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Back to SearchHow To Deal With Difficult Emotions, Difficult Feedback, and Difficult Parts of Your Own Mind | Diane Musho Hamilton
Episode 935
Cross-training for your mind.
Diane Musho Hamilton is an author, award-winning mediator, and teacher of Zen. She is the author of three books on conf…
11 months ago
Sam Harris On: Equanimity in Turbulent Times; Compassion for Difficult People; And Dualistic vs Non-dualistic Mindfulness
Episode 934
An old friend (and my spiritual brother) discusses some of the most important things he's ever learned.
Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, author, pod…
11 months ago
Can You Be Kind Without Becoming Boring And/Or Weak? | A Question From "Mean Aunt Kate"
Episode 933
We're going to give you a taste of the so-called "renegade sangha" sessions on DanHarris.com, which is powered by Substack. In those sessions, Dan us…
11 months ago
Buddhist Themes in The White Lotus, Explained | Josh Bearman
Episode 932
Dan deconstructs the Dharmic elements of the popular HBO show, with the co-host of The White Lotus Official Season 3 companion podcast.
Joshuah Bearm…
11 months, 1 week ago
I Want an Awakening Experience. How Do I Get It? | Henry Shukman
Episode 931
They say enlightenment is always an accident. Here's how to make yourself more accident-prone.
Henry Shukman is a poet, author and Zen master in the …
11 months, 1 week ago
How To Be Sanely Productive | Oliver Burkeman
Episode 930
The liberation that comes from realizing that you're never going to get everything done.
Oliver Burkeman is the author of the Sunday Times bestsell…
11 months, 1 week ago
Are You Letting Politics Make You Bitter Or Better? A Psychological Survival Conversation With CNN's Van Jones
Episode 929
Recorded in January 2025 during the week of the Presidential inauguration, this conversation with CNN commentator Van Jones is less about politics an…
11 months, 1 week ago
How To Suffer Less: Joseph Goldstein, Sam Harris, and Dan Harris on the Buddha's Eightfold Path
Episode 928
One of the foundational Buddhist lists—a kind of GPS for enlightenment.
Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the B…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
How To Handle Your Demons | Richard Schwartz
Episode 927
Make peace with the difficult parts of your personality.
Dr. Richard Schwartz is a contemporary psychotherapist, PhD in marriage and family therapy…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
A Guided Meditation To Get You Out Of Your Head | Bonus Meditation with Dan
Episode 926
A 10-minute meditation that reminds you that you're not just a brain: there is also a body.
This meditation was originally part of one of Dan's rece…
11 months, 2 weeks ago