Unlocking True Happiness Podcast

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

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

The first Noble Truth of Buddhism is popularly translated as “life is suffering,” which is often misunderstood as a fatalistic view of a...

This month we are joined by local NVC facilitator and coach Kristin Masters For the last several years, local Santa Cruz Non-violent...

Examining pride, confidence and humility through a Buddhist lens. Is pride a quality to be cultivated, or avoided? Are there any benefits...

Joyous effort, or enthusiasm, is presented as one of the six "paramitas," or perfections of the practice of the Bodhisattvas. How do...

One of the defining characteristics of Buddhism is its explanation of two modes of existence: the absolute and the relative, or...

Western culture places a great deal of emphasis on the individual, yet the reality of our existence is that we are able to do very little...

Many of us were raised with the belief that “Seeing is Believing,” and that our sense perceptions are giving us an objective view of the...

Ven. Tenzin has been teaching Buddhist meditation and philosophy in prisons for over 15 years. In this episode, Ven. Tenzin talks about...

You might have heard the word “bodhisattva” used in conversation to refer to someone who is especially kind, or altruistic. “Bodhisattva...

This past year has been full of the unexpected –the grief and loss that so many of us have experienced, the uncertainty about what is...

In Tibetan Buddhism the spiritual training of cleansing disturbing attitudes from the mind and replacing them with constructive attitudes...

In this discussion we will talk about the different ways a Buddhist practice can be much more than a few minutes or hours spent...

Our cultural tradition of making “New Year’s resolutions” shares some similarities to the Buddhist practice of setting a motivation...

Christmas is a cultural holiday celebrated here in the United States by many people of various religious traditions, including Buddhists....

Many Buddhist centers in the United States have a membership that is mostly white, middle-class and heteronormative. What are the...

Buddhism is a rich philosophical tradition, but also survived for hundreds of years in Asian countries with cultures very different from...