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Triple Gem of the North — 178 episodes

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Choosing Yourself- When Pulling Weeds can seem Overwhelming

2

Are Your Emotions Feeding You, or Feeding ON You?

3

The Strength You Should Never Be Proud Of

4

Rotten Food and the Ability to Listen (From a Buddhist Perspective)

5

The Prisons We Create- And the Freedom We Want

6

Why We Need More Than Meditation

7

Not Every Thought is "Yours"

8

Our Mind's Ability to Remember

9

Identity Versus Views (From a Buddhist Perspective)

10

Is it Really Practical to "Love Unconditionally"

11

Life's Power Over Our Practice

12

Awaken the Heart and Calming the Mind?

13

Are We Wishing Them for Wellness or for Wisdom?

14

Putting Kindness into Action

15

Can I Really be "Free" From Obsticles?

16

Avijja and Moha (From a Buddhist Perspective)

17

What is Skillfulness and How do I Ccome Back to It

18

How can you “do nothing” while staying alert?

19

Ignorance (From a Buddhist Perspective)

20

How Can a Quiet Mind Enhance Ourselves?

21

Absolute Truth (From a Buddhist Perspective)

22

Living With Your Ego

23

Renunciation (From a Buddhist Perspective)

24

How Can I Move Forward From Painful Memories?

25

Does Legacy Have Any Importance?

26

How Can I Cultivate Meaning in My Life During Both the Good Times and the Bad?

27

How Do We Face Trauma and Instability as Meditators

28

Words for "Mindfulness"

29

The Five Precepts (From a Buddhist Perspetive) PART 2

30

A Gentle Reminder of Mindful Pratice

31

The Five Precepts (From a Buddhist Perspective) PART 1

32

How do Buddhists make sense of anger?

33

How do you hold compassion toward those who have been unkind to you? (From a Buddhist Perspective)

34

What Does "Invisible" Mean in Metta Meditation?

35

Spirituality (From a Buddhist Perspective)

36

Transforming Negativity With Metta

37

How To Talk to Someone About Mindfulness (When You Know They Need It

38

How Do I Recognize Intuition?

39

Being Lost in a Story During Metta Meditation

40

What is the Present Moment (From a Buddhist Perspective)

41

How to Combine Yoga and Meditation

42

Evolution of the Mind (From a Buddhist Perspective)

43

Stay Mindful for 7 Days Challange

44

Relationship Between Time and Desire (From a Buddhist Perspective)

45

How Can You Just “Let Go"

46

Suffering in Plain English (From a Buddhist Perspective)

47

How to Cultivate Metta Beyond Our Perception

48

Why is the Triple Gem So Important (From a Buddhist Perspective)

49

Being Mindful of Hindrances

50

Conscious Versus Subconscious (From a Buddhist Perspective)

51

Equanimity- Is It Something You Do, Or Is It Something That Happens

52

What is Mara (From a Buddhist Perspective)

53

Relationship Between Past, Present, and Future

54

Pureland (From a Buddhist Perspective)

55

Learning to Love The Bad Parts of Yourself

56

Analyzing Our Dark Side (From a Buddhist Perspective)

57

Cultivating Sympathetic Joy and Eqanimity

58

The Buddha Was Not a God (From a Buddhist Perspective)

59

The Difference Between Karma and Destiny

60

What is my Mind's "Natural State"?

61

How Can I be Content?

62

How to Deal with Restlessness

63

What is the Buddhist's and Meditator's Perspective on Protest?

64

Do Emotions Get Stuck in My Body? Exploring the Mind-Body Connection

65

Is Suffering a Part of the Human Condition? (From a Buddhist Perspective)

66

How Can I Make the Right Decision in the Face of Uncertainty

67

Is Empathy Different from Compassion? How to Cultivate More of It (From a Buddhist Perspective)

68

How Can I Help Friends Who Struggle With Practicing Meditation?

69

How Can I Be "Non-Reflective"?

70

How Can I Overcome The Feeling of Dread?

71

How Do I Maintain a Mindful Mindset?

72

Food in the Context of Mindfulness (From a Buddhist Perspective)

73

What is the Difference Between Self-Commitment and Being Selfish?

74

Is There a Difference Between Seclusion And Loneliness?

75

How Can I Overcome Resentment?

76

What is Brahma Murti And How Can It Help Me?

77

Stress Reduction in the Context of Meditation

78

The Duality (And Nonduality) of My Mind

79

Why do I Feel Like I Have to Fix a Problem Before Letting it Go?

80

What is The Natural State of My Mind?

81

How Do I Show Compassion In A World of Injustice?

82

Can Mindfulness be a "Paradox"?

83

Is Mindful Resolve Different Than Will Power?

84

Concentration and The Right Attitude

85

How to Come to Terms With an Unexpected Death

86

How Do I Just Accept a Bad Meditation?

87

How to Handle Powerful Emotions That Come Up During Meditation?

88

Dealing with the “Consequences” of Compassion

89

Seeing Beyond Our Mirrors of Self- Reflection

90

Purpose and Its Relationship with Mindfulness

91

When Should I Be Honest?

92

Is My Suffering Impermanent?

93

How can I Soften My Heart?

94

Is Guilt a “Good” Thing (From a Buddhist Perspective)?

95

Cultivating the "Right" View

96

Manifesting And Nurturing The Qualities You Want to Develop

97

Why Should I Want or Strive for Anything (From a Buddhist Perspective)?

98

Should I “Empty” My Mind?

99

Do “Talents” Truly Exist, or Do We Create Them (From a Buddhist Perspective)?

100

What is My Meaning and Purpose in Life?

101

How Can I Love Without Attachments?

102

How Can I Apply Metta to My Own Self-Reflection?

103

Can I Truly Claim Anything as “Mine”?

104

The Kathina Robe Ceremony and Its Significance

105

How Do I Manage My Jealousy of Others?

106

How Do I “Let Go” Without Disassociating?

107

How Do I Know if I’m Making The Right Judgment?

108

How Can I Plan for the Future While Being in the Moment?

109

How do I Mindfully Develop, View, and Maintain Self-Esteem?

110

How Do I Live in The Present Moment When Life Won’t Let Me

111

What Do I Do When I Feel Like a Failure?

112

Are Habits a Bad Thing and Do I Suffer Because of Them?

113

Why do I Depend on Attachments?

114

When to Accept Conditions and Others for Who They Are (and When to Make a Change)

115

Living With Remorse Through a Mindful Perspective

116

The Difference Between Being Compassionate and Being a Doormat

117

How Do I Develop Spiritual Maturity and What Can It Do for Me?

118

How to Maintain a Neutral Mind

119

Why Does the Mind Want to Cling to Things

120

Using Mindfulness to Deal with Harmful Habits and Addictions

121

What and Who Do We Trust if Everything is Impermanent?

122

What is Craving, and is it Really a Bad Thing (From a Buddhist Perspective)?

123

The Importance of Maintaining Noble Friends as Opposed to Unnoble Friends (And How to Recognize Them)

124

How to Use Mindfulness When Working or Living with Stressful People and Situations

125

How to Look at Legal Justice (From a Buddhist Perspective)

126

Being an Observer (Not a Reactor) and How to Apply it to the “Real World”

127

"I'm Not Angry With Other Drivers, But They Do Annoy Me": Discussing The Relationship Between Annoyance and Anger

128

What Kind of Meditation is Right for You? Understanding Vipassana Meditation versus Loving-Kindness Meditation

129

Having Good Attachments

130

Harmonious Understanding

131

Using Humbleness & Happiness Mindfully

132

Characteristics of the Mind

133

The Four Houses - How to Grow During the Pandemic

134

How do we abuse our minds and bodies unmindfully?

135

Understand the Nature of Our Minds

136

The Power of Habits and Reliving the Past as a Movie

137

Meditation Spaces - Physical and Mental

138

Beginner's Mind - Appreciating the Quiet - Reshaping Yourself

139

Metta and Family Situations

140

Finding Your Way - The Eightfold Path

141

Discover Your True Self

142

Responding to someone who thinks they have all the answers

143

Giving and Receiving

144

Cultivating Self Respect

145

Our Security Blankets

146

Exploring Compassion and Generosity

147

Helpful Teachings for Everyday Life

148

Four Qualities of the Mindful Person

149

Dealing with Emotional Triggers

150

Dealing with Those (Other) Imperfect Drivers

151

Chakras and Mindfulness

152

The Buffet of Your Emotions

153

Waiting in Line (Mindfully)

154

An Introduction to Meditation

155

Equanimity - The Middle Road between Attachment and Detachment

156

Dealing with Personal Burnout

157

Radical Mindfulness

158

Why each meditation is different.

159

How Is Your Mind?

160

Forgiveness

161

On Being Skillful

162

Developing Insightful Mindfulness

163

10-minute Guided Breathing Meditation

164

Metta (Loving Kindness) Meditation

165

Introduction to Meditation

166

Planting Seeds of Compassion

167

Four Key Ideas for Your Personal Meditation Sessions

168

Dealing with Fear of Failure and Fear of Success

169

Changes in Body/Mind during Meditation - On not being "perfect"

170

What the Buddha Taught - Purifying Our Mind

171

Dealing with irrational people

172

The Benefits of Being Mindful

173

The Meditator's Neutral Mind

174

Duka and Suka

175

Meditation is like planting.

176

On Being Humble and the Power of Mindfulness

177

Cultivate Your Mind

178

Retreat Introduction (August 2019)