Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha

(Podcast Interview) - Open Discussion About Buddhist Teachings with Dr. Sherrill Sellman on The Love Code Podcast This is a Podcast interview by Dr. Sherrill Sellman on The Love Code Podcast. Dr. Sellman invited me as a guest onto her podcast to discuss The Teachings of Gotama Buddha. You can find the Love Code Podcast using this link: https://drsherrillsellman.com/lovecode-podcasts/?v=ed5e635ddcf...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation and Student Questions Breathing Mindfulness Meditation was the primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Breathing Mindfulness Meditation should be among the top prior...

(Group Learning Program) Chapter 19 - The Difficult Human Existence: Sickness, Aging, and Death Three aspects of life that are the most difficult for us to deal with in our human existence are sickness, aging, and death. The young Prince Siddhartha Gotama, who eventually became Gotama Buddha, was sheltered during his first 29 years of existence as his father, the King, was keeping him in the palac...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - The Realms of Existence - Volume 11 - (Chapter 81-90) Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group. To learn more about this program, visit this link: https://bit.ly/PaliCanonStudyGroup Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you i...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Loving-kindness Meditation and Student Discussion Learn Loving-kindness Meditation to eliminate anger, hatred, ill will, resentment, negative self talk, and other discontent feelings associated with the unEnlightened mind. In this Podcast, David will guide you in a Loving-kindness Meditation session and will accept questions from students to help you develop your...

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 18 - God's Creative Action: You Have Free Will Gotama Buddha’s goal was not to prove or disprove God’s existence, because Gotama Buddha only taught “truth” that could be independently realized or understood by you through your own practice and that which leads to Enlightenment. This is how you gain “wisdom”. But, during the lifetime of Gotama Buddha, there was be...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - The Realms of Existence - Volume 11 - (Chapter 71-80) Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group. To learn more about this program, visit this link: https://bit.ly/PaliCanonStudyGroup Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you i...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation and Student Questions The goal of Breathing Mindfulness Meditation is to develop “Right Mindfulness”,  “Right Concentration”, and to eliminate the unwholesome root of craving/desire/attachment by training the mind not to cling or attach to emotions, situations, fears, relationships, the past nor the future expectations you hav...

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 17 - Eliminating Fears: Are Your Really Scared? Our fears play a significant role in inhibiting us from realizing our full potential in life. We get a good idea and either do not pursue it all the way or we give up at some point because we fear failure so we fail because we do not even try. There are countless fears in life that the mind has the potential to hold...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - The Realms of Existence - Volume 11 - (Chapter 61-70) Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group. To learn more about this program, visit this link: https://bit.ly/PaliCanonStudyGroup Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you i...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Loving-kindness Meditation and Student Discussion Learn Loving-kindness Meditation to eliminate anger, hatred, ill will, resentment, negative self talk, and other discontent feelings associated with the unEnlightened mind. In this Podcast, David will guide you in a Loving-kindness Meditation session and will accept questions from students to help you develop your...

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 16 - Dissolving the Ego: Ego Serves No Purpose Our ego is a collection of experiences from the past and our future expectations of ourselves. Ego is the accumulation of thoughts, ideas, and perceptions that we have of our self image and self identity. The ego will contain arrogance, pride, judge others, and measure and compare itself as superior or inferior to ot...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - The Realms of Existence - Volume 11 - (Chapter 51-60) Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group. To learn more about this program, visit this link: https://bit.ly/PaliCanonStudyGroup Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you i...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation and Student Questions The goal of Breathing Mindfulness Meditation is to develop “Right Mindfulness”,  “Right Concentration”, and to eliminate the unwholesome root of craving/desire/attachment by training the mind not to cling or attach to emotions, situations, fears, relationships, the past nor the future expectations you hav...

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 15 - True Love: Love Without Attachment Love and relationships are one of the most challenging aspects of life. We often times sabotage our relationships without even knowing it.  In the unEnlightened state, we misunderstand "What is True Love?" and how to love in relationships. In this Podcast, David will teach you how we misunderstand "love" and "what is t...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - The Realms of Existence - Volume 11 - (Chapter 41-50) Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group. To learn more about this program, visit this link: https://bit.ly/PaliCanonStudyGroup Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you i...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Loving-kindness Meditation and Student Discussion (Group Learning Program) - Guided Loving-kindness Meditation and Student Discussion   Learn Loving-kindness Meditation to eliminate anger, hatred, ill will, resentment, negative self talk, and other discontent feelings associated with the unEnlightened mind. In this Podcast, David will guide you in a Lovi...

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 14 - Cultivating Healthy Mental States: Loving-kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity As you learn and implement The Teachings of Gotama Buddha to attain Enlightenment, you will need to cultivate the healthy mental states of loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. These four (4) mental states are often referred to as “The Brah...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - The Realms of Existence - Volume 11 - (Chapter 21-30) Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group. To learn more about this program, visit this link: https://bit.ly/PaliCanonStudyGroup Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you i...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation and Student Questions The goal of Breathing Mindfulness Meditation is to develop “Right Mindfulness”,  “Right Concentration”, and to eliminate the unwholesome root of craving/desire/attachment by training the mind not to cling or attach to emotions, situations, fears, relationships, the past nor the future expectations you hav...

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 13 - Cultivating Non-Craving and Analysis of The Mind In your pursuit of Enlightenment, it is highly beneficial that you develop this most important skill. "The Ability to Identify Your Own Cravings through Analysis of The Mind” then developing a plan to eliminate the cravings, desires, and attachments. The Path leading to the elimination of discontentedness and...

(Pali Canon Study Group) -  The Realms of Existence - Volume 11 - (Chapter 11-20) Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group. To learn more about this program, visit this link: https://bit.ly/PaliCanonStudyGroup Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide...

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 12 - Craving is The Problem: What is The Solution? The problem that Gotama Buddha discovered about the human mind is that it is constantly in a condition of craving and desire, also described as attachment. The mind constantly craves, desires and attaches to possessions, relationships, wealth, fame, occupations, etc. A craving, desire, or attachment is “a mental...

Ep. 335 - (Pali Canon Study Group) - The Realms of Existence - Volume 11 - (Chapter 1-10) Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group. To learn more about this program, visit this link: https://bit.ly/PaliCanonStudyGroup Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to gu...

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 11 - Meditation: Developing Your Practice Gotama Buddha explained that “a pot without a stand is easy to tip over”. The mind is the “pot” and your meditation practice is the “stand”. Without a stable "stand" (i.e. meditation practice) the pot (i.e. the mind) is going to constantly be "tipped over". The reason why the mind keeps experiencing discontent feelings su...