Ep 65 Sanskrit Buddhist Word: Viriya

About this episode

Maggie and Emily explore the Sanskrit word viriya and discuss a unique day with Jim Vallely.

Maggie and Emily learn the Sanskrit word viriya from Katherine “Senshin” Griffith, head teacher at the Zen Center of Los Angeles and discuss “sick in bed without a fever day” with Jim Vallely. Poem by Maggie: Tiny Hero.

People in this episode

Hosts: Maggie Rowe, Emily Garces

Guest: Katherine “Senshin” Griffith

Topics covered

• Sanskrit
• Buddhism
• language learning
• poetry
• mindfulness

Keywords

• Sanskrit
• viriya
• Buddhism
• Zen
• poem
• language
• mindfulness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zen Center of Los Angeles

Books & works: Tiny Hero

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