Heart Wisdom – Ep. 106 – Responding to Fear, Tragedy & Injustice
For this episode, we went back into the archives to just a few weeks after the events of 9/11 for a lesson on how we…
Tag: Suffering
Fear of Happiness
Much of human suffering is caused by greed, hatred, fear and ignorance. When we let go of greed, hatred, fear and ignorance, and hold the…
The Courageous Heart
As children, many of us were taught courage in the form of the warrior or the explorer, bravely facing danger. In the Buddhist understanding, however,…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 104 – The Fertile Darkness
In this dharma talk, we discuss why the winter solstice is the perfect time to start anew and let what truly matters in your heart…
Freedom Amid Challenging Times
Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us that in uncertain times, our own steadiness can become a sanctuary for others.
Audio: Letting Go Meditation
The art of living wisely requires us to learn to let go. But how can we do so? Sometimes we need more love or forgiveness.…
Lead with the Heart
The mind creates the abyss, and the heart crosses it.—Sri Nisargadatta When we carefully observe our thoughts, we discover that they are not in…
Audio: Wisdom In The Midst Of Difficulties
How can we move through our difficult situations with wisdom and graciousness? This meditation, one of my favorites, shows us how to do so.
Audio: Transforming Difficult Emotions
Practicing with the power of loving awareness and interested attention to intense states in body and heart, we can create a field of deep understandin…
Audio: Meditations On Trust
“Enlightenment is one with the trusting heart.”- Zen proverb You can learn to trust the big picture, you can learn to trust your inner knowing,…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 97 – The First Noble Truth
In this episode of the Heart Wisdom Podcast, we explore the concept of dukkha (suffering), which is the Buddha’s First Noble Truth, and how we…
Stop the War Within
We human beings are constantly in combat, at war to escape the fact of being so limited, limited by so many circumstances we cannot…
