Awake in Daily Life
by Agama Meditation Centre
Awake in Daily Life is a podcast about meditation, mindfulness, and Buddhist wisdom for everyday living. Through simple teachings, guided reflections, and practical examples, each episode explores how to work with stress, emotions, relationships, and inner restlessness through meditation and the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Produced by Agama Meditation Centre, this podcast is for anyone seeking peace, clarity, and wisdom in daily life.
Episodes
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A Daily Pause: 20-Minute Ānāpānasati Meditation
Take a pause from the movement of the day and return to the breath. In this 20-minute guided Ānāpānasati meditation, we begin with a short reflection on why we meditate: not to escape life, but to meet it with greater awareness, focus, and balance. You will then be guided to settle the body and...
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Guided Vipassanā Meditation: Contemplation of Feelings
In this guided Vipassanā meditation, we practise contemplation of feelings—vedanānupassanā, the second of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Through a systematic body scan from head to feet and back again, you will learn to observe sensations as they naturally arise, change, and pass away.…
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The Monk Who Faced Bears and Blizzards
In this episode of Awake in Daily Life, we explore Venerable Dianwu’s reflections on practice, courage, and training body and mind through difficulty. Drawing from his experiences of walking pilgrimage, solitude, fear, hunger, sleepiness, and long sitting, this conversation looks at what it means...
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15-Minute Loving-Kindness Meditation for Peace and Joy
This guided loving-kindness meditation is based on the teaching of Ven. Dianwu. It is a foundational practice for calming the mind, softening anger, and preparing the body and heart for deeper meditation. In this method, we gently repeat phrases of loving-kindness: May there be no anger in my...
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The Toddler Who Chanted the Suttas
Episode Description In this episode of Awake in Daily Life, we explore the remarkable story of Dhammaruwan, a boy in Sri Lanka who reportedly began chanting ancient Pāli suttas when he was only about two years old. His childhood chanting included the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta — the Buddha’s…
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10-Minute Breath Meditation
In this episode, we explore a simple and direct practice of breath meditation — learning to stay present by knowing each in-breath and out-breath. This is not a body scan or sensation-based method. Instead, we return to the basics: resting attention on the breath and developing a steady,...
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What Mindfulness Really Means in Early Buddhism
What does mindfulness really mean in early Buddhism? In this episode of Awake in Daily Life, we explore how the Āgamas presents mindfulness as more than present-moment awareness. It is recollection, training, and right direction—part of a path shaped by ethics, concentration, wisdom, and...
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The Agamas: How the Buddha’s Voice Reached Us
What are the Agama Sutras, and why do serious practitioners keep returning to them? In this episode of Awake in Daily Life, we explore the Agamas as more than ancient texts. They are living records of the Buddha meeting real people, hearing their doubts, and offering guidance that can still be...
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16 Years in the Clouds
After finding a path he trusted in India, why would Master Dianwu choose to disappear into the clouds for sixteen years? This episode of Awake in Daily Life follows his retreat into the peaks of Zhongnan Mountain—a move away from distraction to verify if the Buddha’s teachings could be fully…
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Renouncing the World at Eleven
“I want to become like the Buddha.” At the age of eleven, Master Dianwu left his home in Yunnan and chose monastic life. This episode follows his journey from a determined young boy to a wandering pilgrim, culminating in his encounter with Venerable Master Gusu in the snow mountains of India…
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Why Practice Feels Strong on Retreat but Weak at Home
Why does meditation feel strong on retreat, but fragile at home? In this episode of Awake in Daily Life, we explore the gap between retreat calm and everyday distraction through the practical teachings of Master Dianwu. We look at how habits, phones, and constant input pull the mind outward, and...
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Stop Chasing Every Thought
Why does the mind get pulled in so many directions? In this episode, we explore a Buddhist understanding of restlessness, desire, anger, and confusion—and why mindfulness is more than relaxation. Through vivid images like the dog chasing the stone and the boat caught in a storm, this conversation...
About this show
Awake in Daily Life is a podcast about meditation, mindfulness, and Buddhist wisdom for everyday living. Through simple teachings, guided reflections, and practical examples, each episode explores how to work with stress, emotions, relationships, and inner restlessness through meditation and the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Produced by Agama Meditation Centre, this podcast is for anyone seeking peace, clarity, and wisdom in daily life.
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