Suburban Dharma

A Dharma talk at the IBMC on 9/15/19. Subodha talks about being diligent on the path when we are busy being happy and even when we’re not perfect in our practice.

A Father’s Day Dhamma talk at the International Buddhist Meditation Center Los Angeles on June 16, 2019.

A talk at the IBMC on 4/21/19.

A Dharma talk at the IBMC on 3/31/19.

There are some changes in store for Suburban Dharma in 2019, including a new RSS feed, new recording equipment, production software, and upcoming guided meditations for those interested.

Subodha talks about having a birthday the day after Christmas and mudita, sympathetic joy.

Subodha shares some thoughts on the similarities between the views of the human condition in existential therapy and those found in Buddhism.

Subodha shares some thoughts on how the fetter of conceit manifests on the path and how we might respond to it skillfully.

Subodha shares his views on Buddhism as one of the best forms of self-care. Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, mentioned in the Dhamma talk, can be found at https://www.abhayagiri.org/home/

At Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society on 8/19/18, Subodha discusses a recent news story about psychedelic drugs and Buddhist practice and his belief that the two are not compatible. Many have turned to drugs because they feel that Buddhism has not been enough for them on its own and they feel that their journey … Continue reading "The Problem with Mixing Drugs with the Dharma"

Subodha gives a talk at the International Buddhist Meditation Center in Los Angeles on 7/15/18 sharing stories of escape, how they failed, and how that ties to Buddhist wisdom. There is no escape. The only way is through.

Subodha shares stories about growing up and the relationship he has with his father in honor of Father’s Day.

Subodha gives an overview of the six sense bases and the thirty-seven qualities of awakening as presented in the Mahasalayatanika Sutta from the Majjhima Nikaya.

A talk given by Subodha at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society on the alchemy of Buddhism. Buddhism gives us tools for transmuting greed into generosity, hatred into kindness, and delusion into wisdom. Through following the Eightfold Path, we are able to see the magic in the ordinary.

Subodha talks about reverence as an attitude we can develop toward ourselves and the world around us as a way of growing our wisdom.

Subodha gives a talk at the Sunday service at the International Buddhist Meditation Center Los Angeles on the topic of negative thoughts and what he means by letting go of them. Find out more about the International Buddhist Meditation Center by visiting www.ibmc-la.org and more about Subodha by visiting www.suburbandharma.org

Subodha talks about quotes by Kukai and Basho, Japanese poets, about mastery in poetry and calligraphy and how they work as analogies for the Buddhist path toward liberation, where mastery is of the self and the tools are the Noble Eightfold Path and our own bodies and minds.

Subodha discusses what role vipassana, or "insight" plays in Buddhist meditation in the Theravada tradition and in his experience as a meditator.