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    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!

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    Ep. 162 - Mental Constructs with Gil Fronsdal Feb 21, 2024
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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 relationship to the present moment
    • Moving our attention with a deliberate calmness
    • Meditation instruction as the antidote to relating negatively
    • Our attitudes and how they affect our experiences
    • Non-reactive awareness in order to avoid new constructions
    • Identity and the stories we tell about ourselves
    • Allowing “I am” to stand by itself

    About Gil Fronsdal:

    Gil Fronsdal is the co-teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California; he has been teaching since 1990. He has practiced Zen and Vipassana in the U.S. and Asia since 1975. He was a Theravada monk in Burma in 1985, and in 1989 began training with Jack Kornfield to be a Vipassana teacher. Gil teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center where he is part of its Teachers Council. Gil was ordained as a Soto Zen priest at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1982, and in 1995 received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman, the abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. He currently serves on the SF Zen Center Elders’ Council. In 2011 he founded IMC’s Insight Retreat Center. Gil has an undergraduate degree in agriculture from U.C. Davis where he was active in promoting the field of sustainable farming. In 1998 he received a PhD in Religious Studies from Stanford University studying the earliest developments of the bodhisattva ideal. He is the author of The Issue at Hand, essays on mindfulness practice; A Monastery Within; a book on the five hindrances called Unhindered; and the translator of The Dhammapada, published by Shambhala Publications. You may listen to Gil’s talks on Audio Dharma.

    “To quiet these constructions is happiness. To be able to question these things, and slowly perhaps, maybe even imperceptibly, to allow these constructs to calm down, relax, not buy into them as much. Maybe not buy into them as much because we notice them.” – Gil Fronsdal

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    Ep. 161 – Compassionate Presence with Trudy Goodman Feb 15, 2024
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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 ourselves and to others
    • Tolerating the raw experience of being alive
    • Getting caught in the ideal of being a spiritual person
    • Naming and recognizing negative experiences like hate, lust, etc.
    • Treating the content of each moment as a chance for presence and awakening
    • Forgiving ourselves when our heart runs wild

    About Trudy Goodman:

    Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA. For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples and individuals. Trudy conducts retreats and workshops worldwide.

    Learn more about Trudy’s offerings at trudygoodman.com

    “It’s this loving, caring attentiveness that gives us the courage to come so close to experience, even experiences we most wish we could turn away from.” – Trudy Goodman



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    Ep. 160 – Ram Dass Fellowship: Inviting the Wisdom of Death with Frank Ostaseski & Jackie Dobrinska Feb 08, 2024
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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.

    Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenow

    Hosted by Jackie Dobrinska, this recording from the Ram Dass Fellowship features Frank Ostaseski discussing:

    • Creation stories and the shaping of humans
    • Why the breath is so important (Including a guided breath meditation!)
    • The five invitations and how these principles are designed to help you embrace life to the fullest
    • Navigating life transitions, coping with loss, facing serious illness, or personal crises
    • Heartfelt real-life stories combined with ancient wisdom
    • How an awareness of mortality can be a supportive companion on the journey to living well
    • Regarding death as a final stage of growth
    • Not waiting as an antidote to regret
    • The beauty of life when we recognize and accept impermanence

    About Frank Ostaseski:

    Frank Ostaseski, an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and pioneer in end-of-life care, has accompanied over 1,000 people through their dying process. Acclaimed author of The Five Invitations, Frank co-founded the first Buddhist hospice in America—The Zen Hospice Project. In 2005, he founded the Metta Institute, through which he has trained countless clinicians and caregivers, building a national network of educators, advocates, and guides for those facing a life-threatening illness.

    About Jackie Dobrinska:

    Jackie Dobrinska is the Director of Education, Community & Inclusion for Ram Dass’ Love, Serve, Remember Foundation and the current host of Ram Dass’ Here & Now podcast. She is also a teacher, coach, and spiritual director with the privilege of marrying two decades of mystical studies with 15 years of expertise in holistic wellness. As an interspiritual minister, Jackie was ordained in Creation Spirituality in 2016 and has also studied extensively in several other lineages – the plant-medicine-based Pachakuti Mesa Tradition, Sri Vidya Tantra, Western European Shamanism, Christian Mysticism, the Wise Woman Tradition, and others. Today, in addition to building courses and community for LSRF, she leads workshops and coaches individuals to discover, nourish and live from their most authentic selves.

    Learn more about Jackie’s work at asimplevibrantlife.com.

    “I think when we embrace impermanence a certain grace can enter into our lives. We can treasure experiences, we can feel deeply, all without clinging. We’re free to savor and touch the texture of every passing moment.” – Frank Ostaseski




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    Ep. 159 - Matthieu Ricard's Meditative Story, hosted by Rohan Gunatillake Feb 02, 2024
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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, Spotify, and more!

    Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenow

    Matthieu Ricard takes us on a meditative journey through:

    • Exposure to extraordinary people
    • The correlation between intelligence, creativity, and human goodness
    • How documentary images of Tibet inspired Matthieu to experience the far east for himself
    • The smells, sounds, and sensations of entering India for the first time
    • Meeting Kangyur Rinpoche and experiencing an aura of peace
    • Leaving after his PhD to study full time with Kangyur Rinpoche in India
    • Allowing presence to permeate our minds
    • Actualizing the Buddha nature

    About Matthieu Ricard:

    Matthieu Ricard is a Nepalese-French writer, photographer, translator and Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal. He is also the author of Notebooks Of A Wandering Monk. He has spent years of his life in the presence of some of the world’s greatest mindfulness practitioners and felt the weight of their powerful compassion. Learn more about Matthieu and his work HERE.

    About Rohan Gunatillake:

    Rohan Gunatillake is a writer, entrepreneur, and host of the podcast Meditative Story. By artfully crafting meditations to compliment each guest’s story, Rohan blends mindfulness with narrative to create a unique listening experience, encouraging listeners to use someone else’s transformative moment as the basis for their own. He’s also the founder of the best-selling app Buddhify, and author of Modern Mindfulness: How to Be More Relaxed, Focused, and Kind While Living in a Fast, Digital, Always-On World.

    “We do not need words. We do not need to analyze or even comprehend. The quality of the presence is self-evident. It is best to just experience it, let it permeate your mind and become a part of you. Ultimately, it is up to each practitioner to actualize the Buddha nature dwelling within each of us.” – Matthieu Ricard


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    Ep. 158 - The Dharma in Brief with Gil Fronsdal Jan 08, 2024
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    Focusing on the ways that Buddhism points us inward, Gil Fronsdal explains the dharma in a brief and accessible way.

    Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenow

    In this guest episode, Gil lectures on:

    • Emptiness within Theravada Buddhism
    • What happens after our basic necessities are met
    • How we are versus what we do
    • Becoming free from doctrines
    • The importance of practice and heightened sensitivity
    • Suffering and the cessation of suffering
    • Skillful actions and improving the quality of inner life
    • The portability of inner wealth
    • The limitations of obsessing over the self
    • Craving and how we can hold sensations without clinging

    “You can experience suffering in all of many forms and you can experience the liberation and freedom from it, the absence of it. The guideline here is what you can know for yourself. The inner life, the quality of your life, what you can know for yourself, that’s really what this tradition is pointing to.” – Gil Fronsdal


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    Ep. 157– Guided Practice: Settling into Sensations with JoAnna Hardy Dec 28, 2023
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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 contact with
    • Recognizing pain, being with it, and redirecting our attention if necessary
    • Understanding our choice in how we have experiences
    • A walking meditation practice
    • Remaining connected to the bodies we inhabit

    About JoAnna Hardy:

    JoAnna Hardy is an insight meditation (Vipassanā) practitioner and teacher; she is on faculty at the University of Southern California, a meditation trainer at Apple Fitness+, a founding member of the Meditation Coalition, a teacher’s council member at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, a visiting retreat teacher at Insight Meditation Society, and a collaborator on many online meditation Apps and programs.

    Her greatest passion is to teach meditation in communities that are dedicated to seeing the truth of how racism, gender inequality and oppression go hand in hand with the compassionate action teachings in Buddhism and related perspectives to social and racial justice.

    “In this flesh suit of muscle and bone, we can get to know the sensations. What do those sensations feel like without the mind telling us what they feel like? What are the sensations of pain in our body? Tingling, prickly pressure, tension, being curious to knowing it. One of the options can be that we redirect our attention somewhere else in the body.” – JoAnna Hardy



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    Ep. 156 - The Antidote to Fear and Aggression with Trudy Goodman Dec 22, 2023
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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 connecting to each other
    • The jellyroll practice
    • A traditional loving-kindness practice

    “You are the source of life, and the mystery, and the magic of life itself manifesting as this body and everything it knows how to do and this mind and all the capacities and intelligence that it has and this ability to connect with each other in ways that are so, sometimes miraculous, sometimes painful too. But, all the abilities that we have, this is really what we’re treasuring and offering our respect and reverence to.” – Trudy Goodman



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    Ep. 155 - Insight Into Not-Self with Gil Fronsdal Dec 13, 2023
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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 actually takes us away from the self
    • Staying with the flow in meditation
    • The suffering found within ‘me, myself, and mine’
    • A dharma story about zen master Suzuki Roshi
    • How most concepts are based on relationship and comparison
    • The pain in basing our joy off of the comparison to others
    • Conventions, constructs, and rules
    • Becoming wise to the projections of the mind
    • Trusting the practice

    “The purpose of this deep meditation is to help us to become free, help us to lift up the anchors so we’re not held back, not limited, so we don’t set ourselves up to be washed over by the floods that come.” – Gil Fronsdal

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    In a world that often feels like it's teetering on the edge, it's not surprising that so many of us grapple with feelings of instability and overwhelm.

    On Tuesday, December 19th, join acclaimed Buddhist meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Ethan Nichtern for a free online conversation on staying grounded, available, and engaged, even when the world is on fire.

    Sharon and Ethan will also discuss the upcoming Dharma Moon Yearlong Buddhist Studies program and offer their insights on how studying Buddhism can help us show up more fully for ourselves and others during these challenging times.

    Visit dharmamoon.com/event for more info and to reserve your free spot!

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    Ep. 154 - Mindshift: The Joy of Missing Out with Raghu Appasani, MD, Shira Lazar & Jordana Reim Dec 05, 2023
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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.

    Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenow

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

    • Loneliness, comparison, and social media
    • Prioritizing our own needs
    • Recognizing our circle of control
    • Showing up authentically for ourselves
    • Making decisions to be in the present
    • JOMO aka the Joy of Missing Out
    • Committing to daily acts of self-care
    • Being mindful of what media we consume
    • Setting time aside to process emotions
    • Negativity and cognitive bias
    • Understanding our emotions and how to cope
    • Boundaries and how to set them
    • Insights on cultivating joy

    Get a copy of The JOMO Journal HERE

    “We have full agency and control on the joy of missing out versus the fear of missing out. When we think about what you can do for your own mental health it comes down to what can you control, what can’t you control. When you choose to not go to something or you make a decision to be in the present moment with yourself, you can make an active decision on what type of emotion or feeling you want associated with that.” – Raghu Appasani, MD

    About Raghu Appasani, MD:

    Dr. Raghu Appasani is an Integrative & Addiction psychiatrist and psychotherapist known for his innovative approach to mental well-being. With a deep commitment to evidence-based practices, he combines psychotherapy, pharmacology, nutrition, and holistic methods to provide personalized care. Dr. Appasani is also a dedicated neuroscientist, exploring the clinical applications of non-ordinary states of consciousness and delving into the human experience. As an entrepreneur, he founded The MINDS Foundation, a mental health NGO in India, and serves as the Chief Medical Officer at PYM Health. Dr. Appasani extends his expertise by advising various mental health organizations, including Mud\Wtr, demonstrating his unwavering dedication to improving mental health globally. He is additionally the Program Director of Nutrition/Youth/Metabolic Mental Health & Psychedelics at the California Institute for Stress & Resilience. Keep up with Dr. Raghu on his website or on Instagram.

    About Shira Lazar:

    Shira Lazar, an Emmy-nominated pioneer in digital culture and emerging trends, is renowned for her impactful web-first news brand, ‘What’s Trending’. With a knack for recognizing the pulse of the digital age, Shira has graced various prestigious platforms including SXSW, VeeCon and CES, earning her a coveted spot on Fast Company’s Most Influential Women in Technology list. As a passionate advocate for digital evolution, Shira’s insights and expertise have resonated with audiences worldwide. Venturing beyond the digital realm, Shira’s commitment to holistic well-being led her to co-found Peace Inside Live. Fusing her profound understanding of the digital landscape with a passion for inner peace and wellness, she has effectively bridged the gap between technology and mindfulness. Through Peace Inside Live, Shira endeavors to bring tranquility and balance to the fast-paced corporate world, highlighting the significance of mental well-being in today’s digital age.

    About Jordana Reim:

    Jordana Reim has dedicated her life to expanding consciousness – her own, her community’s, and humanity’s.Her teaching journey began in 2008 after her first Yoga Teacher Training with YogaWorks. She has spent the last decade refining her personal practice through travels and residencies at some of the most sacred and beautiful places on Earth including the islands of Thailand, ashrams of India and the Himalayas of Nepal. On a continual search for higher ground, the New Jersey-native shares her considerable learnings as she coaches others in corporate, group and private meditation, breathing, and other wellness modalities. Trained in the Himalayas of Nepal, Jordana is a facilitator and teacher’s trainer for Vedic Sound Healing, a practice of energy healing through sound & vibration. Jordana’s classes are a retreat for mind. Students call her both calming and enlightening and “a recipe for blissful days and sleep!” Her original meditations have been streamed over 1 million times worldwide.

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    Ep. 153 - Joseph Goldstein's Meditative Story hosted by Rohan Gunatillake Nov 30, 2023
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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 Story on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

    Joseph Goldstein shares a personal story about:

    • One of the most transformative moments in Joseph’s life
    • The beginning of Joseph’s enlightenment journey
    • Integrating the spiritual gifts Joseph learned from the East into his everyday life in the West
    • Learning to embrace the uncomfortable feeling of not-knowing
    • How Joseph first connected with Ram Dass
    • Joseph’s first job teaching a meditation class
    • Saying yes and allowing opportunities to present themselves
    • A guided mindfulness practice

    “It’s as if my life exists as two separate strands. One is the strand of my practice, which feels clear and stable. The other is how that practice will manifest and how I can ever hope to apply it to the world. Spiritually, I am flying high. But I have no idea where to land.” – Joseph Goldstein

    About Joseph Goldstein:

    Joseph Goldstein has been leading insight and loving-kindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, where he is one of the organization’s guiding teachers. In 1989, together with several other teachers and students of insight meditation, he helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.

    About Rohan Gunatillake:

    Rohan Gunatillake is a writer, entrepreneur, and host of the podcast Meditative Story. By artfully crafting meditations to compliment each guest’s story, Rohan blends mindfulness with narrative to create a unique listening experience, encouraging listeners to use someone else’s transformative moment as the basis for their own. He’s also the founder of the best-selling app Buddhify, and author of Modern Mindfulness: How to Be More Relaxed, Focused, and Kind While Living in a Fast, Digital, Always-On World.

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