Everyday Buddhism: Making Everyday Better
Religion & Spirituality:Buddhism
In this episode, I begin with a brief celebration of the 5th anniversary of this podcast and 1 million unique downloads, then move to a reflection on conditioned existence through the lens of climate change and the pandemic.
The Buddha taught that we suffer because of change and conditioned existence. In other words, we suffer because we have a nature that is impermanent and and changeable, based on the conditions that affect us. Because of the truth of conditioned existence, there is nothing for sure ... absolute ... unchanging.
We suffer because we expect and/or desire things to be otherwise. In thinking about the smoke from wildfires and the Covid pandemic, we see that we're collectively facing the truth of life: that we have little control over the things that happen to us. The only thing we can control is our response to the things that happen to us.
Listen as I share a reflection on how these times of change and uncertainty are a time of opportunity. An opportunity to change our perspectives from habits of fear, despair, grief, or anger to more noble, compassionate responses to everyone and every being we share our world with.
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Everyday Buddhism 69 - Thoughts on the Loss of My Teacher - Rev. Koyo Kubose
Everyday Buddhism 68 - The Buddha's Wife: Yasodhara and the Buddha with Vanessa Sasson
Everyday Buddhism 67 - Love and the Strength of Our Humanness
Everyday Buddhism 66 - Buddhist Spiritual Friendship as a UU Pastor with Pamela Patton
Everyday Buddhism 65 - Winter Solstice, Bodhi Day, and the Light of the Buddha's Promise
Everyday Buddhism 64 - We Were Made For These Times With Kaira Jewel Lingo
Everyday Buddhism 63 - Halloween: What Scares You? What Masks Do You Wear?
Everyday Buddhism 62 - The Magic Power of Equanimity
Everyday Buddhism 61 - A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment with Scott Snibbe
Everyday Buddhism 60 - It's All About "Tude" But Not That "Tude"
Everyday Buddhism 59: The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas with Frank Howard
Everyday Buddhism 58: Allow Joy - Chan Practice for Uncertain Times
Everyday Buddhism 57 - Dharma for Trauma
Everyday Buddhism 56 - Can You Lament And Still Be A Buddhist?
Everyday Buddhism 55 - Introducing Where The Light Meets
Everyday Buddhism 54 - Same Crap, Different Year?
Everyday Buddhism 53 - Lessons for Covid Living From Those With Long-Term Health Challenges
Everyday Buddhism 52 - How To Be Thankful in the Midst of Sadness
Everyday Buddhism 51 - Steady, Calm and Brave with Kimberly Brown
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