Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

What is the difference between being "nice" and being "kind"?  What does it mean to be "sympathetic" vs. "empathetic"?  This week, Gregory takes a deep dive into loving-kindness, and the natural progression we take to be masters of Metta.
 
RESOURCES:
https://twentyonetoys.com/blogs/teaching-empathy/brene-brown-empathy-vs-sympathy#:~:text=Empathy%20and%20sympathy%20are%20often,to%20more%20isolation%20and%20disconnection.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/click-here-happiness/202007/sympathy-vs-empathy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence
https://mhanational.org/what-emotional-intelligence-and-how-does-it-apply-workplace
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/emotional-intelligence
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/the-compassionate-mind
https://www.scu.edu/the-big-q/being-nice-vs-being-kind/
https://humanwindow.com/nice-vs-kind/
 
 
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate HERE
Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma
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Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.
 
 
 

In this week's podcast, Gregory pays respect to Thich Nhat Hanh - a giant of Dharma who passed this week.
 
We will be giving away 10 of his books in the coming weeks.  Direct Message us on Instagram - first 10 folks who reach out to us will get a book mailed to them.  (Dm us you mailing address and an email we can reach you at.)
 
I also wanted to give a shout out to Lion’s Roar for all their amazing articles upon which this podcast episode was based.
 
https://www.lionsroar.com/thich-nhat-hanh/#earth
https://www.lionsroar.com/earth-gathas/
https://www.lionsroar.com/in-engaged-buddhism-peace-begins-with-you/
https://www.lionsroar.com/wake-up-to-the-revolution/
https://www.lionsroar.com/thich-nhat-hanh-zen-teacher-who-popularized-mindfulness-in-the-west-dead-at-95/
https://www.lionsroar.com/the-world-we-have/
 
 
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate 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.  
Join us Live - https://www.meetup.com/wednesday-wake-up-meditation-group/
Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.

Ardency.  Alertness. Mindfulness.  These were the keys the Buddha gave as basics to success in cultivating a fruitful meditation practice.  It may lack the flash / bang of tranquility, energy or bliss but we are never too advanced to review the basics.  Learn how these keys build the foundation of practice in this week's episode.
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate 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.  
Join us Live - https://www.meetup.com/wednesday-wake-up-meditation-group/
Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.

In this week's talk, Gregory chats about the terms "renunciation" and "letting-go" and what they have to do with choosing a deeper bliss of practice, and why folks shy away from "renunciation".
 
Articles/Resources on Wise Intention
 
https://valleyinsight.org/2010/02/23/wise-intention/
https://www.lionsroar.com/how-to-practice-wise-intention/
 
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate 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.

In this week's episode, Gregory chats about why morning is an ideal time to practice mindfulness meditation, how we progress from intention to habit to awakening, how to create a new habit, and how keeping commitments can bring a host of other positive changes to our lives.
 
Articles, Resources & Source Material on Morning Routines 
https://www.nami.org/blogs/nami-blog/august-2017/the-power-of-a-morning-routine
 
https://thoughtcatalog.com/brianna-wiest/2015/10/the-psychology-of-daily-routine-7-reasons-why-people-who-do-the-same-things-each-day-tend-to-be-happier-than-those-who-chase-adventure/
 
https://myva360.com/blog/10-science-backed-benefits-of-a-morning-routine
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6378489/
 
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate 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.

Gregory chats about samadhi, Jhana factors, what it takes to create one-pointedness and why the Buddha said that the concentration part of the path was integral to his awakening. 
To view handout from this talk click here: Jhana Handout
 
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate 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.

In this week's podcast, Gregory gives an introduction and orientation to Jhana practice.
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate 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.

What does it mean to live within the middle path?  Gregory chats about what lies in the middle of self-indulgence and extreme renunciation practices, and how to find the sweet spot of doing our most skillful spiritual work.
 
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate 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.

Gregory continues his discussion of how to use Vedanā to cultivate an understanding of how clinging and craving arises, and gain liberating wisdom from your own cycles of attachment and aversion.
 
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate 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.

Vedanā is often translated as "feeling" or "sensation".  What does Vedanā have to do with clinging and suffering and how can mindfulness of feelings contribute to our liberation? Gregory does a deep dive into Vedanā and its importance in today's talk.
ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF
Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.
If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate 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.