Against The Stream

Free yourself from the unnecessary suffering of life and join the rebellion fueled not by hatred but by forgiveness, compassion, and kindness. In this Buddhist Dharma talk and guided meditation, Noah Levine will give a brief introduction talk on loving-kindness, then guide you through a 30-minute Buddhist loving kindness meditation, and then give a dharma talk on loving kindness based on his book, “Heart of the Revolution”.

READ: This Buddhist Dharma talk is based on ‘The Heart of the Revolution: Buddha's Radical Teachings Of Forgiveness, Compassion, And Kindness’ (LINK IN SHOW NOTES)

Free yourself from the unnecessary suffering of life and join the rebellion fueled not by hatred but by forgiveness, compassion, and kindness. In this Buddhist Dharma talk and guided meditation, Noah Levine will give a brief introduction talk on loving-kindness, then guide you through a 30-minute Buddhist loving kindness meditation, and then give a dharma talk on loving kindness based on his book, “Heart of the Revolution”.

READ: This Buddhist Dharma talk is based on ‘The Heart of the Revolution: Buddha's Radical Teachings Of Forgiveness, Compassion, And Kindness’ (LINK IN SHOW NOTES)

One of the core teaching of the buddha is that mindfulness practice is much more than just sitting. We’re trying to develop wisdom. One of the aspects of the mindfulness, is a quality of interest, a quality of investigation, of actually using the mind to begin to think about, “What’s happening? What am I feeling right now? Is my breath is coming in and going out?” We actually are engaging a quality of intentional investigation or interest into the present time experience of the body.

In this guided meditation, Noah Levine will walk you through a 30-minute Buddhist mindfulness meditation, which includes a walking practice.

One of the core teaching of the buddha is that mindfulness practice is much more than just sitting. We’re trying to develop wisdom. One of the aspects of the mindfulness, is a quality of interest, a quality of investigation, of actually using the mind to begin to think about, “What’s happening? What am I feeling right now? Is my breath is coming in and going out?” We actually are engaging a quality of intentional investigation or interest into the present time experience of the body.

In this guided meditation, Noah Levine will walk you through a 30-minute Buddhist mindfulness meditation, which includes a walking practice.

The Buddha included the investigation of death in his initial meditative instructions, as part of the first foundation of mindfulness. This is because before one can find liberation, one must face incarnation. The Buddha encouraged his students to spend time in cemeteries and cremation grounds, to witness and reflect on the fact that our bodies, like the bodies burned or buried there, will one day meet the same fate. As spiritual revolutionaries we must face death and embrace the preciousness of our time in these bodies.

This Buddhist Dharma Talk is based on 'Against The Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries'.

We’re making all of 'Against The Stream' available for free on our blog (one piece at a time). Link in Episode notes.

The Buddha included the investigation of death in his initial meditative instructions, as part of the first foundation of mindfulness. This is because before one can find liberation, one must face incarnation. The Buddha encouraged his students to spend time in cemeteries and cremation grounds, to witness and reflect on the fact that our bodies, like the bodies burned or buried there, will one day meet the same fate. As spiritual revolutionaries we must face death and embrace the preciousness of our time in these bodies.

This Buddhist Dharma Talk is based on 'Against The Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries'.

We’re making all of 'Against The Stream' available for free on our blog (one piece at a time). Link in Episode notes.

In the first foundation, after the mindfulness of breath and body, the four elements and the thirty-two parts, the Buddha says to meditate on death, meditate on this inevitable process of death and decay.

This 30-minute Buddhist guided meditation is based on 'Against The Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries'.

We’re making all of 'Against The Stream' available for free on our blog (one piece at a time). Link in episode notes.

In the first foundation, after the mindfulness of breath and body, the four elements and the thirty-two parts, the Buddha says to meditate on death, meditate on this inevitable process of death and decay.

This 30-minute Buddhist guided meditation is based on 'Against The Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries'.

We’re making all of 'Against The Stream' available for free on our blog (one piece at a time). Link in episode notes.

“Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all of us love poorly. We need to forgive and be forgiven every day, every hour—unceasingly. That is the great work of love among the fellowship of the weak that is the human family.” – Henry Nouwen, a famous Christian mystic

In this Dharma talk, Noah reflects on forgiveness as an act, as a practice of love, and the humility that we can all have when we forgive, over and over, ourselves and others – unceasingly.

This Buddhist Dharma Talk is based on 'Against The Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries'.

We’re making all of 'Against The Stream' available for free on our blog (one piece at a time). Link in Episode notes.

“Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all of us love poorly. We need to forgive and be forgiven every day, every hour—unceasingly. That is the great work of love among the fellowship of the weak that is the human family.” – Henry Nouwen, a famous Christian mystic

In this Dharma talk, Noah reflects on forgiveness as an act, as a practice of love, and the humility that we can all have when we forgive, over and over, ourselves and others – unceasingly.

This Buddhist Dharma Talk is based on 'Against The Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries'.

We’re making all of 'Against The Stream' available for free on our blog (one piece at a time). Link in Episode notes.