Toward Light: Practical Buddhism for the Modern World

By Kate Spina

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A weekly podcast exploring early Buddhist teachings and how they apply to 21st century life. Kate Spina is trained to share Buddhist teachings in the Theravada lineage. IG: @towardlight108www.towardlight.netinfo@towardlight.netToward Light is committed to continuing the tradition of the Buddha by making Early Buddhist teachings accessible to all who are interested in them. We offer multiple tools to help people cultivate and maintain a meditation practice and a spiritually-oriented life. Toward Light was founded to fill a gap in Early Buddhist meditation offerings, which have often been passed down through patriarchal lineage, and do not always take feminist and 21st century perspectives into account.

Episode Date
Taking a Break
Mar 02, 2023
Karma
Jan 26, 2023
Three Marks of Existence
Jan 19, 2023
The Process of Purification
Jan 12, 2023
The Importance of Clear Seeing
Jan 05, 2023
Internal and External Honesty: The Parami of Sacca
Dec 23, 2022
The Parami of Patience
Dec 08, 2022
Refining the Parami of Energy
Dec 01, 2022
Five Spiritual Faculties
Nov 24, 2022
Working with a Dharma Teacher
Nov 17, 2022
Practice: 12 Minutes of Mindfulness
Nov 10, 2022
Being Human
Nov 03, 2022
Untangling Our Habitual Stories
Oct 27, 2022
Compassionate Action
Oct 20, 2022
Compassion for Others
Oct 13, 2022
Guided Meditation: Self Compassion
Sep 22, 2022
Self Compassion
Sep 15, 2022
Unrealistic Expectations on the Buddhist Path
Sep 02, 2022
Wise Concentration
Aug 25, 2022
Wise Mindfulness
Aug 18, 2022
Wise Effort
Aug 11, 2022
Wise Livelihood
Jul 28, 2022
Wise Action
Jul 25, 2022
Wise Speech
Jul 14, 2022
Wise Intention
Jul 08, 2022
Wise View: Understanding Kamma
Jun 30, 2022
Absorbing the Path
Jun 16, 2022
Freedom
Jun 09, 2022
The Cycle of Dependent Origination
Jun 02, 2022
Getting to Know Our Conditioning
May 26, 2022
Suffering Due to Lack of Acceptance
May 19, 2022
Spiritual Friendship (In Honor of Mollie)
May 12, 2022
Joy
Apr 06, 2022
Faith, Truth, and Power
Mar 30, 2022
Mindfulness in Information Age
Mar 23, 2022
Looking at Spiritual Eclecticism
Mar 16, 2022
Universality
Mar 02, 2022
Retreat Structure and Reflections
Feb 23, 2022
The Five Hindrances
Feb 16, 2022
The Middle Way
Feb 09, 2022
Renouncing Negative Self-Talk
Feb 02, 2022
Renouncing Multi-Tasking
Jan 26, 2022
What Is Insight?
Jan 19, 2022
Getting to Know Your Inner Knowing
Jan 14, 2022
New Year, Same Vicissitudes
Jan 08, 2022
Investigation with Koans
Dec 31, 2021
Wise Action: Holiday Edition
Dec 23, 2021
Self Knowing
Dec 09, 2021
Metta and Karuna for Self
Dec 01, 2021
Continuity of Mindfulness
Nov 18, 2021
Mindfulness of Hearing
Nov 10, 2021
Dropping the Labels
Nov 03, 2021
Avoiding Spiritual Bypass
Oct 27, 2021
Five Themes for Daily Reflection
Sep 29, 2021
The Right Attitude for Mindfulness
Sep 22, 2021
5 Facts About Buddhism
Sep 15, 2021
Skillful Listening
Sep 08, 2021
Wise Speech
Sep 01, 2021
A Meditation for Overwhelm
Aug 18, 2021
How to Work With Unpleasant Mind States
Aug 11, 2021
Verified Faith
Aug 04, 2021
Working with Overwhelm
Jul 30, 2021
Combating Greed
Jul 15, 2021
A Buddhist Persepctive on 12 Step Recovery
Jul 08, 2021
Dharma Tools for Working with Grief
Jun 30, 2021
Ending Beginnings
Jun 23, 2021
The Fourth Noble Truth: The Path of Liberation
Jun 16, 2021
The Third Noble Truth: The Cessation of Dukkha
Jun 09, 2021
The Second Noble Truth: The Source of Dukkha
Jun 02, 2021
The First Noble Truth: Dukkha is Inescapable
May 26, 2021
Setting Rolling the Wheel of Truth
May 19, 2021
Beginner's Mind
May 12, 2021
Sangha: The Whole of the Holy Life
May 05, 2021
Compassion: The Movement of the Heart in the Face of Difficulty
Apr 28, 2021
Mara: Working with Difficulty in the Mind
Apr 14, 2021
4 Heavenly Messengers: Motivation for the Path
Apr 07, 2021
The Third Noble Truth: Nibanna
Mar 10, 2021
The Trap of Identity
Mar 03, 2021
Liberation for All: The Story of Angulimala
Feb 24, 2021
Balanced Effort
Feb 17, 2021
Mindfulness in Motion
Feb 10, 2021
My Buddhist Lineage
Feb 03, 2021
Working With Physical Pain
Jan 27, 2021
Building Distress Tolerance: The First Noble Truth
Jan 20, 2021
How We Train Our Hearts and Minds
Jan 14, 2021
Roadblocks to Liberation: The Ten Fetters
Jan 06, 2021
The important Practice of Generosity
Dec 31, 2020
Finding Safety in this Ever-Changing World
Dec 23, 2020
Living with Grief
Dec 16, 2020
Guarding the Sense Doors: Choosing What We Let Into Our Lives
Dec 02, 2020
Roadblocks on the Path
Nov 25, 2020
Crafting an Ethical Life
Nov 18, 2020
Delusion, Ignorance, and Identity: How We Get in Our Own Way
Nov 11, 2020
Accepting the Truth of Change
Oct 21, 2020
Thinking about Death: The 9 Contemplations of Atisha
Oct 14, 2020
Cultivating Patience
Oct 07, 2020
Understanding the Limits of Our Habitual Perceptions
Sep 30, 2020
Karma - Why We Are Where We Are
Sep 23, 2020
Working With Worry and Sleepiness
Sep 16, 2020
Buddhist Retreat Practice
Sep 09, 2020
Setting Intentions
Aug 26, 2020
Letting Go
Aug 19, 2020
How the Buddha's Teaching on Mindfulness Helps Us Cultivate Antiracism
Aug 12, 2020
Directly Experiencing the Teachings: The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness
Aug 05, 2020
Mindfulness of the Mind
Jul 29, 2020
Mindfulness of Feeling Tone: What's Underneath Our Patterns
Jul 22, 2020
Why Mindfulness of the Body Is Important
Jul 15, 2020
Living with the Truth of Craving
Jul 08, 2020
Training Our Hearts
Jul 01, 2020
Wise Speech: Guidelines for Communicating
Jun 24, 2020
Using the Spiritual Faculties to Help Cultivate Anti-Racism
Jun 18, 2020
Dharma Practice is Revolutionary
Jun 10, 2020
A Buddhist Reflection on Racism and White Guilt
Jun 03, 2020
The Buddhist Personality Types
May 20, 2020
Bringing Mindfulness into our Day
May 13, 2020
5 Tools to help with Difficult Thoughts
May 06, 2020
Finding Refuge in Community
Apr 29, 2020
Learning to Let Go
Apr 22, 2020
Feeling Groundless: Living The Buddha's Teaching on Impermanence
Apr 15, 2020
Buddhist Coping Tools for Times of Crisis
Apr 08, 2020
Introduction: The Who, What, and Why of Toward Light
Apr 03, 2020