The Rowdy Buddhist Podcast

Here we examine the causes of suffering as the Buddha teaches is about craving and the root of ignorance.

This is a podcast on the 1st of the four noble truths of Buddhism. Many times this teaching is misunderstood in a very simplistic sense. I hope to provide context as well as understanding for the Mahayana practitioner of the Lotus Sutra.

This is a lecture about how we as Buddhists use the teachings and formula of the sutras to shape our path in life. It seems as if many modern people shape the path to their desires rather than towards the path of liberation.

You're probably heard this term many times and simply overlooked at us as a title of the Buddha. In this podcast I share with you how we as Buddhist should understand and study more deeply each of the meaning of these words in their original form. This will allow us to better define and follow the path of the Buddha in our daily lives.

Haven't you ever wondered why, since you practice the Lotus Sutra that you might encounter both outside and inside of your Sangha, those who wish to destroy both you and your practice. How does this make sense in reality, that we uphold the teachings of the Buddha to save others, but are in turn hated and persecuted? This is a lesson as to why and what it means...

In this episode we talk about the four foundations of mindfulness and I give a very brief explanation of working through each of them as we move forward towards our goal of Awakening proper insight into the reality of things "as it is"!

This section is a response to a typical question received by those who begin practicing Nichiren Buddhism. I wanted to just share some insight as to my own experience and what I have shared with others.

This lecture is based on information from the Nirvana Sutra. We talk about the classification of the aspects of a good character. They are based on the five moral precepts of not taking life, not taking what is not given, engaging in improper sexual activity, using false speech, and ingesting intoxicants. Then the additional aspects are refraining from slandering, using harsh speech, using intenti...

This is a wonderful teaching that was shared to me from one of my Buddhist Brothers in understanding the difference between a practitioner of Buddhism and someone who uses Buddhism for their own means. This is demonstrated by what they accept in their life and what they challenge.

As we can see compassion is one of the major virtues of Buddhist practice. It is important to understand how we receive situations from others and what we give to others in each moment. This teaching allows us to understand the give and take of our lives and what is our ultimate goal of practice and study.

This episode is a discussion on some history and background of these two vehicles of Buddhism. Also we prepared to see how the Lotus Sutra and other sutures relate to each other, as a precedent for the five periods categorization of Grand Master Tien Tai.

In this segment we talk about the three poisons of Buddhism and their antidotes. We talk in depth as to the small and big concepts in our life that we can apply this teaching to and how I can lead us to deeper faith.

In this podcast we discussed the concept of filial piety of respecting one's parents and ancestors. It is my hope that we are able to delve into its origins both within Confucianism and Buddhism. This is an essential concept to change our karma and to influence positive change throughout the world by ending samsara.

In this podcast, I will share the concept of defending the Dharma, from the Nirvana Sutra. Also we discuss the context of the modern phenomenon of the independent Buddhist movement and what the Buddha directs us to understand. These are two very important aspects, that I believe this podcast will give us some clarity on.

In this episode, I would like to share with you some Buddhist traditions and practices that we can incorporate into our daily life that will be able to support our practice and life in a more healthy direction. As one of the important aspects, that we must regulate in our lives, I would like to share with you some information concerning the basics of sleep practices that you can implement immediat...

This is a lecture concerning that in modern times, too much information can be just as bad as not enough information. I make this podcast to help my fellow practitioners on the path to realize this admonition. You may be accumulating too much information about Buddhism and missing the path completely as if you didn't have any direction.

This is simply an explanation about understanding the concept of how the "way of the correct law" is interacting with that of nature and as we see in many of Nichiren Shonin writings the cause of natural disasters. Here, I share the basic concept that was part of his culture, to help us better understand this.

In this podcast we go into the concept of this holiday, it's history, and how to observe it. In the practice of Buddhism we unite ourselves with the great nature. We become aware of how nature can also allow us to attain our goal of enlightenment. This holiday allows us to appreciate the light that we have received and how it is able to amplify that light in our lives.

During this segment we are talking about the concept of practicing Buddhism through thinking and emotional maturity. Many modern Buddhist practitioners simply get information and consider it Buddhist practice, but this is a great misunderstanding.

This episode is about the veneration of the Buddha! I share how this may be a challenge for the Western & Modern mind in the practice of Buddhism. We might mistakenly discard the value and teaching found within.

I made this segment because there is a large pitfall in modern interpretations of Buddhism. Actually, Buddhism in the west has been very heavily influenced by these Neo or Modern Buddhist teachings. It may be easy for modern people to believe, but it does not mean that it is providing us with the correct guidance of the Buddha. In this discussion, I share some examples and cautionary points to kee...

This episode is an explanation of the three stages of life. In this we can understand how we can be able to integrate our Buddha's practice and to be able to understand to accumulate the correct balance and equilibrium necessary for a study and practice. Through understanding these elements we can better understand our body and also be able to see what we need to accumulate and release at each asp...

In the section discuss the concept of 験 "gen" from shugen. Specifically this is the trial, verification, or testing of Buddhist practice through training and experimentation. This is the practical way for us, who have bought into the ideology of modern society as pain free, comfortable, and convenience civilization. Through this concept we can cultivate the teachings and generate the testimony of...

This segment is a follow-up to the previous segment based on the three kinds of doubt. I wanted to add this segment separately so that one could understand the basic premise of the three kinds of doubt and then as Master Tien tai teaches the medicine or the remedy for these three types of doubt in our life.

In this podcast, I'm going to discuss the impediment of doubt within the practice of Buddhism. We are able to see that doubt obstructs are direct practice entertainment of concentration. Do you find yourself to doubt your body, your teacher, or the Dharma? In this segment we will talk about these aspects.