149 - Firsts And Lasts

Secular Buddhism

Noah Rasheta

Spirituality, Buddhism, Mindfulness, Society & Culture, Meditation, Secular, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Every moment that arises is simultaneously the first time and last time that moment exists. I used to value moments based on their pleasantness or unpleasantness but now I see the beauty of the uniqueness of each moment. In this episode, I will be vulnerable and share my thoughts as I process the recent loss of a loved one.

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of the Secular Buddhism Podcast.
0:05.0	This is episode number 149.
0:08.0	I am your host, Noah Rasheda.
0:09.8	Today I'm going to be talking about firsts and lasts.
0:14.2	Keep in mind you don't need to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist.
0:21.8	You can use what you learn to be a better whatever you already are.
0:26.7	If you're interested in learning more about Buddhism you can check out my book, No Nonsense
0:32.2	Buddhism for Beginners, Available on Amazon.
0:35.8	Or start out with the first five episodes of the podcast.
0:39.4	You can find those easily by visiting SecularBudism.com and clicking on the Start Here link.
0:46.4	If you're looking for a community to practice with and interact with, consider becoming
0:51.5	a patron by visiting SecularBudism.com and clicking the link to join our community.
1:01.0	As I jump into the topic that I wanted to share in today's podcast episode, I want to
1:07.2	start out by bringing up the fact that studying Buddhism, perhaps one of my favorite things
1:14.2	that has emerged from my personal study and practicing of Buddhist concepts, teachings
1:22.1	and ideas is the shift that I've had in my personal relationship with time or perhaps
1:30.0	better yet with moments in time.
1:34.3	In other words, there was a time when I used to value moments based on the pleasantness
1:41.2	or unpleasantness of the moment and moments to me on this scale, pleasant moments were
1:48.3	more worthwhile than unpleasant moments.
1:51.1	I think this is a common way of thinking for all of us, perhaps especially in the way
2:00.9	that we've been conditioned to view things in our society.
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