Wild Heart Meditation Center

Do you consider your relationship to Money to be a part of your spiritual practice? What about work? The Buddha encouraged contemplative practice as a means of uncovering causes of stress & suffering in our lives. For lay practitioners (non-monastics), it is essential to begin to reflect on our relationship to money and our livelihood, as these are often areas of great excitement, dis-ease and...

Andrew discusses the role of Buddhist ethics on the path of awakening. He overviews the nuances of ethical practice as it relates to sexuality. He discusses some of the difficulties of working with sexuality, as well as the potential of working with sexual energy on the path. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcent...

The eightfold path factor of Wise Action is not meant to be another set of commandments or rules that will help us become a better Buddhist, but instead a set of trainings that help us to engage with our day-to-day lives with more ease and wellbeing. In order to 'act' with more ease, we must learn to SLOW DOWN, gauge the impact of our emotions, and develop supports that encourage changes in behavi...

Dave speaks on the topic of "the wound that seeks the arrow", discussing 'woundedness' as it relates to the Buddhist path of practice. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow U...

Dave Smith speaks to the 'heart of the Dharma'. He talks about our tendencies towards defense and avoidance of the heart & how the cultivation of the brahmaviharas ('heart practices') help us to uncover and liberate the heart's release. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to...

Andrew discusses the eightfold path factor of "Wise Communication". He discusses the importance of founding communication on attainment and active listening, and then he discusses guidelines that support the use of wise and effective speech. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you fee...

Andrew discusses the ethical foundation of the Buddhist path of practice. He discusses the importance of developing and engaging in action through non-harming, and how this ethical base sets the stage for the development of wisdom. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support W...

Dave Smith offers a brief context of insight meditation practice, followed by a discussion of Metta-Vipassana. Metta-vipassana combines the development of present time awareness & goodwill. Enjoy! Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: h...

Andrew discusses the eightfold path factor of 'intention', detailing the intentional cultivation of goodwill. He discusses the practice of 'metta', from its etymology to its practical application. Enjoy! Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit...

Dave Smith offers an overview of working with hindrances and awakening factors on the path. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wild...

Andrew continues his discussion of the Buddha's core teachings, detailing the connection between the first and second factors of the eightfold path: view and intention. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationce...

Andrew continues a discussion on the core teachings of the Buddha: the Four Truths & the Eightfold Path. He discusses common misconceptions about 'karma' and how developing an understanding of karma encourages wise movement on the path of awakening. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you f...

Andrew continues his discussion of the core teachings as outlined by the Buddha, discussing an overview of the eightfold path of practice. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on S...

Dave Smith discusses the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as they relate to the Buddhist path of practice. Enjoy! Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: https://...

Dave Smith speaks on the topic of "The Vicissitudes" -- the ups and downs & the push and pull of existence. Enjoy! Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Fa...

Sangha member, Mikey Noechel, discusses the third noble truth, the task of beholding the ceasing of reactivity in our lives. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebo...

Andrew details the practice of metta (kind-friendliness) as a means of easing reactivity in our lives. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: https://www.facebo...

Andrew continues a discussion on the 2nd Noble truth, discussing varying themes related to craving and clinging. He also discusses practices to help curb and relinquish controlling tendencies and reactive habits. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially ple...

Continuing a series of talks on the core teachings of the Buddha, Andrew discusses the second noble truth - craving & clinging - and its various forms. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/dona...

Dave Smith discusses the topic of 'investigation' and its role in dharma practice and the cultivation of mindfulness. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit: https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org/donate Follow Us on Socials! Facebook: htt...

Andrew speaks on the five spiritual faculties (or "five supportive faculties"). He discusses the role of faith, effort, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom in the Buddhist path to awakening. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If you feel moved to support WHMC financially please visit...

As mindfulness helps us wake up to the vulnerable, insecure, and stressful parts of our lives, we are often wrought with feelings of doubt, overwhelm, or fear. The Buddha taught us that a compassionate response is often a courageous response to our deepest sorrows and doubts. In this talk, Andrew discusses the role of compassion in learning to "embrace dukkha"; he details ways of develop...

The second part in a series of three talks on the Buddha's noble truth of "dukkha", Andrew discusses the tenets of the Buddha's teaching on the five aggregates, and how the habitual tendency to cling to the aggregates causes a stressful existence. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE: If y...

ATS Brooklyn facilitator Eloise Luke Mayton and ATS Nashville facilitator Andrew Chapman co-lead a dharma talk on the First Noble Truth: the truth of dukkha. They discuss some of the qualities of dukkha and ways of experiencing and understanding the vulnerable, insecure, and unsatisfying aspects of our human experience. Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashv...

Andrew begins a series of talks on the core teachings of the Buddha (4 Noble Truths & Eightfold Path) talking about "Awakening". What is meant by awakening? Where does awakening take place? And, how is awakening cultivated through direct practice? Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org DONATE:...