Flowering Lotus Meditation will be hosting our Interdependence Day Compassion Meditation Retreat on July 6-9, 2023 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. In this episode, Beth Herzig from Flowering Lotus Meditation speaks with Rev. Mikey Noechel and Andrew Chapman about the upcoming retreat. 
Listen to find out: 
What's a compassion meditation retreat? How do we face life's suffering and pain? What is the point in experiencing pain? What's going on with Buddhism in the Southeast? 

This episode was sound engineered by Flowering Lotus Meditation Program Director, Justin Otto, check out his podcast: Dharma Junkie.

Interdependence Day Weekend Retreat:
A Compassion Meditation Retreat
with Andrew Chapman & Rev. Mikey Noechel

July 6th - 9th, 2023
To learn more & sign up, please visit: 
https://www.floweringlotusmeditation.org/interdependencedayweekend

Interview with Flowering Lotus Meditation

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Rev. Mikey Noechel discusses the four noble truths and how they can be supportive in addiction recovery. The sutta Mikey references can be found here: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.than.html
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The Four Noble Truths & Addiction Recovery

Andrew Chapman discusses Buddhist wisdom as it pertains to the ten paramis. The ten paramis are:  generosity, ethics, renunciation, wisdom, energy, patience, truthfulness, determination, lovingkindness, and equanimity. Enjoy!

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Wisdom

Rev. Mikey Noechel discusses the importance of self compassion and how caring for yourself is an offering to everyone in your life. The guided meditation begins at 30:48. Enjoy! 
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The Importance of Self Compassion (talk and guided meditation)

In this episode guest facilitator Richie Essenburg gives a talk on loving kindness meditation or metta. Richie is the founder of Mindful Marietta (https://www.meetup.com/mindful-marietta-meetup-group/) in Marietta, GA. Enjoy! 
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Dying Unconfused With Loving Kindness

In this episode Maddie Finn gives a talk on the three marks of existence, which acknowledges that all aspects of life are:  anicca (impermanent), dukkha (imperfect), and anatta (impersonal). Enjoy! 
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Interview with Flowering Lotus Meditation

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