Exploring Vedanta and Vipassana practices, Ram Appalaraju discusses interfaith spirituality and his work as an eco-chaplain, honoring the dignity of all beings.
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This time on the BHNN Visitor Podcast, Ram and Vincent focus on:
- Encountering dukkha (struggling) on a day-to-day foundation
- Resourcing ourselves in order that we is usually a useful resource for others
- Self-discovery and studying tips on how to course of our struggling
- The yoga of meditation and cultivating the core side of interior development
- The sense of ease that comes from deepening our apply
- Weaving collectively Vedanta and Vipassana practices
- Fostering belief in our personal experiences
- Transitioning from a high-stress work surroundings to dwelling a extra religious life
- Providing dignity to ourselves and others, irrespective of their circumstance
- Ram’s work in prisons and providing compassionate, attentive care to others
- How preconceived notions hinder us from actually connecting with and caring for folks
“There’s a human sense of dignity that we will provide to a different particular person and that may solely occur when we’ve got dignity inside ourselves when we’ve got a way of acceptance of who we’re.” –Ram Appalaraju
This dialog was initially recorded on the Paths of Follow Podcast. Hearken to extra episodes HERE.
About Ram Appalaraju:
Ram Appalaraju has served on the boards of nonprofit organizations for over eight years after retiring from the high-tech business the place he labored for 35 years. Ram has been finding out Buddhism below Gil Fronsdal and is presently within the Perception Meditation Heart’s Dharma Leaders Coaching. He additionally graduated as a chaplain and an eco-chaplain from the Sati Heart for Buddhist Research. He now teaches as a school member at Sati Heart’s Eco-Chaplaincy program and is among the organizing crew members at IMC’s Earth Care group group. He additionally serves as a Buddhist chaplain and Mindfulness Meditation instructor at Santa Clara County Jails and is presently pursuing Medical Pastoral Training.
Ram has been working towards Buddhism for over 14 years and has engaged with a number of underprivileged and marginalized communities, instructing meditation and providing help. He’s deeply dedicated to social and ecological causes and serves numerous teams in nature-based training by way of science and spirituality. He presently serves on the board of Perception Meditation Heart at Redwood Metropolis and teaches on the San Jose Perception Meditation Sangha. Ram has additionally studied Vedanta at Sri Ramakrishna Mission and Chinmaya Mission for over 20 years.
Ram serves as president of Perception World Help. For extra details about Perception World Help, please see HERE.
“My very own capability to care began to unfold. It’s not simply an exterior exercise of me studying tips on how to care for somebody, that’s a byproduct. The intent is self-discovery: how did I course of my very own struggling and the way and when it’s related to interact with others who could also be struggling for their very own causes.” –Ram Appalaraju
About Vincent Moore:
Vincent Moore is a inventive and artistic guide dwelling in San Francisco, California, with over a decade of expertise within the leisure business and holds a graduate diploma in Buddhist Research. For years, he carried out frequently on the Upright Residents Brigade Theatre, an improv and sketch comedy theatre primarily based in New York and Los Angeles. As an actor, Vincent carried out on Comedy Central, The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Present with Seth Meyers, Above Common, and The UCB Present on Seeso. As a author, he developed for tv in addition to stage, together with work with the Blue Man Group, and his personal written initiatives have been featured on web sites akin to Humorous or Die. Moreover, he acquired a Masters of Buddhist Research from the Institute of Buddhist Research with a Certificates in Soto Zen Research and engages in a private Buddhist apply throughout the Soto Zen custom. Vincent can also be the creator and host of the podcast, Paths of Follow, which options interviews with Buddhists from all around the world. Study extra on Vincent’s web site HERE.
