# The 4 Great Efforts - Prevent & Abandon

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-heart-meditation-center-676428/the-4-great-efforts-prevent-abandon
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-heart-meditation-center-676428/the-4-great-efforts-prevent-abandon.md
Podcast: [Wild Heart Meditation Center](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-heart-meditation-center-676428)
Published: 2026-06-10T12:41:44+00:00
Episode link: http://www.wildheartmeditationcenter.org
Audio file: https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/60684b8f-cfa3-4651-ba1d-d4b6de54d3a1/e9e3c82b-3ef9-4992-99f4-9e53b2b90ff2/episodes/audio/group/196de518-399d-4444-917a-a1f4fa4e896f/group-item/d6cbbccb-2e5e-4e6c-a150-c5da4e087dd6/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=x_Lkv5S7
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wild-heart-meditation-center-676428/episodes/the-4-great-efforts-prevent-abandon
Duration seconds: 2400

## Resource

in this episode Andrew dives into an essential aspect of the Buddha's path to awakening, The 4 Great Efforts. Early in his life, the Buddha discovered that he can categorize his mental states into two baskets: wholesome and unwholesome. he saw that wholesome mind states led to his welfare and happiness and the welfare and happiness of others, and he became resolute to prevent and abandon the type of mind states that led to his suffering and the suffering of those around him. Here's a look at how to do it. Enjoy!

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wild-heart-meditation-center-676428/episodes/the-4-great-efforts-prevent-abandon/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-heart-meditation-center-676428/the-4-great-efforts-prevent-abandon.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.