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Two Meditations on Emptiness with Dr. Jan Willis #181

Episode 181

Esteemed Buddhist teacher and scholar Dr. Jan Willis leads two meditations on emptiness in this episode. One focuses on the emptiness of the I, this …

1 year, 2 months ago

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What Are the Six Perfections? with Dr. Jan Willis #180

Episode 180

To kick off the new year we're thrilled to welcome back one of our most beloved guests, Dr. Jan Willis, a trailblazing scholar, inspiring practitione…

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Meditation on Self-Compassion with Tenzin Chogkyi #179

Episode 179

Today’s meditation focuses on self-compassion, inspired by the teachings of Dr. Kristin Neff. Known as the "self-compassion break," this practice is …

1 year, 2 months ago

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Self-Compassion with Tenzin Chogkyi #178

Episode 178

We are closing out the year with a special guest, Tenzin Chogkyi—a longtime Buddhist practitioner, teacher, and former nun ordained by His Holiness t…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Exchanging Self with Other #177

Episode 177

Today's episode features a transformative meditation known as "Exchanging Self." Originally shared with the Train a Happy Mind community, this practi…

1 year, 3 months ago

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What is Compassion? #28 [rebroadcast]

Compassion is starting to rival mindfulness as the next most popular up-and-coming form of secular meditation. But what is compassion? Compassion, fr…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Guided Meditation on Love #26 [rebroadcast]

A guided meditation on love, or loving-kindness, the expansive form of love wishing happiness not only to friends and family but to all beings everyw…

1 year, 3 months ago

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How to Live a Happy Life: NPR's Laura Sydell Talks with Scott Snibbe #176

Episode 176

NPR's Laura Sydell talks with Scott Snibbe about his book, How to Train a Happy Mind, at The Battery in San Francisco. They discuss interdependence (…

1 year, 3 months ago

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What is Love? #25 [rebroadcast]

Love is complex in our culture, tied up with finding a single person to satisfy our huge list of needs and dreams who we then grant the exclusive gif…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Compassion for our Country: Meditations for Healing After a Divisive Election #175

Episode 175

The recent U.S. election has left our country more divided than ever, with Donald Trump elected as the next president. Whether this news fills you wi…

1 year, 4 months ago

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