Wild Heart Meditation Center

So much of spiritual practice is about getting into the weeds and looking into the messy areas of our lives. It's important to balancing the "dirty work" with the enjoyment and appreciation of what i…

Andrew offers a guided gratitude meditation. Enjoy!

Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org

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Mikey Noechel discusses how suffering creates addiction and the practice of compassion at the Southeast Refuge Recovery Conference in Asheville, NC.

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Scott Tusa & Andrew Chapman discuss perspectives on Metta (loving-kindness) as a way of overcoming self-importance and self-obsession. This talk includes a portion of Q&A. Enjoy!

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Scott Tusa visits from Brooklyn, NY to teach at Wild Heart Meditation Center. In this talk, Scott speaks on the topic of "Finding More Joy Through Embodied Awareness". Enjoy!

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Andrew continues his discussion from last week on Mindfulness of the Mind, highlighting the role of effort in meditation practice. He specifically focuses on the topics of equanimity (non-reactivity)…

Andrew offers some practical perspectives on engaging skillfully with distortions of thought and perception through mindfulness practice. He shares about how the goal of mindfulness is to cultivate a…

Andrew shares some reflections on the Buddha's personal path to awakening - leaving the comfort of worldly pleasures in seek of deeper abiding fulfillment. He discusses how the Buddha uncovered the c…

Andrew discusses one of the most essential of the Buddha's teachings: the reflection into the nature of dukkha -- dis-ease, stress, & dissatisfaction. How do we learn to cope with the inherent fragil…

Andrew offers some perspectives on approaching relationships with mindfulness, highlighting the eight-fold path factor of "wise speech".

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Andrew offers some reflections on setting intentions for the New Year & recommitting to spiritual practice.

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Andrew discusses the Buddha's teachings on "Metta" (loving-kindness). The Buddha taught kindness as a path to having a liberated heart and mind; the following talk discusses some of the ways of appro…

Andrew continues a discussion on the Buddha's liberating teaching of "not-self". He describes how our sense of self arises through what the Buddha refers to as the "5 bundles" - form, feeling, percep…

Andrew discusses one of the Buddha's most foundational teachings, Anatta, or "not-self". Not-self is a practice of understanding that by clinging on to and seeking lasting security in temporary roles…

Andrew continues a two part series of talks on Gratitude. This time, he talk at length about the practice of sympathetic joy (pali sanskrit - "Mudita). Sympathetic joy is the practice of taking activ…

Andrew discusses the key role of gratitude in developing inner and outer wellbeing. He talks about the neuroscience and psychological research surrounding cultivating gratitude in one's life.

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Mikey Noechel discusses the practice of Maranasati, mindfulness of death.

Wild Heart Meditation Center in a non-profit Buddhist community based in Nashville, TN. https://www.wildheartmeditationcenter…

In this episode, Andrew discusses the role of intention in spiritual practice. He discusses three functions of intention: moment-to-moment decision-making, determination, and living with integrity & …

In this episode, Andrew discusses the key role of "faith" on the spiritual path. Although faith can be a hard sell for many of us, especially for those who have appreciation for the Dharma's largely …

In this episode, Andrew discusses "The Seven Factors of Awakening": Mindfulness, Investigation, Energy, Piti, Tranquility, Concentration, & Equanimity. Although we may not explicitly develop these qu…