Be Here Now Network Guest Podcast

Be Here Now Network Guest Podcast

The Be Here Now Network Guest Podcast features dharma talks from a rotating lineup of contributors like: Roshi Joan Halifax, Mirabai Starr, Gil Fronsdal, Mirabai Bush, and so many more!

Episodes

May 2, 2024 62 mins

Distinguishing commentary from direct experience, Gil Fronsdal helps us break free from the conventions and comparisons that the mind makes.

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In this episode, Gil Fronsdal speaks to listeners about:

  • Paying homage to those who have purified their hearts
  • Direct expe...
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Nina Rao interviews Nani Ma about her deep devotion to serving her guru and her service work with Ganga Prem Hospice.

If you are interested in donating to Ganga Prem Hospice, you can do so through a donation to End of Life Care International with a memo specifying you would like it to go to Ganga Prem.

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Guiding listeners through the seven factors of enlightenment, Trudy Goodman shows us the play of awakening in daily life.

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In this episode, Trudy Goodman holds a talk on:

  • Loosening our grip on self-involvement
  • Living lovingly and joyfully in our daily lives
  • The sev...
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Taking us on a pilgrimage through Buddhist teachings, Gil Fronsdal describes meeting the dharma in ourselves.

This recording from Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on Dharmaseed.org

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In a dharma talk on relative and ultimate reality, JoAnna Hardy discusses how to hold the complexity of life.

This lecture was recorded at the Insight Meditation Retreat for 18–32 Year Olds and originally published by Dharmaseed.

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In this recording from the Ram Dass Fellowship, Jamie Catto describes surrendering to the power of Yin in our daily lives.

To learn more and sign up for the Ram Dass Fellowship, visit RamDass.org/Fellowship. To support this free offering, please consider leaving a donation at RamDass.org/Donate.

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Exploring mental constructs, Gil Fronsdal describes how we construct the relationships to our experiences.

This recording from the Insight Meditation Center was originally published on Dharmaseed.org

On this episode of the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal talks about these topics:

  • A four line Buddhist chant in Pali
  • The impermanence of all constructed things
  • Mindfulness and the practice of noticing
  • Exploring one’s relati...
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Trudy Goodman explains how we can practice compassionate presence in all moments, even those that are uncomfortable.

This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Trudy Goodman delves into:

  • How we often overlook the simple practices that will make us spiritually contented
  • Meditating while doing ordinary things
  • Retreats and being in the present
  • Buddhist cosmology as representation of our own awakened qualities
  • Offering compassion to o...
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Renowned Buddhist teacher, Frank Ostaseski, discusses death, impermanence, and the principle of non-waiting.

Today’s episode was recorded as part of the Ram Dass Fellowship’s regular online gatherings. To learn more about the Ram Dass Fellowship and sign up to join a fellowship gathering near you, visit RamDass.org/Fellowship.

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In a reflection on absorbing the power of compassion, Matthieu Ricard shares his meditative story with Rohan Gunatillake.

This episode was originally aired on Meditative Story, a podcast that combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with the immediate, science-backed benefits of mindfulness practice – all surrounded by breathtaking and cinematic music. You can find Meditative Story on Apple Podcasts, Sp...

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Focusing on the ways that Buddhism points us inward, Gil Fronsdal explains the dharma in a brief and accessible way.

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In this guest episode, Gil lectures on:

  • Emptiness within Theravada Buddhism
  • What happens after our basic necessities are met
  • How we are versus wha...
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In an entire episode of guided practice, JoAnna Hardy leads listeners deeper into the sensations of the body.

This dharma talk was recorded at Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center and originally published on Dharmaseed.org.

In this episode, JoAnna guides listeners towards:

  • Stabilizing the mind and slowing down
  • Paying attention to the sensations of our bodies
  • Noticing the things our bodies come into co...
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Explaining loving kindness as the antidote to fear and aggression, Trudy Goodman guides us in two meditative practices.

This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed.org

In this 2017 recording from the Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Trudy Goodman leads a talk on:

  • Loving kindness as the antidote to fear
  • Taming our inner aggression
  • Strengthening the Brahmaviharas
  • Offering Metta to ourselves and others
  • The miracle of con...
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Offering listeners insights, stories, and guided imagery, Gil Fronsdal describes the idea of the self as an anchor.

This recording from the Insight Meditation Center was originally published on Dharmaseed.org

This week on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil teaches us about:

  • Ideas of the self as an anchor
  • The three characteristics of inconstancy, suffering, and not-self
  • The Buddha’s views on the self
  • How thinking about the self actu...
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The Mindshift Podcast Returns to Be Here Now Network for an interview with Dr. Raghu Appasani on coping skills and the joy of missing out.

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In this episode of Mindshift, Shira and Jordana speak with their guest, Dr. Raghu Appasani about:

  • Loneliness, comparis...
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Joseph Goldstein joins Rohan Gunatillake to share the meditative story of how he first learned to integrate his spirituality into everyday life.

This episode was originally aired on Meditative Story, a podcast that combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with the immediate, science-backed benefits of mindfulness practice – all surrounded by breathtaking and cinematic music. You can find Meditative...

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In this immersive episode, Sharon Salzberg shares the journey of her spiritual life with the host of Meditative Story, Rohan Gunatillake.

This episode was originally aired on Meditative Story, a podcast that combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with the immediate, science-backed benefits of mindfulness practice – all surrounded by breathtaking and cinematic music. You can find Meditat...

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Facing the anxiety caused by climate change, Nina Rao, Allegra Lovejoy, and environmentalist Dekila Chungyalpa, come together to find solutions.

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Nina Rao, Dekila Chungyalpa, and Allegra Lovejoy spend this episode discussing:

  • The source of rising global temperatu...
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Tuning into the sacred rhythms of earth, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee describes pathways to living a more conscious and connected life.

In this episode featuring Stories from a Living Future, Llewellyn discusses:

  • Our relationship to the earth
  • The Sufi path drawing us towards union
  • Spiritual responsibility in a time of global crisis
  • Listening to the earth with our heart, soul, and senses
  • An ecology of consciousness
  • Bearing witness to...
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Gil Fronsdal talks about the importance of posture in our meditation practice and offers a bevy of suggestions for staying comfortable and pain-free both on the floor and in a chair.

This dharma talk was originally published on Dharma Seed.

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