Noah Levine
Noah Levine
Effort & Perseverance with Noah Levine
Effort & Perseverance with Noah Levine
Effort & Perseverance with Noah Levine
Tuesday 23rd December 2025
Join Noah Levine as he explores effort and perseverance in Buddhist practice, offering insights on awakening and overcoming suffering.
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Episode Overview
- Effort and perseverance are crucial for awakening.
- Community plays a key role in spiritual practice.
- Balance faith with consistent effort for personal growth.
- Avoid being an 'armchair Buddhist'—practice what you learn.
- Reflect on your own level of confidence and effort.
Faith without works is dead. You can believe all you want, but if you don't put in the effort, your faith won't get you very far.
Ever wondered what it takes to cultivate genuine happiness and end suffering? Noah Levine takes listeners on a journey through Buddhist teachings, focusing on effort and perseverance as key elements in the long-term process of awakening. Noah shares personal reflections from his recent trip to Sri Lanka, where he revisited the roots of his spiritual journey 30 years ago.
With a mix of humour and candid anecdotes, he discusses the importance of community in Buddhism and the pitfalls of being an 'armchair Buddhist'—someone who knows about Buddhism but doesn't practice it. Noah invites listeners to reflect on their own levels of confidence and effort in their spiritual practices. He encourages everyone to consider how much faith they have in the human ability to overcome suffering and how much effort they put into this belief.
Using engaging metaphors like the iceberg and scuba diving, he illustrates the depth of meditation practice and the importance of digging deep rather than skimming the surface. The episode is peppered with real-life examples, including a heartfelt conversation with a friend struggling with relapse, highlighting the internal conflict between the desire for sobriety and the urge to drink. This narrative serves as a reminder that true change requires both faith and consistent effort.
So, are you ready to put in the work for your own awakening?