Unlocking True Happiness Podcast

We are living in a nation that is deeply fragmented along lines of political affiliation and ideology, race, class, religion, immigration...

Deborah Eden Tull speaks to Tenzin Chogkyi in this deep and heartfelt conversation after losing her home, and almost losing her life, in...

with special guest Deborah Eden Tull Back by popular demand, Deborah Eden Tull joins Tenzin for a timely conversation about how to hold...

We're often led to believe that our highly-structured, thinking-oriented sides are what make us human, that "hard work" is of value above...

No matter how mindful we are of our thoughts, speech and actions, being human means that we can sometimes act unwisely or hurt someone's...

Join Nina Simons, co-founder of Bioneers, and Tenzin for the second part of their conversation about Nina’s new book and her important...

with special guest Nina Simons In this episode, Tenzin speaks to Nina Simons, co-founder of Bioneers and author of Nature, Culture and...

In this episode, Tenzin explores the many gifts that gratitude can bring to our lives, helping to offset our natural negativity bias and...

featuring Deborah Eden Tull In this episode, Tenzin continued her conversation with Zen meditation teacher, author, activist and...

with special guest Sara Schairer This month, we are excited to have Sara Schairer, compassion educator, as our guest. Sara Schairer is...

with Dr. Joey Weber Mindfulness meditation has become wildly popular in the last decade or two, and is taught in places as diverse as...

The Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron says, in relation to contemplative practice, “We are being encouraged to remain open to the present...

Darkness is deeply misunderstood in today’s world; yet it offers powerful medicine, serenity, strength, healing, and regeneration. All...

What is the role of joy on the spiritual path? The bodhisattva path and the path of compassion require us to have an awareness of the...

Our emotions bring us our greatest joys and our deepest sorrows. We wouldn't survive without them, and yet they can also cause us to harm...

The motto of the United States, E pluribus unum (“Out of Many, One”) speaks to a pluralistic democracy with protections for every...

In these uncertain times, our roles as individuals in the sweeping events washing over the world stage can feel deeply unclear, sometimes...

The concept of Right Speech (or "Skillful Speech") is core to many Buddhist teachings about how to live an ethical life and avoid causing...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has often commented that the foundation of Buddhist practice is cultivating a good heart. As important as...

We’re raised to believe that our perceptions of the world around us has an objective quality, but both Buddhism and modern neuroscience...

Our perceptions of “reality” are much more subjective than we often think. In this episode, we will talk about both Buddhist and modern...

The COVID pandemic has led many of us to feel the hidden epidemic of loneliness more acutely than ever, yet loneliness is not much...

In this episode, Ven Tenzin explores the Eight Worldly Concerns, a set of four dyads that correspond to many of the deeply held hopes and...

In this special episode of Reflections on Buddhism, we’re joined by Sunil Joseph, an empathy coach, mindfulness teacher and lifelong...