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Zen Mind

Zenki Christian Dillo

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Zenki Christian Dillo Roshi is the Guiding Teacher at the Boulder Zen Center in Colorado, USA. This podcast shares the regular dharma talks given at the Center. Zenki Roshi approaches Zen practice as a craft of transformation, liberation, wisdom, and compassionate action. His interest is to bring Buddhism alive within Western cultural horizons while staying committed to the traditional emphasis on embodied practice.
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Julio Rivera is your average millennial living in a big city with big ambitions. After hitting a breaking point with chronic stress, he fell into meditation. From the impact it had on his life, he now spends most his time focusing on inspiring others to take care of their mental hygeine. He started an app "Zen Compass" and now in this podcast, talks to teachers, creators, and entrepreneurs about how meditation supports their day to day. How do we live happier lives in this ever-so connected ...
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ZENENERGY

Diana Zen

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The unification of the theoretical knowledge of Zen with real life application through compassion and wisdom. Visit us at ZenEnergyZen.org ZENENERGY ORGANIZATION is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization registered in the USA.
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theLIGHTdotLOVE is a musical meditation series drawn from the Wisdom Teachings by Brock Travis for journeying, awakening, healing, and peace with music by Kelly Jean Anderson & produced by JOSÃOJO
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Upaya Zen Center's Dharma Podcast

Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot

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The Upaya Dharma Podcast features Wednesday evening Dharma Talks and recordings from Upaya’s diverse array of programs. Our podcasts exemplify Upaya’s focus on socially engaged Buddhism, including prison work, end-of-life care, serving the homeless, training in socially engaged practices, peace & nonviolence, compassionate care training, and delivering healthcare in the Himalayas.
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Welcome to your personal sanctuary 🤍 Take a deep breath, settle in, and return to the present moment with A Zen Mind Guided Meditations, lovingly created and hosted by Jo Rose. Whether you're new to meditation or have been practicing for years, these sessions are here to support you—meeting you exactly where you are. Each meditation is a gentle space to turn inward, release what no longer serves you, and reconnect with your truest self. Slow down, breathe deeply, and realign with clarity, wi ...
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Pine Wind Zen Community Audio

Jizo-an Zen Community

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We are a diverse community of Contemplative Zen Monks, founded in 1985 by our brother, the Abbot Seijaku Roshi. Inspired by a monastic tradition reaching back centuries, and supported by men and women from all walks of life, we are shaped by the teachings of the Buddhadharma, the Mystical Torah, the Rule of Saint Benedict, and the Gospels. Jizo-an Zen Community, The Zen Society, is a 501c3 non-profit organization. https://www.jizo-an.org
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We all desire happiness - what is good, pleasant right, permanent, joyful, satisfying, and easy. But life often brings frustration, dissatisfaction, incompleteness, and sorrow. This podcast channel offers talks and question-response-sessions from Zen Buddhist Monk, Vietnam Veteran, Author, and Peace Activist Claude AnShin Thomas. This is for everyone who yearns for understanding and for embodying the difference we want to see in the world. Let's embark together on a path of ending all wars a ...
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Zencast

Zencast.org

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Zencast is a weekly podcast of inspiring Buddhist Dharma talks for all people. Keywords: Zen, Buddhism, Buddhist, Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, Mindfulness, Meditation, Wisdom, Love, Peace, Stillness,Compassion.
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This is a podcast explaining various Buddhist teachings and topics. It is designed for people of all religious backgrounds to understand and enjoy while maintaining the core lessons of Buddhism. It was started as a source for understanding some of the more complex and often misunderstood Buddhist teachings in a quick, easy, and entertaining way.
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Gassho Podcast

Gassho: Mindful Zen Meditation

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GASSHO: Sleep, Mindfulness & Japanese Buddhist Wisdom Improve sleep. Reduce stress. Discover inner calm — guided by the timeless teachings of Japanese Buddhism. Welcome to the official podcast of GASSHO, the mindfulness and meditation experience developed in collaboration with the revered Kōyasan Kongō Sanmai-in temple. Nestled in Japan’s spiritual heartland of Mount Kōya — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — this series brings you soothing meditations, sleep-enhancing techniques, and ancient wis ...
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Zen Stoic Path Show

Victor Pierantoni

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You are here because you believe that it is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war. You want to conquer your goals without sacrificing your well-being, while also enjoying the things that matter most -- like spending time with people you love and pursuing your interests without guilt. The Zen Stoic Path will guide you along the path to unshakable inner peace. You’ll be ready to conquer any challenge life throws your way -- while being peacefully present to each moment. ...
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The Jack Kornfield Heart Wisdom hour celebrates Jack’s ability to mash up his long established Buddhist practices with many other mystical traditions, revealing the poignancy of life’s predicaments and the path to finding freedom from self-interest, self-judgment and unhappiness.
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Chan Audiobooks

Chan Meditation Center

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Audio book of Tea Words, an archived edition of Master Sheng Yen’s early teachings in the West. It contains 50 selected articles published in two volumes. It speaks of the attitude one should have to practice Chan correctly.
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Stillness in the Storms brings a fresh voice to mindfulness - one that truly understands transformation comes not from escaping hardship, but finding peace within it. Join Steven Webb, a man who turned personal tragedy into an uplifting journey, as he reveals how to uncover inner calm and meaning in life's toughest moments. After a devastating diving accident left him severely paralyzed at 19 years old, Steven emerged with deep insights on resilience, presence, and living fully. Now, he shar ...
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NewVision OldWays

Tony Marinaccio

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Discover the NewVision OldWays podcast—a bridge between ancient wisdom and our modern lives. Explore forgotten philosophies and timeless theologies, reimagined for today’s challenges. From Confucius to smartphones, we unravel the threads of history and weave them into our present tapestry. Tune in for a fresh perspective on age-old questions and let's change the world together.
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Sharpening the Mind

Daniel Scharpenburg

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Talks with Daniel Scharpenburg (Gegan Kelsang Dakpa). Daniel is a class facilitator at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was given the title "Gegan" in the Rime tradition and is a former zen monk. A heart-centered meditation podcast. You can now become a supporter of my podcast! https://anchor.fm/daniel-scharpenburg/support
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Divine Downloads

Lisbeth Overton

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The magic that happens when you are open to information (usually from your spirit or higher self) that prompts you to take action. This information TRANSFORMS you forever. You are never the same person now that you have this wisdom. For more Divine Downloads, check out: lisbethoverton.com
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awesomesleepmusic/subscribe Welcome to awesome sleep music. Our videos are designed to allow you to block out noise and let you find peace and tranquility. The videos on this channel are varied in length and sound to help guide you with sleep, good studying, relaxing, or working at the office.
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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many were overwhelmed with stress, anxiety and depression. While this epidemic of stress has been growing over the past decade, it has been exacerbated by the pandemic and the divisive nature of political discourse. As a result, many people feel disconnected, inauthentic, and unhappy, while questioning the source of their unhappiness when they presumably have “everything”—an absence of compassion, for oneself and others, is often the source of the problem. Man ...
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Let's all get "Totally Zensible". This podcast describes the teachings of Zen practice sensibly so that we all can experience something simple yet profound... There is a skill you already have that can change your life. The best part is that discovering it doesn't involve some feel-good, mystic-love-fest-mumbo-jumbo, always-find-a-silver-lining bologna you know won't work. So if you're ready to kick life up a notch, join me on a journey to reveal your true level of amazing. Have a question o ...
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🫂This meditation is a practice in self compassion, inner safety, and inner kindness. This practice is meant to instill safety and presence within the nervous system, which encourages you to truly feel safe and embodied in the affirmations that follow. During this meditation you’ll be reminded that you are so deeply deserving of the things you want …
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In this second session of Awakened Action, Valerie Brown explores where we encounter the charnel grounds—a Buddhist metaphor for places where deep suffering is present, including in our own minds. Valerie shares her own charnel ground: the dismantling of civil rights in America and invites participants to name their own charnel grounds within and o…
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The second of the Four Immeasurables of Buddhism, compassion is a term that is frequently bruited-about in Zen circles, the ubiquity of which extends to the customary reference to buddha-dharma itself as “the compassionate teaching.” Which begs the question, Compassionate to whom? When we look at the teachings of Buddha, beginning with the Four Nob…
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This talk explores impermanence as an intimate fact of lived experience, in contrast to our desire for permanence and stability. Along with conditionality and no-self, impermanence is a core principle of Buddhist wisdom teachings. Yet these principles only matter when they are felt directly-in this breathing body, in sickness, aging, loss, and vuln…
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In this Way-Seeking Mind Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, resident Clayton Genryu Dalton charmingly shares his unexpected path to Zen and reflects on meaningful moments and insights from his life. From bathroom graffiti at UT Austin to Alan Watts, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, emergency medicine, and the abrupt end of his marriage, Genryu embodies lif…
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Send us a text NewVision OldWays Podcast Tony Marinaccio - Host, Writer, Producer and Engineer Main Website: newvisionoldways.com Feel free to listen to Episode 51 - The Mind, Body & Soul Connection By - Clicking Here - perfect to listen to before this series! Financially Support the Show - By Clicking Here Sign up for the Visioneer Newsletter by C…
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🫆This meditation is a light hearted practice, and a return to your own inner voice, intuition, and deepest self knowing - especially in the small, everyday moments. Rather than offering answers or perspective, this meditation simply creates space for your answers to surface naturally. We begin by gently reconnecting with the body and breath, follow…
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In a moment when the world feels uncertain, Jack sits down with Anne Lamott and Tami Simon for an intimate, deeply human conversation about stories of the heart—how they soften us, unite us, and remind us of our own beauty. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way t…
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🪞Imagine how much would shift if you truly believed that everything you want in this life wants you too… If you’re new to EFT, download our FREE EFT Tapping Guide here. This guided EFT tapping meditation was inspired by a practice that found me right when I needed it, and maybe it’s finding you at the right moment, too. During this session, we move…
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Certified Nursing Assistants. They are the lifeblood of so much of what we do in healthcare, particularly in elder care, and yet they rarely share the limelight with the doctors, surgeons, and specialists. Our guest today, Peter Murphy Lewis, is a documentary film maker who started out just trying to educate the Nebraska government on the shortage …
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Send us a text 12/16/2025 NewVision OldWays Podcast Tony Marinaccio - Host, Writer, Producer and Engineer Main Website: newvisionoldways.com Feel free to listen to Episode 51 - The Mind, Body & Soul Connection By - Clicking Here - perfect to listen to before this episode Financially Support the Show - By Clicking Here Sign up for the Visioneer News…
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This episode offers a gentle sleep narration inspired by Buddhist thought, created to help the body soften and the mind settle naturally. The spoken narration unfolds slowly, with simple language and generous pauses, allowing attention to loosen without guidance or instruction. As the narration fades, the sound of sutra chanting emerges — recorded …
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In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, Hoshi Senko reflects on Radiant Light as the everyday experience of being alive. Drawing on Dōgen Zenji’s Komyō (Radiant Light) and Koun Ejō’s sole surviving work, Komyōzō Zanmai (The Practice of the Treasury of Radiant Light), Senko traces how the ancestors point to what is closest and most easily missed—summar…
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🌞This was inspired by anyone who might be feeling the winter blues - physically, emotionally, or energetically. This meditation is a soft, warm, soothing light bath that guides you through flowing warmth, light, love, and presence through your entire body. This meditation follows a body scan style, and is infused with layers of compassion and ease …
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From [ Zen and Inner Peace Vol. One ] By Chan Master Sheng Yen / Narrated by Yingshyan Ku As buddha-nature is within all beings, this book expounds the meaning of “Life is Chan, and Chan is Life.” Everyone can benefit by applying Chan wisdom and compassion in daily life, regardless of the complexity of their lives, their environments and interperso…
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This talk was given on day 3 of a 7-day sesshin at the Boulder Zen Center. It continues an exploration of three modes of attention: focus, field, and full function. Attention is the most foundational way the world comes into being for us. This talk explores what this means for our sense of self and our sense of freedom. It uses a chapter called "Fi…
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💛 No one is immune to emotional overwhelm. Even the strongest, most composed people feel waves of emotion, pressure, and thought spirals inside. This practice is not about ridding yourself of what makes us human - rather, changing our relationship with it. During this soothing meditation, we explore the spaciousness and the calm that is beneath the…
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We know that healthcare is broken, but how, exactly? And why is it that nothing seems to be helping? Well, as Chris Deacon says in this honest, open interview, “Until the chassis of healthcare is rebuilt…what we put on top of it is always going to be fundamentally broken.” Chris Deacon is a legal expert, a healthcare activist, and an author. Her mo…
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Send us a text 12/09/2025 NewVision Oldways Podcast Host, Writer, Producer & Engineer: Tony Marinaccio Main Website: newvisionoldways.com Related Blog Article: Click here Episode 54 – The Dark Mirror: How Post-Modern Nihilism Is Destroying a Generation — And How We Reclaim Meaning In this powerful and urgent episode of Newvision Oldways, I pull bac…
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A gentle sleep story shaped through quiet reflections on Buddhist philosophy — an invitation to soften effort, release tension, and drift into deep rest. The first hour offers a soft-spoken exploration of compassion, spacious awareness, and the stillness beneath thought. These reflections are designed to help the mind loosen its grip, dissolve into…
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On the first full day of Rohatsu sesshin, Sensei Kaz Tanahashi and Roshi Joan Halifax open practice with teachings on non-division and “undivided activity.” Kaz reminds practitioners that Rohatsu marks the Buddha’s awakening—“birth, enlightenment, and passing, celebrated in one day”—and points to the core insight that “all things have absolutely no…
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✨ This meditation is a gentle return to what is real: complete and total presence. It is so easy to be pulled into the future by our goals and desires, or tangled in memories of the past. This practice guides you back into the only thing that truly exists: right now. Here, we soften into acceptance. We practice meeting life exactly as it is, withou…
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In this session of Awareness in Action, spiritual teacher, psychologist, and author Tara Brach begins by acknowledging the profound pressures in our society and the importance of building solidarity in these times. She frames her exploration around the question of what it means to “keep choosing love.” Drawing on Father Gregory Boyle’s work with LA…
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This is the 2nd half of the closing session of the Awakened Action series begins with Christiana Figueres joining from Costa Rica, fresh from COP30 in Berlin. She shares her striking observation of “three realities” at the climate conference: the scientific urgency, governmental paralysis, and 50,000 activists accelerating change. Christiana emphas…
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This is the 1st half of the closing session of the Awakened Action series begins with Christiana Figueres joining from Costa Rica, fresh from COP30 in Berlin. She shares her striking observation of “three realities” at the climate conference: the scientific urgency, governmental paralysis, and 50,000 activists accelerating change. Christiana emphas…
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In the sixth session of Awareness in Action, Christiana Figueres discusses Brazil’s Climate Conference, reflecting on our collective anxiety about present conditions and future uncertainties. She emphasizes that “the future is not waiting for us. The future is being shaped right now, every day, in the choices we make.” Drawing on Buddhist teachings…
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In the fifth talk of the Awakened Action series, Rebecca Solnit invites participants to name acts of moral beauty—from tribal leaders honoring Japanese American internment survivors to the Rainbow Defense Coalition protecting LGBTQ+ events. Rebecca reflects on falling into depression amid political darkness, emphasizing that the long view of histor…
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In the fourth session of the Awakened Action series, Terry Tempest Williams shares the quiet, touching story she “could never write”—the killing of Harvard Divinity School’s beloved 200-year-old red oak in 2019. Sleeping beside the tree the night before its death, she received its transmission: “My absence will be my presence…this is transformation…
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In part three of the Awakened Action series, Roshi Joan Halifax invites participants to imagine the world in 20 years, revealing how we’re often “living in dread” rather than envisioning liberating possibilities. She distinguishes between liberating imagination—”the capacity to be with what is possible, even inside seeming impossibility, and to res…
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The opening session of Awakened Action lead by Roshi Joan, Rebecca Solnit, Valerie Brown, and Terry Tempest Williams, participants are invited to explore how futures are shaped through attention, relationship, and imagination. The teachers emphasized that “place is so important,” grounding the gathering in the land, labor, and layered histories tha…
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Claude AnShin Thomas - Zen Buddhist monk, combat veteran, and author - responds to questions in an inspiring manner based on his Zen practice and life experiences. He reminds the listener how to stay awake to life and understand more deeply the traps of a deluded mind. This episode was recorded on October 27th, 2025 in Rotterdam, Netherland where C…
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Celebrating the release of his new book of his favorite stories, All In This Together, Jack shares wise tales on living with integrity, presence, stillness, and generosity. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self. Jack’s new book is out now!…
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🤍Self-forgiveness is one of the most powerful gifts we can offer ourselves. This meditation isn’t about digging up the past or reliving old moments, it’s about softening & acknowledging the parts of you that tried their best, and offering them the compassion they deserved all along. During this practice, we move through gentle reflection, inner for…
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See, Believe, Create. Could it be so simple? Our guest today believes so. Dr. Tom Frieden has spent his entire career working public health, and in his estimation, these three words hold the key to better health for our communities, our world, and ourselves. It’s, as he says, a formula. In our conversation, Dr. Frieden shares tangible examples of h…
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Send us a text 12/02/2025 NewVision OldWays Podcast Host, Writer, Engineer, Producer: Tony Marinaccio // Main Website: newvisionoldways.com Free NewsLetter Singup Link: Click HERE!! Support the Show: Support Link Episode 53 — Growing Edges: Trusting My Inner Compass In this episode, I dive into a powerful idea at the center of personal transformati…
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In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, Roshi Joan Halifax, joined by Senseis Kodo and Dainin, reflects on how Thanksgiving is both a time of festivity and a day of mourning for Native peoples. She raises this not to “send us down,” but to remind us not to turn away from the truth of suffering. Roshi moves through stories from her life, gathering us c…
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🧬This is an easy 10 minute practice that you can do at any time during your day. This practice is simple in its essence, as we focus on the breath and the body, creating a deep sense of internal safety. We move through gentle grounding through the body, easy breathwork, and finish the practice with a mantra. This practice was created to help you re…
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From [ Zen and Inner Peace Vol. One ] By Chan Master Sheng Yen / Narrated by Yingshyan Ku As buddha-nature is within all beings, this book expounds the meaning of “Life is Chan, and Chan is Life.” Everyone can benefit by applying Chan wisdom and compassion in daily life, regardless of the complexity of their lives, their environments and interperso…
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A gentle sleep story shaped through soft reflections on Buddhist philosophy — a quiet invitation to slow the breath, soften the heart, and settle into deep rest. The first hour offers a soft-spoken narrative that explores ease, simplicity, and quiet happiness. These words were crafted to help the mind loosen its grip and return to a peaceful rhythm…
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While Zenki Roshi is teaching the Fall Practice Course 'Developing Embodiment' at the Boulder Zen Center, we are re-airing three dharma talks that address fundamental topics and practices related to embodiment. The third one is "Stepping Back (and Back In)" which was originally published on November 28, 2024. This talk asks what it means to be iden…
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☁️This practice is a soothing, nourishing space for your mind, body, and soul, and is perfect for when you just need to relax. During this meditation, we move through gentle breathwork, a full-body release, and a simple visualization to help you drift into a state of complete inner bliss, and total body relaxation. This practice is a soft and comfo…
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Send us a text 11/25/2025 NewVision OldWays Podcast Host, Writer, Producer & Engineer - Tony Marinaccio Main Website: newvisionoldways.com Sign up for the NEW - Visioneers Journal Newsletter Coming Soon - https://newvisionoldways.kit.com/527a38ac9d Support the Show Link Related Blog Article - CLICK HERE Turn the Winter Blues Into Fuel: Small Daily …
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In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, Rebecca Solnit explores empathy as an act of imagination—the capacity to feel beyond the boundaries of one’s own body. She begins with Roshi Joan’s distinction between empathy as “feeling into another” and compassion as “[empathy] accompanied by the aspiration to take action.” Rebecca considers how our inner cap…
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❤️‍🔥 Love and compassion are most powerful when nothing is expected in return. This 10 minute practice will guide you into cultivating a deeper sense of connection, softness, and peace, as we extend warmth, compassion, and goodwill to yourself, to loved ones, strangers, and to every being in the world. As you send kindness outward, you naturally re…
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Celebrating the release of his new book of his favorite stories, All In This Together, Jack shares why ‘sometimes we need a story more than food.’ Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self. Jack’s new book is out now!: All in This Together: St…
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🌄SLEEP VERSION: This guided visualization is part of the Inner Sanctuary series, a collection of meditative journeys created to guide you into a restorative, healing space within. During this practice, you’ll journey to a temple on the side of a mountain, a place untouched by the daily stress, expectations, and responsibilities of your day to day l…
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🌄This guided visualization is part of the Inner Sanctuary series, a collection of meditative journeys created to guide you into a restorative, healing space within. During this practice, you’ll journey to a temple on the side of a mountain, a place untouched by the daily stress, expectations, and responsibilities of your day to day life. It’s simpl…
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