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Bridging and Belonging
We are living in a nation that is deeply fragmented along lines of political affiliation and ideology, race, class, religion, immigration...
Feb 27


Spiritual Lessons after the Storm with Deborah Eden Tull
Deborah Eden Tull speaks to Tenzin Chogkyi in this deep and heartfelt conversation after losing her home, and almost losing her life, in...
Nov 11, 2024


Holding Space: Staying Present in Difficult Times
with special guest Deborah Eden Tull Back by popular demand, Deborah Eden Tull joins Tenzin for a timely conversation about how to hold...
Dec 7, 2023


Nature, Culture and the Sacred
with special guest Nina Simons In this episode, Tenzin speaks to Nina Simons, co-founder of Bioneers and author of Nature, Culture and...
May 2, 2023


Gratitude's Gifts
In this episode, Tenzin explores the many gifts that gratitude can bring to our lives, helping to offset our natural negativity bias and...
Apr 10, 2023


Unlocking Compassion with Equanimity
with Dr. Joey Weber Mindfulness meditation has become wildly popular in the last decade or two, and is taught in places as diverse as...
Jan 19, 2023


Luminous Darkness - featuring Deborah Eden Tull
Darkness is deeply misunderstood in today’s world; yet it offers powerful medicine, serenity, strength, healing, and regeneration. All...
Nov 22, 2022


Words Matter: The Power of Skillful Speech
The concept of Right Speech (or "Skillful Speech") is core to many Buddhist teachings about how to live an ethical life and avoid causing...
Jun 1, 2022


The Neuroplasticity of Perception
We’re raised to believe that our perceptions of the world around us has an objective quality, but both Buddhism and modern neuroscience...
May 2, 2022


Mindfulness of Our Motivations
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...
Mar 20, 2022


The Path to Genuine Happiness
Capitalist consumer culture puts a huge emphasis on finding happiness in the external world. But, this hedonic happiness is shown, both...
Feb 7, 2022


Cultivating Courage
In popular culture, courage is often portrayed as loud and showy, and patience as passive and inactive. Yet, in Buddhist philosophy,...
Dec 20, 2021


The Perfection of Patience
Patience, or forbearance, is taught as one of the six perfections, the six main practices of a bodhisattva (a being who is dedicated to...
Nov 29, 2021


Living with Awareness: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Mindfulness practice has become increasingly popular in recent years, and is being taught not only to Buddhist practitioners in...
Nov 1, 2021


The Art of Forgiveness
Many of us are drawn to the practices of compassion and loving-kindness, but we still struggle with forgiveness of those who have hurt...
Oct 21, 2021


The Awe-Altruism Link
Awe is that sense of wonder felt in the presence of something vast that transcends one’s understanding of the world. People commonly...
Oct 1, 2021


In Search of Your Self
The Buddha famously taught the doctrine of selflessness. But what does this mean? Doesn’t modern psychology urge us to have a healthy...
Aug 22, 2021


The Six Varieties of Love
Social connection is one of the most fundamental sources of happiness for us, but psychologists report that we are in the middle of an...
Jul 26, 2021


The Magic of Interconnection
and How it Makes Us Happier In almost every discipline from biology to economics to sociology, we are taught that the world is set up as...
Jul 12, 2021


What's Shame Got to Do with It?
Exploring Shame, Contempt and Disgust through a Contemplative Lens with Dr. Eve Ekman. Most of us would do almost anything to avoid...
Jun 27, 2021
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