Episode 191 - Got problems? Buddha has solutions.

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Episode 191 - Got problems? Buddha has solutions.

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Feb 21, 2024

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Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox is a weekly podcast that shares how to put the teachings of Buddhism into practice to be happier, more peaceful, or to become the spiritual warrior this world so desperately needs. JoAnn Fox has been teaching Buddhism for 17 years and does so with kindness and humor.

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Episode 1 How to Create a Happy Reality: Buddha taught that our mind creates our reality. Our mind creates our life and whether we are happy or unhappy. In this episode, we delve deep into HOW our minds create our reality. Here we begin the study of the Dhammapada, the oldest text in the... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 16: Equanimity: In this episode we look at how to develop immeasurable equanimity, which is an even-minded love for all living beings. The mind of equanimity is free from attachment to some and aversion to others. It is said that on the ground of equanimity, we pour... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 26: The Karma Therapy of Suffering: Suffering happens. Sometimes people experience periods of chronic suffering, as when a loved one passes away or a physical illness debilitates them. We must find a way to transform our suffering into something meaningful. The practice of karma therapy... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 20 - How to Solve Your Problems: In this episode we try to discover whether or not this is true: Our problems are inside our mind. Our problems are not outside of our mind. If problems are inside our mind, we can change our mind and problems can disappear. If problems are outside the... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 21: Karma Therapy: Karma therapy is the practice of trying--every day--to create as much good karma as possible. Karma therapy is also refraining from actions that create negative karma, namely, actions that harm ourselves or others. In the daily practice that follows... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 12: Increasing Self-Respect: “Those who harbor the wish to harm others are no followers of mine” --Buddha. In this episode JoAnn Fox teaches about the virtuous mental factor “sense of shame”, also sometimes translated as “self-respect.To practice this virtuous mind is... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 10: Tantric Compassion: In this episode, we learn the magical practice of taking and giving, known in Tibetan as tonglen. This meditation quickly awakens universal compassion, which is the wish to take away the suffering of all living beings, without exception. JoAnn Fox... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 3: Practicing Non-retaliation: "Hatred never ceased by hatred, but only by love. This is an eternal truth." --Buddha This episode explores how we can respond to harm with love and compassion. The power to not retaliate when someone appears to harm us is most extraordinary... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 4: What's in the way of your best life? by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 13: Consideration for Others: In this episode we look at how to improve our consideration for others. Consideration for others is defined as a distinct mental factor that avoids actions that harm others for their sake. It enables us to restrain from harmful physical, verbal and... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 7: Four Steps to Confidence: In Buddhism, confidence is necessary for a person to change deeply for the better. Buddha taught that humans have infinite potential for change. A person who is presently unhappy can become someone with a positive and happy disposition. Someone who is... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 28: Refuge: Everyone looks for refuge or relief from their pain. This is natural, but when we turn to the wrong types of refuge it causes us more problems. For example, when people turn to drugs or alcohol for refuge from suffering, sometimes they become addicted... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 2: Developing Patience: This episode explores how to cultivate greater patience and cool the painful mind of anger. How does anger arise? Anger arises when we encounter a person or experience we find unpleasant. We then dwell on the faults of this object (this dwelling... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 9: Detach in Four Steps: This episode offers a method to free ourselves from attachment that is causing pain and problems in our life. Attachment is a state of mind that arises from paying inappropriate attention to a desirable object until the mind becomes unpeaceful and... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 8: Attachment, What's love got to do with it?: Attachment is an often misunderstood concept of Buddhism. Attachment is not about having things or relationships. Attachment is about reacting to things we find pleasant or desirable in such a way that it makes us suffer. In relationships, it is... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 5: Removing obstacles to peace: This episode explores the foundation of a happy life: ethical disciple. Ethical discipline is the practice of purposely refraining from non-virtuous actions for a certain amount of time. Non-virtuous actions are those that cause ourselves and others... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 23: Nirvana, Samsara, and Dharma: In this episode and weekly practice, we first try to diagnose why we are having a particular problem in our life. Then, we begin the healing process by applying spiritual teachings to solve our problem. We also look into the meaning of terms like... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 30: Enter Reality: This episode begins with an explanation of how meditation works. The seven factors of awakening guide us in how to meditate on an object and adjust the mind when we notice ourselves becoming distracted or sleepy. Secondly we delve into the most... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 43: Why the Laughter, Why the Joy?: The root cause of all our suffering that we do not take enough time, through mindful observation, prayer, and meditation to come to know ourselves -- our true, awakened nature. Our true nature is wisdom and great love and compassion. We contemplate... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 19: Sieze the Day: This episode is about living like you might be living your last day. We are not guaranteed the next moment, day, month or year. If you knew this was your last day on earth, would you mend relationships? Would you be mad at your partner... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 11: Buddhist Psychology: EPISODE 11 RECORDED 10.18.18 Buddhist Psychology Buddhist Teacher JoAnn Fox explains how the mind creates every moment of consciousness. By understanding the way the mind works we can learn to control our own mind. We can create a beautiful,... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 17 - The Bodhisattva and Cherishing Others: The Bodhisattva and Cherishing Others In this episode we look at the Bodhisattva wish to become an awakened person for the benefit of all beings. Does this wish to help all beings resonate with us; could this be our own journey? While we pose... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 6: Cherishing Others, the Rain of Joy: Cherishing others is the wish that others are happy. Cherishing others is the foundation of the spiritual path. It is the endless well of good karma and the rain of happiness for the thirsty. Practicing cherishing others is also the means to solve our... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 29: Freedom From the 8 Worldly Concerns: The Eight Worldly Concerns represent the attachments and aversions that keep us trapped in a cycle of suffering and elation, with an unstable mind that is like a balloon in the wind. The 8 Worldly Concerns consist of the following four pairs: pleasure... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 51: the Power of Your Words: Our speech can create the most beautiful, peaceful life if we are mindful to speak with kindness and wisdom. If we lack mindfulness of our words, we can cause another to believe something negative about themselves that they carry their whole lives. We... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 38 - Actions Create Self: The word “karma” literally means action. Fundamentally, Buddha explained that karma is the law of cause and effect; from actions of our body, speech and mind come results. Yet it is not as simple as saying that from an action of giving comes the... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 32: Meditation on Your Future Self: The meditation on your future self is intended to help us create a new reality for our self. It combines imagining a new, freer, happier version of yourself and the purification of your karma (previous thoughts and actions). This meditation also... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 18: Emptiness and Impermanence: In this episode, we try to get a feeling for emptiness, Buddha’s most profound teaching and the realization that leads to enlightenment. Buddha taught that the ultimate nature of all things is emptiness. When we say our glass is empty and ask for... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 40: Anger Management 101: Sometimes anger comes quickest, harshest and most easily with those we love or care about. Unfortunately, with those we love anger can do the greatest harm and wounds made with our words may last for a long, long time. In this episode, we learn what... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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Episode 39 - Practicing non-violence: The practice of non-violence Buddha explains in the chapter of the Dhammapada called “Violence” refers to abandoning both the killing of living beings and the violence of our speech. Sometimes we... by Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox
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