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2025-06-26 Buddhist Fundamentals: Wise Understanding 44:57
Eve Decker
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This talk looks at the first factor in the Buddha's Eightfold Noble Path: Wise Understanding. The foundational motivation that the Buddha stated repeatedly for his teachings and practices was to find direct ways to end suffering. This intention applies as much today as it did in his time almost 2,600 years ago.
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2025-06-19 Buddhist Fundamentals: Continuing with the Four Noble Truths 45:47
Eve Decker
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Noble Truths 3 and 4 We will continue our exploration of the Four Noble Truths. The foundational motivation that the Buddha stated repeatedly for his teachings and practices was to find direct ways to end suffering. This intention applies as much today as it did in his time almost 2,600 years ago.
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2025-06-12 The Four Noble Truths 48:42
Eve Decker
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This talk discusses the Four Noble Truths. The foundational motivation that the Buddha stated repeatedly for his teachings and practices was to find direct ways to end suffering. This intention applies as much today as it did in his time almost 2,600 years ago.
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2025-06-05 The Problem with Becoming: The Buddha's Teaching on Bhava 46:00
James Baraz
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This talk explores Bhava, one of the 12 links on the Wheel of Dependent Origination also called the "Wheel of Samsara." Bhava comes right after Craving and Grasping and is usually translated as "Becoming." Bhava or Becoming is something that that most of us find ourselves caught in. However, bringing kind awareness to this tendency can be a major support for living our lives fully in the present moment.
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2025-05-08 The Necessity of Compassion and a Story of Kuan Yin 45:48
Eve Decker
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This talk explores the essential energy of Compassion, as illustrated by the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Kuan Yin.
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2025-05-01 Sila: The Support of Integrity 43:11
Eve Decker
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This talk includes reflections, practice, and a song pointing to the essential practices that support integrity. Known as "sila" in Pali, wise speech, action, and livelihood and the Five Things (precepts) both lead to and express awakening. Let's look at why and how.
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2025-04-24 For Earth Day: The Insight of Interconnection 56:39
Eve Decker
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Reflections and practices pointing to the important insight into interconnection. The realization of "anatta" - no separate self - is foundational to the Buddhist teachings. It becomes available with mindfulness practice and is a part of both our own awakening and our ability to courageously act on behalf of Earth and her inhabitants.
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2025-04-17 Gratitude Practice: "It Would Have Been Enough" 48:01
James Baraz
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This talk takes a dive into Gratitude as a way to hold suffering. The Jewish holiday of Passover began on Saturday. Passover is a holiday of liberation. One of the most joyous parts of the holiday is singing the song Dayenu, which translates as "It would have been enough." The song's lyrics list one blessing after another, 15 in all. After each verse the refrain is "if that was all, it would have been enough. But then there was this (next blessing)." When we look at our lives through this lens it gives us inspiration to see and appreciate all the good in our lives as we process all that is challenging.
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2025-04-03 Practicing with Intention 55:14
Eve Decker
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This talk presents an exploration of "Wise Intention" - a crucial aspect of the Buddha's map for alleviating suffering.
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2025-03-27 Our Own Calm is a Gift 53:25
Eve Decker
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Called to engage with, and do what we can to alleviate, suffering in the world, it's essential that we include ourselves and our own suffering in our circle of care. If we don't, our own suffering will be added to the larger suffering. Habituating practices and tools for grounding and coming back to presence is wise action born from wise understanding. Thich Nhat Hanh said, "Everyone knows that peace has to begin with oneself, but not many people know how to do it." Our calm is a gift we give. Join Eve in exploring some teachings and practices that help us return to calm, so we can engage as skillfully as possible with life's suffering.
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