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From the Pure Land Podcast

Impermanence is a core concept of Buddhism, so we understand that our lives can end in the next moment. But it took me 78 years of life and roughly four decades of practicing Buddhism to realize that I"m already in the Pure Land. Come join me there. melpine.substack.com

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62:04

Interview: Dr. Dominique Side

From the Pure Land Podcast ·

2024/10/22

I couldn’t be happier with this first From the Pure Land interview—except that:* There’s a weird silence at the beginning.* Toward the end, you’ll hear a quotation from the Dalai Lama read twice, but please continue until the strange long silence at the end. You can skip that.* A few other glitches because of my inexperience with the technology. Get full access to From the Pure Land at melpine.substack.com/subscribe

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13:52

Politics and Religion Don't Mix, Except When They Do

From the Pure Land Podcast ·

2024/10/18

As a Buddhist blogger, it’s essential to maintain my equanimity. I know that life is perfect as it is because it is shaped by causes and conditions, and there could be no other way. And I know that every moment is impermanent—those I like and those I’d prefer not to live through. So I take everything in stride and hope to pass that state of mind on to readers and listeners.As an American voter, I’m concerned about what seems to be a pivotal crossroads for the United States. On November 5, we will

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28:07

Taking What's Broken and Giving What's Whole

From the Pure Land Podcast ·

2024/10/13

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with a lacquer mixed with powdered gold. The image came to me as I considered a brief way to describe tonglen, the Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice of breathing in the suffering of others and breathing out healing. We receive what’s broken and return what’s whole.The practice of kintsugi, which began in 14th-century Japan, demonstrates how beauty can be found in imperfection. It’s linked to the philosophy of wabi-sabi, acceptance of

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12:07

No, I Won't Obliterate My Real Enemy

From the Pure Land Podcast ·

2024/10/06

I’m about to give vent to my contrarian side. Before I do, though, let’s consider what civilization was like when Gautama Buddha began teaching and as Buddhism spread throughout South, Southeast, and East Asia.Siddhartha Gautama was born in the foothills of the Himalayas in what’s now Nepal, near the border with India. He taught there and in the Ganges Plain and acknowledged spiritual roots in the Indus Valley. It’s generally believed he lived for an 80-year span between 560 and 400 BCE.We can’t

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23:44

Finding Equanimity in a Troubled World

From the Pure Land Podcast ·

2024/10/02

Equanimity…is the quality of heart that balances the movement of the heart with wisdom. Equanimity allows us to care, while also owning the limits of that care…. It is not detachment, because our heart is still engaged. We learn to take wise action when appropriate, and we let go of attachment to outcomes. —The Tattooed BuddhaInspired by my dharma siblings, with whom I sit for an hour every morning via Zoom, I wrote and recorded a meditation to help us all balance our empathy with our equanimity

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13:24

The Nature of Mind Is Beyond Words

From the Pure Land Podcast ·

2024/09/30

No words can describe it No example can point to it Samsara does not make it worse Nirvana does not make it better It has never been born It has never ceased It has never been liberated It has never been deluded It has never existed It has never been nonexistent It has no limits at all It does not fall into any kind of category. --Dudjom Rinpoche on the nature of mindThanks to my dharma friend and fellow blogger Chodpa for reminding me of that quotation in his September 25 blog post, which you can

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23:00

Finding Your Island of Refuge

From the Pure Land Podcast ·

2024/09/25

I won’t claim that I invented the meditation I’m about to guide you through. It’s adapted from other sources. For example, here’s a video of an hour-long dharma talk called “Taking Refuge in the Island Within Ourselves” by Sister Chân Đức in the Plum Village monastery and retreat center in France: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5J4N989CeUI’ve added a twist or two I haven’t seen before, even though I’m sure I’m not the first to think of them, and combined it all into a guided meditation. I’d

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13:49

How to Become Enlightened in This Lifetime

From the Pure Land Podcast ·

2024/09/18

After three decades of practicing Theravada (foundational) and Mahayana (second wave) Buddhism, I was still confused about one thing. As far as I could tell, every form of Buddhism teaches that all beings have the Buddha Nature within or at least the potential for enlightenment, but it always seemed distant—not within reach.I certainly didn’t consider myself a Buddha, but my meditative experiences had convinced me that Buddhahood or some form of enlightenment was closer than I had been led to

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44:14

Guided Meditation--The Five Touchings

From the Pure Land Podcast ·

2024/09/14

In the 1980s or ‘90s, Thich Nhat Hanh and his longtime companion, Sister Chan Khong, turned a ritual called the Five Prostrations, with roots in Theravada Buddhism, into a profoundly healing meditation they called Touching the Earth—one easier for Westerners to practice. I’ve had the privilege of doing the meditation led once by Thich Nhat Hanh in Vermont and once by Sister Chan Khong in Virginia. It brings me into vivid touch with interconnectedness and my place in the world whenever I do it.I've

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20:10

Love Is a Many-Faceted Thing

From the Pure Land Podcast ·

2024/09/06

The perfection of loving-kindness is the wish to provide for the welfare and happiness of the world, accompanied by compassion and skillful means; literally, it means benevolence. —Insight Meditation CenterHere's a 20-minute Metta (loving-kindness) meditation for beginners as well as the more experienced. Get full access to From the Pure Land at melpine.substack.com/subscribe

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