In this episode, Isa explores Shamatha meditation as a way of knowing the mind. She discusses how Buddhism is at once a religion and a technology of understanding the mind in a new and transformative way. Isa closes the episode with a guided meditation practice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Buddhist Meditation (Ep. 1: Shamatha) with Isa Gucciardi

Sādhaka is a collection of special podcast mini-trainings from Embodied Philosophy and the Embodied Podcasts Network. Each multi-part series of Sādhaka explores a different area of dharma and contemplative studies. We feature series on topics from Buddhism to Hinduism, from Yoga to the Divine Feminine. Taught by Faculty and Friends of Embodied Philosophy, each series is a short audio course on the topic it explores.
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The Four Yogas (Ep. 4: Raja Yoga) with Mary Reilly Nichols

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Join Mary as she explores bhakti yoga. Taking an interdisciplinary and interspiritual approach to the topic, Mary's style is to integrate the perspectives of many different traditions of knowledge, from science to ancient contemplative traditions. The result is a life-affirming picture of modern spiritual life. At the close of the episode, Mary leads the listener through a short practice to ground the material. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Four Yogas (Ep 2: Bhakti Yoga) with Mary Reilly Nichols

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In the final episode of this series, Isa Gucciardi explores Deity Meditation as entering a field of experience that the deity represents. She discusses the image of Green Tara as an example of a deity used in Buddhist communities. She closes with a guided meditation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Buddhist Meditation (Ep. 1: Shamatha) with Isa Gucciardi

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