The Life of the Buddha: An Introduction
Discover the life of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. From his birth to his awakening, learn how his story and teachings remain relevant today.
A Precious Human Life
Catching Your Breath
Mastering Stressful Situations: Buddhist Insights for Stress
How simple yet profound Buddhist insights can help you transform stress into an opportunity for growth.
Taking Our Practice One Step at a Time
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Acceptance and Seeing Life as Like a River
In this episode, David explores the profound analogy of seeing life as like a river, and how this view highlights impermanence, acceptance, and the importance of living life in a flexible, fluid way. From understanding the nature of life’s rapids to finding serenity in its gentle flows, David discusses how we can embrace the present and navigate life’s ever-changing currents with grace and acceptance.
Why Combining Meditation and Yoga During Retreat is the Perfect Combination
The Synergy of Buddhism and Yoga: Why We Combine These Two Practices To Improve Your Wellbeing and Retreat Experience Buddhism and yoga both have their roots in ancient India. The practices taught by the Buddha are a means to achieve spiritual insight and ultimately, enlightenment. The same is true of yoga, with its roots in […]
Responding to Bad News or a Difficulty
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In Conversation with B. Alan Wallace – Looking Within and Exploring The Potentials of Consciousness
In this episode of The Samadhi Podcast, David is joined by his teacher, B. Alan Wallace. Lama Alan very kindly offers us his thoughts on the nature and potentials of consciousness, the importance of shamatha and contemplative inquiry, and his vision for the Centers for Contemplative Research.
How to Preserve Our Inner Peace and Calm in Daily Life
In this episode, David responds to a question that came through our Facebook Group about how to preserve the calm and peace we find over the holidays when normal life starts again. Responding in the context of The Five Obscurations, which obscure our natural peace and clarity of mind, David stresses the importance of keeping a watchful eye over our mind at every moment and averting afflictions as they arise.
