Podcast Episodes

Episode 69: Eight Everyday Preoccupations

The eight everyday preoccupations are eight ways we occupy our minds in order to avoid experiencing things directly  •  they act as a kind of a centr…

4 years ago

Episode 68: Genuine Effort

Episode 68: Genuine Effort   [May 10]

Effort plays a very important part on the Buddhist path; it’s one of the three main components of discipline, me…

4 years, 1 month ago

Episode 67: Two Kinds of Bypassing

Someone recently asked me, “Am I spiritually bypassing?” •  I took that term to mean using one’s practice or spiritual path as an escape, or relief, …

4 years, 1 month ago

Episode 66: Lighthearted Practice

Today I’d like to explore the problem of becoming an adult  •  the world of children is filled with magic and fantasy and stories, with vivid percept…

4 years, 1 month ago

Episode 65: Simple Compassion

The word “compassion” can seem so overwhelming in the face of all the suffering in the world that it can stop us in our tracks  •  while we’re imagin…

4 years, 1 month ago

Episode 64: Beginning and Ending with Kindness

The attitude that’s encouraged whenever we embark on a spiritual journey is not to approach it simply as a means of self improvement, but to switch o…

4 years, 2 months ago

Episode 63: Settling and Looking

We are all familiar with meditation as a way to tame and quiet the mind  •  another important aspect of meditation is clear seeing, or insight: the p…

4 years, 2 months ago

Episode 62: Loneliness

Loneliness is a familiar experience, but it can feel very vulnerable and slightly threatening  •  we do lots of things to hide that feeling  •  my te…

4 years, 2 months ago

Episode 61: Teachers and Students

The idea of teacher on the simplest level is the need to connect with people who know more than we do about something  •  in some ways a teacher in t…

4 years, 2 months ago

Episode 60: Portals to the Sacred

Can you think of moments in your life when you’ve had a glimpse of something that might feel profound beyond words, and maybe slightly disturbing?  •…

4 years, 2 months ago