…them another formula, but I can think of some great people who've provided all kinds of alternatives. They're called the Buddha, they're called Jesus, they're called Karl Marx, they're called Eugene Debs, they're called, all kinds of Martin Luther King. Uh,…

…You have to actually be with this stuff. I'm not a Buddhist teacher by any means, but I'm talking basic, you know, but the Buddha said, you just got to be with all this stuff and notice. And then by the way, who's the person that's noticing the pain…

…You have to actually be with this stuff. I'm not a Buddhist teacher by any means, but I'm talking basic, you know, but the Buddha said, you just got to be with all this stuff and notice. And then by the way, who's the person that's noticing the pain…

…I was a very young infant. And so that's what Peter means by the eternity of the past, that the past colors are, the Buddha said once that with our minds, we basically create the world. But what it didn't say is that before with our minds, we create…

…yourself strangers in Egypt so he's a failure that way because look at all the oppression that's going on then there's the Buddha a spectacular failure You know, how's it going with the compassion and wisdom in the world, you know, or Jesus or Yeshua?…

…you don't have anger. Being enmeshed is that you don't let that anger govern and dictate your behavior. Okay? And when the Buddha taught meditation to his students, he said to the bhikkhus, you know, to the monks, he said, When the bhikkhu, there's…

…often said that on this subject you could speak with the humility of Moshe Rabbeinu our teacher or Moses with the deep compassion of Buddha and the loving heart of Jesus and some people still dislike it and resent it and I can't help that yeah and we…

…for anybody to put themselves in the position and the experience of the other. Yeah. We tend to experience the world, the Buddha said 2,500 years ago, 2,600 years ago now, that basically with our minds we create the world. That's the first statement in…

…is with this group or that group. And then we think we're free and we know the facts. But the facts, as the Buddha points out, are a product of our particular interpretation of the world. And the question is, Can we become free of all that?…

…a break from emails, internet, everything. And I began to immerse myself in spiritual literature again and meditation and so on. And The Buddha never told his followers not to feel hate or not to feel angry or not to feel grief, not to feel sadness or…

…think people lose out a lot. We tell people all the time, this is not going to save your life. And in fact, the Buddha talked about our habit energies that are so powerful, it takes a lot to overcome them. And those habit energies are those ingrained…

…between us as well. Well, I am so sure that love is a new spirituality. Have you ever heard of a guy called Jesus or Buddha? or Buddha or Rumi or Hafiz, all they write about and talk about is love, you know? And when they say don't bring spirituality…

…as well. Well, I am so sure that love is a new spirituality. Have you ever heard of a guy called Jesus or Buddha? or Buddha or Rumi or Hafiz, all they write about and talk about is love, you know? And when they say don't bring spirituality in the…

…think people lose out a lot. We tell people all the time, this is not going to save your life. And in fact, the Buddha talked about our habit energies that are so powerful, it takes a lot to overcome them. And those habit energies are those ingrained…

…from the spiritual perspective or from the emotional, psychological trauma-informed perspective, it takes constant work and integration. The Buddha talked about our habit energies. And habit energies are those ingrained patterns that just automatically take over…

…power. He had no sense of himself without being powerful externally. And that's very interesting when you compare it to people like the Buddha or Jesus. Because if you look at the story about Jesus and Buddha, both of them were tempted by the devil. And…

…very interesting when you compare it to people like the Buddha or Jesus. Because if you look at the story about Jesus and Buddha, both of them were tempted by the devil. And one of the things that the devil offers them is power, earthly power. And…

…says that the power and the reality is not outside of yourself, but inside. He says the kingdom of God is within. And the Buddha, before he dies and his monks are mourning and crying and they're all upset, he says, don't mourn me and don't worship me.…

…it all goes down in your mind. It has to do with how you see the world and how you understand the world. And the Buddha said that 2,500 years ago. He said basically that with our minds, we create the world. Now, if I believe that the world is a…

…crazy to say so. Because what he's picturing is this childhood experience in a highly traumatizing, dangerous home. So while the Buddha said that with our minds we create the world, what the Buddha didn't say, and that's modern psychology, that before with…

…in a highly traumatizing, dangerous home. So while the Buddha said that with our minds we create the world, what the Buddha didn't say, and that's modern psychology, that before with our minds we create the world, the world creates our minds. And…

…we're all like this, we don't respond to what happens. We respond to our perception of what happens. Right. Okay? That's what the Buddha said. It's with our minds we create the world. So that if you'd found out he had ADHD or he was stressed or,…

…at the truth. So truth just demands itself. And when we ignore that demand, we create suffering for ourselves. That's why the Buddha talked about the Four Noble Truths. He didn't talk about the Four Noble Teachings, the Four Noble Facts. He said the Four…

…that observer self. that you're actually strengthening. An observer self is not the same as the daily rattled ordinary self. The Buddha talked about the Dharma, the Sangha. The Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha, the Buddha meaning our inner two selves, the…

…An observer self is not the same as the daily rattled ordinary self. The Buddha talked about the Dharma, the Sangha. The Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha, the Buddha meaning our inner two selves, the Dharma being the path, the Sangha being community. All…

…as the daily rattled ordinary self. The Buddha talked about the Dharma, the Sangha. The Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha, the Buddha meaning our inner two selves, the Dharma being the path, the Sangha being community. All you have in contact with others…

…know, I don't know. Well, so first of all, I don't know that I agree with you about the Zen thing, you know, because the Buddha, when you look at the Buddha's teachings, he didn't say, don't be angry. He said, when you're angry, be aware of it. So he…

…less upset you're going to get in the future because your mind is going to become more aware. And this is what the Buddha said, that then those two strong eyes, those habit energies, will not have the same power anymore that they have right now. Okay?…

…We live in a world where we're constantly having to work to validate ourselves. That's the world we live in. And the Buddha said very clearly that it's with our thoughts, with our minds that we create the world. That's the world that we create.…

…and it gets deeper and more, peripherates more regularly, and yet the insights of the science do not penetrate medical practice. The Buddha, 2500 years ago, said it best, as he said many things best. He talked about what he called the interconnected core…

…mind that's a very difficult concept. There's nothing difficult about it from the perspective of ancient tradition. So the Buddha 2500 years ago talked about the interconnected core rising of phenomena. But everything arises in connection with everything else.…

…screen, much less than I did before. Why do you think that is? Well, because there was the habit that I broke. The Buddha talks about our habit energies, you know, behaviors that are just ingrained in our nervous systems, in our bodies. So one example…

…childhood, we have great difficulty seeing reality. We have certain experiences that give us a certain point of view. And like the Buddha said, with our thoughts we create the world. It's our thoughts that create the world that we live in. But what kind…

…of the guests that you've had on in the last few weeks. And there's a Buddhist saying that goes that When a pickpocket sees a Buddha, all he sees is a wallet. And what that means is that what we see depends so much on where we're coming from. So…

…phrase right there. The pursuit of happiness. Maybe that sets the landscape from the beginning. Of course. I mean, the Buddha wouldn't say that. No, he wouldn't say that at all. But pleasure-seeking and the rejection of pleasure-seeking, it may play…

…our mind says oh no and I can't say yes to this because so we almost kind of fool ourselves and Well, we do. And the Buddha said 2500 years ago, almost in so many words, that with our minds we create the world. Now, if your mind lives in a world…

…Now, if your mind lives in a world where you saying no threatens you, then you're not going to say no. No. What the Buddha didn't say, which is more modern psychology, is that before our minds create the world, the world creates our minds. So if you…

…not the problem. Being alone with the pain as a small child, that's the problem. Life will bring pain. As the Buddha points out, life is suffering. You know, life brings suffering. There's birth, death, there's loss, disappointment. Pain is inevitable. But…

…mind which creates our world. How do we go about doing that? Well, yeah, that's the whole thing. That's the key. And the Buddha said 2,500 years ago, Basically, I'm paraphrasing him, that it's with our minds and our thoughts that we create the world that…

…space. And in doing so, we set ourselves up, is how you talked about it. Absolutely. So here's the thing. The Buddha said 2,500 years ago, He said, contemplate the interdependent core arising of phenomena. He said, think of all the conditions that…

…know all these great avatars of spiritual truth, you know. I often talk about the spectacular failures in history. Take the Buddha. How is universal love going? Jesus. How is forgiving your brothers and your enemies and turning the other cheek? How's that…

…you up that says, this is not the way I'm meant to be. And then you start looking for the answer. And, and, and the Buddha 2600 years ago, who was a great psychologist. And he said that, um, Once you realize that you're on the wrong path, that's the…

…harbored for generations. And it's revealing something in our relationship too. And in trying to fix you, you know what the Buddha said, that before you try and straighten somebody else, make sure that you're not crooked yourself. And Jesus says, judge not…

…That's how unconnected everything is. This is a recent study. within the last decade or two. So, interconnectivity. So the Buddha talked about what he called the interdependent core rising of phenomena. This is 2500 years ago. And he said, contemplate…

…that we are, he said, we inter-are. We inter-are. Which has been proven by modern science, as I'll be showing you. And the Buddha continued, he said, when you look at a leaf or a raindrop, meditate on all the conditions, near and distant, that have…

…the one. Without the one there cannot be the many and without the many there could not be the one. That's what the Buddha said 2600 years ago now. More modern, more recently, An American writer, Susan Griffin, said it this way, because we think in a…

…We live in a world where we're constantly having to work to validate ourselves. That's the world we live in. And the Buddha said very clearly that it's with our thoughts, with our minds that we create the world. That's the world that we create.…

…furor, you know, the I, the ego but that's the ego inside all of us and it threatens to come back all the time the Buddha has this image a very powerful image, a very disturbing image, of two strong men pulling a weaker one towards an abyss in which…

…his feet into the ground and tries to save himself from perdition, but of course they're stronger than he is. And the Buddha says those two strong men are our habit energies. Our habit energies. They're the ingrained habits of the mind. And that weaker…

…that that deeper knowing is in you and in all of us. And this is the possibility of being human. And the Buddha said, he talked about the interconnection of all things. He says, contemplate the nature of interconnected arising during every moment. When…

…of people do bad stuff. A lot of people are cruel, or selfish, or aggressive, narcissistic, but that's not who they are. The Buddha said, 2500 years ago, that with our minds we create the world. So that the minds with which we perceive the world, that's…

…all contribute to it. So that's how I deal with it. And even if you suffer through it, will you? Well, it's suffering as the Buddha pointed out is part of life. So it's a question of how we respond to that suffering, you know? And so in that sense,…

…you practicing, you seeing this, you saw this for years in your practice. You quote, and I want to get the page here, you quote Buddha. And I just thought this was a phenomenal quote. If I may read it on page 365, everything has mind in the lead, has…

…it throws them into a tailspin. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. So by the way, Nietzsche, the great German philosopher, writer, said about Buddha, that he was the greatest of physiologists. He didn't say he was the greatest philosopher or psychologist, he said he was…

…he was the greatest philosopher or psychologist, he said he was the greatest physiologist. Because Nietzsche understood that when the Buddha talks about the mind, he's actually talking about the body as well. Exactly. Which is what modern science has shown,…

…And of course, the child who suffers and was abused, the world was indifferent and hostile as they experienced it. But as the Buddha said, that it was with our minds we create the world. What the Buddha didn't say was that before with our minds we…

…and hostile as they experienced it. But as the Buddha said, that it was with our minds we create the world. What the Buddha didn't say was that before with our minds we create the world, the world creates our minds. And those minds are then shaped…

…believe that for one second. You have not failed. I can name you some great failures in history. I can name you the Buddha who talked about compassion and wisdom and awareness 2,500 years ago. How's that going in the world? I can talk about Jesus, who…

…goes back to sleep? To get away from the pain. And you've imprinted in his brain that the world doesn't care. And the Buddha said that with our minds we create the world. What he didn't say was, that's modern psychology, that before with our minds we…

…else. Well, what is it based on? That's one of the things we'll be looking at today. I'm just reading a life of the Buddha. He's quite an amazing guy. And this is what I happened to read this morning or last night, so I thought this would be…

…read this morning or last night, so I thought this would be a great thing to start with. So the story goes that the Buddha is established in his enlightenment practice and he's got a body of followers, you know, the Sangha who are his pupils and his…

…are his pupils and his acolytes, and some Brahmin, some priestly venerable hears about him and sends his student to check out the Buddha, is this guy really for real? So this student watches the Buddha over several days and observes him and comes back to…

…hears about him and sends his student to check out the Buddha, is this guy really for real? So this student watches the Buddha over several days and observes him and comes back to report to his teacher that, yeah, this guy really is the real deal.…

…any in his mouth. This is how you tell somebody's enlightened, you see. You just watch them eat rice. So this guy, the Buddha, is eating rice and he chews every mouthful several times and he chews everything before he swallows it and he doesn't take…

…life. That's one way to be, which is precisely what we as a society don't understand anything about. And so that's how the Buddha ate, and that's how this young priest observed him to be an enlightened one. So when you look at our relationship to food…

…This doesn't satisfy you. For satisfaction of food, you have to actually enjoy it. You have to spend time over it, like the Buddha. Chew every bite. And then swallow the next, and then take the next one. In Spain, they take time over their food. It's…

…that. And yet when people talk about enlightenment, when I read Rumi's poetry or Hafiz's poetry or I read Jesus or I read the Buddha or I read you or I read Eckhart Tolle or any one of these people, something in me knows what they're talking about and…

…the separations are illegitimate and they are non-scientific. They're ideological rather than real. And this isn't a new idea. The Buddha said 2,500 years ago, he talked about what he called the interconnected core rising of phenomena. The interconnected core…

…and the materials that make up the substance of the leaf. So that leaf contains the earth, the sun, and the sky. And Buddha said... Every phenomena depends on the existence of all other phenomena. He said, without the many, there cannot be the one, and…

…some words that come from your heart. If we could just wake up to our possibilities. You know the famous story of the Buddha where he's walking along the road and somebody sees him with this radiant face and confident gait and he says, who are you,…

…along the road and somebody sees him with this radiant face and confident gait and he says, who are you, a god? And the Buddha says, no, I'm awake. And if only we could be awake to our possibilities, like in every conflict. on the deepest human level,…

…like to live my life that create negative consequences no longer enter my consciousness. So you'd like to be a Jesus or a Buddha? Yeah. There's a high ambition. I would. Yeah, okay. Yeah. Well, good luck with that one. I mean, yeah, but I mean kind…

…people. How does one even begin to crack the seal on what that means on a day-to-day basis? Well, look, I mean, the Buddha... when he sat under the Bodhi tree and meditated all those days after having followed this or that practice of severe abstention…

…it gets deeper and more peripheral. It's more regularly. And yet the insights of the science do not penetrate medical practice. The Buddha 2,500 years ago said it best, as he said, many things best. He talked about what he called the interconnected core…

…do we want to create? I know. You know, it's not accidental that if you get the great spiritual teachers like the Buddha or Jesus, That in their life histories, murderers show up or prisoners show up. And these great avatars of compassion, they're…

…That in their life histories, murderers show up or prisoners show up. And these great avatars of compassion, they're compassionate. Buddha is compassionate to a murderer. Jesus talks about visiting the prisoner, which is what you're doing. and so and these…

…some bad news for you. Oh, Michael Brown wrote that wonderful book endorsed Donald Trump. That's almost just almost unbelievable, but it's my Buddha teacher endorsed Donald Trump too. So I mean, you can be aware in some areas, but not in other I know, I…

…is inseparable, that life is a unit, that life is one. And that's not a new idea either. 2,500 years ago, The Buddha said that, he says, contemplate what he called the interconnected core rising of phenomena, which means that everything that arises, every…

…built to help us function as members of a tribe. And that's not new either, because if you go back 2500 years to the Buddha, he said he taught the Buddha talked about what he called the in the interdependent core rising of phenomena he said that every…

…of a tribe. And that's not new either, because if you go back 2500 years to the Buddha, he said he taught the Buddha talked about what he called the in the interdependent core rising of phenomena he said that every phenomena arising relationship to every…

…between a unitary, holistic view of human beings and existence in general and a dualistic view that separates things. So the Buddha said, 2500 years ago, he says, contemplate the interconnected core arising of all phenomena. That's what he called it. The…

…the molly codling he received could not ultimately protect him from the awareness of pain and vulnerability although if I talk about the Buddha I also have to say that his own trauma is often not talked about because his mother died when he was a week…

…more or less come to the conclusion it's not that there's a definable human nature, not that you can say, because I mean, look, Buddha was a human being, Hitler was a human being. One is full of compassion and love and giving, the other is full of…

…the navigation of the evolution of from the individualistic uh approach to trauma to the more yeah recognizing look the um the Buddha said 2600 years ago um he talked about the interdependent core arising of phenomena. And he said, and he said, contemplate…

…about, he says, it's not that we are, he says, we enter our we intervene, the interdependent core rising up phenomena. Buddha said, this arises because that arises, this dies because that dies. And the experience that Peter just described. Now, the…

…have been validated not by modern science. So the idea that everything influences everything else is not a new concept. The Buddha said 2500 years ago, consider the interconnected core rising of all phenomena. He said, think of all the conditions that go…

…is there's no such rigid definition of human nature that you can possibly apply. Because if you think of the existence of a Buddha or a Jesus or the existence of a Hitler or Stalin, I could give other names, more modern, but I'll leave modern politics…

…but I'll leave modern politics aside to save people's tender prejudices, just to protect people's tender prejudices. But the point is if a Buddha and a Jesus can be human beings and so can a Hitler and a Stalin, then what does that say about human…

…in a fixed, rigid sense. What we can talk about, though, is what creates a Stalin and what creates Hitler, what creates a Buddha, what creates a Jesus. We can talk about that. And when we talk about that, what we're really talking about is what are…

…and socially. So that's the good news. You know, one of your favorite books is the Dhammapada. And inside of there, and the Buddha is known for saying, our life is shaped by our mind, we become what we think. Now, you've expanded on that quote, and…

…what I'm saying is that the most important determinant of people's health is actually the lives that they lived. And you mentioned the Buddha. Yes, the Buddha says that with our minds we create the world, that how we see the world, how we see ourselves…

…is that the most important determinant of people's health is actually the lives that they lived. And you mentioned the Buddha. Yes, the Buddha says that with our minds we create the world, that how we see the world, how we see ourselves determines how we…

…healing practices, in Eastern spiritual practices, it was never a question of separating any of this stuff. So, the Buddha, he talked about interdependent, co-arising, that everything arises in relationship to everything else. So he said, contemplate the nature…

…the rain that falls, that goes into the leaf, the earth. maybe human or animal activity. Everything contains everything else. So the Buddha said all those years ago that the one contains the many and the many contains the one. Without the one, there…

…of property, false accusations, or expulsion, that is all unwholesome. Who do you think is writing here? It's the Buddha. Oh, wow. 2,500 years ago, and he's talking about expulsion, torture, confiscation of property, false accusation, killing, imprisonment. The…

…the Buddha. Oh, wow. 2,500 years ago, and he's talking about expulsion, torture, confiscation of property, false accusation, killing, imprisonment. The Buddha, 2,500 years ago. Why am I saying this? Not to minimize in any way or to dismiss the importance of…

…some people having childhood trauma and finding more succor, more sustenance in the faith. Which takes me back to something that the Buddha said 2600 years ago now. He said that basically it's with our minds that we create the world. So that the…

…to heaven, or whether you're on your way to the Netherlands, the fiery Netherlands, depends on your perspective. So, what the Buddha didn't say though, which is more modern psychology, is that before with our minds we create the world, the world creates…

…We're not just separate little discrete little individuals running around with our individualistic agendas. An American writer and Again, the Buddha, and I'm not a Buddhist, incidentally, I just take my teachings where I find them. And the Buddha said, he…

…and Again, the Buddha, and I'm not a Buddhist, incidentally, I just take my teachings where I find them. And the Buddha said, he talked about the interconnected nature of co-arising, that everything arises in connection to everything else. So he said, look…

…forgive a brother? Seven times? He said, no, seven times seven. As often as necessary. And there's a famous story about the Buddha of a mass murderer coming towards him with murderous intent. And the Buddha just looks at him compassionately. And this guy…

…necessary. And there's a famous story about the Buddha of a mass murderer coming towards him with murderous intent. And the Buddha just looks at him compassionately. And this guy falls to the ground and becomes his most faithful disciple. In other words,…

…gone through their own suffering i mean what are the temptations of jesus all about It's the same story as you see in the Buddha story where he sits under the Bodhi tree and he's assaulted by greed and lust and aggression and hatred and he just sits…

…I can't look her in the eye. Now, that's not the response of an adult. I mean, I've listened to, I read the Buddha, you know, attachment to outcomes. I've listened to Mick Jagger, you can't always get what you want. What's this all about? In writing…

…called authentic self. Okay? So it's very much based on the present moment. And of course, all the spiritual teachers from Buddha onward, and most saliently the Buddha, emphasize the present moment to be experienced. I really appreciate your points about a…

…based on the present moment. And of course, all the spiritual teachers from Buddha onward, and most saliently the Buddha, emphasize the present moment to be experienced. I really appreciate your points about a healthy relationship to aggression, especially…

…the United States wrote that in his autobiography. That's his worldview. Yeah. Now, how did he arrive at that worldview? So the Buddha says that with our minds we create the world. But he didn't say, which is what modern psychology says, that before with…

…also be very authentic to your real time experience? The word attachment, it's interesting because it's got two uses. When the Buddha talked about attachment, he talked about an unhealthy craving and holding on to mind patterns or behaviors or objects or…

…he's the one who said in so many words that the world is a horrible place. And that's the world he lives in. The Buddha said 2,500 years ago that without minds we create the world. But my contention is that with our minds we create the world. The…

…of bringing light to the world, it's been going on for thousands of years. There have been spectacular failures. They were called Buddha and Jesus. They lived, they died, and the world stayed, to use your favorite word, just as fucked as it ever was.…

…That's the first point to recognize, is that when you're looking at these others, you're looking at yourself. But, you know, the Buddha has a story about the Buddha where there's this mass killer. comes up to kill the Buddha, and the Buddha just looks…

…recognize, is that when you're looking at these others, you're looking at yourself. But, you know, the Buddha has a story about the Buddha where there's this mass killer. comes up to kill the Buddha, and the Buddha just looks at him, and the man falls…

…looking at yourself. But, you know, the Buddha has a story about the Buddha where there's this mass killer. comes up to kill the Buddha, and the Buddha just looks at him, and the man falls to his knees and says, who are you? And becomes one of his…

…But, you know, the Buddha has a story about the Buddha where there's this mass killer. comes up to kill the Buddha, and the Buddha just looks at him, and the man falls to his knees and says, who are you? And becomes one of his most humble acolytes.…

…happened or not, but it's a metaphor for how love can transform hate, that hate actually... is not anybody's true nature. And when Buddha looked at this man, all he saw was his true nature. He didn't see his behavior. Which takes us back to addiction.…

…a human being. Even Jesus was tempted, wasn't he? He's in the desert and he's tempted by power and ego and acquisitions. The Buddha, in the Buddha story, he's tempted by lust and by greed and by aggression and egotism. So yes, the potential for that…

…Even Jesus was tempted, wasn't he? He's in the desert and he's tempted by power and ego and acquisitions. The Buddha, in the Buddha story, he's tempted by lust and by greed and by aggression and egotism. So yes, the potential for that kind of egotistical…

…turns out to be evil at its ultimate expression. That strain is in us. So is the strain for compassion like the Buddha, infinite love like Jesus, humility like Moses. That's all within us as well. The question is, which conditions promote which in his…

…matter. We keep coming back to that. And I worry about the self-isolating introvert. Well, so... I'm pretty sure that if the Buddha had isolated himself for 40 years, he would not have got sick. When you're at that level of realization and differentiation,…

…connect with, you're going to be okay. But I want to know who that person is who's saying that. If he's not the Buddha, then I'm worried about him or her. They could be saying those beautiful things out of strict emotional defensiveness, out of deep…

…traumatized as a child you have every reason not to trust relationships because the first relationships you were in hurt you and the Buddha said that with our minds we create the world but what he didn't say was that before with our minds we create the…

…are so many tasty things to choose from. Three bean vegan chili is always a favorite of mine. And I love anything called Buddha bowl. I almost always love it. This is no exception. Factor is cheaper than dining out and their fresh, never frozen meals…

…me. Like I've worked so hard to transcend this and yet it continues to show up. Yeah, so a number of things. The Buddha talked about our habit energies and they're deeply ingrained. So it's a question of, do you just wanna change behaviors or do you…

…makes sense now. Yeah. You know, and so understanding the source of our dysfunction and our suffering is a big step towards, the Buddha said once, that once you know the source of your suffering, you're on the way towards healing it. Yeah. And so that's…

…makes sense now. Yeah. You know, and so understanding the source of our dysfunction and our suffering is a big step towards, the Buddha said once, that once you know the source of your suffering, you're on the way towards healing it. Yeah. And so that's…

…think the external world is a direct reflection of our internal worlds and we know this isn't sustainable. And vice versa. Correct. The Buddha said that with our minds we create the world. But I also think that before with our minds we create the world,…

…human consciousness like like what if all of a sudden from this minute to the next, whole of humanity attained Buddha consciousness, or Jesus consciousness, or Adyashanti consciousness, or Eckhart Tolle consciousness. What would happen? Well, all of a sudden,…

…they're wounded, that's already a huge step forward. That's already a huge step forward. That's the beginning. You know, the Buddha said somewhere that... The Buddha was a great psychologist. All the great spiritual teachers are wonderful psychologists, by the…

…a huge step forward. That's already a huge step forward. That's the beginning. You know, the Buddha said somewhere that... The Buddha was a great psychologist. All the great spiritual teachers are wonderful psychologists, by the way. I mean, they just see…

…All the great spiritual teachers are wonderful psychologists, by the way. I mean, they just see into the human soul. And Buddha said that once you know the source of your suffering, you're already in the way towards healing. So the parents who…

…and our view of it sees reality the way it is. But it's been a spiritual teaching for eons that really, well, the Buddha said it, the very first statement in the collection of his saying, the Dhammapada, is that our thoughts are in the lead. And…

…or even the emotional resonance it's it's more like a direct experience of something and um You know, it's clear that what the Buddha had was, for one, he wasn't the only one, was a direct experience. But to go back to your question about isolation, so…

…other people. So that's why the healing matters. Okay, so look, so then to go back to your desert island question, the Buddha put himself on a desert island, you know, I mean, metaphorically speaking, isolated in the forest, didn't see anybody, you know.…

…to paste a kind of happy interpretation on it. But at the same time, had that view of, you know, this is a Buddha sitting across from me on Zoom. and a wounded one, traumatized one, but nonetheless having that natural capacity to awaken, to turn toward…

…whom I hope you'll give my love. I look forward to seeing you both. And I'm thinking also a lot about compassion. The Buddha said, you know, what is the one thing which when you possess, you have all the other virtues and it's compassion. And you've…

…several times a day. I mean, not to dismiss the other, but that's more important than anything else. And interestingly enough, the Buddha, when he was teaching his monks, in fact, one of the Buddha's assistants, Ananda, asked him, O holy one, do you still…

…him, O holy one, do you still meditate? And he said, yes. And what kind of meditation do you practice? Says Ananda. And Buddha says, observing the breath. So in Buddhist meditation, and I'm not here to advocate for any particular pathway, and I'm not a…

…on. There's something here to work through. It does not need to be the way it is. That already is the biggest step. The Buddha said that to recognize the source of your suffering is the first step towards relieving the suffering. And so as soon as you…

…this anxiety? Am I aware? That's what I would ask. Are you aware? Do you have the capacity to notice that when the Buddha was teaching his monks, he didn't say that the monk never experiences anxiety. He never said that the monk never experiences anger.…

…and socially. So that's the good news. You know, one of your favorite books is the Dhammapada. And inside of there, and the Buddha is known for saying, our life is shaped by our mind. We become what we think. Now, you've expanded on that quote and…

…what I'm saying is that the most important determinant of people's health is actually the lives that they lived. And you mentioned the Buddha. Yes, the Buddha says that with our minds we create the world, that how we see the world, how we see ourselves…

…is that the most important determinant of people's health is actually the lives that they lived. And you mentioned the Buddha. Yes, the Buddha says that with our minds we create the world, that how we see the world, how we see ourselves determines how we…

…based on those beliefs that we act or react. And that's why, crash things, it all goes down in your mind. And it's what Buddha said as well, you know, with our thoughts we create the world. But as much as with our conscious thought we create the…

…Diederich. So, this is not bad. This is just called humanity. This is what it means to be a human being. I mean, the Buddha said this 2,500 years ago, that with our thoughts we create the world. Why did he say it? Because people then already were…

…awareness or consciousness. Some awareness, yeah. Exactly, yeah. Yeah, yeah. So then to follow that awareness, you know. But the Buddha, you know, it's four noble truths. Life is suffering. Life is suffering, yeah. Life is suffering. Secondly, there is a…

…the world is not to be trusted. So if that's the world you live in, that's the world you're going to create. And the Buddha was a great psychologist in which he recognized that our perception shaped the world that we live in. Now, what he didn't say,…

…world, the world creates our minds. So that the kind of world that we live in is very much shaped by early experiences. Buddha didn't say that. But interestingly enough, when you think about his search for truth, what happened to him? If you read his…

…we're all like this, we don't respond to what happens. We respond to our perception of what happens. Right. Okay? That's what the Buddha said. It's with our minds we create the world. So that if you'd found out he had ADHD or he was stressed or,…

…American black woman an individual disease? Or is it the dysfunction of entire society? And obviously it's the latter. So that the Buddha said that without the many, there cannot be the one. Without the one, there cannot be the many. And he talked about…

…the world is not to be trusted. So if that's the world you live in, that's the world you're going to create. And the Buddha was a great psychologist in which he recognized that our perception shaped the world that we live in. Now, what he didn't say,…

…world, the world creates our minds. So that the kind of world that we live in is very much shaped by early experiences. Buddha didn't say that. But interestingly enough, when you think about his search for truth, what happened to him? If you read his…

…we're all like this, we don't respond to what happens. We respond to our perception of what happens. Right. Okay? That's what the Buddha said. It's with our minds we create the world. So that if you'd found out he had ADHD or he was stressed or,…

…American black woman an individual disease? Or is it the dysfunction of entire society? And obviously it's the latter. So that the Buddha said that without the many, there cannot be the one. Without the one, there cannot be the many. And he talked about…

…for you? Well, what you said should have been the process, but I didn't know that yet. I had this thing, and then the Buddha has got this Terrifying story that he tells. It's one of the metaphoric stories that he tells of this two strong men dragging…

…an abyss. They're going to throw him into the pit. And he resists, but he's not strong enough to resist. The Buddha, the two strong men he called are habit energies. They're ingrained habits, beliefs, subconscious emotions, everything that's driving us. And…

…the world is not to be trusted. So if that's the world you live in, that's the world you're going to create. And the Buddha was a great psychologist in which he recognized that our perception shaped the world that we live in. Now, what he didn't say,…

…world, the world creates our minds. So that the kind of world that we live in is very much shaped by early experiences. Buddha didn't say that. But interestingly enough, when you think about his search for truth, what happened to him? If you read his…

…we're all like this, we don't respond to what happens. We respond to our perception of what happens. Right. Okay? That's what the Buddha said. It's with our minds we create the world. So that if you'd found out he had ADHD or he was stressed or,…

…an American black woman an individual disease or is it a dysfunction of entire society? and obviously it's the latter. So that the Buddha said that without the many there cannot be the one, without the one there cannot be the many. And he talked about…

…makes sense now. Yeah. You know, and so understanding the source of our dysfunction and our suffering is a big step towards, the Buddha said once, that once you know the source of your suffering, you're on the way towards healing it. Yeah. And so that's…

…somebody now, I value each moment. Because I never know that this might be the last time I ever speak to them. And the Buddha, again, I'm talking like some kind of Buddhist, which I'm not, but he had his monks do a meditation where they had to imagine…

…a human being. Even Jesus was tempted, wasn't he? He's in the desert and he's tempted by power and ego and acquisition. The Buddha, in the Buddha story, he's tempted by lust and by greed and by aggression and egotism. So yes, the potential for that kind…

…Even Jesus was tempted, wasn't he? He's in the desert and he's tempted by power and ego and acquisition. The Buddha, in the Buddha story, he's tempted by lust and by greed and by aggression and egotism. So yes, the potential for that kind of egotistical…

…turns out to be evil, that is ultimate expression. That strain is in us. So is the strain for compassion like the Buddha, infinite love like Jesus, humility like Moses. That's all within us as well. The question is, which conditions promote which in its…

…and our view of it sees reality the way it is. But it's been a spiritual teaching for eons that really... Well, the Buddha said it. The very first statement in the collection of his saying, the Dhammapada, is that our thoughts are in the lead. And…

…handling that? Well, it's a question of who's doing it and why. Because you can do that walling off in two ways. So the Buddha, you know the story, he goes through all these teachers and he wants to get enlightened and he goes through all these very…

…mental thought or even the emotional resonance. It's more like a direct experience of something. You know, it's clear that what the Buddha had was, for one, he wasn't the only one, was a direct experience. But to go back to your question about isolation,…

…hey, this society is... is like any society in time where you can have a path through it that is pathological, or like the Buddha, you can find a path that is beautiful and profound. And you take, I think, a more aggressive approach of saying, no, no,…