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...
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- Apr 10
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...
- Jan 19
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...
- Nov 22, 2022
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...
- Jun 1, 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...
- May 2, 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...
- Mar 20, 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...
- Feb 7, 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...
- Dec 20, 2021
Cultivating Courage
In popular culture, courage is often portrayed as loud and showy, and patience as passive and inactive. Yet, in Buddhist philosophy,...
- Nov 29, 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 1, 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...
- Oct 21, 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 1, 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...
- Aug 22, 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...
- Jul 26, 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 12, 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...
- Jun 27, 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 16, 2021
Practicing Community Care
Everywhere we turn these days, we are encouraged to practice self-care. But is this something we only do in isolation, with a day at the...
- Jun 3, 2021
Testing the Waters of Love with Greg Morris
In this episode, Ven. Tenzin interviews Greg Morris, diversity consultant, filmmaker, compassion educator, and meditator. In this...
- Apr 25, 2021
Bringing Back the Wonder
Have you ever wondered why time seems to go so much faster as you get older? It’s a well-known and seemingly universal experience....
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