# The Mind is Free from Disturbance Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-heart-of-practice-nc-5090014/the-mind-is-free-from-disturbance Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-heart-of-practice-nc-5090014/the-mind-is-free-from-disturbance.md Podcast: [The Heart Of Practice NC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-heart-of-practice-nc-5090014) Published: 2026-01-29T12:47:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/heart-of-practice/2026/1/28/the-first-essential-dharma-of-daily-practice Audio file: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56f6b50122482e2318747de7/t/69799af1a631c1722ccc193d/1769577215534/essential+%231.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-heart-of-practice-nc-5090014/episodes/the-mind-is-free-from-disturbance ## Resource Reverend WonGong discusses the first of the Essential Dharmas of Daily Practice. The mind is originally free from disturbance. Therefore, all disturbances arise from sensory conditions. What are we supposed to do with this information? https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations The First Essential Dharma of Daily Practice Won Buddhism of NC Download ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-heart-of-practice-nc-5090014/episodes/the-mind-is-free-from-disturbance/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-heart-of-practice-nc-5090014/the-mind-is-free-from-disturbance.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.