Podcast Episodes

What is Emptiness? with Geshe Sherab #202

Episode 202

We’ve reached the last in our series of episodes this year on Buddhism’s six perfections. The final perfection is described as emptiness, wisdom, or insight. These are all ways of naming the indescri…

Published on 12 hours ago

Full Awareness of Breath Meditation with Larry Ward [Memorial]

This rebroadcast episode is in honor of the recent passing of Dr. Larry Ward. May his wisdom live on.

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Dr. Larry Ward—student of Thich Nhat Hanh and author of America's Racial Karma—leads a short bu…

Published on 1 week ago

Healing America's Racial Karma with Larry Ward [Memorial]

This rebroadcast episode is in honor of the recent passing of Dr. Larry Ward. May his wisdom live on.

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Scott talks with Dr. Larry Ward, a student of Thich Nhat Hanh, and author of America's Racial K…

Published on 2 weeks ago

What Happens When You Die? #58 [rebroadcast]

What happens when you die? No one knows for sure. But the Tibetan Buddhist system describes a precise series of steps that our consciousness may experience as we die, which we can explore in a medita…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Where Did I Come From? #57 [rebroadcast]

The idea of past lives may not make sense, and isn’t scientifically verifiable. But still, the question of what we might have been before our conception is one worth asking. Where did I come from?

Epi…

Published on 4 weeks ago

AI and Enlightenment with Dr. David Kittay #201

Episode 201

Dr. David Kittay stands out as one of the most expansive, intelligent, creative, and warmhearted thinkers of our time. His course at Columbia University, Technology, Religion, Future, is often descri…

Published on 1 month ago

Is Enlightenment Possible? #200

Episode 200

We can't believe this is our 200th episode! For this special occasion, we wanted to share a talk and meditation Scott Snibbe offered in our Train a Happy Mind community a couple of weeks ago called “…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Warm Heart of Awareness: A Meditation with Ven. René Feusi #199

Episode 199

Today we’re sharing a guided meditation from the wonderful Venerable René Feusi (Scott Snibbe's long-time teacher). Settle in, find a comfortable seat, and let René’s clear, grounded guidance open th…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Concentration Makes Us Happy! with Ven. René Feusi #198

Episode 198

It turns out that many of the greatest living Buddhist teachers are also some of the hardest to receive teachings from. Lacking ego, they have no need to promote themselves. This is the case with Sco…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

20 Minute Path to a Happy Mind Guided Meditation #197

Episode 197

This 20 minute guided meditation comes from the sequence Scott shares in the How to Train a Happy Mind podcast and book. The stages are based on the Tibetan Buddhist lamrim, which was created more th…

Published on 2 months ago