Recordings of lay people meeting to discuss the Dharma.

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Just some friends sharing in some mindfulness before the <a href="https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/speeches-african-american-history/1852-frederick-douglass-what-slave-fourth-july/" rel="nofollow">4th of July</a>.

Mindful 4th

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Just a chat... maybe later we&#39;ll take a closer look at the sutta.

Talking About The Heart Sutta

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Here&#39;s a quick look at the Buddhist rules or guidelines for being a happy, healthy lay person: <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.31.0.nara.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.31.0.nara.html</a>

A Mindful Discussion of the Fiver Precepts, or Mindfulness Trainings

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Happy Pride Month! On the subject of gender roles and sexuality, our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh says this: &#34;Don&#39;t get caught up in concepts.&#34; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9kHeCUgdm4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9kHeCUgdm4</a>

A Mindful Discussion of Gay Pride and Being LGBTQIA+ in Buddhism

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How do you engage, or disengage, with social media in difficult times? Is it &#34;wrong&#34; to &#34;get political&#34; in the immediate wake of tragedy?

Mindful Discussion of Uvalde Texas School Shooting

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Sorry about the terrible audio in this one. We&#39;re new to this format. Hopefully, the next one will be better. In today&#39;s episode:<ul><li><a href="https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN56_11.html" rel="nofollow">Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (SN 56:11)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/vinaya-2-the-mahavagga/d/doc369999.html" rel="nofollow">Mahavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 6</a></li></ul>

The First Sermon (Horrible Audio)

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In the event of actual enlightenment, please clean that messy spot you&#39;ve been ignoring.

This is only a test.

Recordings of lay people meeting to discuss the Dharma.