7/29/20 - The Power of Presence Part 2: The First Noble Truth | Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof Podcast

7/22/20 The Power of Presence Part 1: Doorway to the Past, Gateway to the Future: This is the first part of a four-part series on the power of presence. In this talk we reviewed the various ways that mindfulness can be used to enter the present moment as a dynamic way of changing our relationship with both the past and future. By ... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

36 min listen

8/5/20 - The Power of Presence Part 3: The Healing Wisdom of Karma, Not-Self & Equanimity: This is the third part of a four-part series on the power of presence. In this week's talk we explore how to use the insights of Karma, Not-Self, and Equanimity as tools to heal the hurt from our past and how to increase the speed of this healing by ... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

34 min listen

9/23/20 - 32-Body Part Meditation Part 2 (Includes Talk and Guided Meditations): This week's talk provides a highly detailed explanation of how to successfully engage in this famous but often undervalued meditation practice. We explore how to use this practice to explore the wisdom of impermanence, suffering and not-self. The ins... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

95 min listen

10/14/20 - The Second Foundation – Part 2: Worldly and Unworldy Feelings: This week we talk about the powerful distinction the Buddha makes between feelings that arise from sense door contact that keep us bound in stress, discontent and suffering and feelings that arise directly from our spiritual practice. This topic is i... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

53 min listen

11/11/20- The Sacred Practice of Renunciation: Part 2 – Letting Go On The Path: What does it really mean to let go? What exactly are we letting go of and what do we get in return? This week we complete our series by exploring how the activities of mindfulness, loving kindness, and a commitment to precepts are actually practices ... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

40 min listen

8/12/20 - The Power of Presence Part 4: Breathing out the past, Breathing in the future: Today we conclude our 4-part series exploring how we can access the interconnectedness of the past, present and future to free ourselves from stress and suffering while planting seeds of joy and awakening. In this episode we specifically explore the ... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

30 min listen

7/15/20 - Grief & Loss during the pandemic: Healing Lessons from the Dharma: We are living through an unprecedented time of loss. Loss of jobs, loss of health, loss of connection and belonging, loss of confidence and loss of trust just to name a few. It is an ideal time for deep self-reflection and much needed self-compassio... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

43 min listen

5/19/21 - Inner work vs Outer Work: Is pursuing my own liberation selfish?: In this week's episode we explore how to successfully balance our practice between meditation time on the cushion and engaged activity in the world. Specifically we frame this discussion in light of the Buddhist idea of skillful effort, beginner's mi... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

55 min listen

12/2/20 - Foundations of Well-Being: Celebration, Gratitude and Reverence: In this week’s episode we explore why learning to celebrate the goodness in ourselves and the world is important in facilitating personal growth and awakening. We discuss the relationship between celebration and the cultivation of gratitude and look ... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

33 min listen

3/31/21 - Mindfulness & Insight Part 3: How Exactly is the Present Moment Created?: This week we discuss the incredible creative power of the heart-mind to bring together the raw material of the present moment in order to give us a sense of self, a sense of the world, and the feeling of becoming. The Buddha refers to this creative a... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

44 min listen

11/4/20 - Guided Meditation: Recollecting our Shared Humanity: This week we had a unique meeting due to the United States national election. Instead of a formal Dharma talk, as a group we shared our experiences about using mindfulness during this time. For the sake of privacy this episode only contains the guide... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

33 min listen

12/16/20 - Bowing to our Blessings: The Spiritual Foundations of Generosity & Gratitude: In this week’s talk we explore why the Buddha declared generosity to be the cornerstone of spiritual practice. We discuss some of the inherited bias we have concerning generosity and how recalling the goodness in the world that lives alongside the su... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

38 min listen

1/20/21 - The Triple Gem Part 2: Safety & Security in Buddha, Dharma & Sangha: This week we explore the traditional instructions related to taking refuge while clarifying some common misunderstandings. We also discussed how taking refuge in Dhamma can lessen doubt, and the historical importance of having awakened beings in 'Ide... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

37 min listen

12/23/20 - Bowing to our Blessings Part 2: Caring Comes with a Cost: This week we continue our exploration of generosity and gratitude by directing our attention to the shadow side of opening our hearts to others. This often-ignored topic is extremely important for a skillfully engaged Dharma. Whether you are caring f... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

44 min listen

10/21/20 - The Second Foundation – Part 3: Happiness Beyond the Sense Doors: In this week’s talk we explore the aspiration to cultivate pleasure that is not dependent on sensual experience and discuss the transformative power of the deeper nourishing pleasures that are the rewards of wisdom, generosity, loving kindness, conce... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

44 min listen

1/27/21 - The Triple Gem Part 3: Many Doorways to Freedom: This week we concluded our 3-part journey exploring the history, psychology and practical application of the ancient practice of taking refuge in the triple gem. In this episode we explore the need for skilled mentors and supportive community on the ... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

38 min listen

3/17/21 - Mindfulness & Insight Meditation Part I: Beginner's Mind, Biased Mind: In this week's episode we begin a series exploring the similarities and differences between the ancient Buddhist practice of Insight Meditation and the modern version of Mindfulness Meditation. In particular we explore an overview of the many biase... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

43 min listen

3/24/21 - Mindfulness and Insight Meditation Part 2: To Engage or not to Engage? That is the Question!: This week we explore one of the most important distinctions between these two practices- what is the balance between Engagement and Equanimity? How do we know when to bring a calm, equanimous, non-reactive mind to the present moment versus a mind tha... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

35 min listen

8/19/20 - Why are we Meditating? (Includes guided meditation with Metta practice): Without a clear understanding of how meditation works it is very easy to get side tracked or lost in our practice. When this happens meditation can quickly become routine, boring and dare we say, mindless. In this week’s talk we discuss how to keep y... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

52 min listen

11/18/20 - The 3rd Foundation of Mindfulness - Part 1: The Karma of Thoughts & Emotions: In this week's talk we explore some basic differences between Buddhist frameworks and Western psychology when it comes to understanding the nature of thoughts and emotions. In particular, we draw attention to how Buddhist frameworks emphasize process... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

38 min listen

3/2/22 - Tilling the Soil of Compassion: The First Noble Truth: This week Gregory gives a primer to the first noble truth and how to apply it to grow in sensitivity to the human suffering around us. ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage. If you have ... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

42 min listen

1/13/21 - The Triple Gem Part 1: A Brief History of Buddhist Bling: In this week’s episode we explore both the history and practical aspects of the ancient ritual of taking refuge in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. We discuss how this ritual evolved out of pre-Buddhist culture and then supported meditators for several tho... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

33 min listen

4/7/21 - Fabricating our Reality Part 1: Self-creation Through Body Awareness: This week we explore how the heart-mind unconsciously creates a sense of self through the interaction between awareness, body posture, breath, and energy movement. We then practice how to engage in the Buddhist practice of Bodily Fabrication to gain ... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

78 min listen

10/28/20 - The Sacred Practice of Renunciation: Part 1 – Trading Up for Happiness: On this week’s podcast we explore the cultural and spiritual inheritance of views that often discourage us from fully participating in the practice of renunciation. We discuss the misunderstandings and myths about the nature of freedom in hopes of le... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

40 min listen

2/3/21 - The Skill of Turning Towards Suffering: In this week's episode we explore the various ways the heart and mind can hide and flee from facing the stress and struggles of human existence. We talk about how adept the mind is at protecting itself using the habits of suppression, denial, and rep... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

48 min listen

9/2/20 - 32-Part Body Meditation -Part1- with Guided Meditation: This week's podcast includes a short overview of the 32-body part meditation followed by an in depth guided meditation that walks you through the steps of how to use the first parts of 'hair, nails and teeth' as objects of concentration to explore su... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

50 min listen

5/5/21 - Misunderstandings, Misconceptions & Missteps on the Path: Why is it that mindfulness practice and spiritual development can be so challenging? What is it about the human heart-mind that makes giving up harmful habits so difficult. Why is it that we struggle to let go of unhealthy relationships and harmful w... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

40 min listen

6/29/2022 - Deconstructing the Process of Consciousness: This week, Gregory chats about the aggregates: what they are and how your understanding of them can lead to freedom and non-attachment. Understanding the aggregates is a real needle-mover in your practice. ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF Gregory Maloof i... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

48 min listen

4/21/21 -Deconstructing Perception, Fabrication, and Labeling Inner Realities: This week we go through several practical exercises and guided meditations around labeling sensations and emotions as they arise, we take a look at sense door perception, we revisit verbal fabrication, and chat about the benefits of cultivating curio... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

44 min listen

11/10/21 - Finding Bigfoot: Using Vedanā for Liberation: Vedanā is often translated as "feeling" or "sensation". What does Vedanā have to do with clinging and suffering and how can mindfulness of feelings contribute to our liberation? Gregory does a deep dive into Vedanā and its importance in today's talk... by Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

56 min listen

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