WISDOM TALKS with John Barter John Barter
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- Salud y forma física
WISDOM TALKS is a weekly podcast where John Barter provides reflections and teachings on applying practical wisdom to daily living. These reflections and insights often come from John’s understanding of the Buddha’s teachings, his own experience of Buddhist Monastic life and his work as a mindful and wisdom based psychologist.
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WT 20 - The 4 Jhana (deeper meditative states)
In this episode of Wisdom Talks John Barter discusses the “The 4 Jhana” - translated as The 4 States of Meditation in Theravada Buddhism. To encourage and inspire the possibility of refinement of consciousness and deeper states of mind; and appreciate that there is great joy and peace beyond just worldly pursuits.
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WT 19 - The Power Of Trust (Saddha)
In this episode of Wisdom Talks John Barter reflects on a teaching of the Buddha called “The 5 Bala”-translated as The 5 Powers (or Strengths). In particular the first power or strength called Saddha, translated as Trust or Faith
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WT 18 - The 4 Stages Of Enlightenment
In this episode of Wisdom Talks John Barter reflects on the ‘The 4 Stages of Enlightenment” as categorised in Theravada Buddhism. They relate to psychological factors that hold the mind back or hinder the mind from being completely free from stress, distress, angst, unease and suffering
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WT 17 - The 4 Ultimate Buddhist Concepts
In this episode of Wisdom Talks John Barter continues reflecting upon the sets of 4 teachings or practices of the Buddha by looking into ‘The 4 Ultimate Buddhist Concepts”.
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WT 16 – The 4 Pairs Of The Ways Of The World
In this episode of Wisdom Talks John Barter explains how the world runs on and is fuelled by 8 conditions, namely: Gain and Loss, Happiness and Misery, Praise and Blame, Fame and Non Fame
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WT 15 – The 4 Miracles
At no other time in the history of humanity are we exposed to so much information around the world, causing overload for the mind. There is so much thought happening and getting in the way of experience and connecting to life and each other.
In this episode of Wisdom Talks John Barter reflects on why reducing and pausing thoughts and the right use of thoughts are so important for us.