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Buddhist Studies August 31, 2023

Being Human and a Buddha Too

Longchenpa's Seven Trainings for a Sunlit Sky

Anne Klein

Hosted by Tricycle Magazine
When Anne C. Klein (Rigzin Drolma) first read that everyone, including her, was already a buddha, she was so shocked that she put down the book she was reading. Now …

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Interviews with scholars of spiritual practice and mindfulness about their new books.

The Imperfect Buddha Podcast August 22, 2023

Meditating Three Minutes a Day

A Conversation with Richard Dixey

Richard Dixey

Hosted by Matthew O'Connell
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After a month or two of absence, the podcast returns for a new season, beginning with an unexpectedly wide ranging conversation with Dr. Richard Dixey. Richard holds a Ph.D. from …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight August 10, 2023

Work, Parent, Thrive

12 Science-Backed Strategies to Ditch Guilt, Manage Overwhelm, and Grow Connection (When Everything Feels Like Too Much)

Yael Schonbrun

Hosted by Dan Hill
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Today I talked to Yael Schonbrun about her book Work, Parent, Thrive: 12 Science-Backed Strategies to Ditch Guilt, Manage Overwhelm, and Grow Connection (Shambhala, 2022). The positive psychology movement and Buddhism have …
Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness August 6, 2023

The Answer Within

How to Access Your Spirit Guides for Alignment and Abundance

Erin Newman

Hosted by Elizabeth Cronin
Find the answers to all your important, real-world questions by connecting with your spirit guides. Erin Newman teaches you how to safely work with them in a non-appropriative way, regardless …
Critical Theory July 23, 2023

Disrupting White Mindfulness

Race and Racism in the Wellbeing Industry

Cathy-Mae Karelse

Hosted by Clayton Jarrard
Disrupting White Mindfulness: Race and Racism in the Wellbeing Industry (Manchester UP, 2023) offers a timely commentary on the dominant narratives that shape the mindfulness industry - whiteness, postracialism and …
Buddhist Studies July 8, 2023

Awakening the Body

A Discussion with Willa Baker

Willa Baker

Hosted by Pierce Salguero
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Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with Willa Blythe Baker, a writer, translator, and teacher of meditation based on Himalayan Buddhist tradition. We talk about Willa’s early discovery of Buddhism with …
Psychology July 6, 2023

Rewire Your Brain 2.0

Five Healthy Factors to a Better Life

John B. Arden

Hosted by Elizabeth Cronin
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In the newly revised Rewire Your Brain 2.0: Five Healthy Factors to a Better Life (Jossey-Bass, 2023), distinguished psychologist Dr. John Arden delivers an essential discussion of how to apply …
Indian Religions July 1, 2023

Hearing The Song of Your Soul

A Poetic Translation of the Bhagavad Gita

Laura Atmadarshan Santoro

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
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Geared toward modern Westerners and presented in the original poetic rhythm, Hearing the Song of Your Soul is an approachable, beautiful new translation of the Bhagavad Gita that can be …
East-West Psychology Podcast May 15, 2023

Inside the Sri Aurobindo Ashram (Part 2)

Integral Education and the Politics of Spiritual Anarchy

Devdip Ganguli

Hosted by Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay
This episode is a continuation of our conversation with ACTS student Devdip Ganguli. We discuss principals and politics of spiritual anarchy and Devdip speaks about Peter Heehs’ controversial book “The …
Academic Life May 11, 2023

Living Resistance

An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day

Kaitlin B. Curtice

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Feeling worn out by the work of resistance? How do you persevere? Why is so challenging to find wholeness? Kaitlin Curtice joins us to share: The four realms of resistance.Why …
East-West Psychology Podcast May 8, 2023

Inside the Sri Aurobindo Ashram (Part 1)

Integral Education and the Politics of Spiritual Anarchy

Devdip Ganguli

Hosted by Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay
In this episode, we meet ACTS student Devdip Ganguli and learn about his upbringing in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Devdip discusses his experiences growing up in an intentional yogic community …
Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness May 4, 2023

Parenting and Mindfulness

A Discussion with Nadia Davis

Nadia Davis

Hosted by Elizabeth Cronin
This episode is a recording of a conversation with author, Nadia Davis, about parenting and mindfulness. Last month I had the pleasure of talking with Nadia about her new book  …
Van Leer Institute Series on Ideas with Renee Garfinkel April 26, 2023

The Transcendent Brain

Spirituality in the Age of Science

Alan Lightman

Hosted by Renee Garfinkel
Are science and spirituality incompatible? From the acclaimed author of Einstein’s Dreams comes a rich, fascinating answer to that question... Gazing at the stars, falling in love, or listening to …
Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness March 26, 2023

Home Is Within You

A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption

Nadia Davis

Hosted by Elizabeth Cronin
Home Is Within You As a young Latina and Native American lawyer and former wife of California’s attorney general and treasurer, Nadia Davis has long been subjected to public scrutiny …
Indian Religions February 23, 2023

Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Meditation

Rick Repetti

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Rick Repetti's Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Meditation (Routledge, 2022) provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the state of the field of the philosophy of meditation and …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight February 23, 2023

Survive

Why We Do What We Do

Jerry Pannone

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Jerry Pannone about his new book Survive: Why We Do What We Do (John Hunt, 2022) Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs model is famous, but more so …
Psychology February 7, 2023

The Soul Solution

A Guide for Brilliant, Overwhelmed Women to Quiet the Noise, Find Their Superpower, and (Finally) Feel Satisfied

Vanessa Loder

Hosted by Elizabeth Cronin
Are you so busy fulfilling everyone else’s expectations that you’ve lost touch with yourself? Do you find yourself filling up your “free” hours with mundane tasks, soaking up podcasts to …
Buddhist Studies February 4, 2023

Buddhist Responses to COVID

A Discussion with Venerable Soorākkulame Pemaratana

Venerable Soorākkulame Pemaratana

Hosted by Pierce Salguero
Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with Venerable Soorākkulame Pemaratana, chief abbot at the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center and a scholar of modern Buddhism in Sri Lanka. We talk about his role …
Buddhist Studies January 9, 2023

Zen Chaplaincy, Activism, and Scholarship

A Discussion with Wakoh Shannon Hickey

Wakoh Shannon Hickey

Hosted by Pierce Salguero
In this episode of the Blue Beryl Podcast, Pierce Salguero sits down with Wakoh Shannon Hickey, who is a Soto Zen priest, hospice chaplain, scholar, and activist. She talks about …
The Imperfect Buddha Podcast December 11, 2022

Non-Duality

A Discussion with Peter Fenner

Peter G. Fenner

Hosted by Matthew O'Connell
Peter Fenner, Ph.D, is an adapter and teacher of non-duality, and an author. His two books, Radiant Mind: Awakening Unconditioned Awareness (Sounds True, 2007) and Natural Awakening: An Advanced Guide for …