In this episode, the presenters, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and lay practitioner and journalist Jo Confino, are joined by special guest, entrepreneur and author Lindsay Levin, to discuss wise leadership and new ways of creating change and harmony in turbulent times. 

“Serial entrepreneur” Lindsay Levin founded Leaders’ Quest in 2001 as her “last startup”, to help leaders and companies align profit with purpose. Her work explores collective humanity through vulnerability and listening. She also launched the Leaders’ Quest Foundation to build leadership capacity in grassroots communities. 
Her passion for finding common ground between diverse perspectives and opposing voices prompted her to co-lead the launch of the alliance Future Stewards, after the Paris Climate Agreement. Her book, Invisible Giants: Changing the World One Step at a Time (2013), is a celebration of the everyday heroes who have inspired her to ask tough questions, and to strive to be the change she wants to see in the world.

Together, all three also talk about: the balance between urgency and patience; purpose; polarisation; and becoming agents of change. And: at a planetary level, how do we know when to slow down and when to speed up? 

Lindsay Levin further shares her relationship with the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village community, and about: working with leaders; dealing with competing interests and egos; spiritual values in the business world; self-awareness; tolerance in the climate movement; listening to others’ lives and widening circles of compassion; responsibility; the gap between cleverness and wisdom; ‘quests’; collective and individual development; planetary well-being; and honouring anger and grief. 

Brother Phap Huu talks about his own experience of dealing with disagreements in the community as abbot of Upper Hamlet, and shares stories about Thich Nhat Hanh as a leader. He also delves into the importance of listening in leadership; applying Buddhist teachings into daily life; bringing together conflicting parties; discriminative mindsets; inclusiveness; adapting to change; avoiding burnout; nourishing compassion; learning to be in stillness; and not postponing ‘simple opportunities’.

Jo shares the story of a company which lost its way after taking the space to create and reflect away from its staff. He delves into the pressure of short-termism; Indigenous insight into decision-making; and being observers of our own selves. And: is time money? 

All three share the simple routines they use to nourish themselves in what they do.

The episode ends with a short meditation on gratefulness, guided by Brother Phap Huu.

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And Global Optimism:
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With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation: 
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Resources:

Plum Village Community ➛ https://plumvillage.org/
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🎙️ Lindsay Levin ➛ https://futurestewards.com/team/lindsay-levin/ 
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛  https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/br-phap-huu/
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛  https://www.instagram.com/joconfino/?hl=en

Leaders’ Quest ➛ https://leadersquest.org/ 
Future Stewards ➛ https://futurestewards.com/ 
‘Please Call Me by My True Names’ (song and poem) ➛ https://plumvillage.org/articles/please-call-me-by-my-true-names-song-poem/ 
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet ➛ https://www.parallax.org/product/zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet/ 
Trần dynasty ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%E1%BA%A7n_dynasty
Lý dynasty ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BD_dynasty
Sister Chan Khong ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/sister-chan-khong/ 
The Great Acceleration ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Acceleration 
Moore’s law ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law
The TED Countdown Summit ➛ https://countdown.ted.com/events-in-2021

Wise Leadership | The Way Out Is In podcast | Episode #17

The inner practice of liberation is not an individual matter. One of the deepest realizations that comes when we meditate, as we pay attention, as we live a life of care and loving awareness, is the growing sense of interdependence. There is no separation between our body and the body of the earth. The minerals of the soil make up our wheat and our bones, the storm clouds become our
drinks and our blood, the oxygen from the trees and forests is the air we breathe. 

The human community is equally interconnected. If we meet together in harmony and respect, care for the vulnerable among us, tend to the environment, and respect our citizens and neighbors, we will thrive and prosper. 


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This dharma talk was originally livestreamed by Spirit Rock on 7/25/22.

Wise Society Dharma Talk — Jack Kornfield

OM BENZA SATO SAMAYA MANUPALAYA BENZA SATO TENOPA TITA DRI DO MEBHAWA SUTO KAYO MEBHAWA SUPO KAYO MEBHAWAANURAKTO MEBHAWA SARWA SIDDHI MEMTRAYATSA SARWA KARMA SUTSA METSI TAM SHRI YA KURU HUNG HA HA HA HA HO BHAGAWAN SARWA TATHAGATA BENZA MA ME MUNTSA BENZRI BHAWA MAHA SAMAYA SATO AH

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VAJRASATTVA

Fairy Ring ♔ Singh Kaur & Gary Stadler

Shurangam Mantra In Sanskrit   5 part

http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/surangama.pdf

Shurangam Mantra In Sanskrit - 05 Sections- Chú L - Ng Nghiêm B - Ng Ti - Ng Ph - N

Oṃ Āḥ Hūṃ Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hūṃ
(Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum)
Ôm Ah Hum ! Ben Za Gu Ru Pê Ma Si Đi Hung ! 
(Ba Âm Thanh Siêu Việt Linh Diệu !
 Liên Hoa Sinh Bậc Thượng Sư Kim Cang Vĩnh Viễn 
 Hoàn Tất Mọi Công Đức Tịch Trừ Tất Cả Các Ác Nghiệp !)

Padmasambhava

Here are the meditations and introductions for day 1 of the 2015 Triratna International Urban Retreat on the theme of 'Living In The Greater Mandala'.

www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat

This set comprises:

01 Kamalashila introducing and leading through the Mindfulness of Breathing meditation practice. Suitable for those new to meditation.

02 Rijumitra introducing the Brahma Vicars series of Buddhist meditation practices. These are: the Metta Bhavana (Cultivation of Loving Kindness), the Karuna Bhavana (Cultivation of Compassion in response to suffering), the Mudita Bhavana (Cultivation of Sympathetic Joy with others), Upekkha Bhavana (Cultivation of Equanimity).

03 Rijumitra introducing the first of the Brahma Viharas series of Buddhist meditations - the Metta Bhavana (Cultivation of Loving Kindness).

04 Tejananda introducing and leads through a Just Sitting meditation practice.

Recorded for the Triratna International Urban Retreat 2015 at Vajraloka Retreat Centre, Wales.

Tejananda - Guided Just Sitting Meditation Practice

Hooponopono is Hawaiian healing method to balance matrix energy. This song is so smooth and in tune with pure Universal energy. Light and Love, Laura

Ho' Oponopono - I Love You

Тит Нат Хань - Стихи. Зовите Себя Своими Истинными Именами. Вадим Темчог

37 Практик Бодхисаттв

Ancient Gayatri Mantras for Healing and Meditation is an album from mahakatha Meditation mantras. You can download the album from here: https://gumroad.com/l/cFBUY

005 Jala Gayatri Mantra For Healing And Meditation

Plum Village is a new, free mindfulness app with Buddhist insights and guided meditations offered by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community: https://plumvillage.app/

Wise Leadership | The Way Out Is In podcast | Episode #17

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