Jan 10, 2022

Story of the Buddha - Part 1 Early life of the Buddha - Siddhartha Gautama.

Over the next few weeks Noah will go through the story of the Buddha from his early life, to enlightenment, and his experience from enlightenment to his death.

Following the Buddha's story he will also go through the Eight Fold Path and Four Noble Truths.

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Dec 27, 2021

From a Buddhist perspective, we're here to heal. We're here to awaken. We're here to experience freedom, and with that freedom, create a positive change. With that freedom we help others be compassionate, be generous, be of service. And from that perspective, everything is an opportunity for your own liberation.

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Dec 20, 2021

Everyone's welcome here. You don't have to be a Buddhist to participate here at Against The Stream. I very intentionally haven't secularized Buddhism, and kind of pretended like it's not a religion, like a lot of meditation centers and Buddhist communities do. We kind of pretend like Buddhism, isn't a religion and that we're just doing mindfulness. So is it a religion? Is it religion to you? Is it your religion? Are you a Buddhist, or are you practicing Buddhism? I don't think it's very important to take on the label of being a Buddhist. And so it's a sort of an interesting question. I don't think it's important, but I do think it's interesting to just watch your own mind around. Can I have this label on me? At the end of the day - if you're practicing mindfulness, you're practicing Buddhism.

Your donations support our expenses and allow us to continue to provide the Buddha’s teachings.

Against The Stream is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization: All donations are tax deductible.

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Dec 13, 2021

Reflect on your feelings around generosity?

Is it easier for you to give or receive? Sometimes the vulnerability of accepting or receiving generosity can feel very unpleasant. Meditation can be an act of giving and receiving. In meditation, we give our full attention to our moment to moment experience, while receiving all of the emotions that can arise from that attention.

Your donations support our expenses and allow us to continue to provide the Buddha’s teachings.

Against The Stream is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization: All donations are tax deductible.

Tax ID 83-4171718