Buddha In The Hood

Buddhist Recovery Group - no it is not for folks recovering from being Buddhists. This show features SGI member Mark Hackman, co-founder of BRG - The Buddhist Recovery Group is for those who suffer from, or because of, the disease of addiction. All are welcome as this disease effects us all in one way or another. The monthly BRG meeting is the third Saturday of the month @ South Bay Community Center at 7 PM. SBCC website for address: http://www.sgi-usa-southbaycc.org/

The show’s featured musician is Laurie Lester, playing her dulcimer and singing The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry. Go back in time… Listen to the ancient voices… Hear the sweet melody of the dulcimer…. Laurie Lester is an accomplished soprano, her vocal repertoire includes music from the middle ages and Renaissance, folk music from many lands…Laurie Lester’s Myspace.

She is also co-innkeeper, with her husband Dave, of Willow Pond Bed & Breakfast in Grand Junction, CO http://www.grandjunctioncoloradobedandbreakfast.com/. Willow Pond B&B is now the #1  Bed and Breakfast in Grand Junction, CO on TripAdvisor.com. Please visit this link to see the TripAdvisor site: Willow Pond B&B.

 

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This episode is an interview with Danielle Lueder, Young Women’s Division leader for El Dorado District and Guy Mitchell, SGI Long Beach Area leader. These days financial stability is important to everyone, in this episode our guest speakers talk about how to overcome financial obstacles using their own life experiences and Buddhist practice. We end the episode with a small introduction to Michael Lisagor and his book “Romancing The Buddha.” You can visit his site at http://www.RomancingTheBuddha.com.

 

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In honor of SGI Youth Day, this months episode is an interview of a young poet and SGI member named Seigi Akaishi. He shares with us some of his poetry and answers questions about his writing. We end the episode with a song, downloaded from the Podsafe Music Network, by Timothy Harada called “With You, With Me.” You can visit his website at http://www.TimHarada.com. Thanks for listening!

 

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Part 2 of Dr. Eric Hauber’s lecture is available. Dr. Eric Hauber is the Vice General Director of SGI-USA and this episode is the continuation of his lecture “The Unique Buddhist Perspective of Life and Death.” For those of you that haven’t yet heard the first part of the lecture please listen to Episode 2!

 

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Episode 2 of Buddha In The Hood is now available! This episode is the first half of a lecture by Dr. Eric Hauber, Vice General Director of SGI-USA. The topic is “The Unique Buddhist Perspective of Life and Death” and the lecture was given at Viento y Agua Coffeehouse and Art Gallery in Long Beach, CA.

We have decided to release the second half of the lecture as Episode 3, to be posted in the next day or two. Let us know what you think about the shows so far!

 

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We’re very excited, Episode 1 of Buddha In The Hood is now available! This episode is an interview of Jason Jarrett, the voice of A Buddhist Podcast, conducted by Linda Delmar and Linda Myring at the New Media Expo in Ontario, CA.

The music in the show is from the PodSafe Music Network and is a song called “Be Mine” by Jimmy Golding. Thank you Jason Jarrett and Pete Cooper for helping us get our first show off the ground!

 

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