A Sunday Talk at The IBMC Los Angeles, CA (6.04.2023)

Right Effort, Mindfulness and Concentration

A Sunday Talk at The UU Church of Ventura (5.28.2023)

Right Speech, Action and Livelihood

A Sunday Talk at the Ventura CSL (3.20.2020)

Five Things to Remember About Life

A Sunday Talk at the IBMC, Los Angeles, CA (4.2.2023)

The Second Path Factor

A Sunday Talk at the IBMC, Los Angeles, CA (3.5.2023)

The First Path Factor

Buddha Dharma

A Sunday talk at the Sunshine Meditation Center, Garden Grove, CA (2.19.23)

Buddha Dharma - Talks and Thoughts

A Sunday talk at the IBMC Los Angeles, CA (2.5.23)

Living and Dying - A Trip to The Coroner

A Sunday talk at the Ventura Center for Spiritual Living, Ventura CA (12.18.22)

Bodhi Day / The Buddha's Enlightenment

A Saturday talk at Leisure World, Seal Beach CA (12.03.2022)

Mindfulness Meditation

A Saturday talk at Leisure World, Seal Beach CA (11.05.2022)

Concentration Meditation and Compassion

Kusala Bhikshu and his Urban Dharma; an American born Buddhist monk living in Los Angeles, California. Kusala shares his understanding of Buddhism in a simple,          non-technical way through stories, humor and personal insights.

Great teaching

Been listening for a while now and really enjoy every episode.

Kusla is a great speaker

Urban Dharma

A talk on finding peace in this ever changing world of birth, death, growth and decay. This talk was given at True Yoga in Thousand Oaks, California in August of 2006.

Finding Peace

A Sunday Dharma talk at the Center for Spiritual Living in Ventura, CA (6.7.20)

Be Here Now

A talk on Mindfulness Meditation given at "True Yoga" in Thousand Oaks California. My friend Ericka just moved her True Yoga studio down the street to a new home, with two workout areas and a very nice main room. This was my first talk in the new facility and I was asked to think about speaking twice a month instead of just once. I said yes, and should start the new teaching schedule soon. For more info on Ericka Bryant and True Yoga please visit: www.TrueYoga.com

A talk on Mindfulness Meditation given at "True Yoga" in Thousand Oaks California. My friend Ericka just moved her True Yoga studio down the street to a new home, with two workout areas and a very nice main room. This was my first talk in the new facility and I was asked to think about speaking twice a month instead of just once. I said yes, and should start the new teaching schedule soon. For more info on Ericka Bryant and True Yoga please visit: <a href="http://www.TrueYoga.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TrueYoga.com</a>

My Sunday talk (1.27.19) at the International Buddhist Meditation Center in Los Angeles, CA.

"Letting Go"

Part 2 of a presentation to a comparative religion's class at a Catholic High School in Los Angeles on Basic Buddhism - 10/20/2005

A Guide to Basic Buddhism - Part 2

My Sunday talk (01.28.18) at the 'Against the Stream' on Melrose in Hollywood CA.

"Why Stuff Happens"

My talk (1.22.17) at the 'Against the Stream' in Hollywood, CA.

"'Wisdom and Compassion in the Present Moment'"

A talk at True Yoga... An introduction and brief overview on the kinds of mind states found in some forms of meditation and the dying process. The two reference works used were... "Preparing for Death &amp; Helping the Dying" — by Sangye Khadro (available on Urban Dharma for free download - eBooks page) and "The Psychedelic Experience": A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Richard Alpert (available at Amazon.com).

A talk at True Yoga... An introduction and brief overview on the kinds of mind states found in some forms of meditation and the dying process. The two reference works used were... "Preparing for Death &amp; Helping the Dying" — by Sangye Khadro (available on Urban Dharma for free download - eBooks page) and "The Psychedelic Experience": A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Richard Alpert (available at <a href="http://Amazon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>).

Altered States

A Sunday Dharma talk to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Fullerton, CA (9.1.19)

On Becoming Buddhist

My talk at the 'Center for Spiritual Living' in Simi Valley

"Finding Happiness"

My Sunday talk (02.04.18) at the 'International Buddhist Meditaton Center' in Los Angeles, CA.

"Understanding Buddhism"

My Sunday talk (6.4.17) at the International Buddhist Meditation Center in Los Angeles, CA

"Building a Life"

My Sunday talk (7.2.17) at the International Buddhist Meditation Center in Los Angeles, CA

"Being Free"

My Sunday talk (10.1.17) at the International Buddhist Meditation Center, Los Angeles, CA.

"Buddhist Meditation"

A presentation at JPL/NASA on being mindful and reducing stress by Lindsay Byrd Leimbach

Mindfulness: Reducing Stress at Work

A talk given to yoga instructors at True Yoga (www.trueyoga.com) in Thousand Oaks, California on the how's and why's of concentration meditation.

A talk given to yoga instructors at True Yoga (<a href="http://www.trueyoga.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.trueyoga.com</a>) in Thousand Oaks, California on the how's and why's of concentration meditation.

Beginning Meditation - Concentration, How and Why

My Sunday talk (11.25.18) at the International Buddhist Meditation Center in Los Angeles, CA.

"What is Buddhism?"

A talk to the UCLA Buddhist Club on THE FOUR IMMEASURABLES: Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy and Equanimity. After the talk we had time for Q &amp;A... This podcast is the talk and the Q &amp; A.

The Four Immeasurables/Brahma Viharas

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Best Episodes on Self Improvement, Growth & Development

The best philosophy podcast episodes. Asking questions about how to live a better life, what it means to be and do good, to the idea of God. This topic includes episodes that bring about important questions that everyone should be asking themselves. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!