Suffering
Buddhist
Everyday Buddhism 56 - Can You Lament And Still Be A Buddhist?
Buddhist sutras and teachings speak of lamenting only in ways that highlight how it is to be avoided and transcended, so as not to fall victim to the second arrow of suffering. The Buddha's teaching that there is dukkha, or unsatisfactoriness, but suffering is optional through one's...
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Buddhist
Everyday Buddhism 22 - Release Your Cows
In a listener-requested podcast I relate how the story of releasing cows from Thich Nhat Hanh’s book No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering, helped me find freedom from suffering over a series of minor personal losses and disappointments...and freedom FROM the losses...
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Buddhist
Everyday Buddhism 67 - Love and the Strength of Our Humanness
Join me for a fascinating conversation with Arthur Brooks, where we talk about two of his 12 books, Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From the Culture of Contempt and From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life ,...
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Across Faiths
Buddhist
Everyday Buddhism 81 - Navigating Grief and Loss with Kimberly Brown
In this episode, I talk with Kimberly Brown about her new book, Navigating Grief and Loss: 25 Buddhist Practices to Keep your Heart Open to Yourself and Others , where she shares an approachable pathway to personal and collective well-being through real-life, contemporary meditations...
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Buddhist
Everyday Buddhism 42 - How Not to Feel Like a Victim
In this episode, I reflect on our responses when we find ourselves in life situations that don't make sense and that are out of our control. As we make our way through the global Covid-19 pandemic we see humbling examples of courage and compassion. And we also see examples of people...
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Buddhist
Everyday Buddhism 58: Allow Joy - Chan Practice for Uncertain Times
Join me for a conversation—and a gentle teaching—with one of the most clear and inspiring teachers I've met. Rebecca Li, the author of Allow Joy into Our Hearts: Chan Practice in Uncertain Times , talks with me about her new book and the inspiration behind it. I used her book—and will...
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Suffering By Faiths
Buddhist
The Questions of Naga King Sagara
When Life Punches You In The Face (recorded talk)
Buddha versus Jesus: Comparing 4 Truths in Socrates' Children
Podcasts:
Why Does God Allow the Innocent to Suffer?
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Everyday Buddhism 81 - Navigating Grief and Loss with Kimberly Brown
The Suffering of Covid-19
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Catholic
New Age, Healing Stones and the Occult
New Age, Healing Stones and the Occult
On Suffering, Meaning, And Virtue
Bishop Resigned After Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
When God Says, "No"
Fr. Emil Kapaun: Servant of God and Country
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Contemplative
When I Encountered the Spirit of a Loved One
Love Is Worth It, Even When It Hurts
Was Blind: The Gift of Cataracts (part 1)
When Joy is a Field of Wildflowers: Adopting a Perspective of Abundance
Why it Matters that Mary was Like You
God Hates Divorce, Not Divorced People
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Eastern Orthodox
What was Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh?
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Evangelical
Don’t Let Bitterness Rule: Tips for the Spiritual Journey
10 Christian Humanitarians Who Changed the World
You need to know: is stepping in cat puke is part of God's plan for your life?
Is Cowardice Worthy of Hell?
Tell Yourself These Biblical Truths about Suffering
Is God the Author and Orchestrator of all our Suffering?
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General Christian
Should A Rapist Get the Death Penalty According to the Bible?
Gan Eden, The Righteous, and Heaven
Gehinnon, The Damned and God’s People
Why Was Abraham Asked to Sacrifice Issac?
Olam Ha-Ba, The Afterlife And What They Mean For God's People
Moses: The Historicity
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Jewish
Yetzer-Ha-Tov, Christian Nationalism and What They Mean For God's People
Ha-Satan, Evil and What it Means For God's People
Leah
Joseph: The Historicity
Ancient Egypt as a Setting and Theme in Jewish Literature
Hagar: The Mother of a Nation
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Latter-day Saint
Some More on Spirituality, Religiosity, and Health
"Could a Loving God Allow Such Suffering?"
"Christ and the Work of Suffering"
Toxic Theology: There Are No Coincidences
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More Voices
The Expression of Grief in Trembles: A Spiritual Study in Dance
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Muslim
Why Does Allah Allow Human Suffering? For What Purpose?
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New Visions
The Biology of Suffering
The Biology of Suffering
Will we remember dying?
What Happens When a Positive Thinker Confronts Suffering?
In Violent Clashes, Who Is Suffering?
C.S. Lewis on Suffering, Let's Do Lunch ~ a New Book
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Pagan
Bittersweet: Reflections on Suffering
No, You Didn't Choose to Suffer
The 4 Best Posts of 2019 You Didn’t Read
Why Is There Joy In The World?
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Progressive Christian
Standing In Auschwitz (Thoughts On Being Human)
Using a Different Metric of Fairness: The Parable of the Vineyard Workers
In recordbreaking heat, Israel intentionally impedes Palestinian families' access to water
What Does it Mean Today to 'Take Up Your Cross'?
When Unmoored, You Search for Moorings: Why We Are All Religious
You Are More Than Your Body: The 'Wolf at My Door' Series
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