee joins us. Louis is the chief creative officer and co-founder of Bellweather, a strategy-led creative agency that specializes in transforming legacy brands in the non-profit healthcare and travel sector. Louis is passionate about helping brands thrive in an ever-changing landscape, particularly by expanding and dive…

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#52 Financial Literacy & Navigating Community Care with Leslie 1:04:00

3M ago1:04:00

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This episode we're joined by guest Leslie Xia. Leslie is a queer Chinese American graphic designer and art director currently working at Invesco. They have worked at Fast Company, Vice News, and Men's Health to Millie Magazine, focusing on finance for women, and finally moved to Invesco. In this episode, we chat about: The importance of personal fi…

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#51 The Evolving Nature of Social Media & Authenticity with ONCH 56:24

4M ago56:24

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This episode we're joined by returning guest ONCH. A multi-talented artist and jewelry designer. ONCH is a creative artist based in Los Angeles who makes amazing wearable art that goes beyond regular fashion. His unique pieces have been featured in a Biotechnology textbook by David P. Clark and in Vogue, as well as displayed in prestigious places l…

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#50 Drag, Self Expression & Asian Representation with Miss Shu Mai 1:28:33

5M ago1:28:33

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This episode, we're joined by Miss Shu Mai, a Taiwanese American drag queen. We delve into Miss Shu Mai's journey into drag, her dance background, and her experiences with identity and homophobia. She is a founder of the Send Noodz Party, an API-centric drag show in LA. In this episode, we chat about: coming out and finding acceptance the importanc…

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#49 Mindfullness & Ripple Effects Towards Justice & Equity with Kim 55:31

6M ago55:31

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This episode, we're joined by an extra special guest, Kim Thai @kthai6 . She is a community organizer and founder of Joyful Liberation Collective. They are also a mindfulness teacher, writer and an Emmy Award-winning storyteller! Tune in to dive deep into topics of identity, healing, and liberation within oppressive systems. In this episode, we cha…

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#48 Nuanced Activism & Standing for Something with Johnathan 1:28:53

7M ago1:28:53

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In this episode, we're joined by Johnathan @jonahsahn , a pioneering content creator who began his journey in 2008. His unique perspective as a Black American and Filipino has made him a powerful voice at the intersection of Black and Asian identity. In 2020, he founded the Black and Asian Alliance Network, promoting solidarity between these commun…

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#47 Building Queer Asian Spaces & Community with Tai 1:03:29

7M ago1:03:29

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In this episode, we're joined by Tai, who is a freelance creative director. His hunger for building community ultimately led to the creation of Naarak in August of 2022, and he is now an event organizer in the gay API NYC nightlife scene. In this episode, we chat about: Community resilience and fostering an environment where gay API have an accepti…

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#46 Social Media and the Future of Queer Visibility with Mike Curato 54:43

10M ago54:43

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This episode, we're joined by Mike Curato, a gay first generation half Filipino-Irish American author and illustrator of books. He has created many picture books for young children, including his debut queer young adult graphic novel, Flamer, and upcoming books centering diverse creators and audiences. In this episode, we chat about: The launch of …

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#45 Uplifting Our Chinatowns and API Creatives with Harry Trinh 1:11:48

11M ago1:11:48

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In this episode, we're joined by Harry Trinh, a queer Asian American art director and experiential designer based in NYC, and the Head of Creative of Welcome to Chinatown. In this episode, we chat about: His latest work with Welcome to Chinatown Pivoting from corporate life into his mission-driven work Understanding the value of community-centered …

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#44 Building the Equitable Future of Work and Entrepreneurship with Susan Liao 59:09

12M ago59:09

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In this episode, we're joined by Susan Liao, a product leader and champion of liberatory leadership working at the intersection of digital innovation, social entrepreneurship and non-profit impact strategy. In this episode, we chat about: Her journey into tech and product Navigating her life through agencies and startups Pivoting from the corporate…

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#43 The Value of Identity and Self-Expression with Haruka Aoki 1:00:23

1y ago1:00:23

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In this episode, we're joined by Haruka Aoki, a queer Japanese artist and poet-illustrator, who takes us on a journey of self-discovery and artistic expression. In this episode, we chat about: The challenges of integrating into a new community The impact migration can have on identity and intersectionality The power of manifestation and the importa…

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#42 Collective Change and Community-Centered Design with Lee-Sean Huang 1:01:57

1y ago1:01:57

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This episode, we’re joined by an extra special guest, Lee-Sean Huang (he/they), a queer first-generation Taiwanese, Cantonese American designer and educator based in New York City and Providence. Lee-Sean Huang is the director of Design Content and learning at AIGA and a co-founder, creative director of Foossa, and teaches design and innovation at …

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#41 Embracing Imagination and Manifesting Reality with ONCH 57:13

1+ y ago57:13

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In this episode, we’re joined by an extra special guest, ONCH, a multi-talented artist and jewelry designer based in Los Angeles. We chat about: The power of dreaming and creating a vision of our future Using a dream diary to record, capture, and realize everyday dreams ONCH's journey from Taiwan and finding oneself Setting intentions and manifesti…

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#40 Allyship, Accountability, & Performative Activism with Johnathan Gibbs 1:10:25

1+ y ago1:10:25

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This episode, we're joined by our lovely returning guest, Jonathan Gibbs, creator of the Black and Asian Alliance Network, a proud, gay, Black and Filipino American filmmaker, storyteller, podcaster, and gamer based in Brooklyn, NY. In this episode, we chat about: The importance of solidarity among marginalized communities Issues of performative ac…

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#39 Inclusive Healthcare & Showing Up for Our Communities with Dr. Jonathan Tolentino 49:52

1+ y ago49:52

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In this episode, we’re joined by an extra special guest, Dr. Jonathan Tolentino, Program Director of the Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency program at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at University of Miami. We chat about intersectional healthcare and the importan…

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#38 The Transformative Power of Community & Joy with Kim Thai 50:11

1+ y ago50:11

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In this episode, we’re joined by a returning friend, Kim Thai, a queer Vietnamese writer, Emmy-award winning producer, social justice advocate, and mindfulness teacher based in New York. We chat about community building, cultivating joy, and her latest work with Ganeshspace, a mindfulness organization that creates healing spaces for historically ex…

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#37 Finding belonging at the intersection of art & activism with Haruka Aoki 1:25:33

2y ago1:25:33

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This episode we're joined by an extra special guest, Haruka Aoki. Haruka (she/they) is a queer Japanese artist, author and illustrator of children’s books based in Queens, New York City. Their narrative artwork, which has appeared in New York Times and the Washington Post, aims to inspire individuals with both wit and sincerity as their hand drawn …

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036 -- The Importance of Fun in Mindfulness Practice; Chaplain Kyle Sorys, 10/25/22 42:21

2y ago42:21

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How often do you reflect on having fun and playing as an adult? What do fun and play look like in your life? Does it result in joy? These are the questions Chaplain Kyle Sorys poses to the audience in this week’s talk. After a fifteen-minute meditation, Kyle starts by sharing his past struggles with meditation and his current exploration of includi…

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035 -- The Practice of Non-Doing: Seeing Clearly with Patience; Johnathan Woodside, 10/08/22 26:25

2y ago26:25

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How has your practice resulted in a greater sense of patience and an ability to be patient? As MOI teacher Johnathan Woodside states in this talk, just by returning again and again to the present moment, we are cultivating patience. Patience involves having a nonjudgmental and non-preferential willingness to engage with what is present. It also inc…

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034 -- Guided Meditation: The Four Divine Abodes; Mark Wiesman, 09/20/22 42:27

2y ago42:27

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In this week’s talk, MOI teacher Mark Wiesman leads us in a guided meditation through the Four Divine Abodes: loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity. Mark tells us that we can go to these four places anytime we need. They are tools that can help us cultivate more openness and expansiveness in our hearts and minds, which by na…

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033 -- Relating to Suffering; Anne Savery, 09/13/22 44:36

2y ago44:36

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Every human being experiences suffering at some point in life. Suffering is one of the ultimate truths that connect us to all humanity. But suffering is also unique to each of us in that we all experience suffering in our own distinct ways. Thus, in this talk, MOI teacher Anne Savery asks us an important question: “What are you suffering with right…

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032 -- How Not to Have a Bad Day; Johnathan Woodside, 09/06/22 41:17

2y ago41:17

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How often do you experience “bad days”? When asked this question, MOI teacher Jonathan Woodside genuinely answered that he rarely has a bad day anymore. He attributes this to two things: (1) living a skillful life by avoiding harm and (2) viewing every experience (both pleasant and unpleasant) as an opportunity for insight. Of course, this naturall…

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031 -- Craving & Clinging; Mark Wiesman, 08/16/22 47:58

2y ago47:58

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What does it feel like when the mind is overcome by craving and clinging? How about when it is free? When the defilements of craving and clinging are present, we feel it in the body. We feel ourselves being pulled around and controlled by it. We become bound, fettered, and chained to it. But when the mind is free of defilements, we experience more …

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030 -- The Perfection of Patience; Anne Savery, 08/09/22 48:20

2y ago48:20

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What comes to mind when you think of patience? Is it a positive or negative association? As MOI teacher Anne Savery states, part of the practice is observing our conditioning, history, and relationships with different things in the dharma. According to Anne, patience holds a variety of meanings. It involves endurance, spaciousness, forgiveness, and…

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029 -- The First Insight of Meditation; Johnathan Woodside, 08/04/22 42:21

2+ y ago42:21

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What is it like when you notice the mind lost in stories? What is it like when the mind arrives home to the present moment and sees clearly? These are the questions MOI teacher Johnathan Woodside asks us in this week’s talk as he discusses the difficulties of staying with the present moment experience of reality. He says that noticing how busy the …

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028 -- Right Intention: Walking the Path with Attitude; Rev. Kyle Sorys, 07/26/22 51:05

2+ y ago51:05

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How often do you notice and reflect on the attitudes and intentions you bring to an experience? How often do these dispositions lead to peace and contentment? In this week’s talk, MOI teacher Kyle Sorys introduces the topic of Right Intention, the second factor of the Noble Eightfold Path. He states that mindfulness of intention is vital to how we …

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027 -- Talking Dharma with Friends; Mark Wiesman, 07/19/22 50:39

2+ y ago50:39

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How often do you find yourself discussing Dharma and practice with friends? For MOI teacher Mark Wiesman, it is more often than not, as Mark has lots of “dharma friends.” In this week’s talk, Mark shares four themes that have come up in his Dharma conversations with friends over the past month: (1) Can you meditate too much? (2) What is the differe…

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026 -- Happiness Through the Lens of Renunciation; Anne Savery, 07/12/22 49:03

2+ y ago49:03

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What comes to mind when reading or hearing the word renunciation? What emotions or feelings arise? Is there an association with happiness? In this week's talk, MOI teacher Anne Savery shares the formula for happiness, mainly through the lens of renunciation. Anne explains that renunciation is often associated with letting go, but the original inten…

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#36 Fire Island and the gay white gaze with Johnathan Gibbs 56:45

2+ y ago56:45

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In this episode, we are joined by a special returning guest, Johnathan Gibbs, to talk about the latest gay movie Fire Island, and also reflect on the harmful impact of the gay white gaze on our queer Asian communities. In this episode we talk about: Reflect on Fire Island movie’s representation of queer Asian perspectives and stories The gay white …

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025 -- The Four Great Efforts: Becoming a Curator of the Mind; Johnathan Woodside, 07/05/22 39:57

2+ y ago39:57

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In this week’s talk, MOI teacher Johnathan Woodside discusses the Four Great Efforts, stating that they are the formula for transformation. This formula is simple: (1) diminish unwholesome states that already have arisen, (2) prevent unwholesome states that haven’t arisen from arising, (3) strengthen the wholesome states that are already developed,…

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024 -- Right View; Rev. Kyle Sorys, 06/28/22 51:25

2+ y ago51:25

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This week’s talk is all about the first step of the Path — Right View. Traditionally Right View is understanding the Four Noble Truths and the relationship between craving and suffering. But, as MOI teacher Rev. Kyle Sorys explains, it entails much more. “Whatever teachings lead to peace, stillness, harmony, which lead to the disappearing of the pr…

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023 -- Cultivating the Garden & Planting the Seeds of Wholesomeness; Mark Wiesman, 06/21/22 51:08

2+ y ago51:08

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Like gardening and growing crops, spiritual practice involves cultivating the mind and body. In this week's talk, MOI teacher Mark Wiesman explains how we can develop a mind inclined towards wholesome qualities of peace, contentment, compassion, and understanding. He states that it's about creating the conditions for skillful thoughts and habits wh…

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022 -- Sadhana: Exploring Spiritual Practice Through the Lens of Ritual; Anne Savery, 06/15/22 47:42

2+ y ago47:42

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What does your spiritual practice look like? What type of rituals and routines are part of your practice? In this episode, MOI teacher Anne Savery shares a bit about her practice, specifically through exploring rites and rituals. She calls it her daily sadhana, which she defines as "a spiritual practice that goes straight to the goal with convictio…

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#35 Journey into the world of design and creating inclusive toys with Linda Jiang 59:17

2+ y ago59:17

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Excited to be joined by Linda Jiang, a toy designer living in Los Angeles, California. In this episode, we delve into the world of the doll industry and the representation of gender-inclusive doll design. Linda Jiang (she/they) is a toy designer living in Los Angeles, California; unceded Tongva land. Linda’s work centers around designing inclusive …

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021 -- Fifth Tuesday Q&A Panel; MOI Teachers, 05/31/22 53:47

2+ y ago53:47

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It is the fifth Tuesday of May, which means something a little different than usual. In this week's episode, the MOI teachers come together as a panel to answer some community questions. The topics that arise include: (1) How to deal with diminishing returns in meditation, (2) Advice regarding meditating with the eyes open, and (3) Working with our…

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020 -- The Three Trainings & The Eightfold Path; Rev. Kyle Sorys, 05/24/22 54:41

2+ y ago54:41

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When venturing out on a difficult journey, it is helpful to have a map that lays out the terrain. According to MOI teacher Rev. Kyle Sorys, this is exactly what the Buddha intended when teaching the Noble Eightfold Path. In this week's talk, Rev. Kyle briefly touches on each aspect of the Eightfold Path in addition to explaining the Path in terms o…

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019 -- Insights from Retreat Practice; Anne Savery, 05/10/22 49:30

2+ y ago49:30

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After sitting a seven-day retreat, MOI teacher Anne Savery shares some of the insights she has gained in this week's talk. She touches on a range of topics, such as giving ourselves permission to rest, stability, our habitual conditioning for striving, energy, expectations, and increasing our capacity for spaciousness. Most importantly, Anne emphas…

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018 -- Concentration: The Balance of Sustaining Connection; Johnathan Woodside, 05/03/22 45:21

2+ y ago45:21

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Are you any good at concentrating your attention? Is your mind able to sustain a connection, or is it often fragmented? In this week's talk, MOI teacher Johnathan Woodside explains the practice of concentration, stating that it's not as difficult to achieve as you may think. When watching a movie or television show we often experience a concentrate…

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017 -- Dependent Arising & the Conditionality of Things; Mark Wiesman, 04/19/22 1:01:13

2+ y ago1:01:13

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This week's talk is all about the conditionality of things. In Buddhism, this is known as Dependent Arising or Dependent Origination. As MOI teacher Mark Wiesman states, this teaching is "profound, hard to see and understand, unattainable by pure reasoning." As such, Mark spends the hour unpacking this challenging topic. Except for Nibbāna (the unc…

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016 -- Investigating Entanglement: How to Untangle the Tangle; Anne Savery, 04/12/22 40:23

2+ y ago40:23

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Where do you get entangled? What does your mind get tangled up in? In this week's talk, MOI teacher Anne Savery investigates these questions, stating that we can become entangled in anything our mind thinks about: work, relationships, emotions, ideas, situations, etc. When we become entangled, we need tools to help untangle the tangle instead of be…

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015 -- Mindfulness: A Mind Full of Awareness; Johnathan Woodside, 04/05/22 47:05

2+ y ago47:05

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What exactly is mindfulness? What are the qualities and characteristics that makeup mindfulness? In this week's talk, MOI teacher Johnathan Woodside explains the spiritual faculty of mindfulness. He defines it as present-centered awareness free from wanting our experience to be different than it is. Mindful awareness is knowing what is happening as…

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014 -- Sharing Our Practice; The MOI Community, 03/29/22 49:40

2+ y ago49:40

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An out-of-the-ordinary episode in which the community of MOI shares about their individual practice of mindfulness and meditation in daily life. If you feel inspired by these teachings, and wish to practice generosity, please consider supporting MOI and its teachers by visiting, https://mindfulnessoutreachinitiative.org/generosity/…

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013 -- The Five Mindfulness Trainings; Rev. Kyle Sorys, 03/22/22 49:35

2+ y ago49:35

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In this week's talk, MOI teacher Kyle Sorys speaks to the importance of morality and virtue to one's spiritual practice, which leads to a brief discussion of the Five Precepts and ends with a contemplation practice of Thich Nhat Hanah's Five Mindfulness Trainings. If you feel inspired by these teachings, and wish to practice generosity, please cons…

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012 -- Cultivating Contentment: Bringing Meditation & Mindfulness into One's Life; Mark Wiesman, 03/15/22 56:26

2+ y ago56:26

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Meditating regularly and cultivating mindfulness in our day-to-day lives can be very challenging. But, as MOI teacher Mark Wiesman states in this week's talk, we have to keep remembering the reason for this practice -- to cultivate a mind of contentment. To do this is not about arriving at any state of being, or being in peaceful bliss, but simply …

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011 -- Love: The Remedy to Pain and Suffering; Anne Savery, 03/08/22 47:46

2+ y ago47:46

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This week's talk, given by MOI teacher Anne Savery, is all about love and pain. "We can't have pain and suffering without love," Anne states, "and we can't have love without pain and suffering. They are two sides of the same coin." As Anne explains the connection between love and pain, she poses a few questions for us to explore, such as: (1) What …

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010 -- Energy & Effort, Johnathan Woodside, 03/01/22 52:54

2+ y ago52:54

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What is your typical experience of energy in practice? Is it usually too much? Too little? It can be challenging to find the right balance of energy needed to support a daily practice. In this week's talk, MOI teacher Johnathan Woodside focuses on the relationship between effort and energy. He discusses how to work with a mind that is filled with l…

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009 -- Desire, Craving, Greed, and Wanting, Rev. Kyle Sorys, 02/22/22 58:27

2+ y ago58:27

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In Buddhism, the terms desire, craving, greed, and wanting are often used interchangeably. But do they all mean the same thing? In this week's talk, Rev. Kyle Sorys explains the nuances of these terms and encourages us to explore for ourselves how they each manifest in daily life and practice. If you feel inspired by these teachings, and wish to pr…

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008 -- Moving Towards Freedom: Mindfulness and Investigation, Mark Wiesman, 02/15/22 54:55

2+ y ago54:55

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Is there such a thing as Wrong Mindfulness? What do we do if it is too hard to welcome everything in our practice? And how do we practice with doubt? In this week's talk, MOI teacher Mark Wiesman addresses these questions. In doing so, he threads the importance of mindfulness and investigation when working with questions and difficulties that inevi…

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007 -- Fluidity & Fixedness: Choosing Openness and Trust over Closedness and Fear, Anne Savery, 02/08/22 52:42

2+ y ago52:42

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How do we become more fluid, more open, and more wise? How do we embrace trust instead of giving in to fear? In this week's talk, MOI teacher Anne Savery unpacks the path factor of Wise View, dividing it into the two components of fluidity and fixedness. She asks us to reflect upon our own views and experiences, exploring how fluid or how fixed the…

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006 -- Confidence, Fatih, & Devotion, Johnathan Woodside, 02/01/22 52:54

3y ago52:54

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Have you ever experienced the feeling of confidence (or faith or devotion) in your spiritual practice? Like mindfulness, it is a quality of mind to be cultivated. When MOI teacher Johnathan Woodside speaks of confidence in this week's talk, he is not referring to that of arrogance, but that which arises out of wisdom and clear seeing. He states tha…

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