Sharpening the Mind

By Daniel Scharpenburg

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Talks with Daniel Scharpenburg (Gegan Kelsang Dakpa). Daniel is a class facilitator at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was given the title "Gegan" in the Rime tradition and is a former zen monk. A heart-centered meditation podcast. You can now become a supporter of my podcast! https://anchor.fm/daniel-scharpenburg/support Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-scharpenburg/support

Episode Date
Love and Compassion
Mar 15, 2024
Actions to Avoid
Feb 15, 2024
When Life Punches You in the Face
Jan 15, 2024
Emotions
Dec 12, 2023
Short Talk on Meditation
Nov 14, 2023
A Limitless Heart
Oct 17, 2023
Love and Connecting with Others
Oct 17, 2023
Doubt and Free Inquiry
Oct 15, 2023
Questions of the Naga King Sagara
Sep 13, 2023
Reflections and Guidance on the Immeasurables
Sep 05, 2023
Why Train Your Mind?
Aug 22, 2023
Four Thoughts That Change Your Mind
Aug 08, 2023
The Four Applications
Aug 01, 2023
The Buddha and the Flower
Jul 25, 2023
Bodhichitta: No One Gets Left Out
Jul 01, 2023
Wisdom on the back of a t shirt.
Jun 01, 2023
The Awakened Heart
May 15, 2023
Awakening
May 01, 2023
The Thousands
Apr 24, 2023
Flowers and The Mind
Apr 17, 2023
Introducing the Dhammapada
Apr 10, 2023
Actions to Avoid part 2
Apr 03, 2023
Actions to Avoid Part 1
Mar 27, 2023
Advice for Mind Training part 2
Mar 20, 2023
Advice For Mind Training part 1
Mar 17, 2023
Measure of Mind Training
Mar 15, 2023
The Five Forces part two
Mar 13, 2023
The Five Forces part 1
Mar 10, 2023
Using Creative Methods for Transformation
Mar 08, 2023
Using Ultimate Reality for Transformation
Mar 06, 2023
Using Reality for Transformation
Mar 03, 2023
Applying the Trainings
Mar 01, 2023
Ourselves, Others, and Tonglen
Feb 27, 2023
Equalizing: Love, Compassion, Rejoicing, and Equalness
Feb 24, 2023
The Awakened Heart
Feb 22, 2023
Illusions and Remedies
Feb 16, 2023
Houses, Snakes, and Ultimate Reality
Feb 09, 2023
Suffering
Feb 02, 2023
Karma, Cause, and Result
Jan 26, 2023
Impermanence
Jan 19, 2023
This Precious Human Life
Jan 12, 2023
Key Points of Meditation
Jan 10, 2023
Four Thoughts That Change Your Mind.
Jan 05, 2023
Why Train Your Mind?
Jan 01, 2023
Guided Tonglen Meditation
Dec 30, 2022
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Dec 15, 2022
How I got involved with Buddhism
Dec 14, 2022
Violence
Dec 09, 2022
The Arahant
Dec 07, 2022
The Sage
Dec 05, 2022
The Fool
Dec 02, 2022
Flowers
Nov 28, 2022
The Mind
Nov 25, 2022
Vigilance
Nov 21, 2022
Dichotomies
Nov 14, 2022
Introducing The Dhammapada
Nov 07, 2022
Anger and Screens of Confusion
Oct 31, 2022
Silent Illumination
Oct 11, 2022
Contemplating Impermanence
Oct 02, 2022
The Second Arrow
Sep 30, 2022
The Three Kinds of Laziness - Dharma Talk
Sep 26, 2022
Difficulties in Meditation
Sep 22, 2022
A Flower and a Smile
Sep 19, 2022
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Sep 09, 2022
Meditation For Everyone
Sep 08, 2022
The Three Essentials
Sep 07, 2022
On Trying to Control Everything
Sep 05, 2022
The Second Arrow (talk + meditation)
Aug 30, 2022
Nothing in the World Can Offend
Aug 28, 2022
Bad Company
Aug 25, 2022
Abandoning Negative Places, Free From Distraction
Aug 22, 2022
Karma Guided Visualization
Aug 18, 2022
Equanimity and Open Awareness
Aug 15, 2022
Impermanence Guided Visualization
Aug 11, 2022
Guarding Awareness part 2
Aug 09, 2022
Guarding Awareness part 1
Aug 09, 2022
Embracing Bodhicitta
Aug 08, 2022
Training In Equanimity
Aug 06, 2022
Offerings, Refuge, and Misdeeds
Aug 04, 2022
Beloved Guided Meditation
Jul 28, 2022
Benefits of Bodhicitta
Jul 28, 2022
Guided Metta Meditation
Jul 21, 2022
Shantideva Had No Friends
Jul 21, 2022
Training in Joy
Jul 17, 2022
Equanimity (talk + meditation)
Jul 14, 2022
Essential Peace (talk + meditation)
Jul 07, 2022
No Opinions
Jun 30, 2022
Guided Metta Practice
Jun 23, 2022
Training in Compassion
Jun 15, 2022
Sympathetic Joy Meditation
May 29, 2022
The Most Noble Way of Living in This World
May 26, 2022
Comparisons, Labels, and Encouragement
May 24, 2022
Training in Kindness
May 23, 2022
Compassion Meditation
May 22, 2022
The Thing About Meditation Is... (talk + meditation)
May 17, 2022
Lovingkindness Meditation
May 15, 2022
Laziness - Talk + Discussion
May 11, 2022
Four Immeasurables
May 09, 2022
Zen Master Nice Guy
May 05, 2022
Metta: Kindness
Apr 28, 2022
What is Zen Meditation?
Apr 28, 2022
Boundless Heart Guided Meditation (short version)
Mar 21, 2022
Boundless Heart Guided Meditation
Mar 02, 2022
Boundless Heart Meditation
Feb 26, 2022
Intentions and the Four Immeasurables
Feb 01, 2022
The Courage to Open Our Hearts
Jan 31, 2022
Fearless Compassion
Jan 18, 2022
Guided Meditation for Kindness and Ease
Dec 28, 2021
Four Immeasurables For The Enemy (guided meditation)
Dec 27, 2021
Four Immeasurables for the Neutral (guided meditation)
Dec 20, 2021
Kindness Meditation
Dec 13, 2021
Four Immeasurables for Friends (guided meditation)
Dec 13, 2021
Four Immeasurables for Yourself (Guided Meditation)
Dec 01, 2021
Metta (kindness)
Nov 21, 2021
Abandoning Negativity
Oct 24, 2021
Rare Freedoms and Riches
Oct 10, 2021
Laziness
Oct 03, 2021
Rough Edges and Scissorhands
Sep 26, 2021
Mind Training: Worldly Concerns
Sep 22, 2021
Mind Training: Offering To Mothers
Sep 19, 2021
Mind Training: Great Hopes and Harm
Sep 15, 2021
Mind Training: Attacks from Others
Sep 12, 2021
Mind Training: Beings of Bad Character
Sep 08, 2021
Mind Training: All the Time
Sep 05, 2021
Mind Training: Others Are Paramount
Sep 01, 2021
Mind Training: Beings Are Precious
Aug 29, 2021
A Guided Meditation
Aug 25, 2021
Shame, Embarrassment, Humiliation, Guilt
Aug 22, 2021
Aspiration, Steadfastness, Joyfulness, and Relinquishment
Aug 15, 2021
Common Obstacles to Meditation
Aug 09, 2021
The Buddha and Suffering
Jul 26, 2021
The Six Perfections
Jul 19, 2021
Like a Sudden Flash of Lightning
Jul 12, 2021
Lessons In My Delusion
Jul 11, 2021
Guarding Awareness
Jun 23, 2021
Teachings on Carefulness
Jun 16, 2021
Embracing Bodhichitta
Jun 02, 2021
Offerings, Refuge, and Misdeeds
May 27, 2021
The Benefits of Bodhichitta
May 20, 2021
Shantideva Had No Friends
May 15, 2021
Train in Three Basic Principles
May 14, 2021
If You Practice While Distracted
May 12, 2021
The Five Strengths
May 03, 2021
See Confusion As Enlightenment.
Apr 26, 2021
Be Grateful to Everyone
Apr 23, 2021
Drive All Blames Into One
Apr 21, 2021
Transform Disasters Into the Path
Apr 19, 2021
It Is All Sacred
Apr 14, 2021
Seeds of Virtue
Apr 12, 2021
Sending And Receiving With The Breath
Apr 09, 2021
After Meditation, Be a Child of Illusion
Apr 06, 2021
Rest in the Openness of Your Mind
Apr 06, 2021
Don’t Get Stuck on Peace
Apr 01, 2021
Examine the Nature of Awareness
Mar 31, 2021
See Everything As A Dream
Mar 30, 2021
Preliminaries: how do we begin and why?
Mar 26, 2021
Introduction to the Heart
Mar 23, 2021
Teachings are for the Living
Dec 21, 2020
Bodhi Mind and the Four Great Vows
Nov 29, 2020
Impermanence & Death
Nov 12, 2020
Fearful and Irresolute (talk + meditation)
Sep 24, 2020
The Old Mind (talk +meditation)
Sep 14, 2020
Cherishing Opinions (talk + meditation)
Aug 18, 2020
Koans! The Wild Fox Koan
Aug 13, 2020
Appearances and the Root (talk + meditation)
Aug 10, 2020
Denying Reality (talk + meditation)
Jul 09, 2020
Koans! The Dog Koan
Jun 23, 2020
Be Serene (talk + meditation)
Jun 22, 2020
How to be a Buddhist Protester w/ Alex Kakuyo
Jun 11, 2020
Sensei Alex Kakuyo: Perfectly Ordinary
May 21, 2020
The Buddha Holds Up a Flower
May 15, 2020
Different Forms of Meditation
May 13, 2020
Start Where You Are
May 07, 2020
Four Immeasurables
May 04, 2020
The Wild Fox
Apr 30, 2020
Anxiety and Iphones
Apr 27, 2020
Does a Dog Have Buddha Nature?
Apr 24, 2020
Don’t Be a Jerk, Be Nice, Train the Mind (talk and discussion)
Feb 04, 2020
In Our Own Way - Talk and Discussion.
Jan 07, 2020
Indira Grace - Religion is Like Ice Cream
Jan 06, 2020
Guided Meditation and 2020 Vision w/ Whitney Sause
Dec 31, 2019
Desire - Talk and Discussion
Dec 24, 2019
The Thing About Meditation is... (talk and discussion)
Dec 10, 2019
Katarina Elaine - Temple Scarlet Founder
Nov 17, 2019
Sergio Moreno: Buddhist Chaplain
Oct 20, 2019
Zen Mind Workshop
Sep 28, 2019
Anxiety and Attachment with Alicia Marley
Sep 22, 2019
The Great Treasure - Dharma Talk and Discussion
Sep 17, 2019
Laziness and Goals. With guest Alicia Marley
Sep 16, 2019
Laziness. Dharma Talk and Discussion
Sep 14, 2019
Patience - Dharma Talk and Discussion
Sep 03, 2019
Encouraging Each Other To Practice- Dharma Talk And Discussion
Aug 27, 2019
Meditation Instruction and Guidance
Jul 17, 2019
Self Image and Compliments with Alicia Marley
Jul 03, 2019
The Buddha and the Truth About Suffering
May 23, 2019
Barefoot Bran
May 06, 2019
Spiritual Community with guest Daniel Symes
Apr 07, 2019
Grieving and Death
Mar 25, 2019
Insecurity Part 2: with Daniel and Alicia
Mar 20, 2019
Insecurity Part 1: with Daniel and Alicia
Mar 11, 2019
Alicia Marley
Jan 26, 2019