Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

The Nature of Delusion

Gregory chats about delusion and the practice investigating suffering when it arises in this week's talk. Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.  

Re-Remembering the First Noble Truth

Sometimes it can take a few times to click with the First Noble Truth...well, maybe more than a few times. Gregory chats about going back to basics with the First Noble T

Near and Far Enemies of the Brahamviharas

Gregory chats about the enemies of the Brahmaviharas, and delves into the nature of compassion. Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.

Skillful Acceptance

Gregory chats about what skillful acceptance looks like, the origins of radical acceptance, and how the Buddhist path is more than just acceptance. Intro and Outro Music

Pain, Resilience, and Protecting the Sense Doors

Gregory chats about pain (whether it be physical or emotion) and the differences between mindfulness and acceptance in this week's talk. Intro and Outro Music by Lenny D

Wise View Connected to Wise Concentration

Gregory continues his series on concentration and its connection to the 8-fold path. Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.

When Concentration Begins to be Understood

Gregory chats about misconceptions with concentration and where it fits in the path.   Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.

Ice Cream and Satisfaction

Gregory talks about ignorance, delusion, and the quest for lasting satisfaction. Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.

Swimming Upstream

Gregory talks about the values of the Noble Eightfold Path, discipline, and the antidote to greed, hatred, and delusion. Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em'

Lineage

Gregory chats about the recent Buddhist Festival in Portland, Oregon, and reflects on the Ruth Denison / U Ba Khin lineage. Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave

Disliking and Aversion

This week, Gregory continues on the topic of the hinderances, specifically dealing with "disliking" or aversion, and how to skillfully deal with it. Intro and Outro Musi

5/29/25 - GUEST TEACHER - Kate Davies

Guest teacher Kate Davies joins us for a brilliant talk on Engaged Dharma (and one of the very best talks we've heard on the topic!) Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinar

5/1/25 - GUEST TEACHER - The Return of Ayya Santacitta

We welcome Ayya Santacitta back to Wednesday Wake Up! Ayya gives a powerful guided meditation on the elements and talk that weaves together Earth awareness and Dhamma.  

Desire, Grasping, and Aversion

Gregory chats about awareness around liking, passion, desire, grasping and aversion. This one is a bit shorter due to Gregory getting over a respiratory illness. Intro

Angulimala: Life Facing Death with Guest Flying Fish Murphy

Guesting at Wise Spirit Buddhist Community, Zen Priest Flying Fish Murphy gives an insightful talk on the infamous Angulimala, and how his story provides insight into the

A Storm of Hinderances

This week, Gregory begins a new series on the five hinderances in Buddhism. ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison li

2/27/25 - Proof and Faith

This week, Gregory continues his series on Faith in the Dharma, with a discussion on belief, proof and bias in the transcendental. ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF Gregory Malo

Faith

In this week's podcast Gregory talks about faith, its role in Buddhism and how it is an often misunderstood (and overlooked), part of the path. ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF

Altruism

Is meditation selfish? When we see much suffering in the world, how do we balance the activities of the outside with the inner work? In this week's talk, Gregory discusse

Urgency

"The trouble is - you think you have time." Jack Kornfield In today's podcast, Gregory discusses the concept of urgency, and why it might seem counterintuitive on the pa