Buddhist Wisdom from a Beloved Teacher

Joanne Friday
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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.

  1. 10/18/2023

    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 contribute to the hell realms on earth, or to create heaven for ourselves and others. The talk includes the Plum Village song “The Realm of the Mind.” Dharma talk originally given on October 13, 2020, to the Mind Tamers Sangha, Rhode Island.

    34 min

  2. 10/13/2023

    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 guided meditation, to which she refers.

    36 min

  3. 09/29/2023

    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 they can guide us to avoid causing more suffering in the world, and to transform our own.

    35 min

  4. 09/15/2023

    Are We Sure?

    Dharma talk originally given on July 13, 2020, to the Peaceful Waters Sangha, Rhode Island.

  5. 09/01/2023

    Hiding in the Practice

    By going one step beyond stopping and calming our breath, we can transform our suffering and bring peace to ourselves and others. Mindfulness and concentration can help penetrate our habit energies, and ignorance of our interconnectedness with each other becomes love and understanding. (July 2013)

  6. 08/18/2023

    Why We Meditate + Guided Meditation

    Joanne shares how mindfully following our breath allows us to stop, rest and calm ourselves, unifying our mind and body. This practice allows us to concentrate and truly exercise free will, we can respond skillfully when suffering arises. A guided meditation follows.

  7. 08/04/2023

    Interbeing Explained in Song

    Joanne uses the song "At the Foot of the Mountain" and Thay's story about the river to illustrate how we are made of every single thing in the cosmos and how awareness of our interconnectedness makes peace, harmony, and fearlessness possible. The song “At the Foot of the Mountain” is sung by the Nuns of Plum Village, from the recording "Mountains" available from Blue Cliff Monastery. (Hartford Day of Mindfulness, 2011)

  8. 07/21/2023

    Creating Peace in Ourselves, Making Peace in the World

    Mindfulness practice and social change.

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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.

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