White People, Drop the Shame and Get Curious | Shelly Graf
In this episode, we go there. All the way there. All those horrifying little thoughts that white people might have - eg: Have you ever felt superior to, or suspicious of, black people? - let's drag th...
15 Jun 20201h 2min
The View of American Turmoil from the Other Side of the World | Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
We have spent the past few episodes talking with black and white Americans about race. But for this episode I wanted to get the view from outside. So I called up a man on the other side of the planet ...
10 Jun 202051min
White People Talking About Whiteness | Eleanor Hancock
Many, if not most, white people don't think of themselves as racialized. Race, we might tell ourselves, is an issue for people who have different skin colors than ours: black people, Hispanic people, ...
8 Jun 20201h 2min
An Uncomfortable (But Meaningful) Conversation About Race | Lama Rod Owens
Many of us come to meditation for comfort. But, especially for white people, right now is a time to embrace our discomfort. Lama Rod Owens encourages me to step way out of my comfort zone in this conv...
3 Jun 20201h 17min
You Can't Meditate This Away (Race, Rage, and the Responsibilities of Meditators)
There is fury in America's streets - and we, as meditators, have the opportunity to use our practice to do the hard work of seeing things clearly (including the ugliness in our own minds), and respond...
1 Jun 202059min
The Dalai Lama's Advice for Right Now
How do we handle pandemic-induced anxiety or grief? What does a spiritual guru do to relax while on lockdown? We put those questions - and more - to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The man needs little i...
27 Mai 20201h 17min
Holding it Together When Things Fall Apart | Pema Chodron
Pema Chodron has seemingly been trying to prepare us for this pandemic for years, through a series of popular books, with titles such as When Things Fall Apart, Welcoming the Unwelcome, and The Wisdom...
25 Mai 202046min
Don't Let This Crisis Go To Waste | Roshi Joan Halifax
Roshi Joan Halifax is definitely not arguing the pandemic is a good thing, but she also believes we shouldn't let this crisis go to waste. It's a wake-up call, she says - a chance for us to really tak...
20 Mai 20201h 11min
