(Short) Engaged Effort
Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast
Julie Nelson speaks about the Virya Paramita. The quotes are from Diane Rizzetto's book Deep Hope. (February 3, 2023)
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(Short) Being Destroyed by the Heat
Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast
Fran Ludwig talks about meeting difficult emotions. (January 21, 2023)
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(Short) Love the Questions
Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast
Julie Nelson speaks about practicing with a heavy heart and with worry. The quote is from the work of Rainer Maria Rilke. (January 27, 2023)
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(Short) Being a Tree
Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast
Fran Ludwig asks, "Can we accept ourselves and each other as nonjudgmentally as we do a tree?" (January 25, 2023)
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(Short) Skandas
Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast
Julie Nelson speaks briefly about the five skandas (or aggregates) in Buddhist psychology. (January 20, 2023)
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(Short) Supports for Practice
Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast
Fran Ludwig speaks about establishing the supports we require to cultivate a life of compassion. (January 18, 2023)
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This Is Your Life
Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast
Fran Ludwig speaks about how we close gap between what we think our life is, and what it actually is. (December 8, 2022)
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(Short) Where is Our Practice?
Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast
Julie Nelson speaks about the story of "Chiyono's No Water, No Moon." (January 13, 2023)
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(Short) Habit Patterns
Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast
Fran Ludwig asks, "How can we transform difficult habit patterns?" (January 10, 2023)
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(Short) "Are You Afraid of this Happiness?"
Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast
Julie Nelson speaks about taking the phrase "Are you afraid of this happiness?" as a koan through the day. (January 6, 2023)
info_outlineFran Ludwig asks, "How do we find ourselves taking pleasure in other people's pain?" (November 30, 2022)