Triple Gem of the North

Everyone has moments of self-doubt and demonstrates their imperfections, how does Metta play a role in our self-care and reflection? In the podcast, Bhante Sathi covers the essence of metta concerning self-reflection and bringing out the best of yourself through the balance of knowledge and confidence.

We come into this world with nothing, and nothing comes with us when we leave. This is a harsh fact of life, and invokes the question, “Does anything really belong to me? Can I claim anything in my life as my own?” In this podcast, Bhante Sathi explains the concept and criteria of ownership and what we can do to accept and embrace what we cannot own.

Kathina Robe Ceremony is a strongly held Buddhist tradition that takes place once a year. In this podcast, Bhante Sathi explains the spiritual significance of the ceremony as well as the symbolisms and support that enhance collective and individual growth within the community. He also touches on what to expect during Kathina for any newcomers who will want to take part in the event.

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 practice can help you maintain calmness in stressful situations without losing yourself and recognize weaknesses with the understanding that learning is a lifelong process.

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 challenges and obstacles that come with it. With practice, anyone can be in the present moment while executing efficient and effective planning.

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 breaks down the roles curiosity and assumptions play when you open your mind’s door. He also touches on how you can recognize what is beneficial for your mind so you can trust yourself and maintain the confidence and determination to stay present in our chaotic world.

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 the conditions we cannot change, but we can certainly better the things we can.

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 along with using wisdom to establish healthy boundaries in your relationships.

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 your life.

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 into our everyday lives.

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 challenges they inflict. He also discusses how anger may feel unavoidable,even justified, but it is still a choice.

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.

Episode recorded on June 18th, 2021 - Friday Night Online Teaching SessionFollow our podcast on iTunes or SpotifySign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter.Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

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You can read more about Brahmavihara here. Recorded on March 23, 2020, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on April 3, 2020 during a session on Zoom.Follow our podcast on iTunes or SpotifySign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter.Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

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Recorded online on April 1, 2020.Follow our podcast on iTunes or SpotifySign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter.Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Your donation for this class will help support the Center for this class and future sessions. Thank you.Recorded on March 14, 2020, from the online session.Follow our podcast on iTunes or SpotifySign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter.Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

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Recorded on March 8, 2020, at the Meditation Center in Chaska, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

The Noble Eightfold Path Right understanding (Samma ditthi) Right thought (Samma sankappa) Right speech (Samma vaca) Right action (Samma kammanta) Right livelihood (Samma ajiva) Right effort (Samma vayama) Right mindfulness (Samma sati) Right concentration (Samma samadhi) These eight areas are not meant to be followed and practiced one after the other in the numerical order. Instead, use them together, as much as possible, based on who you are as a person and who you want to be. Each of these areas folds into the others forming a circle of full living. You can read more about the Eightfold Path on the Tricycle website (https://tricycle.org/magazine/noble-eightfold-path), a popular Buddhist resource. Recorded on March 2, 2020 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on February 16, 2020, at the Meditation Center in Chaska, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on November 18, 2019, at the Meditation Center in Chaska, Minnesota.Follow our podcast on iTunes or SpotifySign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter.Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on February 1, 2020, at the Meditation Center in Chaska, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on February 10, 2020, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on February 1, 2020, at the Meditation Center in Chaska, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on January 27, 2020 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on December 21, 2019 at the Meditation Center in Chaska, Minnesota.Follow our podcast on iTunes or SpotifySign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter.Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on January 6, 2020 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on November 16, 2019 at the Meditation Center in Chaska, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on December 14, 2019, at the Meditation Center in Chaska, Minnesota. Follow our podcast on iTunes or Spotify Sign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter. Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North

Recorded on December 3, 2019, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato, Minnesota.Follow our podcast on iTunes or SpotifySign up now for the Triple Gem Newsletter.Visit our website at Triple Gem of the North