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Toward Light: Practical Buddhism for the Modern World

Toward Light: Practical Buddhism for the Modern World

72 episodes


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Taking a Break

Published: March 2, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 31 seconds

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Karma

Published: Jan. 26, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 47 seconds

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Three Marks of Existence

Published: Jan. 19, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 33 seconds

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The Process of Purification

Published: Jan. 12, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 2 seconds

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The Importance of Clear Seeing

Published: Jan. 5, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 29 seconds

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Internal and External Honesty: The Parami of Sacca

Published: Dec. 23, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 20 seconds

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The Parami of Patience

Published: Dec. 8, 2022, 9 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 10 seconds

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Refining the Parami of Energy

Published: Dec. 1, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 26 seconds

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Five Spiritual Faculties

Published: Nov. 24, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 48 seconds

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Working with a Dharma Teacher

Published: Nov. 17, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 57 seconds

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Practice: 12 Minutes of Mindfulness

Published: Nov. 10, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 46 seconds

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Being Human

Published: Nov. 3, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 44 seconds

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Untangling Our Habitual Stories

Published: Oct. 27, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 37 seconds

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Compassionate Action

Published: Oct. 20, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 4 seconds

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Compassion for Others

Published: Oct. 13, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 16 seconds

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Guided Meditation: Self Compassion

Published: Sept. 22, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 57 seconds

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Self Compassion

Published: Sept. 15, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 44 seconds

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Unrealistic Expectations on the Buddhist Path

Published: Sept. 2, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 46 seconds

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Wise Concentration

Published: Aug. 25, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 37 seconds

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Wise Mindfulness

Published: Aug. 18, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 28 seconds

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Wise Effort

Published: Aug. 11, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 35 seconds

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Wise Livelihood

Published: July 28, 2022, 10 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 5 seconds

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Wise Action

Published: July 25, 2022, 4 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 51 seconds

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Wise Intention

Published: July 8, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 21 seconds

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Wise View: Understanding Kamma

Published: June 30, 2022, 11 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 16 seconds

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Absorbing the Path

Published: June 16, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 28 seconds

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Freedom

Published: June 9, 2022, 9 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 58 seconds

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The Cycle of Dependent Origination

Published: June 2, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 21 seconds

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Getting to Know Our Conditioning

Published: May 26, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 33 seconds

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Suffering Due to Lack of Acceptance

Published: May 19, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 54 seconds

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Spiritual Friendship (In Honor of Mollie)

Published: May 12, 2022, 4 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 3 seconds

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Joy

Published: April 6, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 58 seconds

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Faith, Truth, and Power

Published: March 30, 2022, 9 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 9 seconds

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Mindfulness in Information Age

Published: March 23, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 3 seconds

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Looking at Spiritual Eclecticism

Published: March 16, 2022, 10 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 37 seconds

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Universality

Published: March 2, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 51 seconds

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Retreat Structure and Reflections

Published: Feb. 23, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 18 seconds

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The Five Hindrances

Published: Feb. 16, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 13 seconds

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The Middle Way

Published: Feb. 9, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 13 seconds

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Renouncing Negative Self-Talk

Published: Feb. 2, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 38 seconds

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Renouncing Multi-Tasking

Published: Jan. 26, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 15 seconds

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What Is Insight?

Published: Jan. 19, 2022, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 44 seconds

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Getting to Know Your Inner Knowing

Published: Jan. 14, 2022, 8 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 41 seconds

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New Year, Same Vicissitudes

Published: Jan. 8, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 48 seconds

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Investigation with Koans

Published: Dec. 31, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 9 seconds

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Wise Action: Holiday Edition

Published: Dec. 23, 2021, 10 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes

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Self Knowing

Published: Dec. 9, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 55 seconds

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Metta and Karuna for Self

Published: Dec. 1, 2021, 10 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 8 seconds

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Continuity of Mindfulness

Published: Nov. 18, 2021, 1 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 31 seconds

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Mindfulness of Hearing

Published: Nov. 10, 2021, 11 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 9 seconds

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Dropping the Labels

Published: Nov. 3, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 44 seconds

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Avoiding Spiritual Bypass

Published: Oct. 27, 2021, 9 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 57 seconds

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Five Themes for Daily Reflection

Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 8 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 43 seconds

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The Right Attitude for Mindfulness

Published: Sept. 22, 2021, 9 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 46 seconds

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5 Facts About Buddhism

Published: Sept. 15, 2021, 8 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 45 seconds

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Skillful Listening

Published: Sept. 8, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 29 seconds

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Wise Speech

Published: Sept. 1, 2021, 9 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 25 seconds

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A Meditation for Overwhelm

Published: Aug. 18, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 18 seconds

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How to Work With Unpleasant Mind States

Published: Aug. 11, 2021, 9 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 15 seconds

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Verified Faith

Published: Aug. 4, 2021, 11 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 52 seconds

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Working with Overwhelm

Published: July 30, 2021, midnight
Duration: 11 minutes 20 seconds

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Combating Greed

Published: July 15, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 3 seconds

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A Buddhist Persepctive on 12 Step Recovery

Published: July 8, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 15 seconds

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Dharma Tools for Working with Grief

Published: June 30, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 31 seconds

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Ending Beginnings

Published: June 23, 2021, 8 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 48 seconds

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The Fourth Noble Truth: The Path of Liberation

Published: June 16, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 52 seconds

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The Third Noble Truth: The Cessation of Dukkha

Published: June 9, 2021, 8 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 6 seconds

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The Second Noble Truth: The Source of Dukkha

Published: June 2, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 53 seconds

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The First Noble Truth: Dukkha is Inescapable

Published: May 26, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 5 seconds

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Setting Rolling the Wheel of Truth

Published: May 19, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 49 seconds

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Beginner's Mind

Published: May 12, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 58 seconds

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Sangha: The Whole of the Holy Life

Published: May 5, 2021, noon
Duration: 15 minutes 4 seconds

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Compassion: The Movement of the Heart in the Face of Difficulty

Published: April 28, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 58 seconds

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Mara: Working with Difficulty in the Mind

Published: April 14, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 11 seconds

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4 Heavenly Messengers: Motivation for the Path

Published: April 7, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 20 seconds

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The Third Noble Truth: Nibanna

Published: March 10, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 7 seconds

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The Trap of Identity

Published: March 3, 2021, 9 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 39 seconds

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Liberation for All: The Story of Angulimala

Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 37 seconds

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Balanced Effort

Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 8 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 6 seconds

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Mindfulness in Motion

Published: Feb. 10, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 21 seconds

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My Buddhist Lineage

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 11 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 13 seconds

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Working With Physical Pain

Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 10 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 34 seconds

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Building Distress Tolerance: The First Noble Truth

Published: Jan. 20, 2021, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 1 second

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How We Train Our Hearts and Minds

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 3 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 9 seconds

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Roadblocks to Liberation: The Ten Fetters

Published: Jan. 6, 2021, 8 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 6 seconds

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The important Practice of Generosity

Published: Dec. 31, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 58 seconds

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Finding Safety in this Ever-Changing World

Published: Dec. 23, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 46 seconds

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Living with Grief

Published: Dec. 16, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 47 seconds

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Guarding the Sense Doors: Choosing What We Let Into Our Lives

Published: Dec. 2, 2020, 11 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 1 second

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Roadblocks on the Path

Published: Nov. 25, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 7 seconds

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Crafting an Ethical Life

Published: Nov. 18, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 43 seconds

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Delusion, Ignorance, and Identity: How We Get in Our Own Way

Published: Nov. 11, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 27 seconds

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Accepting the Truth of Change

Published: Oct. 21, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 9 seconds

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Thinking about Death: The 9 Contemplations of Atisha

Published: Oct. 14, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 46 seconds

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Cultivating Patience

Published: Oct. 7, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 30 seconds

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Understanding the Limits of Our Habitual Perceptions

Published: Sept. 30, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 17 seconds

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Karma - Why We Are Where We Are

Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 19 seconds

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Working With Worry and Sleepiness

Published: Sept. 16, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 9 seconds

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Buddhist Retreat Practice

Published: Sept. 9, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 36 seconds

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Setting Intentions

Published: Aug. 26, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 27 seconds

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Letting Go

Published: Aug. 19, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 45 seconds

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How the Buddha's Teaching on Mindfulness Helps Us Cultivate Antiracism

Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 39 seconds

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Directly Experiencing the Teachings: The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness

Published: Aug. 5, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 42 seconds

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Mindfulness of the Mind

Published: July 29, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 56 seconds

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Mindfulness of Feeling Tone: What's Underneath Our Patterns

Published: July 22, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 59 seconds

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Why Mindfulness of the Body Is Important

Published: July 15, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 10 seconds

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Living with the Truth of Craving

Published: July 8, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 51 seconds

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Training Our Hearts

Published: July 1, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 44 seconds

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Wise Speech: Guidelines for Communicating

Published: June 24, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 35 seconds

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Using the Spiritual Faculties to Help Cultivate Anti-Racism

Published: June 18, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 43 seconds

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Dharma Practice is Revolutionary

Published: June 10, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 22 seconds

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A Buddhist Reflection on Racism and White Guilt

Published: June 3, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 3 seconds

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The Buddhist Personality Types

Published: May 20, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 19 seconds

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Bringing Mindfulness into our Day

Published: May 13, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 44 seconds

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5 Tools to help with Difficult Thoughts

Published: May 6, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 46 seconds

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Finding Refuge in Community

Published: April 29, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 14 seconds

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Learning to Let Go

Published: April 22, 2020, 10 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 11 seconds

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Feeling Groundless: Living The Buddha's Teaching on Impermanence

Published: April 15, 2020, 8 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 26 seconds

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Buddhist Coping Tools for Times of Crisis

Published: April 8, 2020, 9 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 28 seconds

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Introduction: The Who, What, and Why of Toward Light

Published: April 3, 2020, 8 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 4 seconds

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