Everyday Buddhism: Making Everyday Better
Religion & Spirituality:Buddhism
"When you look around you it feels like the world is going crazy.... Is this normal or have we all fallen under some spell?" ~Tristan Harris
In this episode I take a Buddhist view on the spell we've fallen under—and it is the spell of a self-involved culture, swallowed by social media and focused on the hatred of "the other."
We are largely living in a world of the extremes of ignorance and false certainty. "The more fixed we get about things, the more confusion, emotional disturbance, and conflict we experience," according to Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel.
Nothing or no one is a fixed, discrete thing. Everything is empty of inherent existence. When you fix a difficult person, a political side, or sociopolitical view, you are creating something that doesn't actually exist. Shantideva said: "Thus, when enemies of friends are seen to act improperly, be calm and call to mind that everything arises from conditions."
Everyday Buddhism 30 - The Buddha Sat Right Here with Dena Moes
Everyday Buddhism 29 - Right Speech is Right Listening
Everyday Buddhism 28 - June Weddings, Relationships, and Perfection?
Everyday Buddhism 27 - Right Mindfulness and Meditation
Everyday Buddhism 26 - Why Sangha? Bringing Buddhism to Life
Everyday Buddhism 25 - Pureland Buddhism with Satya Robyn
Everyday Buddhism 24 - Appreciating Life Through Death Meditation
Everyday Buddhism 23 - Japanese Psychology and Buddhism with Gregg Krech
Everyday Buddhism 22 - Release Your Cows
Everyday Buddhism 21 - Tibetan Buddhism: There is Only One Dharma
Everyday Buddhism 20 - A Bright Dawn: Conversation with Rev. Koyo Kubose
Everyday Buddhism 19 - Bodhi Day Special: The Grace of Light
Everyday Buddhism 18 - The 5 Precepts: Gentle Guides Not Commandments
Everyday Buddhism 17 - Radically Happy: Conversation with Phakchok Rinpoche and Erric Solomon
Everyday Buddhism 16 - Simple Awareness and the Many Forms of Meditation
Everyday Buddhism 15 - A Buddha Belongs to the World
Everyday Buddhism 14 - Protesting? What's in Your Mind?
Everyday Buddhism 13 - Right Effort: Joyful Balance
Everyday Buddhism 12 - MORE Koans: Bringing Them Into the Everyday
Everyday Buddhism 11 - Koans: Reaching the Limit of Thought
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