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Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox

JoAnn Fox: Buddhist Teacher

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox is a bi-weekly podcast that shares how to put the teachings of Buddhism into practice to be happier, more peaceful, or to become the spiritual warrior this world so desperately needs. JoAnn Fox has been teaching Buddhism for over 20 years and does so with kindness and humor.

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All Episodes

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Episode 86 - Become an Observer

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/08/31

In this episode we explore a method to help us avoid becoming angry when others criticize us or say hurtful things. We can learn to become an observer rather than becoming entangled with others’ actions. Further, we can become an observer of our own thoughts and feelings instead of being controlled by them. If someone says you talk too much it’s not about you, it’s about them. It’s a reflection of the weather inside their mind. If their mind is clear and peaceful like a blue sky, their words and

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Episode 85 - Compassion For Those Who Harm Us

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/08/17

In this episode we look at a practice to help us generate compassion for those who harm us. This can free us from the painful experience of anger. The method given in this episode is called taking and giving. It is a highly effective practice for overcoming many types of anger, including resentment and guilt. Analyzing your commitment “I committed myself to achieving the benefit and happiness of all living beings when I generated the spirit of enlightenment. I act for others’ welfare and care

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Episode 84 - Cooling The Fires of Anger

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/08/03

The Buddhist canon contains many methods to calm the fires of anger and increase our patience. In this episode we look at a method for averting anger by understanding that harm is created by the power of our own karma. The suffering generated by harm is the effect of previous bad karma; by experiencing it, we exhaust this karma. We can even view them as kind because it is as though they are engaged in actions for the sake of clearing away our own bad karma. “The experience of suffering produced by

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Episode 83 - The Ability To Remain Calm

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/07/04

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines patience as: the ability to remain calm when dealing with a difficult or annoying situation, task, or person. Everyone has different triggers that cause them to become upset, annoyed or furious, but, like any ability we possess, the capacity to remain calm can be cultivated with practice. This episode is part of a series on patience as we explore the chapter called “Anger” in the Dhammapada, a collection of the teachings Buddha gave as he walked from town to

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Episode 82 - The Faults of Anger

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/06/28

The faults of anger: We become unhappy and uncomfortable Makes us lose our reason and good sense Destroys relationships Karmic cause of future ugliness and makes us appear unattractive in the moment Destroys good karma The section on the divisions of patience has three parts: Developing the patience of disregarding harm done to you Developing the patience of accepting suffering Developing the patience of certitude about the teachings Two ways to give up anger and disregard harm done to

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Episode 81 - The Beauty In Patience

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/06/23

Patience means our mind stays peaceful when things are difficult or we experience something (or someone) unpleasant. In this episode, we begin to learn how to practice patience. We can grow this habit of mind until our mind is strong and immovable from peace, like a tall tree that cannot be uprooted by the even the strongest winds. The benefits of patience: Persons who have patience will not have many enemies later on. They will not have many separations from those they are close to. They will

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Episode 80 - Karma Chameleon

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/06/15

The only thing that goes with us into the next life is our karma. Our friends and relatives, our wealth, even our body we will leave behind. When Buddha states this truth, it is to encourage us to focus today on creating good karma and engaging in spiritual practice. If we look into the mirror of karma, what we are doing today shapes who we become and what we experience in the future, both in this life and future lives. Relatives, friends, and companions Rejoice When a long-absent person

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Episode 79 - To Live a Holy Life

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/06/01

What does it mean to live a holy life in this modern world? The Pali word ‘nekkhamma’ in the Buddhist canon is generally translated as "renunciation". This word also conveys the meaning of giving up the world and leading a holy life. What would our most holy life look like? Do we want to pursue and prioritize a holy life? This episode is dedicated to searching inside ourselves to ask these most meaningful questions. “What the development of true renunciation implies is that we no longer rely on

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Episode 78: developing bodhicitta

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/05/18

This is the second episode detailing a method to develop bodhicitta, the wish to attain enlightenment to relieve the suffering of all living beings. The world needs such noble pursuits, which take responsibility for one another. Seven Point Cause and Effect Method to Develop Bodhicitta Recognizing that all beings have been our mother Remembering the kindness of our mothers Developing the wish to repay the kindness of our mothers Great Love Great Compassion Exceptional resolve Bodhicitta

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e 77: The Method To Love All Living Beings

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/05/09

Perhaps we connect deeply with the idea of universal love and compassion? Or we want to become a bodhisattva bound for enlightenment? But then we wonder, “how can I actually develop love for all living beings?” In this episode, we begin the seven point practice to develop bodhicitta, the wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all living beings. The seven steps include a practical method to develop great love and compassion, the basis for bodhicitta. Seven Point Cause and Effect Method to

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Episode 76 - What The World Needs Now Is Love

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/04/26

By making cherishing others our main daily practice, we will discover a real source of happiness in our lives. Cherishing others means acting to make others happy. It opposes selfishness. As we deal with the challenges coming from the Coronavirus pandemic, practicing cherishing others will give us some immediate relief from our problems. Below are the some of the results of cherishing others, but we should discover them ourselves! The Benefits of Cherishing Others Is the cause of happiness.

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Episode 75 - Peaceful In Challenging Times (Repost)

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/04/20

What if we could tune our body and mind, like a fine instrument, to peacefulness? What if we could be calm, relaxed and peaceful all the time? In this episode we return to a simple, effective mindfulness practice to de-stress. We also try to strengthen our motivation to become a peaceful person beyond ourselves alone. Mindfulness Practice to De-stress Aspire to become a calm and peaceful person, even in challenging situations. Try to be mindful of whether you’re feeling calm and when you

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Episode 74 - Compassion in the time of Coronavirus

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/04/13

This is the third of a series to help us with problems, anxiety and fear during these difficult times caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. We can transform our activities into a deeply spiritual practice by having the compassionate intention to alleviate the suffering of others. Simply by remembering that we are staying at home out of compassion for those who might become ill, our same actions have the function of compassion, which has five effects: It purifies our bad karma Creates good karma Makes

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Episode 73 - Be Present For Your Life

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/04/05

By being present we actually experience life. It is only in this moment that we live. Being present can help us enjoy the gift that is this day, this hour, this sunset, this connection. By the simple practice of reminding yourself to “be present,” we can bring ourselves back into the moment and free be from worrying about the future or dwelling on the past. This episode is the second in a series to help people through the challenges caused by the Coronaviris, such anxiety, worry and isolation. Do

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Episode 73 - Be Present For Your Life

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/04/05

By being present we actually experience life. It is only in this moment that we live. Being present can help us enjoy the gift that is this day, this hour, this sunset, this connection. By the simple practice of reminding yourself to “be present,” we can bring ourselves back into the moment and free be from worrying about the future or dwelling on the past. This episode is the second in a series to help people through the challenges caused by the Coronaviris, such anxiety, worry and isolation. Do

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Episode 72 - Love in The Time of Coronavirus

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/03/28

This episode is about a very old Buddhist practice called ‘transforming adversity into the spiritual path’ and is intended to give quick relief and peace in these challenging times. Our world has changed so much since the arising of the coronavirus pandemic. We can transform our personal struggles and anxiety into the spiritual path by cherishing others. This will bring us inner calm, happiness and solve tension between people. This practice involves cherishing others in three ways: Making

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5 Minute Breathing Meditation

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/03/15

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Episode 71 - Letting Go of Attachment

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/03/07

Attachment is defined as a mental affliction, which is a habit that robs causes us suffering. Attachment arises like this: We encounter something pleasant + inappropriate attention/exaggerating its good qualities = attachment arises (the feeling we can not be happy without it) Sometimes we are attached to people being different than they are, to being right, drugs, alcohol, or unhealthy food. In all these cases, it is not the person or object that makes us unhappy, but our attachment that causes

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Episode 70 - Don’t get entangled

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/02/29

It is so easy to get entangled with the pressures of work, family dramas, relationship issues etc. The body and mind are finely tuned to handle acute stress, but not the prolonged, daily stress we experience from these emotional entanglements. How then do we follow the Buddha’s advice, “Don’t get entangled with what you long for or dislike”? In this episode, we explore how we turn situations and people into things we long for or dislike. We can engage in a mindfulness practice to stop ourselves from

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Episode 69 - The Magical Practice of Taking and Giving

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox ·

2020/02/22

The ancient meditation known as the ‘the magical practice of taking and giving’ is a profound method to: transform our suffering into a tool to help others purify our negative karma make our mind strong and resilient develop universal compassion eventually attain enlightenment In this episode, we learn how to do this practice formally, seated, as well as in daily life. This practice can be done with our eyes open, whenever we see someone suffering. It can help us make our own suffering

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