top of page

Unlocking True Happiness Podcast
Find a past Unlocking True Happiness or Reflections on Buddhism show below, search by topic, or subscribe for the latest episodes right to your device.


Building Beloved Community
On Monday, January 19, we celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. One of the core principles of Rev. King’s teaching is the idea of “Beloved Community,” a society of justice, peace and harmony which can be achieved through nonviolence. The King Center website describes it like this: Dr. King’s Beloved Community is a global vision, in which all people can share in the wealth of the earth. In the Beloved Community, poverty, hunger and homelessness will not be
Jan 18


Staying Curious, with Andrew Purchin
Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast series, “Voices of Love: Bridging differences through compassionate conversations,” This project is a collaboration between Greg Morris, Mathew Divaris and Tenzin Chogkyi. We begin our series with local Santa Cruz artist Andrew Purchin. Tenzin was introduced to Andrew several years ago by a mutual friend, and felt inspired by his ongoing project, “The Curious Scroll.” When the opportunity arose to organize the “Let’s Talk About
Nov 23, 2025


Bridging and Belonging
We are living in a nation that is deeply fragmented along lines of political affiliation and ideology, race, class, religion, immigration status, and more. For the last few years, it seems that our government is at a standstill, with the divides so sharply defined that it is impossible to move forward. There have been very few attempts to bridge the divides; but, in our experience and in the research we have seen, a collective capacity to bridge the divides seems to be the on
Feb 27, 2025


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
bottom of page


