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PODCAST

Wild Heart Meditation Center

Andrew Chapman, Mikey Noechel

Wild Heart Meditation Center"s podcast offers an assortment of talks given on topics as they relate to Buddhist practice. Wild Heart teachers Rev. Mikey Noechel & Andrew Chapman, along with other group facilitators share their experience with Buddhist practice, specifically offering practical teachings and instructions for our everyday, ordinary, lives.

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00:44:16

The Eightfold Path - Wise Communication

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2022/04/06

How do the words I speak effect the peace and happiness in my life?Communication is so much of what we do! Whether it's with others, or even just the voice in our head, the way we talk to ourselves and others can either be a source of peacefulness or great pain in our lives. The Buddha includes Wise Speech in 3 individual factors of the eightfold path (speech, action, and mindfulness) and he offers helpful guidelines to radically transform the ways we communicate in service of living in a more

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00:52:01

Inclining The Mind Towards Kindness

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2022/03/23

In this episode Mikey Noechel offers a talk and meditation on metta (loving kindness). This talk is part of a series on the bhramaviharas or the heart practices. These heart practices are: metta (loving kindness), karuna (compassion), mudita (joy), upekkha (equanimity). Mikey offers a guided loving kindness meditation at the end of this talk. The phrases he uses are:May you be at easeMay you be at peaceMay you be kind and gentle with yourselfMay you be filled with loving kindness

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00:47:46

The Eightfold Path - Wise Intention

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2022/03/16

In this episode Andrew talks about the second factor of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path: "Wise Intention". Andrew discusses the link between Wise View and Wise Intention (the first two "wisdom factors" of the eightfold path), the 3 ways that the Buddha taught about intention in the suttas, and then finally he discusses the 3 wise intentions: renunciation, goodwill, and harmlessness. Renunciation combats craving and greed, Goodwill combats aversion or illwill, and Harmlessness combats cruelty or

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00:34:45

Shame Wizards!

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2022/03/09

In this episode Mikey Noechel explores Buddhist practices for working with shame. Mikey specifically outlines the benefits of mindfulness, sympathetic joy, and community. Peace & Love!

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00:49:19

The Eightfold Path - Wise View

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2022/03/02

Andrew speaks on the topic of Wise View. He talks about mindfulness being not just for the sole purpose of being present, but as a practice that radically changes the way that we see and relate to the world. In the Buddha's teachings, wisdom is cultivated by seeing our human experience through the lens of the 3 marks of existence: the impermanent, impersonal and imperfect nature of the world.

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00:36:42

Impermanence - everything changes!

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2022/02/23

Don Givens speaks on the topic of Impermanence. This is the fundamental principle behind the Buddha's teachings: that everything changes. Our practice is aimed at embracing change as a way to reduce suffering in our lives. Enjoy!

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00:46:04

Forgiveness (talk and meditation)

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2022/02/09

In this episode, Mikey Noechel offers a talk and meditation on forgiveness. Mikey explores the two wings, wisdom and compassion, and how they both apply to the process of forgiveness.

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00:43:45

The Fourth Noble Truth - The Eightfold Path

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2022/02/02

In this episode, Andrew discusses the Noble Eightfold Path. The Eightfold Path serves as a guiding structure that helps to bring forth our innate wisdom and compassion, rather than a set of rigid rules and requirements to follow heedlessly. Similar to how one might excavate an ancient ruin to get to the beauty underneath, the Eightfold Path are our tools for doing the deep digging required for peace and freedom. Andrew also provides a brief overview of the Eightfold Path factors. Enjoy!

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00:19:38

Pursuing The Present Moment

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2022/01/19

In the episode, WH facilitator Maddie Finn offers a talk on present moment awareness as a way to work with "future tripping".

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00:49:32

Tea With Mara

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2022/01/05

In this episode, Mikey Noechel offers a talk and meditation on the topic, "Tea With Mara".

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00:21:58

Working With The Inner Critic

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2021/12/29

In this episode, guest facilitator Chris Benitez offers a talk on how to work with the inner critic.

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00:41:23

The Third Noble Truth - Awakening!

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2021/12/23

In this episode, Andrew speaks on the topic of Awakening. Far from the ever-elusive state of bliss that we often think of when we hear the words awakening, enlightenment or nirvana, the Buddha was very clear that awakening is an on-going process of stepping out of reactivity through engaging with the eightfold path. Awakening isn't a special or privileged state that is only achieved by superior meditators, it is instead the cooling down of reactivity that is the natural result of cultivating a

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00:29:45

Guest Teacher-Sister Clear Grace- Fear & Dread

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2021/12/15

In this episode, guest teacher Sister Clear Grace shares her personal experience of her path traveling in The Great Aspiration. The Great Aspiration is a van she calls her mobile monastery. In this talk she speaks on MN 4 Bhaya-bherava Sutta: Fear & Dread.About Sister Clear Grace:Venerable is a Buddhist Monk who received novice ordination in 2018 as Sister True Moon of Clear Grace in the Plum Village Vietnamese Zen tradition headed by the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh. In 2020, she received higher

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00:38:26

The Three Refuges

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2021/12/08

In this episode, WH Facilitator, Don Givens, talks about the Three Refuges. These are core principles that we turn to for stability and support as we navigate the instability of trudging through life on life's terms. In a path that teaches of impermanence and the inconstancy of life, where can we find a solid ground to stand? The Buddha: representing our greatest potential for a wise and compassionate heart, The Dharma: representing the principles and practices outlined in the Noble Eightfold Path,

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00:25:54

Reframing Your Story

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2021/12/01

In this episode Mikey Noechel shares his personal story of how he found his path towards the Dharma. He discusses ways to find appreciation and motivation from the most terrible things that happen in our lives. No mud, no lotus.

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00:47:56

The Second Noble Truth - Craving & Clinging

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2021/11/24

Andrew continues the series on the Buddha's core teachings, the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, speaking on the topic of the Second Noble Truth: Craving & Clinging. Although life is unpredictable and largely outside of the realm of our control, we can learn to meet these ups and downs with less reactivity, with less craving and clinging. When we become reactive, we make life harder than it has to be. Mindfulness helps us to step back and observe when reactivity arises, without taking the

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00:29:02

Don't Miss The Magic: Setting Aside Desire & Discontent

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2021/11/17

In this episode Mikey Noechel discusses the refrain from the Satipatthana Sutta, "contemplating with a mind free from desire and discontent in regard to the world". Mikey further expands on this topic by introducing the five hindrances.The five hindrances are: greed, hatred, sloth, restlessness, and doubt.

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00:44:50

The First Noble Truth - Dukkha!

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2021/11/10

Andrew kicks off a series of talks on the 4 noble truths and the eightfold path, speaking on the first noble truth: dukkha!The first truth has often been misinterpreted as the Buddha making a claim that "life is suffering", but rather than a claim to be believed, the Buddha is offering a task to be put into practice centered around embracing the difficulty and vulnerability of our lives rather than running from it. His teaching captures the essence of the reality that when we resist pain, we suffer

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00:39:55

Four Noble Truths

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2021/11/04

In this episode Don Givens offers an overview of The Buddha's foundational teaching on the four noble truths.

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00:39:02

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Mindfulness of...

Wild Heart Meditation Center ·

2021/10/27

In this episode, Andrew finishes off a series of talks on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, speaking on the Fourth Foundation: Mindfulness of Dhammas. He highlights the aspect of this teaching called the "Seven Awakening Factors". What do we need to cultivate in our search for more freedom in our lives? The Buddha says these seven qualities are key: mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, tranquility, and concentration.

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