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Talks and Guided Meditations from Dharma Teacher, Therapist, and Mindfulness Coach Gregory Maloof.
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Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Gregory reviews Anicca, Anatta, and Dukkha, their misconceptions and importance in this week's podcast. It is an especially humorous episode :-)
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
The Dharma is freely given, but if you would like to support this podcast and pay it forward, you can donate and support it HERE
Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma
To learn about retreats, news, and classes first, CLICK HERE to keep in touch and get on the Wednesday Wake-Up mailing list.
Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
Ayya Dhammadipa's visit to Wise Spirit is referenced in the talk, check out the episode HERE for context. In today's podcast, Gregory chats about the historical relationship of mutual support between the laity and monastics in Buddhism and the importance of supporting nuns in the Theravada tradition.
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
The Dharma is freely given, but if you would like to support this podcast and pay it forward, you can donate and support it HERE
Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma
To learn about retreats, news, and classes first, CLICK HERE to keep in touch and get on the Wednesday Wake-Up mailing list.
Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
Ayyā Dhammadīpā was a special guest of the Wise Spirit Buddhist Community (of which Gregory is the guiding teacher). She started us off with a guided meditation on the sense doors (you can skip to minute 31:30 if you would like to just hear the Dharma talk). The talk is a profound one around the five Khandas: Form, Vedana (feeling tone), Perception, Mental Formations, and Consciousness.
Please support Ayya and her teachings by giving Dana at https://dassanaya.org/giving.
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Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
When learning the Dharma, we may run into things that seem confusing, contradictory, or even paradoxical. How do we resolve this? Tune in to this week's podcast where Gregory runs down three wisdom tools of the meditator, and how to cut through confusion to get to the illumination.
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
The Dharma is freely given, but if you would like to support this podcast and pay it forward, you can donate and support it HERE
Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma
To learn about retreats, news, and classes first, CLICK HERE to keep in touch and get on the Wednesday Wake-Up mailing list.
Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
What is the term Dukkha? Why is the First Noble Truth a difficult topic to chat about and why is it often misunderstood? In today's talk, Gregory goes back to the basics of discussing The First Noble Truth.
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
The Dharma is freely given, but if you would like to support this podcast and pay it forward, you can donate and support it HERE
Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma
To learn about retreats, news, and classes first, CLICK HERE to keep in touch and get on the Wednesday Wake-Up mailing list.
Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
In today's podcast, Gregory chats about spiritual bypass. What do we do when we touch down on a something largely distressing in our meditation practice, but we don't address it head on? Perhaps we tiptoe around it, like a sleeping dragon. Maybe we even deny that something needs to be worked on, or because it doesn't come up for a while, we believe we've healed it, only to find it was sleeping and awakens later. Spiritual bypass is a tricky and very common occurrence - tune in to today's episode where Gregory gives examples of what to look for, and how to address the sleeping dragons head-on.
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
The Dharma is freely given, but if you would like to support this podcast and pay it forward, you can donate and support it HERE
Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma
To learn about retreats, news, and classes first, CLICK HERE to keep in touch and get on the Wednesday Wake-Up mailing list.
Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Many people come to the Dharma to heal psychological wounds, and find solace in meditation and following the eightfold path. For those who arrive at the shores of the Dharma, and receive revolutionary results in their inner life from practice - is Dharma just another form of therapy? As Gregory is a practicing therapist and a Dharma teacher, he addresses this question in today's podcast.
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
The Dharma is freely given, but if you would like to support this podcast and pay it forward, you can donate and support it HERE
Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma
To learn about retreats, news, and classes first, CLICK HERE to keep in touch and get on the Wednesday Wake-Up mailing list.
Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
What is Buddhism? Many of us have come from some very negative or challenging experiences with organized religion and the idea of religion can be quite difficult and complicated. Gregory talks about our cultural ideas around spirituality, religion, and whether one calls themselves "Buddhist". He also chats about how Buddhism's more unique qualities compare to other major world religions.
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
The Dharma is freely given, but if you would like to support this podcast and pay it forward, you can donate and support it HERE
Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma
To learn about retreats, news, and classes first, CLICK HERE to keep in touch and get on the Wednesday Wake-Up mailing list.
Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
We are very excited to welcome Dr. Richard C. Schwartz, founder of Internal Family Systems and the IFS Institute to the Wednesday Wake-Up podcast!
Dr. Schwartz is an accomplished author, with his latest book Introduction to Internal Family Systems (second edition) coming out today, March 7th.
Gregory and Dr. Schwartz discuss IFS, meditation, activism, and his latest books.
You can read more about Dr. Schwartz, his books, and IFS Institute trainings and offerings HERE.
A big thanks to publisher Sounds True!
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
The Dharma is freely given, but if you would like to support this podcast and pay it forward, you can donate and support it HERE
Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma
To learn about retreats, news, and classes first, CLICK HERE to keep in touch and get on the Wednesday Wake-Up mailing list.
Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
What does a disciplined mind have to do with awakening? What benefits are there in a daily meditation practice, beyond stress-reduction? Gregory talks about the psychology and science of a daily meditation practice and the power of discipline in today's talk.
Come join us for meditation, Thursdays 7 pm PST, online and in-person. Info on our website.
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
The Dharma is freely given, but if you would like to support this podcast and pay it forward, you can donate and support it HERE
Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma
To learn about retreats, news, and classes first, CLICK HERE to keep in touch and get on the Wednesday Wake-Up mailing list.
Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.