The Daily Dharma
The Daily Dharma draws inspiration from Buddhist philosophy to help listeners improve their lives. Each episode explores Buddhist texts, teachings from great teachers, and real-life applications to provide wisdom and peace amidst daily challenges.
Episodes
Our Silent Protections | The Daily Dharma
In this episode, we reflect on how small moments of love and care from others and ourselves serve as a form of silent protection throughout our lives.Thank you to everyone who has written in - I truly appreciate it! If you have any episode requests, thoughts or questions you would like to share, please email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.
A Moment of Lightness | The Daily Dharma
In this episode, we talk about the importance of having moments of lightness and humor, especially when we are struggling. Thank you to everyone who tuned into Wednesday's special episode! If you have any requests, questions or thoughts you would like to share, email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.
Listener Episode - Reflecting on Chronic Illness | The Daily Dharma
Today's special episode reflects on chronic illness through the lens of an original story about a mighty tree. Thank you to Wendy for requesting this episode. This one is for you, and for everyone who is facing chronic illness, supporting a loved one through chronic illness or contemplating it in their life.We will be back with a new episode this Sunday. Wishing you a beautiful, safe and joyf
Lifting Your Burdens | The Daily Dharma
In this episode, we reflect on how we can learn to acknowledge and lift our inner burdens, little by little. This Wednesday, there will also be a special episode reflecting on the topic of chronic illness, dedicated to podcast listener Wendy. Thank you for suggesting this topic for the podcast, Wendy!If you have any episode requests or questions you would like to share, email me any time at dailyd
Changing the Story
In today's episode, we talk about the importance of taking a different perspective - changing the story - in order to experience growth in how we see others and the world around us.Stories, questions, thoughts or episode suggestions you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.---This episode is a re-upload of last Sunday's epi
Understanding Our Inner Needs
In this episode, we talk about why our needs are always shifting and why it's important to stay open to the process of change. Stories, thoughts or questions you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you!
Listener Story - The Walk Home
Hello everyone! For this week, we have a special treat - a listener story, submitted by Sarah. Thank you Sarah for sharing this beautiful, real-life story with me and our podcast community! I truly enjoyed reading this story and feel grateful to share it with everyone.
What We Carry with Us
In this episode, we will be reflecting on what we're carrying with us, whether it's the past, present or future, and how we can decide what to do with these elements every day.Questions, stories or thoughts you would like to share? Email me any time at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.
The Shadow Self
In this episode, we reflect on the shadow self - what it is, and why it's important to accept as a part of our greater self.Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com
Perspectives on People
In this episode, we reflect on the deeper impact of how our perspective on other people affects how we view ourselves.Thoughts or questions you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.
Resting the Spirit
In this episode, we reflect on the pivotal importance of rest, and how rest is what enables us to listen, learn and develop spiritually.Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.Thank you for being here - take care and be well!
The Nature of Things
In this episode, we reflect on how the nature of things can help put into perspective the patterns of behavior we observe in others.Apologies for the late upload and thank you for bearing with the audio of the two travelling episodes!Questions or thoughts? Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.
Moving Through Experiences
In the final travelling episode of the month, we reflect on how different experiences shape our perception and how we can learn from them.Thoughts or questions you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.comThank you for being here and apologies for the audio quality while traveling.
Evolving Our Inner Voice
In this episode, we reflect on the importance of examining our inner voices and evolving them to be more empowering.Apologies for the change in audio as I am travelling - thank you for listening despite this change!Any questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.comTake care and be well!
The Joy of Community
Today, we talk about the unexpected joy of finding community in unlikely places as well as the importance of appreciating the community we have.Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.
Finding Your Spirit
In this episode, we talk about how life feels when our sense of spirit is missing and the simple ways in which we can connect and strengthen our inner spirit every day.Thoughts or questions you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.Thank you for joining me - take care and be well!
From Rumination to Realization
In today's episode, we talk about how we can move from rumination to realization, when reflecting on the painful experiences we've had in the past.Thoughts or questions you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.Thank you for being here - take care and be well!
Becoming Unstuck
In this episode, we talk about what it means to be stuck and how we can gradually, slowly and gently, become unstuck, opening the way towards healing and growth.Thank you for being here. If you have any questions or thoughts you would like to share, please email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you. Take care and be well!
Shifting Our Desires
In this episode, we reflect on why our desires cause us harm and how we can shift them to develop a healthier understanding and relationship to our inner desires.Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com
Healing Shame and Punishment
In today's episode, we reflect on how we become entangled in cycles of shame and punishment, and how we can heal from them through gratitude and generosity.I've also added in a new intro - if you have any feedback, thoughts or questions you would like to share, email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.comI would love to hear from you! Thank you for being here.
Ecosystem of the Mind
In this episode, we reflect on how the mind is the center of a greater ecosystem of our thoughts, feelings, conversations and media consumption, and how we can gently change our ecosystem to be more nurturing, healing and loving.Apologies on the background noise. Hoping it doesn't take too much away from the listening experience. Thank you for being here.Questions or thoughts? I would love to
Between Hope & Despair
When it feels like tragedy is escalating, it becomes hard to escape despair. Today, I share my own inner reflection on processing world events and why it still feels powerful to hold onto hope and the dream of peace for all.Apologies as well, for my voice - I am recovering from a small sore throat, but it will likely clear up soon!Thoughts and questions you would like to share? Email me anytime at
Clearing Our Own Path
In this episode, we talk about what it means to clear a path forward for ourselves, especially when life is particularly difficult and we find it hard to find acceptance and support from others. Thoughts or questions? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.
Sitting with our Pain
In this episode, we explore how we can learn to be present with our own pain.Thoughts or questions you'd like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.
How Anger Comes and Goes
In this episode, we focus on anger - why we often find our anger unmanageable and how to slowly use it as a way to grow into wiser, more capable people.Thoughts or questions you'd like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.
Change Through Compassion
In this episode, we talk about why compassion rather than frustration, is the best foundation for true inner change.Thoughts or questions you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.
Mindful of the World
In this episode, we talk about how we can face being mindful of the world - its good and particularly its bad, when searching for peace in our lives through mindfulness.Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.
Keeping Hope Alive
In this episode, we talk about how we can keep our hope for ourselves and for humanity alive even when things feel dire.Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.
The Ordinary Truth
Even though we feel that the truth is very far from us, it can be found in the ordinary, everyday moments of our normal lives. This is where the real growth happens.Thoughts or questions you would like to share? Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.
Being Right Here
In this episode, we talk about the different ways in which we try to run away from ourselves and why ultimately, the path to deeper growth and peace, always begins by being right here.Thoughts or questions you'd like to share? Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I'd love to hear from you.
Peace Amongst Chaos
In this episode, we reflect on what it means to be living through chaos and how we can approach the experience of chaos with mindfulness.Thoughts or questions you'd like to share? Email dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.
Processing Failure
In this episode, we talk about how we can learn to face failure and process it in a way that is kind and gentle to ourselves.Questions or thoughts you'd like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.
From Worthless to Worthful
In this episode, we talk about the different pathways that lead us to feeling worthless and how we can learn to feel worthful instead.
Rituals of Grieving
In this episode, we reflect on what it means to have rituals of grieving and how they help us to live our daily lives more fully.Thoughts or questions? Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.
Facing Difficult Questions
What do we do when we're faced with difficult questions? We reflect on this dilemma during today's episode.
Start Where You Are
In today's episode, we reflect on why we need to begin exactly where we are - not the person we want to be or the person we used to be.
The Brevity of Life
In this episode, we reflect on how brief life really is and how this realization can make us truly appreciate and immerse ourselves in the present moment.Thoughts or questions? Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.
The Wisdom of Patience
In this episode, we reflect on why patience is a quality that comes from the wisdom of knowing that everything has its own rhythm and its own time.Apologies for the audio quality of this episode. Questions or thoughts you'd like to share? Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.
Dealing with Disillusionment
Sometimes, everything feels like too much. We feel empty, tired and exhausted. We reflect on how we can accept our disillusionment and how to heal it.Questions or thoughts? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.
Flowing with Pain
In this episode, we talk about how we can cultivate greater peace within ourselves when faced with deep inner pain.
Gentle Hope
In this episode, we talk about the importance of being present and open to the little moments of beauty, ever-present around us.
Seeds of Peace
In this episode, we reflect on where we can find seeds of peace and cultivate them, no matter where we are in our lives.
Resilience Through Change
In this episode, we talk about how the process of facing and understanding change, helps us to become more resilient when dealing with life's challenges.Thoughts, reflections or feelings you'd like to share? Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com
Refocusing Our Energies
In this episode, we reflect on the simple yet important practice of refocusing our energies to release, for a moment, the weight of our stress and anxiety and allow our minds to rest.
Lost and Found
In this episode, we reflect on what it means to be profoundly lost, and how we can find ourselves again, when this happens.
The Immovable Mind
In this episode, we reflect on what an immovable mind is and how we can learn to cultivate it, step-by-step.
Seeking Stillness
In this episode, we reflect on stillness - why it's so hard to find in daily life and yet, why it's deeply worth pursuing and developing on our path.
Appreciating Today
In this episode, we talk about what it means to really appreciate today and why, we should never forget, that life is truly unpredictable.Have thoughts you would like to share? Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear your feedback, your stories and your recommendations on books for the podcast.
Creative Abundance
In this episode, we reflect on how mindfulness and learning to be truly present with ourselves leads to creative abundance, giving us endless inspiration and guidance on how to live our lives.
Gathering Gratitude
In this episode, we reflect on why gratitude is a foundational skill to weathering the difficulties and challenges of life.
Reframing Anxiety
In this episode, we talk about anxiety and how we can reframe our perspective on life's challenges.
The Judgmental Mind
In this episode, we reflect on why it's so easy to judge others from afar and how we can learn to avoid becoming addicted to judgement, even when it is very prevalent in the society around us.
The Mindful Pause
In this episode, we talk about the importance of pausing every day, to breathe, reflect and stay connected to the present moment.
Opening Awareness
In this episode, we reflect on what it means to open up the spectrum of our awareness to before, during and after each moment, to heighten our appreciation and understanding of the present.
Guided by Gratitude
Gratitude is a deeply transformative way of looking at our lives. In this episode, we talk about what it means to really apply gratitude into our daily experiences and what this approach offers us.
Clearing the Mind
Like our homes, our minds need cleaning up too. In this episode, we reflect on why we need to clear our minds and what it means to do so.
The Unyielding Heart
In this episode, we reflect on what it means to protect our heart, even when circumstances try to erode our spirit and break our willpower.
New Beginnings Every Day
In this episode, we reflect on the importance of looking at our familiar world through fresh eyes to gain new perspective.
Loving the Lost Soul
In this episode, we reflect on what it means to show love to the lost soul within ourselves and those around us.
Joy Amidst Suffering
In this episode, we explore the exercise of finding joy, even in times of deep suffering.
Every Day Gratitude
In this episode, we reflect on the importance of having moments of every day gratitude, even when times are tough and the world feels as though it is a dark place.
The Interconnectedness of All Things
In this episode, we reflect on the interconnectedness of all things and how it allows us to be resilient and hopeful in the face of a difficult times.
Cultivating Resilience
In this episode, we talk about how resilience is not a single quality, but rather the result of an inner environment that is cultivated through multiple complex and interconnected qualities, such as patience, gratitude and openness.
Releasing Your Burdens
In this episode, we reflect on how easy it is to carry the things that anger us within our minds and in turn, how we can learn to peacefully and mindfully, let them go.
Mending Brokenness
In this episode, we talk about how we can learn to mend the brokenness within ourselves and others, step by step.
Unwavering Peace
In this episode, we talk about how we can cultivate and develop an inner sense of unwavering peace.
The Heart as a Compass
In this episode, we talk about how easy it is to feel frustrated and confused by our lives, and why its valuable to turn towards our heart as a compass on how to keep moving forward.
The Silence We Seek
In this episode, we talk about how loud life feels - due to inner thoughts and outer phenomenon - and how we can work towards finding the silence and deep stillness we desperately seek.
Adapting to Change
In this episode, we talk about the gentle process by which we can adapt to difficult, sometimes shocking change, in our lives and in the world around us.
Embracing the Rain
In this episode, we talk about how difficult it is to deal with unexpected change in our lives and how we can learn to process it in healthy, self-empowering ways.
Walking in the Light
In this episode, we talk about how it can be very difficult to walk in the light within the landscape of an ever-changing world, and why we should continue to seek out the light despite the darkness.
Enduring Adversity
When every day is full of challenges involving other people, how do we cope and process it? In this episode, we reflect on what it means to endure, and even develop compassion to others, despite the adversities we face.
Appreciating the Journey
In this episode, we reflect on the difference between chasing a goal and learning to appreciate the path we are on.
Everything Has Its Time
In this episode, we reflect on the rhythm of life and why we need to trust and respect the timing of our journeys.
Developing Connectedness
In this episode, we explore why we feel lonely and how, instead, we can turn towards connectedness.
Simplifying Every Moment
In this episode, we reflect on the importance of slowing down and truly savoring every moment.
The Illusion of Separateness
In this episode, we reflect on the connectedness of all beings, and why it's important to keep our hearts open.
Push and Pull of Life
In this episode, we talk about the push and pull of life, and how to accept hardship and change with greater peace.
Healing What is Broken
In this episode, we talk about how we can face moments of brokenness within ourselves and the world, and approach them with acceptance and compassion.
Hope in a Dying World
In this episode, we explore how we can keep hope alive, when we feel as though the world around us is dying.
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