Buddhist Wisdom, Modern Life

By Claire Villarreal, PhD

The Buddhist tradition began over 2,500 years ago, and its roots are even older. Over the centuries, countless people have benefited from these teachings. But are the beliefs and practices of Buddhism... more

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February 07, 2024 Unwinding from your day: guided meditation
If you've finished your day of work -- or just want to take a relaxing break -- this guided meditation is here for you!
This meditation was recorded live as part of the Mind Body Spirit Institute’s Power of Community meditation series. To learn more and register (for free!), click here: https://geni.us/mbsipoc
May you and all beings be well.

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30min
September 07, 2023 Andrew Holecek on reverse meditations for difficult situations
This week internationally renowned spiritual teacher and author Andrew Holececk about his new book, Reverse Meditation, in which he shares a powerful form of spiritual practice that can transform our relationship to unwanted experiences. In the process, we open more and more fully to the luminous, spacious true nature of the mind. Toward the end of the episode, he offers a guided contemplation you can use next time you feel the urge to complain.
Andrew’s website: andrewholecek.com
Check out his new book, Reverse Meditation, that offers instruction in both foundational practices like calm abiding meditations and open awareness practice, as well as the reverse practices you’ll hear about in this conversation.
On Sound True: https://geni.us/revmedst
On Amazon: https://geni.us/revmedam
If you enjoy our conversation, please share this episode and subscribe!
To learn more about Buddhism through my free courses, click here: https://geni.us/freecourses
Or get my book for beginners, The Buddhist Path to Joy, here: https://geni.us/buddhistpathtojoy
May you and all beings be well.
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48min
August 22, 2023 Guided meditation: two types of focus
In this guided meditation, we'll start with cultivating focus with an object by imagining light flowing down through the body. But then we switch to "object-less" meditation, which is less well known.
As you practice, see if you can notice what it feels like to cultivate each type of focus.
May you and all beings be well.
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27min
July 27, 2023 Buddha... and Barbie?
Barbie might be the last character you'd expect to be similar to the Buddha... but consider this:
The beginning of Barbie's journey into the "real world" comes when she begins to reflect on death and impermanence. Sounds a lot like the story of Buddha's life to me!
This episode offers a few thoughts for anyone about to see the hottest movie of the summer or who's just seen it and wants to reflect on its hidden spiritual meaning.
Want to learn more about Buddha's life story and basic teachings? Check out my free email course on the Four Noble Truths: https://geni.us/4NobleTruths
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6min
June 08, 2023 Tonglen meditation: Tibetan compassion practice with imagery
This Tibetan-style tonglen meditation on compassion was recorded live as part of the Mind Body Spirit Institute’s Power of Community meditation series. To learn more and register (for free!), click here: https://geni.us/mbsipoc
May you and all beings be well.

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27min
June 02, 2023 Manifesting your desires & Buddhism: Do they go together? 🤔
I used to think that Buddhism and trying to "manifest" what you want don't go together. But then I realized that actually Buddhist teachings on karma tell us how to put in place the causes for getting what we want. Mind blown!
Want to learn more about the basic teachings of Buddhism? You can check out my book, The Buddhist Path to Joy, here: https://geni.us/buddhistpathtojoy
And my free courses on Buddhist basics for beginners here: https://geni.us/freecourses
May you and all beings be well.
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10min
May 23, 2023 Dharma for dark times: Why Buddhism isn't just about feeling better and how Avalokiteshvara got all those arms
Today’s episode is a little different. I’m sharing some “inspirational” writing I did for my own sangha, Dawn Mountain’s, newsletter a couple of weeks ago. This is my appreciation for the dharma’s ability to help us not just feel better but also navigate the difficult times in life without giving up. I’ll share the story of how bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara got 11 heads and 1,000 arms.
Want to reply? You can post on Facebook or Instagram and tag this podcast, @BuddhistWisdomModernLife.
To sign up for Dawn Mountain’s mailing list and learn more about my teachers, click here: https://www.dawnmountain.org/
To learn more about Buddhism through my free courses, click here: https://geni.us/freecourses
Or get my book for beginners, The Buddhist Path to Joy, here: https://geni.us/buddhistpathtojoy
May you and all beings be well.

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6min
May 16, 2023 Guided meditation: Resting in buddha nature
To celebrate the Buddhist holiday of Vesak, which commemorates the birth and awakening of the Buddha, here’s a guided meditation on trusting and resting in our own buddha nature. You (yes, you!) are a buddha masquerading as a human, and the tragedy of human life is that we’ve forgotten we’re already everything we’re looking for.
This meditation was recorded live as part of the Mind Body Spirit Institute’s Power of Community meditation series. To learn more and register (for free!), click here: https://geni.us/mbsipoc

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25min
April 17, 2023 Guided meditation: Relaxing into spacious presence
This episode is a guided meditation on relaxing into the spaciousness of our true nature, which I offered for the Mind Body Spirit Institute's Power of Community series (see link below to register for free). Learning to relax into spaciousness is at the heart of the Buddhist wisdom teachings —and one of the best things we can do for our health and happiness.
This meditation introduces the beautiful practice of resting in open awareness and invites us to discover the vast, open expanse that is our already-awake, already-wise true nature. It's an especially good practice for people who find themselves too tight, too contracted, and out of touch with the natural goodness of their minds and bodies.
If you enjoy this practice, please share this episode and subscribe!
This meditation was recorded live as part of the Mind Body Spirit Institute’s Power of Community meditation series. To learn more and register (for free!), click here: https://geni.us/mbsipoc
To learn more about Buddhism through my free courses, click here: https://geni.us/freecourses
Or get my book for beginners, The Buddhist Path to Joy, here: https://geni.us/buddhistpathtojoy
May you and all beings be well.
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25min
April 09, 2023 Buddha nature and the cross: Buddhist reflections on Easter
In this talk, we explore Thich Nhat Hanh's interpretation of the Easter story of the death and resurrection of Jesus from a Buddhist perspective. While acknowledging that this interpretation is not representative of any given Christian interpretation, we use certain aspects of the Christian story and its interpretation for Buddhist purposes.
In Christianity, Jesus is both fully human and fully divine, a concept that only applies to Jesus. However, in Buddhism, this applies to every living being. Each of us lives in both conventional and ultimate reality, and the sense of self that we think exists doesn't exist even conventionally. This sense of self obscures the reality of emptiness or Buddha nature.
The Dharma path is about deconstructing the mistaken sense of self and "crossing out" the "I." This process can be painful, as it involves letting go of the human part of ourselves. However, this is what makes resurrection possible and leads to the release of our Buddha nature.
Through the concepts of Anicca, Anatta, and Dukkha, we explore the tragedy of human life, in which we are both human and divine but have forgotten our divinity. We often go into the spiritual journey thinking we will become more spiritual or bigger, but at some point, we realize we have to let go of who we think we are in order to settle deeper into reality.
Overall, this interpretation offers a unique perspective on the Easter story, emphasizing the universal nature of the concepts presented and the importance of letting go of the self in order to access our true nature.
May you and all beings be well.
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17min

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