lekshe

A meditation in the Five Elements.  Jogen Sensei is a Zen Priest, as well as a facilitator.  You can further explore his facilitation and teachings at solisluna.org

In this short podcast, Lama Lekshe talks about how to discover 'indestructible' ease and joy. This is a 'pocket practice'. You CAN take it with you--dozens of times each day. 

In order to be able to stay present in the experience of suffering, we have to able to rest there. Bringing awareness to the suffering of ourselves and others is a very loving thing to do. It also strengthens endurance in times of suffering. In the process of doing this, we can discover that pain and suffering are not the same. Practicing this simple meditation extends stability and the energy to be able to stay with suffering, which expands our ability to love. The practice can be done as a quick standalone meditation, or as part of a practice session for something like the Four Immeasurables. 

Thanks to Jenny Sasser for support during the Four Immeasurables class this month. Thanks to Chad for the use of the album, Drifter and to Thomas Walker for adding music to the podcast. 

Death comes. Then what? Death is inevitable, so knowing how to integrate it is necessary, but what we might not know is that inside death are a number of beautiful teachings on life.

The music in this episode was written and shared by Chad Crouch from Podington Bear, in Portland, Oregon. Thanks, Chad. Download the album at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch/Drifter Thanks to Thomas for getting our podcasts up for sharing. Thanks to the whole Monday Night Group for one-good-thing-at-a-time. Join us. See current offerings of classes at https://www.dekeling.online/ and catch us on Facebook at https://bit.ly/dekelingfacebook

Live in joy, in love,
 Even among those who hate.

Live in joy, in health.
 Even among the afflicted.

Live in joy, in peace,
 Even among the troubled.

Look within. Be still.
 Free from fear and attachment,
 Know the sweet joy of the way.

—The Buddha, from the Dhammapada

When things pile up and when we get overwhelmed, it’s easy to leave our natural state of ease and joy and to enter into a constricted state. We might even mistakenly identify this as virtue if we do it during a solemn time. But to do this is is not in accord with the teachings of the Buddha. 

Here we tell how to practice this advice right here, right now. 

In challenging times, how do you cultivate more joy? If you're suffering, one way is to suffer better. Who knew?

Hear this and three other ways to increase joy. All of these practices can be used any time, any place. Buddhism has so many tools for waking up to the life you have, regardless of circumstances.

The music in this episode was written and shared by Chad Crouch from Podington Bear, in Portland, Oregon. Thanks, Chad. Download the album at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch/Drifter Thanks to Jeshers for editing and Shokan, Jen and Jessica for keeping us afloat in other ways. Thanks to the whole Monday Night Group for one-good-thing-at-a-time. Join us. See current offerings of classes at https://www.dekeling.online/ and catch us on Facebook at https://bit.ly/dekelingfacebook