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Virtual Sangha Podcast

VirtualSangha.org

Looking to learn more about Buddhism and connect with friends on the path? Or maybe you're an experienced practitioner and you enjoy keeping a beginner's mind. Wherever you're at in your journey, you're invited to visit virtualsangha.org, to browse our resources there, and connect with our supportive and inclusive community on Discord. Visit https://virtualsangha.org for more information.

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52:22

Meet Jay

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/11/30

Mike learns about Jay's journey. They discuss the importance of connecting with a community, and how they experience the relationship between secular and traditional Buddhism.

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26:52

The Purpose of Precepts by Jon

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/11/23

Why keep the precepts?Study and practice with our online Buddhist Sangha at https://virtualsangha.org

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22:45

Right Effort by Chris

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/11/20

Chris shares a talk on the subject of Right Effort.Study and practice with our online Buddhist Discord at https://virtualsangha.org.

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22:31

Right Speech: Mike Reads MN 58

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2025/11/16

Always avoid speech that is untrue, pointless, or harmful, and be mindful of proper timing when explaining what you know to be true and beneficial.

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12:46

Right Intention: Mike Reads MN 19

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/11/09

Right Intention, samma-saṅkappa, also called Right Thought, is the wholesome application of the mind, described in MN 19.Read along at https://virtualsangha.org/right-intention-mn-19/

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62:40

Mike meets Nick-Chöden

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/10/22

Nick-Chöden shares his deep connection to both Buddhism and Christianity. His Buddhist roots trace back to his mother's practice of Nichiren Shōshū, which was followed by a decades-long practice of Tibetan Buddhism that began in his early thirties. The pinnacle of his Tibetan practice was his ordination as a novice monk in 2012 by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in India, who granted him the ordination name Tenzin Chöden. Nick-Chöden is also a dedicated participant in the Thích Nhất Hạnh Plum

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10:40

Book Club: Mike Chants The Heart Sutra

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/10/05

This is how we chant the Heart Sutra at our English services.

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25:53

Book Club: The Dhammapada with Pam and Mike

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/09/16

Pam and Mike talk about the Dhammapada.Check out Pam's Dharma Art Journal at:https://www.dharmaartjournal.com/Dhammapada app:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intradarma.dhammapada.en_buddharakkhita&pcampaignid=web_shareJoin the discord at https://virtualsangha.org

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9:25

Right View

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/09/07

How important is Right View? What does Right View even mean?Read along in the suttas and find out:https://suttacentral.net/an1.306-315/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latinhttps://suttacentral.net/mn9/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=none&highlight=false&script=latinFind other resources and connect with our Buddhist Discord server at https://virtualsangha.org

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12:47

Right Effort?

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/08/17

Mike here... feeling burnt out today. Let's take another look at SN 45.8, especially the section on Right Effort, and see if I can take some motivation from it.https://virtualsangha.org

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18:59

56.11. Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dhamma

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/07/20

https://suttacentral.net/sn56.11/en/bodhi?lang=en&reference=main&highlight=falseJoin our Buddhist Discord: https://virtualsangha.org

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16:52

Non-Self: Mahayana and Therevada

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/07/13

Mike reads the discourse on non-self, and the heart sutra.

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10:06

The Four Known Things (AN 4.1)

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/06/29

Maybe you've heard of the Eightfold Path: Right view, right intent, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.But have you heard of the Threefold Training? This divides the Eightfold Path into three sections:Paññā (wisdom, as in wise view and wise intention),Sīla (moral ethics, as in ethical speech, ethical action, and ethical livelihood), andSamadhi (meditative practice, such as meditative effort, meditative mindfulness, and

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16:33

Mike reads MN4

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/06/26

The Buddha spends a night in the woods, confronting fear.https://suttacentral.net/mn4/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

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8:50

Ted Reads SN 51.15

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/06/22

Is "the path" endless?https://suttacentral.net/sn51.15/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

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23:31

The Simile of The Saw - MN 21

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/06/12

https://suttacentral.net/mn21/en/sujatoEven is someone is trolling your Discord server, you should train like this: ‘My mind will not degenerate. I will blurt out no bad words. I will remain full of sympathy, with a heart of love and no secret hate. And with them as a basis, we will meditate spreading a heart like the earth to everyone in the world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will.’ That’s how you should train.

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24:30

Re-release: Milk and Water - Harmony In The Sangha

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/06/08

Mike gave his "Milk and Water" talk via Zoom to his friends at the Phap Nguyen Temple.---How do you handle difficult conversations or situations, both inside and outside of the practice community?One of the phrases that helps me is "Dear friend, I love you more than I love being right."I hope we will always love each other more than we love the sound of our own voices, and that we will always be honest, especially to ourselves, about our intentions in any conversation: are we seeking

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14:43

Milk and Water: Harmony in the Sangha

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/06/01

How do you handle difficult conversations or situations, both inside and outside of the practice community?One of the phrases that helps me is "Dear friend, I love you more than I love being right."I hope we will always love each other more than we love the sound of our own voices, and that we will always be honest, especially to ourselves, about our intentions in any conversation: are we seeking mutual understanding, or are we seeking to win some kind of one-sided

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19:10

Right Speech with Prince Abhaya, MN 58

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/05/25

The Buddha answers a trick question, and teaches about Right Speech.If something is not true and/or beneficial, don't say it.If something is true and beneficial, then depending on whether it will be liked or disliked by other people, know when to speak in the proper time.Additional resources on Right Speech:https://zenstudiespodcast.com/right-speech/https://www.deepdharma.org/beliefs/right-speech/

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20:11

Mike wraps up the Diamond Sutra!

Virtual Sangha Podcast ·

2025/05/11

Read along: https://www.lifelonglearningcollaborative.org/silkroads/articles/diamond-sutra-translation.pdf

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