212 - The War Within
9/1/202529 min
In this episode, Noah reflects on the heaviness of living in a world filled with violence, hatred, and suffering. From school shootings to war and personal experiences of pain, he explores the Buddhist teaching of the three poisons: ignorance, greed, and hatred, and how they manifest both globally and within our own hearts.
Through stories, analogies, and practical practices, Noah reminds us that peace is not created from the top down but from the inside out. By transforming our own inner war with wisdom, gratitude, and loving-kindness, we ripple peace outward into our families, communities, and...
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First 90 secondsNoah Rasheta· Host0:00
The Secular Buddhism Podcast is now on eightfoldpath.com with transcripts, AI chat, and more. Visit eightfoldpath.com. [gentle music] Welcome to the Secular Buddhism Podcast, where we explore Buddhist teachings and ideas in a way that's practical, down-to-earth, and relevant for everyday life. I am your host, Noah Rasheta, and today this is episode 212, "The War Within: Finding Peace in a World of Violence." As always, remember you don't need to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist. You can use what you learn to simply be a better whatever you already are. This past week, I found myself sitting with the news, feeling this familiar heaviness in my chest. Again, another school shooting, ongoing war, hatred manifesting as violence in our world. And then this morning I came across a news article of a recent arrest of an adult attempting to sexually assault a 13-year-old child. And as I was reading through the story, I realized that the perpetrator is a sibling of one of my closest friends. And man, my heart just sank as I sat there