Unlocking True Happiness Podcast

Awakening Warriors: The Path of the Bodhisattva

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

The Unexpected Gifts of Impermanence

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...

Radical Compassion: Transforming Problems into Opportunities

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

Off the cushion and into the streets: the impact of Buddhism on our daily lives

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

New Year's Resolutions in Uncertain Times

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

Silent Mind, Holy Mind: A Buddhist Perspective on Christmas

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

The Experience of Diversity in American Buddhism

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

Why Buddhism? Buddhist Practice on Western Ground

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

Environmental Activism through a Buddhist Lens

This episode was conceived and recorded in the wake of the devastating wildfires that were still burning in California and other parts of...

Myths About Happiness, and How Understanding Them Can Help Us Deal with the Pandemic

This episode was recorded five months into the COVID pandemic. In it, we explore some of the myths of happiness, and how we might be able...