Sympathetic Joy (mudita) is one of the four noble qualities recommended by the Buddha on the path of awakening. Such joy arises from appreciating the good fortune of self and others.
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Presence as an Act of Compassion and Love
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April 21, 2024 Mindful presence is the necessary ground of compassion and care. With presence, we courageously enter an intimacy that connects us with ourselves, each other and the world, body, heart and spirit. The beautiful truth is that presence and love can grow and blossom through the practices of meditation and mindful loving awareness. Let’s join together…
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Daily Meditation Recordings, with Martin Aylward – Week of Feb 28, 2022
Daily meditations with Martin Aylward.
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Pride Every Day of Our Lives
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July 24, 2022 Pride celebrations are dedicated to celebrating the freedoms we have as LGBTQIA2S+ people and for campaigning for the human rights of Queer and Trans people around the world. 50 years ago the Gay Liberation Front held their first march in London. I was a kid, when history was being made. History is still being made…
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Letting your heart break … open.
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December 13, 2015 Martin looks at current events with an eye on the suffering of refugees, the climate emergency and growing Islamophobia, exploring how we can both empathize with and respond to human suffering, while also cultivating joy, gratitude and ease of heart.
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Embodied Wisdom: The Self-Preservation of Activism
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July 8, 2017 Yes, the world is on fire. And, how do we respond to the rage, anger, and fear that can engulf us? How do we utilize these emotions as catalysts that can move us into action that doesn’t burn us up and destroy us? We investigate the Self-Preservation of Activism by feeling into our body wisdom…
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Daily Meditation Recordings, with Sophie Boyer – Week of 18 May, 2026
This week’s theme is: The Unfolding of Presence
This week, Sophie Boyer invites us back to the heart of daily meditation: just practice. It’s a practice where no effort is needed to be present, for presence is already here. Let us simply return to it.
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Glimpse of Being
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July 11, 2021 There are many ways to practice mindfulness, from the focused and deliberate to the expansive and relaxed. In this session, Diana teaches about natural awareness, which is a wide open, spacious, effortless awareness of awareness. Learn simple meditative shifts and ‘Glimpse Practices’ to connect with our radiant awareness and the innate capacity we all have…
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Daily Meditation Recordings, with Nathan Glyde – Week of 08 June, 2026
This week’s theme is: Awakening Happiness. Awakening is the flowering of the path — a delightful release from the inner fires of greed, aversion, and confusion. As these burdens fall away, happiness is liberated — bright and unbound. Our Dharma Library thrives through collective generosity.
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