00:05 Welcome to the Imperfect Buddhist, where we discuss present moment awareness and incorporating Buddhist principles into modern life. My name is Matthew Hawk Mahoney, and today's episode is titled Buddhism and Warry. 00:37 I have a long history with Warri. I remember being on a road trip with my family during the summer. It must've been like five or six coming up with all of these Warri thoughts about if we had enough gas or how far it was gonna be to the next place that offered food....

00:00 Hey, so before we start this episode, I do want to give you a heads up that we will be talking about some adult subjects. So if you have any people in your life that you're listening to this podcast with, or you yourself are somebody that feels like you don't want to hear about some very personal subjects, then you might want to listen to one of the other episodes or put on a different podcast. You've been warned. 00:27 Aware of the suffering caused by sexual misconduct, I undertake to...

00:07 Welcome to the Imperfect Buddhist, where we discuss present moment awareness and incorporating Buddhism into modern life. My name is Matthew Hawk Mahoney, and today's episode is titled, Buddhism and the Sacred Power of the Present Moment. 00:54 What is the present moment? It's this very instance, this little sliver of experience where everything's happening. 01:05 Living in our fast paced world, we're told we need to think about what we want to become when we get older. Most of us...

00:06 Welcome to the Imperfect Buddhist, where we discuss mindfulness and incorporating Zen principles into modern life. My name is Matthew Hawk Mahoney and today's episode is titled, Buddhism and Intrusive Thoughts. 00:51 It really doesn't surprise me that I was drawn to Zen Buddhism. And this is an important episode for me because as some of the most listened imperfect Buddhists out there might know, I've struggled with intrusive thoughts or impulsive thoughts for about the last 14 years....

00:00 To love is to recognize. To be loved is to be recognized by the other. Thich Nhat Hanh 00:20 Welcome my friends and fellow travelers to the imperfect Buddhist, where we get annoyed when our kitties walk all over our recording equipment when we're trying to record a very serious podcast. I'm your host Matthew Hockmahoney, and in today's episode, we're talking about relationships. This episode is titled Buddhism and Relationships. 01:08 I remember I told my coworker Christy that I was...

00:00 Who will master this world and the realms of Yama and the gods? Who will select a well-taught Dharma teaching as a skilled person selects a flower? 00:21 Welcome to The Imperfect Buddhist, where we discuss mindfulness and applying Zen principles to modern life. My name is Matthew Hawk Mahoney and today's episode is titled Buddhism and the Mexican Petunia. 00:46 Lately, my wife and I have been trying to cut back on our use of the TV as a distraction device. We've experimented with...

00:01 When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself. Shunryu Suzuki 00:25 Welcome friends and travelers along the path. This is the imperfect Buddhist. I'm your host, Matthew Hock Mahoney, and today's episode is titled Buddhism and Leadership, leading by example and the ripple effect. 01:07 Leading by example can have profound impacts on our relationships, our spiritual development, and the world around us. In a time where...

00:09 Welcome to the imperfect Buddhist, where we discuss mindfulness and incorporating Zen Buddhism into modern life. My name is Matthew Hawk Mahoney and today's episode is titled Buddhism and Love. 00:52 Thank you for stopping in and listening. Whether this is your first episode or I don't know what episode I'm on, maybe your 50th. I really appreciate you sticking with me and stopping in. It's been a while since I've shared with you. It's amazing how the days blend together. When I'm...

1. Introduction (00:19): - Title: "Understanding Mindfulness and Conscious Living through Buddhism" - Introduction: Matthew Hawk Mahoney, host of "The Imperfect Buddhist," delves into the significance of patterns in mindful living. 2. Mindful Living and Recognizing Patterns (01:07 - 02:34): - Understanding the role of mindfulness in recognizing and altering life patterns, fostering conscious decision-making and personal growth. 3. Understanding Life's Cycles and Patterns (03:17 -...

Uniting Mind and Body in the Present Moment It's easy to feel disconnected from the present moment and overwhelmed by the chaos of our thoughts. However, the wisdom of ancient traditions like Buddhism offers a simple and effective way to regain control of our minds and connect with the here and now – the breath. The Witnessing Presence In our quest for personal growth and self-awareness, Mahoney emphasizes the importance of returning to the breath as a constant anchor. When our thoughts...

About this episode:In our fast-paced modern world, the pursuit of mindfulness and spiritual growth can often feel elusive. However, at the heart of Zen philosophy lies a profound truth: everything in life is usable for awakening. Embracing this concept means seeing imperfection, challenges, and difficulties as tools for personal growth and enlightenment. It's a pivotal moment in our spiritual journey when we realize that suffering and imperfection can crack open the shell of ego, leading to...

"Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses." - Thict Naht Hahn Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Imperfect Buddhist. A podcast where we discuss present-moment awareness and incorporating zen principles into everyday life. I am your host Matthew Hawk Mahoney and today's episode is titled Returning. There...

Auto-Transcribe/Please Excuse Errors Welcome to the Imperfect Buddhist, where we discuss present moment awareness and applying Zen principles to modern. My name is Matthew Hawk Mahoney, and today's episode is titled Buddhism and Creativity.  This episode will be a little bit of a freestyle. The last couple episodes I've had a bit of a agenda that I follow .   I want to come into this conversation with you from a place of stillness, from a place of. No agenda and I wanna see what happens. So...

Auto Transcribe/ Please Excuse ErrorsOne day I offered a number of children, a basket filled with tangerines. The basket was passed around and each child took one tangerine and put it in his or her palm. We each looked at our tangerine, and the children were invited to meditate on its origins. They saw that not only their tangerine, but also its mother, the tangerine tree, with some guidance, they began to visualize the blossoms in the sunshine and in the rain. They saw petals falling down...

Auto Transcription/Please Excuse Errorswhat is this word? Efficiency. Sometimes it seems a close cousin to death. We are encouraged not to linger, not to enjoy life, to hurry up and get done. So we'll have time for something else. Something else. What efficiency is a destroyer? Millions upon millions of living dead done in by the electric can opener and the automobile progress is our most important product. Babies are our business. Time is money. Life is cheap. Modern technology, modern...

PLEASE EXCUSE ERRORS / AUDIO-TO-TEXT TRANSLATION  Our view of reality is like a map with which to negotiate the terrain of life. If the map is true and accurate, we will generally know where we are and if we have decided where we want to go, we will generally know how to get. If the map is false and inaccurate, we generally will be lost. While this is obvious, it is something that most people, to a greater or lesser degree choose to ignore. They ignore it because our route to reality is not...

VOICE-TO-TEXT TRANSLATION. PLEASE EXCUSE ERRORS. To see our own mind clearly without being caught up in its movement to watch thought, without trying to do anything with or about it, simply seeing it and letting it go. This is the way to freedom Welcome to the imperfect Buddhist, where we discussed. Present moment awareness. Applying Zen principles to modern life. My name is Matthew Hawk Mahoney and today's episode is titled Buddhism and screen addiction. Everybody has a smartphone in...

Voice-to-Text Translation. Please excuse errors. Take time to pray. It is the sweet oil that eases the hinge into the garden so the doorway can swing open easily. You can always go there. Consider yourself blessed. These stones that break your bones will build an altar of your love. Your home is the garden. Carry its odor hidden in you into the city. Suddenly your enemies will buy seed packets and fall to their knees to plant flowers in the dirt by the road. They'll call you friend and honor...

Welcome to the Imperfect Buddhist, where we discuss Mindfulness and Incorporating Zen Buddhism into everyday life. I'm your host Matthew Hawk Mahoney, and today's episode is titled Buddhism & Anger Pt. 2 So, I did it again! Outside of my body, I watched as my voice fell into a lower frequency, my volume raising as I said, "This is b******t!." My boss's eyes widened. My poor coworker was caught in the middle looking down and away from the zoom camera call. "This is b******t!" I said, "I...

Peace exists on the other side of your resistance.  The noise, talking, and eating of the holidays, A haze cast over the clearer vision I had developed with my practice.  Awareness of wholeness seems to slip away little by little until I am binge eating all those sweets I swore I didn't want and rubbing my Magic the Gathering headache. How come the lived experience of peace is so easy to forget and the mechanical habits so enticing? Getting ready to head back to work after this long holiday...

Today I am interviewing the Abbot of Dharma Rain Zen Temple, in Portland Oregon, Kakumyo Lowe Charde. Kakumyo has been practicing Zen Buddhism for over twenty years and has been a full-time monk for that entire time. Today's episode is special for me to share with you. Kakumyo is the first teacher with which I have ever worked. My sessions with him led me to more profound experiences in my practice.  Rounding out this two-year season one experience with this episode feels right! Next year, I...

Present moment awareness or the practice of Buddhism, along with Zazen, which is seated meditation, brings us into contact with our life, into contact with ourselves and our experience. Zazen strips away the labels that we approach our life with and opens us up for an adventure. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-imperfect-buddhist/donations

I Found a Dead Fox Mary Oliver   I found a dead fox beside the gravel road, curled inside the big iron wheel of an old tractor that has been standing, for years, in the vines at the edge of the road. I don't know what happened to it- when it came there or why it lay down for good, settling its narrow chin on the rusted rim of the iron wheel to look out over the fields, and that way died- but I know this: its posture- of looking, to the last possible moment, back into the world- made me...

Take time to pray. It is the sweet oil that eases the hinge into the garden so that the doorway can swing open easily. You can always go there. Consider yourself blessed. These stones that break your bones will build the altar of your love. Your home is the garden. Carry its odor hidden in you into the city. Suddenly your enemies will buy seed packs and fall to their knees to plant flowers in the dirt by the road. They'll call you friend and honor your passing among them. When asked who was...