Undefended Dharma with Mary Stancavage

Wise speech is all about how we communicate with others in a wise and skillful manner. It's also about saying the things that need to be said, not just making nice. The beginning is cut off, but Mary is talking about the centenary of the end of the First World War which was being commemorated in the United Kingdom. Recorded Nov 17, 2018. Send me a text with any questions or comments! Include...

Hope and Love investigated through the lens of Buddha's teachings. Inspired by a conversation between John Legend and Bryan Stevenson. Originally recorded at Against the Stream in Los Angeles on Jan 17, 2018 Send me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks. Visit Mary's website for more i...

Wise intention is the bridge from seeing clearly to direct action. We incline the mind towards renunciation, good will and non-harming. Recorded in Los Angeles, Oct. 27, 2018. Send me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks. Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.

Beginning the investigation of the Eightfold Path with the first factor, Wise View or Wise Understanding. The Eightfold Path is the Buddha's teaching on freedom from craving and the road to liberation. These talks will touch on the pragmatic aspects of the path: how do they work in our lives today? Send me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a...

 We experience difficulties simply as a result of being a human being, and then there is the extra level of difficulty we create for ourselves when we get caught up in craving and aversion. The Buddha described this as shooting ourselves with a second arrow. This talk investigates how we avoid that extra level of suffering or discomfort. Originally recorded at Against the Stream in Los Angeles on...

Looking at the Four Noble Truths and also Stephen Batchelor's view on seeing them as a call to action in the Fourfold Tasks. Based on his work in After Buddhism. Recorded 10/13/18. Send me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks. Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teaching...

Waking up to how we have created fixed ideas around how our lives should be. These fixed views are what create so much discomfort, stress and suffering in our lives. The Buddha's teachings offer us a way out. Originally recorded at Against the Stream on July 28, 2018 Send me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included...

Cultivating the pause between reactivity and responding wisely to our experiences. Originally recorded at Against the Stream in Los Angeles in February 2018. Send me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included automatically. Thanks. Visit Mary's website for more info on classes and teachings.