Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox

Episode 231 - Reliance on a Teacher

In a world obsessed with DIY, YouTube tutorials, and learning everything ourselves, navigating the depths of our own minds can land us not knowing where to start or how t

Episode 230 - Gratitude & Emptiness

When we hear the word "emptiness" (shunyata) in Buddhist philosophy, it's easy to mistake it for nothingness or a bleak void. But true emptiness isn't an absence of life:

Episode 229 - Boundaries in Buddhism

In Buddhism, we're encouraged to cherish others more and deepen our compassion. Some may wonder if there is a contradiction between these heart-opening practices and havi

Episode 228 - Be Love

If you've ever longed for love—and let's be honest, who hasn't?—you'll recognize the familiar dance our minds do. We build the "ideal" in our heads. We make lists of the

Episode 227 - Always Rely on a Happy Mind Alone

Always rely on a happy mind alone. This Buddhist slogan for training the mind isn't about "positive thinking" or just being happy. A "happy mind" refers to a mind that is

Episode 226 - Tame the Monkey Mind

Register for the free classes, Continuing the Walk for Peace: An Inner Peace Toolkit: https://buddhismforeveryone.com/walk-for-peace-toolkit In this episode, we talk ab

Episose 225 - Is your mind the Matrix?

In The Matrix, the red pill reveals the truth behind appearances and opens the path to freedom. In Buddhism, a realization of the true nature of reality is the ultimate p

Episode 224: Finding Happiness in Others' Joy

Imagine feeling a burst of joy every time someone else wins. A friend gets a promotion, your sister finds love, a stranger shares good news, and you feel happiness with t

Episode 223 - Feed love or Feed Pain

We constantly make small choices that shape the reality of our relationships, whether with our partner, children, friends, or colleagues. They determine whether we deepen

Episode 222: Preventing Anger

Longtime Buddhist Teacher, JoAnn Fox, explores five powerful Buddhist antidotes to anger and aversion:   patience acceptance recognizing karma remembering impermane

Episode 221 - W.A.I.T. What Am I Thinking?

Delusions are distorted ways of looking at things that make our mind unpeaceful and uncontrolled. Anger exaggerates someone's faults. Attachment exaggerates someone's goo

Episode 220 - Self-Compassion

In this episode, JoAnn Fox shares the practice of W.A.I.T.—What Am I Thinking? to help us cultivate self-compassion and retrain the often-critical voice in our minds. Thr

Episode 219: The Rain Could Turn to Gold

"The rain could turn to gold and still your thirst would not be slaked," the Buddha said. He was pointing to the endless cycle of craving, the restless thirst that keeps

Episode 218: Weaving Spiritual Practice into Daily Life

The Buddha said that the minds of his followers should "constantly, day and night, delight in spiritual practice." But what practice can we stitch into the fabric of ordi

Episode 217 -Fan Favorite - Overcoming Fear and Anxiety

We're bringing back a fan favorite episode from the Buddhism for Everyone archives with an exploration of fear, anxiety, and bravery. Fearlessness is often spoken of in B

Episode 216 - W.A.I.T. Why am I talking?

Have you ever walked away from a conversation and thought, "Why did I just say that?" Oh, me too. But thankfully, the Buddha left us plenty of tools to transform even our

Episode 215 - How to Be Present in Moment

This episode is a gentle return to something simple, sacred, and too often forgotten: the present moment. The only moment we ever truly have.  We explore what it means

Episode 214 - The Dalai Lama's Secret to Lasting Happiness

We chase happiness like it's just around the corner. Could our final destination, "happiness," be hidden in a new relationship, job title, city, or home? But His Holiness

Episode 213: How to Be Mentally Strong When Things Go Wrong

This episode is about those moments when life doesn't go according to plan: when things go wrong, fall apart, or just feel too heavy to bear. At these times, mental stren

Episode 212 - How To Be Calm Amidst Chaos

"Praise and blame, fame and shame, gain and loss, pleasure and pain come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all." ― Buddha W