JoAnn Fox: Buddhist Teacher

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox

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Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox is a bi-weekly podcast that shares how to put the teachings of Buddhism into practice to be happier, more peaceful, or to become the spiritual warrior this world so desperately needs. JoAnn Fox has been teaching Buddhism for over 20 years and does so with kindness and humor.

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JoAnn Fox: Buddhist Teacher

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Episode 6: Cherishing Others, the Rain of Joy 02.11.2018 50:53

Cherishing others is the wish that others are happy. Cherishing others is the foundation of the spiritual path. It is the endless well of good karma and the rain of happiness for the thirsty. Practicing cherishing others is also the means to solve our problems. If there is a relationship at home or at work fraught with difficulty, cherishing that person will transform this relationship. In this ep...

Episode 5: Removing obstacles to peace 02.11.2018 43:11

This episode explores the foundation of a happy life: ethical disciple. Ethical discipline is the practice of purposely refraining from non-virtuous actions for a certain amount of time. Non-virtuous actions are those that cause ourselves and others to suffer. Non-virtuous actions happen when we have confused, deluded states of mind like anger, attachment, pride, and fear. Non-virtuous actions cre...

Episode 4: What's in the way of your best life? 02.11.2018 35:32

Episode 3: Practicing Non-retaliation 02.11.2018 49:40

"Hatred never ceased by hatred, but only by love. This is an eternal truth." --Buddha This episode explores how we can respond to harm with love and compassion. The power to not retaliate when someone appears to harm us is most extraordinary mind! This power of non-retaliation can be generated in the following ways: 1. Develop compassion for the person appearing to harm us. This person is contro...

Episode 2: Developing Patience 02.11.2018 49:30

This episode explores how to cultivate greater patience and cool the painful mind of anger. How does anger arise? Anger arises when we encounter a person or experience we find unpleasant. We then dwell on the faults of this object (this dwelling Buddha calls inappropriate attention) until our mind become unpeaceful and uncontrolled. Anger has arisen. Anger follows this formula: Unpleasant person o...

Episode 1 How to Create a Happy Reality 02.11.2018 54:33

Buddha taught that our mind creates our reality. Our mind creates our life and whether we are happy or unhappy. In this episode, we delve deep into HOW our minds create our reality. Here we begin the study of the Dhammapada , the oldest text in the Buddhist canon. It is a collection of things Buddha actually said 2600 years ago, written down by his followers. The mechanics of the creation of every...