Why I'm Not a Buddhist | Evan Thompson
This episode features Evan Thompson, author of the book Why I Am Not a Buddhist. Evan Thompson is a writer and professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. His work and ...
9 Helmi 20221h 12min
Hinduism 101 | Swami Tyagananda
One of the most consistent requests we get from listeners is to explore non-Buddhist forms of meditation. That's what we're going to do with this episode. Our guest is Swami Tyagananda, who has been a...
7 Helmi 20221h 5min
Why Self-Hatred Makes No Sense | Matthew Brensilver
This episode, with Matthew Brensilver, explores a compelling Buddhist question: does self-hatred, or self-love, make sense if the self is an illusion? Matthew Brensilver, PhD, is a clinical social wor...
2 Helmi 20221h 1min
What We Can Learn About Happiness from Babies | Alison Gopnik
Dr. Alison Gopnik is a psychologist at UC Berkeley and one of the world's leading experts in cognitive development. She is also the author of several books, including The Philosophical Baby and The Ga...
31 Tammi 20221h 6min
Buddhist Lessons on Anxiety | Leslie Booker (2021)
All week, we've been running "best of" episodes as part of our Taming Anxiety series – and this is the final episode in that series. Leslie Booker (who goes by Booker) is one of America's leading d...
28 Tammi 20221h 6min
How to Break Your Anxiety Habit | Judson Brewer (2021)
This week, we're sharing some of the best episodes in our archives about anxiety. Dr. Judson Brewer is a psychiatrist and deep dharma practitioner who argues that anxiety is a habit, and is one that y...
26 Tammi 20221h 8min
Sara Bareilles: Anxiety, Anger, and Art (2021)
This week, we're posting some of our best podcasts from the archives on a dragon many of us face internally – anxiety. The first episode of the series features Sara Bareilles. Sara Bareilles is a si...
24 Tammi 202253min
The Science of Depression | Sona Dimidjian
This episode features one of the world's leading experts in depression and how meditation can help. Dr. Sona Dimidjian is a professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and the director ...
19 Tammi 20221h 2min
