By Leigh Howarth & Byron Li
The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.
In this course, we read and analyze the short Buddha text, The Sutra Teaching the Four Factors while explaining the underlying meanings and context surrounding the teaching.
This is a very important Buddhist text for sincere practitioners because it explains the right way to practice. The teaching of Right Effort is especially important to our study of Buddhism because it highlights how we should address our negative habits and increase our wholesome qualities. As a result, we can find peace of mind that is free from greed, anger, and ignorance, the three poisons that inhibit our spiritual awakening.
The Sutra teaching the Four Factors explores four key concepts: How to prevent unwholesome qualities that haven't risen from arising, how to remove unwholesome qualities that have already arisen, how to cultivate wholesome qualities that have yet risen, and how to nurture wholesome qualities that have already arisen. By practicing these teachings in our everyday lives, we can purify all our bad karmas by replacing them with virtuous ones.
The course consists of 4 sections: The introduction, the background of the sutra, the reading and analysis of the sutra, and finally the summary of the practice. By structuring the course such wise, we allow you to not only understand the teaching by reading it first hand, but I also provide deep insight into the context, underlying meaning as well as practical steps to incorporating the teachings of Right Effort into an easy-to-understand practice.
Best wishes and hope you enjoy the course.
Byron Li.
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In this audio course, we read and analyze the short Buddha text, The HeartSutra, while explaining the underlying meanings and context surrounding the teaching.
This is one of the most popular Buddhist texts and is one of the central texts for the Buddhist School of Emptiness. The teaching of Emptiness is especially important to our study of Buddhism because it highlights the Middle Path, one that refrains from all extremities. As a result, we can find peace of mind that is free from greed, anger, and ignorance, the three poisons that inhibit our spiritual awakening.
The Heart Sutra explores four key concepts: The underlying essence of emptiness and how not to attach to it, the sense of self one experiences through attachment to the five skandhas, the emptiness of all the Buddhist teachings so as not to attach to them, and the state of Buddhahood as the ultimate liberation. By practicing these teachings in our everyday lives, we can free ourselves from suffering associated with a strong attachment to ego, false thoughts, and impulsive actions.
The course consists of 4 sections: The introduction, the background of the sutra, the reading and analysis of the sutra, and finally the summary of the practice.
By structuring the course such wise, we allow you to not only understand the teaching by reading it first hand, but I also provide deep insight into the context, underlying meaning as well as practical steps to incorporating the teachings of Emptiness into an easy-to-understand practice.
Best wishes and hope you enjoy the course.
Byron Li.
Support the show (https://paypal.me/Teacherlee247)
In this Audio Course, we read and analyze the entire Buddha text, The Sutra on Amitabha Buddha, while explaining the underlying meanings and context surrounding the teaching.
This is one of the most popular Buddhist texts and is one of the central texts for the Pure Land school.
The Pure Land Practice is about reciting the Buddha's name, Amitabha or Amitayus, in the hope to achieve rebirth in the Western Pure Land of Utmost Bliss. It is said to be the simplest practice in Buddhism to attain the highest supreme Enlightenment of Buddhahood.
However, despite its simplicity, a practitioner must still have a strong understanding of the Sutra as well as a deep faith in the teaching and practice in order to achieve the ultimate goal of a Pure Land rebirth.
The course consists of 4 sections: The introduction, the background of the sutra, the reading and analysis of the sutra, and finally the summary of the practice.
By structuring the course like such, we allow one to not only understand the teaching by reading it first hand, but we also provide deep insight into the context, underlying meaning as well as practical steps in incorporating the Pure Land practice into an easy-to-understand practice.
Best wishes and hope you enjoy the course.
Amitabha.
Byron Li.
⌚Time Stamp
0:30 – Let’s take three deep breaths together
1:30 – Why Gratitude is Important
2:05 – Byron’s Lesson #1 – My Life Partner
05:05 – Leigh’s Lesson #1 – My Loving Girlfriend
13:00 – Byron’s Lesson #2 – Leigh and the Podcast
16:35 – Leigh’s Lesson #2 – Growth Mindset
29:00 – Byron’s Lesson #3 – My Good Health
35:00 – Leigh’s Lesson #3 – My Family
39:00 – Summing Up
Byron - An Australian ex-Buddhist Monk who is now working as an English teacher in Thailand. I recently opened a school where we teach young children the power of education, happiness, and respect.
Leigh - A Canadian aspiring science teacher who has many experiences traveling the world and learning different cultures. Leigh enjoys exercise, cycling, meditation, and is especially passionate about making others happy.
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1:30 – Let’s take three deep breaths together
2:50 – What does health mean to us?
5:15 – Did you focus on physical health in the monastery?
10:20 – More than just physical health
14:45 – How to build strong mental health
17:00 – 5 habits for building perfect health
21:45 – Why sleeping is like dying
26:55 – Be mindful of what you eat
29:40 – Create a morning routine you love
39:00 – Don’t forget to exercise!
44:50 - Being healthy is attractive
Byron - An Australian ex-Buddhist Monk who is now working as an English teacher in Thailand. I recently opened a school where we teach young children the power of education, happiness, and respect.
Leigh - A Canadian aspiring science teacher who has many experiences traveling the world and learning different cultures. Leigh enjoys exercise, cycling, meditation, and is especially passionate about making others happy.
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0:30 – Let’s take three deep breaths together
2:15 – Byron’s profound moment of knowing.
8:45 – Using your body and mind as your basis of testing.
11:35 – Part 1 - How to differentiate knowing from thinking
15:40 – Being honest with what you know
18:20 – Part 2 – Building on what you know
23:30 – Importance of self-assessing
24:40 – Part 3 – The 3 Knowings that lead to all success
30:00 – Transcending all the obstacles that will inevitably arise
33:20 – Summary
Byron - An Australian ex-Buddhist Monk who is now working as an English teacher in Thailand. I recently opened a school where we teach young children the power of education, happiness, and respect.
Leigh - A Canadian aspiring science teacher who has many experiences traveling the world and learning different cultures. Leigh enjoys exercise, cycling, meditation, and is especially passionate about making people happy, and teaching others to learn they are enough.
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0:30 – Let’s take three deep breaths together
1:45 – The importance of learning
4:45 – Education is the foundation for everything
7:35 – Moral Education
8:20 – How to be better self educators
12:40 – Importance of cultivating a growth mindset
15:50 – Platforms for self-learning.
19:40 – Spiritual Education
20:35 – Using education to add value
22:30 – Buddhist Perspective on service
26:00 – Finding your purpose
Byron - An Australian ex-Buddhist Monk who is now working as an English teacher in Thailand. I recently opened a school where we teach young children the power of education, happiness, and respect.
Leigh - A Canadian aspiring science teacher who has many experiences traveling the world and learning different cultures. Leigh enjoys exercise, cycling, meditation, and is especially passionate about making people happy, and teaching others to learn they are enough.
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0:30 – Let’s take three deep breaths together
2:00 – The primary source of success
7:30 – Rule #1 - Build Your Energy
11:20 – Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
13:50 – Listen To Your Body
15:50 – Rule #2 – Don’t Waste Your Energy
21:15 – Attention Is Energy
26:10 – Understanding Your Breath
29:40 – Rule #3 – Reinvest Your Energy
35:55 – Dealing with stressful situations
37:45 – Summing Up
Byron - An Australian ex-Buddhist Monk who is now working as an English teacher in Thailand. I recently opened a school where we teach young children the power of education, happiness, and respect.
Leigh - A Canadian aspiring science teacher who has many experiences traveling the world and learning different cultures. Leigh enjoys exercise, cycling, meditation, and is especially passionate about making people happy, and teaching others to learn they are enough.
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0:45 – Let’s take three deep breaths together
4:35 – The silent retreat
8:25 – The intense daily schedule
13:30 – The Meditation Practice
16:30 – Difference between Chinese Buddhism and Thai Buddhism
19:40 – When the mind stops thinking
20:30 – My prior misunderstanding of the practice
23:30 – How do you know when you’re aware?
29:30 – I levelled up!
41:10 – Final takeaway from the silent retreat
Byron - An Australian ex-Buddhist Monk who is now working as an English teacher in Thailand. I recently opened a school where we teach young children the power of education, happiness, and respect.
Leigh - A Canadian aspiring science teacher who has many experiences traveling the world and learning different cultures. Leigh enjoys exercise, cycling, meditation, and is especially passionate about making people happy, and teaching others to learn they are enough.
⌚Time Stamp
0:20 – Let’s take three deep breaths together
1:30 – Introducing Leigh
3:40 – What is your why?
8:25 – I want to make people happy.
10:25 – Where did the journey of self-actualization begin?
13:40 – What are the specific areas you want to focus on?
15:40 – Describe your relationship with nature and the environment?
21:05 – What insights and realizations have you had so far?
24:20 – What have you learned about human nature?
27:45 – What direction do you have in mind for the podcast?
29:30 – Final message to our listeners
Byron - An Australian ex-Buddhist Monk who is now working as an English teacher in Thailand. I recently opened a school where we teach young children the power of education, happiness, and respect.
Leigh - A Canadian aspiring science teacher who has many experiences traveling the world and learning different cultures. Leigh enjoys exercise, cycling, meditation, and is especially passionate about making people happy, and teaching others to learn they are enough.
The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.