Unlocking True Happiness Podcast

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...

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...