Urban Dharma Podcast
By Kusala Bhikshu
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Jul 18, 2019
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Kusala Bhikshu and his Urban Dharma; an American born Buddhist monk living in Los Angeles, California. Kusala shares his understanding of Buddhism in a simple, non-technical way through stories, humor and personal insights.
| Episode | Date |
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What is Bodhi Day?
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Doing Buddhism
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Life and Death
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Buddhist Meditation
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Do Buddhist's Go to Heaven?
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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The Practice of Service
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Mindfulness and The Present Moment
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Part 2 - Stuff; Letting Go of The Stories
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Stuff and Letting Go
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Journey or Destination
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Teacher and Mentor - Ven. Ratanasara
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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What Dies
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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The Practice of Service
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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To Be Content with Little and to Share.
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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The Wisdom in Buddhism
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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The Five Precepts
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Finding Buddhism in the 1970's
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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The Urban Dharma Book Event NYC
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Two Kinds of Meditation
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May 08, 2024 |
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Urban Dharma the Book
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May 05, 2024 |
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Keys To the Mystery of Life
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Buddhist Wisdom
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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To Be or Not To Be
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Finding Gratitude
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Right Effort, Mindfulness and Concentration
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Five Things to Remember About Life
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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The Second Path Factor
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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The First Path Factor
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Buddha Dharma - Talks and Thoughts
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Living and Dying - A Trip to The Coroner
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Bodhi Day / The Buddha's Enlightenment
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Mindfulness Meditation
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Concentration Meditation and Compassion
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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The Business of American Buddhism
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Quotes and Kindness on Facebook
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Dying Well with Buddhism
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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The Future Ain't What It Used To Be
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Dealing with the Chaos
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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The Five Hindrances
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Choosing Goodness As a Practice
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Building a Daily Practice
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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The Eightfold Path
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May 08, 2022 |
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The Story - My Thoughts on the Journey, Me and Buddhism
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Introduction to Buddhsim
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Just When You Think it's Over
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Right View the First Path Factor
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Meditation and the Eightfold Path
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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The Four Truths
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Things of Interest
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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Go With the Flow
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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It's Already Broken
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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The Five Reflections-Keeping It Real
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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On Buddhist Practice
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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The Five Aggregates
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Self - Not Self?
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Building Merit With the Precepts
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Back Into the World
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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The Heart Sutra
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May 03, 2021 |
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Finding the Way In
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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The Five Reflections
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Motorcycle Meditation
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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This Motorcycle Life / My Story
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Student Questions
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Difficult Times
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Five Ways to Change Your Karma
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Be Here Now
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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The Five Remembrances
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Meditation Is Letting Go
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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On Building a Practice
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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Ghosts, Goblins and Halloween
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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Buddhism: Yesterday and Tomorrow
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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On Becoming Buddhist
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Waiting Meditation
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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Karma: Friend or Foe
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Aug 05, 2019 |
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Earthquakes and Meditation
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Jul 07, 2019 |
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Mindfulness: Reducing Stress at Work
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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"Father's Day"
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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"Faith in Buddhism?"
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May 28, 2019 |
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"Death, Dying and Rebirth on Vesak"
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May 06, 2019 |
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"Ratthapala and Four Summaries of the Dhamma"
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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"Two Kinds of Meditation"
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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"The Path - The Goal"
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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"Letting Go"
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Jan 28, 2019 |
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"What is Bodhi Day?"
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Dec 24, 2018 |
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"Why Stuff Happens"
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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"What is Buddhism?"
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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"Growing Old With a Smile"
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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"Becoming a Buddhist: My Story"
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Aug 20, 2018 |
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"Practice Makes Perfect #3"
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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"Meditation Practice"
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May 07, 2018 |
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"Growing Old With Dharma"
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Apr 23, 2018 |
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"Who Was the Buddha?"
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Apr 10, 2018 |
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"Aging and The Aggregates"
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Feb 27, 2018 |
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"Understanding Buddhism"
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Feb 05, 2018 |
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"Why Stuff Happens"
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Jan 30, 2018 |
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"Obstacles to Meditation"
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Jan 22, 2018 |
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"Living The Precepts"
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Jan 15, 2018 |
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"More Than One"
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Nov 27, 2017 |
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"A Question of Faith"
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Nov 06, 2017 |
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"Life,Death and Everything in Between"
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Oct 16, 2017 |
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"High School Dharma"
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Oct 10, 2017 |
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"Buddhist Meditation"
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Oct 02, 2017 |
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"The Buddhist Path: Building a Foundation"
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Sep 07, 2017 |
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"Life is Like a JPEG"
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Aug 18, 2017 |
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"Being Free"
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Jul 16, 2017 |
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"Building a Life"
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Jun 06, 2017 |
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"The Karma of Waiting"
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Jun 03, 2017 |
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"A Good Life"
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May 25, 2017 |
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"The Hindrances and Happiness"
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Apr 27, 2017 |
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"Quotes and Kindness"
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Feb 27, 2017 |
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"Finding Happiness"
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Feb 11, 2017 |
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"'Wisdom and Compassion in the Present Moment'"
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Jan 23, 2017 |
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"The Essence of Buddhism"
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Dec 18, 2016 |
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"Nirvana vs Enlightenment"
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Nov 18, 2016 |
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"Accepting Life... The Buddhist Way"
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Oct 24, 2016 |
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"High School Buddhism"
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Oct 14, 2016 |
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"Making Kindness Your Friend"
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Oct 10, 2016 |
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"Love, Kindness and Compassion"
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Sep 26, 2016 |
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"Revisiting the Eightfold Path"
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Sep 16, 2016 |
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"God and So Much More"
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Sep 16, 2016 |
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"Buddhist Wisdom"
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Aug 29, 2016 |
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"Being Grateful"
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Jul 29, 2016 |
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"The Eight Ways We Suffer"
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May 25, 2016 |
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"The Meaning of Life"
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Apr 26, 2016 |
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"Who Dies"
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Apr 01, 2016 |
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"Building A Practice"
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Mar 16, 2016 |
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"The Five Reflections"
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Jan 25, 2016 |
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"Path and Journey"
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Dec 28, 2015 |
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"The Six Perfections"
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Nov 24, 2015 |
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"A Short Talk on Buddhist Meditation"
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Nov 09, 2015 |
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"The Week That Was"
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Oct 26, 2015 |
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"Understanding Buddhism"
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Sep 30, 2015 |
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"Let Karma Be Your Guide"
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Aug 23, 2015 |
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"Why Stuff Happens"
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Jul 29, 2015 |
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"Letting Go"
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Jun 28, 2015 |
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Buddhism and the Whitehead Conference
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Jun 06, 2015 |
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Growing old with rites and rituals
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May 25, 2015 |
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Journey as Lifestyle
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Apr 10, 2015 |
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Finding Wholeness and Salvation in Buddhism
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Mar 23, 2015 |
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A Good Death
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Feb 23, 2015 |
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Some Thoughts on Life and Death
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Jan 26, 2015 |
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My evolution as a Buddhist
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Jan 23, 2015 |
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The Art and Science of Giving
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Dec 30, 2014 |
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The Politics of Rebirth
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Nov 23, 2014 |
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Buddhism and Urban Studies
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Nov 21, 2014 |
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Stillness, Silence, and Letting Go
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Oct 27, 2014 |
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The Zen Master Said...
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Sep 30, 2014 |
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Day of the Dead
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Aug 25, 2014 |
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Who Are You?
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Aug 12, 2014 |
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Meditation - Evolution and Revolution
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Jul 28, 2014 |
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Meditation - Part 2
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Jul 16, 2014 |
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Meditation - Part 1
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Jul 16, 2014 |
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Buddhism, Wisdom - Again
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Jul 06, 2014 |
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Wisdom in Buddhism
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Jun 23, 2014 |
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Going to Heaven
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Jun 07, 2014 |
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Life and Death
|
May 25, 2014 |
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The Four Noble Truths
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May 19, 2014 |
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The Buddha's Birthday
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Apr 28, 2014 |
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The Wisdom of Meditation
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Apr 27, 2014 |
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Urban Studies
|
Apr 10, 2014 |
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Women in the Life of the Buddha
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May 28, 2013 |
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Peace or Happiness
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Apr 13, 2012 |
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The Inevitability of Death
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Apr 12, 2012 |
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Beginning of Humankind
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Apr 12, 2012 |
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Two Tales of Woe
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Apr 11, 2012 |
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My Journey as a Buddhist
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Mar 29, 2009 |
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The Path Is Not The Goal
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Aug 18, 2008 |
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The Four Immeasurables: Love, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity.
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Aug 05, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 12
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 11
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 10
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 9
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 8
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 7
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 6
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 5
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 4
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 3
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 2 - Part 2
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 2 - Part 1
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Gethsemani 3 - Presentation 1
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Jun 02, 2008 |
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Pizza and Theology
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May 21, 2008 |
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Chadwick School 5-2008
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May 08, 2008 |
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Enlightenment: What a Trip.
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Mar 10, 2008 |
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My Talk at Cal Poly Pomona in 2007
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Feb 25, 2008 |
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My Journey as a Buddhist
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Feb 12, 2008 |
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Bishop Montgomery High School
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Dec 05, 2007 |
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A Path To Voluntary Simplicity
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Nov 26, 2007 |
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LMU Spring 07 - class 5 part 2
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Nov 22, 2007 |
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LMU Spring 07 - class 5 part 1
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Nov 22, 2007 |
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LMU Spring 07 - class 4 part 2
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Nov 12, 2007 |
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LMU Spring 07 - class 4 part 1
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Nov 08, 2007 |
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LMU Spring 07 - class 3 part 2
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Oct 11, 2007 |
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LMU Spring 07 - class 3 part 1
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Oct 11, 2007 |
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LMU Spring 07 - class 2 part 2
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Sep 16, 2007 |
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LMU Spring 07 - class 2 part 1
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Sep 09, 2007 |
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LMU Spring 07 - class 1 part 2
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Aug 24, 2007 |
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LMU Spring 07 - class 1 part 1
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Aug 22, 2007 |
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St. John's Abbey - 2
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Jul 27, 2007 |
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St. John's Abbey - 1
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Jul 18, 2007 |
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Long Beach Meditation
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Jun 20, 2007 |
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Santa Margarita Catholic High School
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Jun 06, 2007 |
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Chadwick School - 5/10/2007
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May 27, 2007 |
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Ventura Contemplative Community #1
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May 15, 2007 |
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The Reluctant Bodhisattva
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Apr 30, 2007 |
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Dharma Grass
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Apr 27, 2007 |
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Northwood High School
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Apr 06, 2007 |
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The 5 Precepts / Path to Freedom
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Mar 14, 2007 |
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Buddhist Volunteer
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Feb 28, 2007 |
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The Eightfold Path
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Feb 15, 2007 |
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Who Are You... Really
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Feb 10, 2007 |
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8th Grade Buddhism
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Jan 28, 2007 |
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Everyday Buddhism - Class 4 / Part 2
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Jan 14, 2007 |
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Everyday Buddhism - Class 4 / Part 1
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Jan 14, 2007 |
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Everyday Buddhism - Class 3 / Part 2
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Jan 13, 2007 |
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Everyday Buddhism - Class 3 / Part 1
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Dec 29, 2006 |
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Everyday Buddhism - Class 2 / Part 2
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Dec 26, 2006 |
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Everyday Buddhism - Class 2 / Part 1
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Dec 25, 2006 |
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Everyday Buddhism - Class 1 / Part 2
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Dec 17, 2006 |
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Everyday Buddhism - Class 1 / Part 1
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Dec 14, 2006 |
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On Being a Monk - Part 9
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Nov 28, 2006 |
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On Being a Monk - Part 8
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Nov 05, 2006 |
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Why Buddhist Monks are Celibate
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Oct 31, 2006 |
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Making A Difference - Part 3
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Oct 23, 2006 |
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Introduction to Buddhism
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Oct 10, 2006 |
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Making A Difference - Part 2
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Sep 26, 2006 |
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Why Meditate
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Sep 21, 2006 |
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Finding Peace
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Aug 27, 2006 |
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On Being a Monk - Part 7
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Aug 06, 2006 |
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Buddhism - A Path to Happiness
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Jul 25, 2006 |
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Making A Difference
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Jul 20, 2006 |
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Altered States
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Jul 10, 2006 |
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On Being a Monk - Part 6
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Jun 29, 2006 |
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On Being a Monk - Part 5c
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Jun 20, 2006 |
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On Being a Monk - Part 5b
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Jun 20, 2006 |
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On Being a Monk - Part 5a
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Jun 11, 2006 |
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Two Stories
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Jun 11, 2006 |
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Chadwick School #2 Q&A
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May 10, 2006 |
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Chadwick School #1 Q&A
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May 09, 2006 |
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The Four Immeasurables/Brahma Viharas
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Apr 20, 2006 |
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Mindfulness Meditation - Q & A
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Apr 18, 2006 |
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Mindfulness Meditation
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Apr 16, 2006 |
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On Being a Monk - Part 4
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Apr 03, 2006 |
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On Being a Monk - Part 3
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Mar 28, 2006 |
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On Being a Monk - Part 2
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Mar 16, 2006 |
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A Spiritual Journey
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Jan 11, 2006 |
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Enlightenment vs Nirvana
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Nov 24, 2005 |
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Beginning Meditation - Concentration, How and Why
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Nov 21, 2005 |
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Going Beyond Pain and Suffering
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Nov 08, 2005 |
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Buddhist Patient Health Care
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Nov 04, 2005 |
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A Guide to Basic Buddhism - Part 2
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Oct 23, 2005 |
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A Guide to Basic Buddhism - Part 1
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Oct 22, 2005 |
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Karma in Everyday Life
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Oct 19, 2005 |
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Why Stuff Happens
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Jan 01, 1970 |
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Building a Practice
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Jan 01, 1970 |
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Right Speech, Action and Livelihood
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Jan 01, 1970 |
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"The Business of Buddhism"
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Jan 01, 1970 |
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"Thoughts on the Heart Sutra"
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Jan 01, 1970 |
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"Practice Makes Perfect #1"
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Jan 01, 1970 |
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"Practice Makes Perfect #2"
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Jan 01, 1970 |
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"Religion, Precepts and Dying Well"
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Jan 01, 1970 |