Triple Gem of the North

Jealousy is an ugly emotion and we all feel it, whether we like to admit it or not. In this podcast, Bhante Sathi illustrates how to manage jealousy by cultivating skillfulness, compassion, and appreciative joy for yourself and others as well as letting go of the past and prioritizing mental wellbeing by committing to meditation.

Letting go is often confused with disconnecting oneself from one's own thoughts and feelings. How do you let go without numbing yourself? How do you use "letting go" as a tool to help navigate you through life instead of using it as a shield to run away from your responsibilities? In this episode, Bhante Sathi talks about the meaning of letting go concerning meditation. He also discusses how this...

We make judgments in our lives all the time, but how do we know if we are making skillful or unskillful judgments? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the role of judgment in our decision-making process and the importance of mindfulness when we make those judgments.

Everyone has responsibilities and obligations that they abide by. Sometimes, our lives require us to focus so much on planning around these commitments that we lose ourselves in our schedules. So how can you plan for the future while still living in the present moment? In this episode, Bhante Sathi covers the importance of clarity and mindfulness while planning, along with overcoming the many chal...

We all struggle with self-esteem sometimes, but what is behind that need for self-validation? In this podcast, Bhante discusses the importance of self-esteem along with the roles interest and motivation play in building it.

Staying mindful in a society riddled with stimuli and distractions often feels like an impractical task. With our lives as convoluted as they are, we are easily distracted by whatever situations and thoughts enter our minds, but how can we slow this process? How can we stay in the present moment when it feels like countless things are barging into our heads at once? In this podcast, Bhante Sathi b...

Though entirely dependent on perspective, all of us have failed at some point in our lives. In this podcast, Bhante Sathi discusses how you can overcome failure and, instead, embrace it as a valuable teacher. While difficult to apply at first, adopting this concept will enable you to embrace self-confidence and accumulate wisdom through mistakes.

Understanding the nature of habits can uncover a lot about us and why our efforts can develop into habits. Bhante Sathi discusses the relationship between habits and intention and its vital role in our daily satisfaction. He also talked about recognizing harmful habits and seeking help from them when needed along with learning how to replace these harmful habits with healthy, beneficial ones.

Ever wonder how much you depend on your attachments in your day-to-day life? Bhante Sathi discusses the meaning and power of attachment as well as learning how to live happily with them. He also provides the mental tools necessary to allow those attachments to change and grow beside us.

Accepting others for who they are is a fundamental lesson we learn as our relationships grow and change, but what do we do when the demands of acceptance become too heavy for us? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses how to recognize limitations, the balance of acceptance versus self-protection, and the spread of negative characteristics that follow unmindful acceptance. We may have to accept th...

We have all said or done something we regret, but how do we live with that guilt? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the importance of gaining wisdom through remorse and taking responsibility for our mistakes while appreciating personal growth through them.

Ever feel like you're being treated like a doormat when you should be recognized for your compassion? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the difference between showing compassion and allowing people to take advantage of you. He also discusses the role of humbleness, the importance of combining wisdom with compassion, and the skillfulness needed to maintain compassion in stressful situations a...

In this episode, Bhante Sathi lists and discusses the five qualities of spiritual development and maturity to help enhance your daily life.

In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the practice of maintaining a neutral mind and the heavy impact of claiming ownership of our perceptions and emotions.

The mind has trained itself to cling to things we hold dear, providing us with many challenges of letting go to experience mental liberation. In this episode, Bhante Sathi explains the nature of the mind regarding clinging and the impact such attachments have on experiences and memories.

Ever struggled with bad habits or addiction? In this episode, Bhante Sathi lists the levels of mindfulness needed to recognize thoughts as “tasty mind food” and the steps to help overcome such thought patterns and addictions through awareness and determination.

If everything is impermanent, is anything worth trusting? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses navigating trust and uncertainty and embracing such uncertainty with mindfulness, trusting the process of change, learning from past experiences to build trust, and the pitfalls of judgment and suspicion of such experiences.

Is craving a bad thing, or do we just associate the concept with negativity? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the nature of craving and its categories, understanding its neutrality, and analyzing the relationship between craving and our Karma.

We all have friends, but have you ever wondered if that friendship is healthy for you? In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the importance of Noble Friends and the differences between an unnoble friend, a “good” friend, and a Noble Friend. He also touches on how to become a Noble Friend to yourself, find and recognize Noble Friends around you, and how the journey of Noble Friendship can impact...

In this podcast, Bhante Sathi discusses the limit of tolerance, the role of mindfulness in dealing with stressful people and situations while maintaining your mental health, how to change the environment around you using your reactions and behavior, and learning how to decide between your well-being versus emotional connections.

Ever wonder what the Buddha would say about our justice system? In this episode, Bhante Sathi addresses how to mindfully view any justice system worldwide along with Buddhist ideas of redemption and social justice.

Ever wonder how you can bring the ability to be an observer, not a reactor, into the real world? The ability to change and grow is closely related to mindfully addressing and controlling the emotions and thoughts we feel and observe daily. In this episode, Bhante Sathi addresses how we can change and evolve our mindfulness to bring that sense of calmness and charity we experience during meditation...

Ever wondered why you get angry so quickly? Perhaps you're looking for ways to have a healthier relationship between you and anger when it arises? While this reaction is an all too familiar feeling in each of us, it can harm us in a variety of different ways and severities. In this episode, Bhante Sathi discusses the importance of differentiating annoyance and anger along with overcoming the chall...

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between vipassana meditation and loving kindness meditation? In this episode, Bhante Sathi covers the benefits of each meditation along with their relationship with one another. We also discuss what to do when you feel as though your qualities strengthened by these types of meditation practrices are depleted or challanged.

Bhante Sathi talks about the idea of “attachment”— Attachments do not have an inherently bad nature. Misunderstanding attachments is what causes us pain. There is wisdom in approaching and understanding attachment within the concept of impermanence.