Adventures in Buddhism

In this episode, Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan talks about the second turning of the Wheel of Dharma, with the teachings on emptiness and the way of the bodhisattva. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

In this episode, Sensei Morris continues his discussion of the day-to-day usefulness of the Buddha's key teachings, with an emphasis on the discourse on anatta--the not-self characteristic--and the factors of dependent origination.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

A lot of people starting out exploring Buddhism can get overwhelmed by the prospect of learning how to practice. There are so many resources, from so many different schools and viewpoints, it can be very confusing. In this first in a series of talks, Sensei Morris talks about the foundations of Buddhist practice and how to make them useful in your real life.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

Want a gift that will last forever, won't wear out, and that you won't have any desire to exchange? In this episode, Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan offers you some gifts you can give yourself that will also benefit others: kindness, gratitude and purpose.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

What does it mean to "be" enlightened? In this episode, which Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan gave on Bodhi Day, 2021, he talks about the seven factors of enlightenment and how we might use them as a blueprint for enlightened living.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

The Buddha was once asked, "Are you a god?" And he answered, "I am awake." In this talk, Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan discusses how a human being just like us became the awakened one, and what it means to us and our spiritual lives. This talk was given a few days before Bodhi Day, 2021.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

Can you be Buddhist and Jewish, Christian, Muslim, etc.? Can one practice more than one religion at once? A number of people attempt to add Buddhism to the religion of their family or their culture. Is it possible to do and do it well? In this episode, Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan talks about some ways this might work.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

A monk--a former king--sat in the forest meditating and exclaiming, "What bliss!" He had let go of a life of kingly status, and in return received heavenly bliss. In this episode, Sense Morris Doshin Sullivan talks about the Buddhist principle of renunciation--of letting go of short term gratification in favor of long term happiness.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

After a dharma talk, Sensei Morris typically opens the floor for questions about Buddhist practice. In this episode, he shares some of the results of those question and answer periods.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

Many people are compassionate toward others, but have trouble extending that same compassion toward themselves. In this episode, Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan talks about the myth of self-esteem and about how to create self-compassion instead.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

Many people come to Buddhism looking for meditation and special practices. But the first lesson in Buddhism is one of the first lessons many of us receive as children--it is important to share. In this episode, Sensei Morris talks about some of the ways to develop a giving heart, and the way we will benefit spiritually as a result.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

When exploring your spiritual path, how can you tell if you're on the right track? In this episode, Sensei Morris talks about the Buddha's advice on how to tell if your spiritual path was taking you somewhere worth going.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

Of course, spiritual practice is an important matter. However, the ability to laugh--and especially to laugh at ourselves--is an important skill to bring along on our spiritual journey. Even the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu consider it essential to living a joyful life. In this episode, Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan talks about not taking ourselves too seriously.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

Time, and awareness of its preciousness, is an important topic in Buddhist teachings. In this episode, Sensei Morris talks about how to be mindful of time in a way that supports and encourages spiritual growth.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

At one time or another, almost everyone has been harmed by someone else. Often, we carry the weight of this harm long after any physical damage is healed. In this episode, Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan talks about how to begin the healing process by practicing forgiveness.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

Mindfulness is a big buzz-word these days, but there's a related idea we can call "heedfulness" that the Buddha considered supremely important. In this episode, Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan shares a story about Sariputta and heedfulness, and then a dharma talk he gave on the subject.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

In this episode, Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan talks about the fifth factor of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right Livelihood.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

Many people don't think of Buddhism as a faith tradition--the Buddha was a human being who realized something we can realize if we do the things he did. But faith and worship are still important elements to Buddhism. In Episode 26, Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan talks about how faith and worship align with practice to lead to liberation.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

In this episode, Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan tells a story about an unusual lesson in charity Mogallana gave, and then shares a dharma talk on the benefits of being authentic.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support

In this episode, Sensei Morris talks about a time when Sariputta showed his compassion for the poor and neglected people in society, and then shares his conversation with Chenxing Han, the author of Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morris-sullivan/support