Buddhist Wisdom from a Beloved Teacher
Beloved Buddhist Dharma Teacher Joanne Friday shares her down-to-earth translations of the Buddha’s teachings in order to help us suffer less and enjoy our lives more. Joanne was ordained as a Dharma Teacher in the Tiep Hien Order, the Order of Interbeing, by Buddhist monk and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 172 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2023
The Realm of the Mind is Mine
Speaking during the runup to the 2020 election, Joanne points us to the tools to take care of our own consciousnesses during difficult times. She reminds us that we always have a choice: to contribut…
Peace Within, Peace Without
Joanne takes us through the process of transforming our anger, showing ourselves nothing but lovingkindness and understanding so that we can offer that to the world. The talk begins just after a guid…
Guidelines for Choosing Wisely
Joanne gives an overview of the first six of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings, showing that they are guidelines for us, to help us choose our actions wisely as we go through our lives. She shows us how t…
Are We Sure?
Dharma talk originally given on July 13, 2020, to the Peaceful Waters Sangha, Rhode Island.
Hiding in the Practice
Joanne addresses the commercialization of “mindfulness” in the culture at large, warning us that simply to learn how to calm ourselves down isn’t going far enough. She explains that we must go one st…
Why We Meditate & Guided Meditation
Joanne shares the practice of mindfully following our breath, which gives us the opportunity to stop, rest and calm ourselves, unifying our mind and body. By doing so we give ourselves a greater chan…
"At the Foot of the Mountain" - Interbeing Explained in Song
Joanne uses the song "At the Foot of the Mountain" and at story by Thich Nhat Hanh to illustrate how we are made of every single element of the cosmos. We learn that only through an awareness of our …
Creating Peace in Ourselves, Making Peace in the World
Joanne shares the relationship between mindfulness practice and social change with the community of artists at the Rhode Island School of Design, in Providence, in 2011. The complete title of her tal…
Getting in Touch with Our True Goodness
Helping us to live in greater harmony with the people we love, Joanne reminds us that the bedrock of our practice is to come back to ourselves to take responsibility for our own happiness, so that we…
An Introduction to the Five Mindfulness Trainings
Joanne provides a brief introduction to the Five Mindfulness Trainings, the Buddhist precepts as shaped and made current by the Plum Village Tradition founded by Thich Nhat Hanh.
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Looking Deeply in Order to Be of Help: Understanding the Sandy Hook Tragedy
In this Dharma talk Joanne asks us to look deeply together at the causes and conditions that can create such tragedy in our culture. She also gives us the tools to take good care of ourselves and our…
Responding Skillfully to Life
Joanne shares the ways in which our minds pull us off balance and arouse our emotions, driving us toward creating suffering for ourselves and others with unskillful words and actions. She assures us …
A Survival Kit for the Holidays
Joanne gives us a handy "toolbox" for dealing with difficult people and stressful situations over the holidays, including conflicts over personal issues and political views. She shows us how the prac…
Fear and Love
A 2018 talk on Fear and Love, given by Joanne Friday, a Dharma teacher in the Tiep Hien Order, the Order of Interbeing, founded by Buddhist monk and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. To learn more, or to s…