Podcast Episodes

Spiritual Democracy #22

Episode 22

In everyday life we’re torn between fierce attachment to our loved ones and anger at those that give us trouble. But Buddhism, democracy, and social …

6 years, 1 month ago

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Interview: Venerable Robina Courtin — Buddha's Science of Mind #21

Episode 21

Venerable Robina Courtin, Buddhist nun and advocate for prisoner’s rights, on how activists can leverage meditation and mind training, how Buddhism f…

6 years, 1 month ago

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Guided Meditation: Fighting Systemic Racism through Compassionate Action #BlackLivesMatter #20

Episode 20

A guided meditation on fighting the systemic racism against Black Americans through compassionate action.

Episode 20. Guided Meditation: Fighting Syst…

6 years, 2 months ago

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The Adventure So Far: Analytic Meditation on the Stages of the Path #19

Episode 19

A guided analytical meditation through Skeptic’s Path meditations, based on Tibetan Buddhism’s Lamrim Stages of the Path. Each meditation is part of …

6 years, 2 months ago

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Guided Meditation: Renunciation #18

Episode 18

Dostoevsky once said, “The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.” This is the point of meditating …

6 years, 2 months ago

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The Red Pill of Renunciation - Embracing Reality as It Is #17

Episode 17

What do The Matrix and Jerry Seinfeld have to do with renouncing suffering?

Episode 17. The Red Pill of Renunciation - Embracing Reality As It Is

If yo…

6 years, 2 months ago

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Guided Meditation: Letting Go of Suffering #16

Episode 16

A clear-eyed meditation on suffering: both what suffering is, and the mental source of suffering in our delusions of attachment, anger, and self-cent…

6 years, 2 months ago

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Am I More Important Than Everyone Else in the Universe? #15

Episode 15

Do each of us believe deep down that we’re just a little bit more important than everyone else? My happiness, my goals, my relationships? The root ca…

6 years, 3 months ago

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What Do You Do When You're Alone? #14

Episode 14

What do you do when you’re alone? When you’re anxious, lonely, or afraid, when you feel strong craving? What do you turn to? In this episode we look …

6 years, 3 months ago

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Podcast Trailer - How to Train a Happy Mind

The How to Train a Happy Mind podcast brings Buddhist meditation to modern people hungry for happy, meaningful lives. Each week on the podcast, I and…

6 years, 3 months ago

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