Beste Monastery podcasts (2025)

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Unbound Radiance: Levels of Awakening & Light that Lands on Nothing | Ajahn Nisabho 51:52

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Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events! - Wednesday Evening Teaching & Discussion (6:00 – 7:30 pm PT, YouTube then Zoom) - Saturday Morning Meditation, Teaching, & Coffee Social (9:30 - 11 am PT, Online & In-Person) - Sunday Evening “Mission Majjhima!” Sutta Teaching & Discussion (5:00 - 6 pm PT, Onli…

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Observing & Receiving - 02-12-25 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org 51:46

5d ago51:46

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https://youtu.be/prRdswXVo40Door Sokuzan

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Right Here At Home In One Breath 32:33

7d ago32:33

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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 2/9/25 - Bringing together Rumi's poem "Only Breath" and The Ānāpānasati Sutta (Sutra on Mindful Breathing), Hojin Sensei takes us through a thorough reckoning of this physical and profound practice, and how it is fundamental to being awake.Door Zen Mountain Monastery

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Br. David Bryan Hoopes' Sermon for the Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple, February 2, 2025 10:01

14d ago10:01

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Door Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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Titrating Thai Training: Teachers & Tigers & 7-Hour Sits, Oh My! | Ajahn Kalyano Q&A 1:03:18

4d ago1:03:18

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ajahn Kalyano, abbot of Buddha Bodhivana Monastery in Australia, about the practice of meditating all night, long sits, vegetarianism, spirits, training with a teacher, Abhidhamma study, and... tigers! Bio Ven. Ajahn Kalyano (Daniel Jones) was born in London in 1962. His interest in Buddhism…

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The Bodhisattva’s World 39:54

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Danica Shoan Ankele, Osho - ZMM - 2/9/25 - A timely reminder from Shoan Osho that a bodhisattva is one who interrupts the cycle of samsara, to stop creating and perpetuating greed, anger and ignorance, for the benefit of all beings. This “inner revolution” that practice offers is how we can calm the spinning mind and bring the light of wisdom and c…

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”Can I Delight in Solitude, or Not?” – 10 Reflections to Help | Ajahn Kovilo 52:07

8d ago52:07

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks about the balancing reflections of the "Ten Subjects for Frequent Recollection" (Pabbajita Abhiṇha Sutta - AN 10.48 - https://suttacentral.net/an10.48/en/sujato?lang=en): “Bhikkhus, there are 10 dhammas which should be reﬂected upon again and again by one who has gone forth. What are these 10? (1) ‘I am no longe…

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Jewels Among Gems: Ten Top Treasures in the Middle-Length Discourses | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho 46:07

11d ago46:07

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In this conversation, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho discuss their favorite suttas in the Majjhima Nikāya and suggest ways you can do the same! Useful Resources: Access to Insight: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/index.html Reading Faithfully Index: https://index.readingfaithfully.org/ Discuss & Discover on SuttaCentral: https://discourse.suttacent…

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Dreaming Yourself Awake 45:30

14d ago45:30

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 2/2/25 - What do you see in front of you? Our perceptions are windows to the world, and provide material for how we create “the self” as a separate and seemingly solid entity. But all beings are fundamentally not fixed or solid, and to study this we can put an end to clinging and suffering. How do we live freel…

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Path of Enlightenment: Stage 2 – Finding the Traces of the Ox 46:52

14d ago46:52

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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 2/2/25 - The spiritual journey is a path of discovering our true nature. The Ten Ox Herding pictures are a pictorial depiction of the training we each have to put together in our own body mind from the methods and teaching offered in this wisdom tradition. Hojin begins this talk with a live painting of the second…

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Elephants in the Room - 02-02-25 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org 1:23:39

15d ago1:23:39

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https://youtu.be/BKB09g5B3C8Door Sokuzan

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Unspoken Questions: Bhikkhunis, Affinity Groups, & Gendered Community | Ajahn Nisabho 54:56

15d ago54:56

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In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about some of the more fraught issues in the Sangha today, including the different conceptions of bhikkhunis in the Theravāda Buddhist world, the place of affinity groups in Buddhist spaces, and how to hold change alongside harmony. Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid ev…

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The Neuroscience of the Samādhi & the Biofeedback of Bliss | Jonas Mago Q&A 1:04:08

17d ago1:04:08

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Jonas Mago, PhD candidate at McGill University, about his research dealing with the neuroscience of jhāna meditation. BIO Jonas Mago is a cognitive neuroscientist and wellbeing aficionado, deeply invested in understanding the cognitive and neurobiological mechanisms underlying human flourish…

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Again, Observe the Production - 01-29-25 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org 51:15

19d ago51:15

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https://youtu.be/ed7HaJcBckQDoor Sokuzan

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Zhaozhou’s “Mu” and Skillful Compassion 45:29

21d ago45:29

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 1/26/25 - The sole purpose of a koan is to help the student experience their true nature. As a skillful means, a koan helps us see where we are clinging, and the karma we carry in this life. Yet even an enlightened being has this karmic body to grapple with. The challenge is to be in complete intimacy with our …

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Meeting Every Moment With Lovingkindness 35:43

21d ago35:43

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Suzanne Taikyo Gilman, Senior Monastic - ZCNYC - 1/26/25 - We all feel vulnerable and frightened when external circumstances change too fast and nothing feels certain. The Buddha guided his early community through disruption with the Metta Sutta, and this teaching gives us some helpful pointers for making our responses and actions skillful when bas…

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Br. Francis Beckham's Sermon for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, January 26, 2025 13:30

21d ago13:30

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Door Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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Destroying Insanity? - 01-26-25 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org 53:21

22d ago53:21

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https://youtu.be/AEBriZhSRsEDoor Sokuzan

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A Buddhist Serenity Prayer & the MacGyver Mind: 3 Steps Past Your Ego’s Limit | Ajahn Kovilo 53:30

22d ago53:30

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo examines prayer and its potential use in Buddhist practice - exploring such issues as a possible place for prayer in a Buddhist contemplative life, specifics of how one might pray in a Buddhist sense, and offering reflections on the Serenity Prayer: May there be the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The co…

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Who Let the Dog Out? 45:48

22d ago45:48

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 1/25/25 - Like a gourd in water—push it down and it turns over and pops back up—we all begin practice easily unsettled. Shugen Roshi looks at this koan of Zhaozhou’s Dog from the Book of Serenity and asks: how do we work with our impulsive nature? With our underlying tendencies? *Part 2 of 3.…

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Fish Enjoy Water, Humans Enjoy the Dao 37:14

23d ago37:14

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Linda Shinji Hoffman, Senior Lay Student - ZMM - 1/24/25 - What is enjoyment of being within our element, such as fish enjoying water? All suffering comes from the activity of the mind, whereas the mind itself is free. Drawing on words of Xuansha and Dogen, lay senior Shinji calls forth the enjoyment and freedom that our practice brings us to addre…

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Mountains & Rivers XL - 01-25-25 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org 40:40

24d ago40:40

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https://youtu.be/K1cKzVlRnqgDoor Sokuzan

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Gentle and Strong 34:45

24d ago34:45

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Bear Gokan Bonebakker, Dharma Holder - 1/23/25 - The dharma song of Shitou describes the simplicity possible in the mind of practice. With this settled awareness we can see how habits are formed and re-formed again and again. Gokan brings alive the ease and gentleness that can become the mind of zazen as we practice letting go of habitual thoughts …

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Joy at Last! Dhamma Practice as Alternative Energy Generation | Luang Por Vajiro Q&A 1:01:37

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CHAPTERS 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:21 Welcome 0:00:35 Luang Por Vajiro’s Biography 0:01:45 Luang Por’s Current Practice and Teachings 0:03:42 The Influence of Ajahn Chah and Luang Por Sumedho 0:09:45 Contrasting the Goenka/U Ba Khin and Forest Traditions 0:14:00 “Joy at Last to Know There Is No Happiness in the World” 0:15:55 The Most Sustaining Element f…

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It’s Not About The Dog 47:11

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 1/22/25 - From Master Wu-Men's Gateless Gate - Zhaozhou's "Mu" - Within the realm of words much can be known, but how do we study the realm which is inexpressible in words? The Buddha’s profound realization of true reality is accessible to everyone, but how do we walk that path? How does working with a koan tak…

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Escape to Consciousness - 01-22-25 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org 55:43

26d ago55:43

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https://youtu.be/xTUAXsnZbdcDoor Sokuzan

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Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Bodhisattva’s Living Legacy 45:13

28d ago45:13

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - 1/19/25 - Invoking the life and words of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Shugen Roshi celebrates his "living legacy": the power of love and its manifestation in the Beloved Community to heal a troubled world. He draws from King's speech on the "new phase of the civil rights struggle", given the year before his assassin…

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Br. Ephrem Arcement's Sermon for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, January 19, 2025 14:56

28d ago14:56

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Door Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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The Dustbin of Otherness - 01-19-25 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org 58:34

29d ago58:34

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https://youtu.be/fif_MTUuYkADoor Sokuzan

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Intersectional Emptiness: Identity, Privilege, & Beyond | Ajahn Nisabho 46:13

29d ago46:13

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In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the two levels of Right View taught by the Buddha, and how holding both allows us to honor the conditioned realm while also looking beyond it, both in terms of personal practice and social identity. Additionally, the Buddha provides us with a different paradigm for what constitutes true privilege in life, co…

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A Foam-Lump, a Bubble, and a Magician Walk Into a Mirage | Ajahns Kovilo & Nisabho 44:04

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho answer questions about the five aggregates (khandhas) of form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness, specifically addressing the Pheṇa Sutta (SN 22.95) in which the Buddha says that: 1. form (rūpa) is like a lump of foam 2. feeling (vedana) is like water bubble from a raindrop lan…

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When We Add On - 01-15-25 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org 53:56

1M ago53:56

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https://youtu.be/KkPiaIxKuCgDoor Sokuzan

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Unbounded Love—More Powerful than Anger | Ayya Niyyānika 49:00

1M ago49:00

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In this talk, Ayya Niyyānika, speaks about how to cultivate a sense of care instead of aversion to the circumstances of the world. My mind will not get bent out of shape And no evil speech will I spew With kind care And continued warm heart No anger inside Is the way to go in all situations. Ayyā Niyyānika's Bio: Ayyā Niyyānika is a fully ordained …

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At the Heart Of Your Path 38:58

1M ago38:58

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 1/12/25 - Gateless Gate, Case 16: The Bell's Sound and the Priest's Robe - We have these forms in Zen for meditation, for liturgy, for taking a meal and for practicing the dharma together. But what use is a form? How can we use forms without getting caught up in the form itself? To benefit from Zen practice as …

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Noble Path Talk – Ikyo Love 27:41

1M ago27:41

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Ikyo Love, MRO Student - 1/12/25 - "Making it my own."Door Zen Mountain Monastery

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Br. Robert Sevensky's Sermon for the First Sunday after the Epiphany/the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ, January 12, 2025 11:24

1M ago11:24

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Door Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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Mountains & Rivers XXXIX - 01-12-24 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org 57:40

1M ago57:40

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https://youtu.be/7QmrP4gnQtEDoor Sokuzan

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The Practice of True Reality 21:27

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Bear Gokan Bonebakker, Dharma Holder - 1/11/25 - Freeing ourselves of the suffering born of strong emotions, how do we keep the heart open and able to feel without overwhelm or shutting down? And how do we establish concentration and find the vast capacity of our minds? Gokan brings forth the grounded, supported way of being awake to all that is un…

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Coming Back! Different Dialects, Same Dhamma | Bhante Rāhula 48:26

1M ago48:26

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Bhante Rāhula of Paññābhūmi Monastery, Guadalajara, Mexico. To learn more about Bhante Rāhula and support Paññābhūmi Monastery: - email: [email protected] - join Bhante's WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JEQSFwwuKwl83yQcUT1Bkw (Dhamma sharing in Spanish) - join Bhante's every Sund…

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The Illusion of Choosing - 01-08-25 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org 59:55

1M ago59:55

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https://youtu.be/OM14dc1U6PkDoor Sokuzan

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Br. Bruno Santana's Sermon for the Feast of the Epiphany of our Lord Jesus Christ, January 6, 2025 9:27

1M ago9:27

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Door Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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How to Buddhist Habits: Gaming the Habit Loops of Dependent Origination | Ajahn Kovilo 28:42

1M ago28:42

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In this session, recorded on New Year's Eve 2024 as part of the Clear Mountain New Year's Vigil, Ajahn Kovilo reflects on insights gained from the book "Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones" by James Clear and how they can support our practice of generosity, ethics, and wisdom. Ajahn Kovilo introduces the "habit…

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Joshu’s Stone Bridge 38:51

1M ago38:51

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - 1/5/25 - From the Blue Cliff Record, Case 52 - Entering the new year, we can reflect on how we are holding our practice, how it supports our connection with others, and whether we are clear on our aspiration to practice well. To take up the practice of selflessness means we let go of high and low, better than and les…

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Path of Enlightenment: Stage 1 – Searching for the Ox 47:28

1M ago47:28

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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 1/5/2025 - What are we seeking? The spiritual journey is a path of discovering our true nature. The Ten Ox Herding pictures are a pictorial depiction of the Zen training path of enlightenment. Hojin begins this talk with a live painting of the first oxherding picture: Searching for the Ox, followed by a talk on t…

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A Sacred Rebellion with Ryan Remington 1:01:49

1M ago1:01:49

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The conversation with Ryan Remington of A Sacred Rebellion was the best way to start 2025. His new book is available on Amazon, https://a.co/d/7iCDzNi. Ryan's honesty, raw approach to spirituality, and way of processing is refreshing. I hope you enjoy this podcast. The video version is on YouTube. You can support the work of Monastery by following …

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Merton & Methodist Awakening (2021 Version) 41:43

1M ago41:43

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This podcast is a talk given in 2021 for a class for Methodist studies with Dr. Charles Brockwell. The themes involve placing Thomas Merton's three awakenings (Red doors in NYC, Fourth and Walnut in Louisville, and barefoot facing the Buddha in Asia) with the three forms of grace (prevenient, justifying, and sanctifying) in Methodism. I hope this f…

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Tudong or Not Tudong: Transforming the World One Step at a Time | Tan Jāgaro 45:51

1M ago45:51

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In this talk, Tan Jāgaro speaks about how our individual Dhamma practice ripples out into the world around us, in particular referencing his experience wandering monastic "tudong" and walking for alms these past several years. Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events! - Wednesday Evening Teaching & Disc…

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The Intention to Help - 01-05-24 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org 53:54

1M ago53:54

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https://youtu.be/eiFX6edyy0wDoor Sokuzan

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Hardcore and Healing 18:57

1M ago18:57

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This episode is a one off of sorts. It started as a project for a class on Care and Counseling with an artistic focus. It is my hope that it translates well for those wanting to seek ways that healing is not something quiet and safe in every experience. Let's chat about it. Email me at [email protected] or find me on social media.…

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Rage Ritual (or How RATM led me to seminary) 12:07

1M ago12:07

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This episode explores the impact that Rage Against the Machine has had on my becoming focused on liberation, justice, and solidarity. I credit their work as one of the main reasons I ended up in Louisville, reading Thomas Merton and more.Door Harley Dean Mathews

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