Podcast Episodes

Guru Pros and Cons

Episode 200

In this episode we discuss gurus and spiritual teachers and explore the potential benefits as well as the potential risks involved in following a guru.

• Includes a guided meditation leading us towar…

Published on 8 hours ago

198: Beth Miller, Guest Explorer

Episode 199

In this episode we talk with Beth Miller, author of Awakening is Not for the Faint of Heart: Risk Everything for Love, about her profound shift in consciousness, the integration of therapy and spirit…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Michael McCord, Guest Explorer

Episode 198

In this episode we talk to Michael McCord, president of San Francisco Zen Center, on bringing Zen practices into daily life and work, and how enlightenment is seen as an ongoing process of increasing…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Stephen Zerfas, Guest Explorer

Episode 197

In this episode we talk to Stephen Zerfas, co-founder of Jhourney, which offers retreats facilitating rapid access to jhana meditation states, described as positive feedback loops between attention a…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

How to Be with Bad News

Episode 196

In this episode we discuss strategies for handling bad news as an awakening person, balancing awareness and action..

• Includes a guided meditation addressing the dichotomy between taking action and …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Embracing the Middle Way

Episode 195

In this episode we discuss the concept of the Middle Way and explore how to move beyond polarities in spiritual practice and daily life, thus finding a balance between extremes and recognizing the in…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Kat van Oudheusden, Guest Explorer

Episode 194

In this episode, we talk to Kat (Katrijn) van Oudheusden, author of Seeing No-Self, and Beyond Illusion, about discovering the illusion of separation, and her set of essential inquiries that use empi…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Samuel Jacob, Guest Explorer

Episode 193

In this episode we talk to Samuel Jacob, a contemporary spiritual teacher specializing in radical self-inquiry. He emphasizes the immediate availability of awareness, completeness, and happiness in t…

Published on 3 months ago

Inward and Outward Paths

Episode 192

In this episode we explore the concepts of the inward and outward facing paths. They are presented as different approaches in various traditions that, if pursued to their core, eventually arrive at a…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

John Travis, Guest Explorer

Episode 191

In this episode, we interview John Travis, founding teacher of Mountain Stream Meditation Center, exploring his spiritual journey and teachings, and his emphasis on the importance of integrating mind…

Published on 4 months ago