The Samadhi Podcast - Meditation & Buddhism | Self Improvement | Personal Growth | Motivation
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
49. Guided Meditation - Mindfulness of Breathing for Relaxation
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided mindfulness of breathing meditation, designed to help you relax and release tension and stress. This meditation can help you to brin...
48. Navigating People Pleasing
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David explores the roots of people pleasing and how it ties into Buddhist teachings on attachment and the need for approval. He share...
47. Guided Meditation - Navigating the World's Darkness with Our Light
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this meditation, David guides us in a compassion practice through the metaphor of a candle flame in darkness. This practice helps us to connect wit...
46. The Anger-Eating Demon
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David shares the classic Buddhist parable of the 'anger-eating demon' and some ways of interpreting this story, and approaching our d...
45. Guided Meditation - Starting Your Day Right
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation designed to help you start your day with mindfulness, a sense of grounded presence, and by thinking ahead and reflecting o...
44. Guided Meditation on Patient-Acceptance
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on patient-acceptance, which accompanies the previous episode 43. Using the power of our imagination, we see how approachi...
43. Four Aspects of Patient-Acceptance
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David explores kshanti, or patient-acceptance, a pivotal concept in Buddhism. This approach is more than mere tolerance or passive re...
42. Beyond Regret - Four Steps to Purifying Past Behaviours
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David explores the transformative wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist practice of the Four Opponent Powers. As tools for purifying negativ...
41. Acceptance and Seeing Life as Like a River
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David explores the profound analogy of seeing life as like a river, and how this view highlights impermanence, acceptance, and the im...
40. Guided Meditation - Body of Light
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on Tibetan Buddhist practice of 'Body of Light.' This practice provides deep rest and relaxation to the mind and body, hel...
39. Dealing with Stressful Situations
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David addresses a question about how to deal with stressful situations. Firstly, he explores the internal causes of stress and frustr...
38. Guided Meditation - Reflecting Back On The Year
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on reflecting on our growth in the last year. We often don’t notice the changes and growth we go through on a day-to-day...
37. Guided Meditation on Compassion (Karuṇā)
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on Compassion (karuṇā in Sanskrit). Compassion is one of the Four Immeasurables, a rich compilation of practices that o...
36. How to Attend to Other's Suffering Without Feeling Burdened
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David explores how to attend to the sufferings of the world without falling into despair and feeling burdened. Using his own experien...
35. Letting Go of Our Expectations (Live Talk)
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The talk is from one of our weekly online guided meditation & discussion groups. The topic of discussion is 'expectations' - how our attachment ca...
34. In Conversation with Joanne Cacciatore: Bearing The Unbearable - Grief & Loss
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Samadhi Podcast, David is joined by Dr Joanne Cacciatore, an expert and acclaimed public speaker on grief and traumatic death. ...
33. In Conversation with B. Alan Wallace – Looking Within and Exploring The Potentials of Consciousness
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Samadhi Podcast, David is joined for a fascinating conversation with his teacher, B. Alan Wallace. One of the world’s leading...
32. Guided Meditation - Present Centring for Grounding and Relaxation
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on present centring. This practice is designed to help us bring ourselves back into the present moment when we have become...
31. How to Preserve Our Inner Peace and Calm in Daily Life
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David responds to a question that came through our Facebook Group about how to preserve the calm and peace we find over the holidays ...
30. Guided Meditation - Working Through a Challenge or Question In Our Life
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation pulled from our Sunday meditation class on September 12th. This meditation allows us to bring a difficult challenge, quest...
29. Guided Meditation - Starting Your Day With Gratitude
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on gratitude. It is best listened to in the morning, to start your day with a clean slate and an intention to express appr...
28. The Beauty of Gratitude
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David explores the 'superpower' that is gratitude. Gratitude is supremely important for our well-being and can really turn our day ar...
27. Guided Meditation - Deep Relaxation for Sleep
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation designed to help you unwind and relax your body ready for a good night's sleep. By bringing awareness into the body and c...
26. Striving for Perfection
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by a post on social media, in this episode, David talks about the elusive concept of perfection. By always striving for things to be perfect,...
24. The Gifts of Mindfulness – In Conversation with Neil Seligman
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Neil Seligman - International Speaker, Author, and Expert in Mindfulness, Resilience, Conscious Leadership and Corpo...
25. Guided Meditation - Heartful Presence with Neil Seligman
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on Heartful Presence with Neil Seligman. This practice helps you tune into the body with loving awareness and notice what ...
22. The Keys to Happiness in Daily Life
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David talks about the keys to happiness in daily life. By taking the time to understand and cultivate the three pillars of genuine we...
23. Guided Meditation - Viewing the Mind As Like the Sky
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on viewing the mind as like the sky. Whenever we identify with and get carried away by our thoughts we lose awareness of t...
21. The Art of Forgiveness - In Conversation with Barbara J Hunt
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Barbara J Hunt - Forgiveness Specialist, Coach, Bestselling Author, and Workshop and Retreat Leader. Barbara has ove...
19. Saying No to Self-Criticism
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David talks about saying no to the inner self-critic. Self-criticism, low self-esteem and thoughts of being not good enough can be re...
20. Guided Meditation - Self-Criticism to Self-Confidence
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on turning our self-criticism into self-confidence. During this practise, we learn to acknowledge and accept the self-crit...
18. Guided Meditation - Experiencing the Mind & Body as a Lake
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on experiencing the mind & body as a lake. During this practice, we mindfully attend to our experience of all sensatio...
17. Changing Negative Habits and Cultivating Positive Ones
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David addresses a question regarding changing habits - becoming aware of them, breaking damaging habits, and embedding new positive o...
16. Guided Meditation - Mindfulness of Feelings
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on the second close application of mindfulness - mindfulness of feelings (Skt. vedana). The four close applications of min...
15. Developing a Daily Meditation Practice
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dassetu explores the idea of developing a daily meditation practice. It is common to think of meditation and mindfulness as a remedy ...
14. Guided Meditation on R.A.I.N. (with Charlotte Adler)
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on R.A.I.N., recorded by Charlotte Adler. R.A.I.N. is a method by which we release painful emotions through mindfulness an...
13. Healing Trauma Through Meditation - In Conversation with Charlotte Adler
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Charlotte Adler of Bodhicitta Lifeworks. Charlotte is a healer, therapeutic counsellor, and meditation guide and has...
12. Dealing with Frustration
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David explores a common emotion that many of us experience on a regular basis: frustration. Frustration comes from non-acceptance and...
11. Guided Meditation on Maitrī (Loving-Kindness)
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a guided meditation on Loving-Kindness (maitrī in Sanskrit). Loving Kindness is the first of the Four Immeasurables, a rich compilation of pr...
10. The Key to Happy, Healthy & Loving Relationships
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David talks about love and attachment, and the key to happy, healthy and loving relationships from a Buddhist perspective. For a lot ...
9. Guided Meditation - Anāpānasati
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a short 15-minute guided anāpānasati practice. Simply meaning 'mindfulness of breathing,' anāpānasati was the meditation practice most wid...
8. How to Stop Thoughts in Meditation
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David addresses the question 'how to stop thinking 1000 thoughts during meditation?' Talking practically from his own experience and ...
7. What to Do When You Feel Sad
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David addresses the question: what should I do when I feel sad and overwhelmed? In modern life, in the pursuit of a successful and ha...
6. Guided Meditation - Settling Body, Speech & Mind in their Natural States
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a 15-minute guided meditation in which we engage in the practice of settling body, speech and mind in their natural states. This practice is a...
5. Why You Should Meditate
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David answers the question 'Why Meditate?' and explains why everyone should meditate. When we first try to meditate, we notice that o...
4. Guided Meditation - The Space of the Mind
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a 15-minute guided meditation in which we turn our attention to the space of the mind - the domain where thoughts, images, memories, and feeli...
3. Overcoming Anxiety and Worry
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David (Dassetu) explores anxiety, worry, and stress - how they arise in our mind, how we can overcome them, and some practical tips f...
2. Guided Breathing Meditation for Relaxation
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a 15-minute guided breathing meditation, designed to help you totally relax and release the turbulence of thoughts and feelings that can plagu...
1. Genuine Happiness
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David (Dassetu) introduces the Samadhi Podcast and discusses a core Buddhist theme: Genuine Happiness. The desire to be happy and fre...