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Podcast: Episode 19: Understanding 2012

Applied Buddhist Psychology, Empowered Living, Personal Responsibility, Podcast, Rites of Passage/Initiation

In today's episode, Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. discusses the 2012 era in terms of the evolution of human consciousness.

Article: Understanding the Nature of Suffering and Personal Responsibility: A Buddhist Perspective for the Modern Therapeutic Context

Applied Buddhist Psychology, Article, Personal Responsibility

By Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.

Buddhism is sometimes viewed as a pessimistic philosophy by the casual observer. Its emphasis on suffering is misunderstood as a misplaced focus for a spiritual path. But, in actuality, Buddhism's focus on suffering actually provides a path out of that suffering. Suffering becomes a vehicle through which one can explore and understand the self.

Podcast: Episode 15: Perspectives on Karma

Applied Buddhist Psychology, Energetic Patterns, Karma, Personal Responsibility, Podcast, Relationships

In this excerpt from a 2010 talk on birth family dynamics, Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. gives an overview of perspectives on karma and discusses its application in a modern context – particularly in matters of relationship.

Article: How to Prepare for 2012 and Beyond

Applied Buddhist Psychology, Article, Empowered Living, Personal Responsibility

By Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.

As 2012 approaches, more and more people are wondering what is needed to be able to meet the demands of the changes that are prophesied for the winter solstice on December 22, 2012. This date refers to the time when many ancient calendars either run out, or have a shift that creates a dramatic change to the world as we know it.

Podcast: Episode 07: The Path of the Bodhisattva

Applied Buddhist Psychology, Personal Responsibility, Podcast, The Eightfold Path

The path of the bodhisattva is, among other things, designed to break down the illusion of separation between self and other. When we talk about the Two Truths in Buddhism, ultimate reality and relative reality, in relative reality there is a separation. Ultimately, there is no separation. By serving others you wind up serving yourself. In this excerpt from a 2008 Applied Buddhist Psychology course, Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. discusses what one has to attend to within oneself in order to liberate oneself and be of service to others on the path of the bodhisattva.