A Serious Case for Humor | Jennifer Aaker & Naomi Bagdonas
A common denominator among all of the great meditation teachers is a sense of humor. They take the teaching seriously, but they don't take themselves seriously. So perhaps there's a link between human...
2 Mar 20221h 7min
Become an Active Operator of Your Nervous System | Deb Dana
We don't think about it this way, but as we move through the day, the various moods we inhabit — excitement, engagement, aggression, fear, dejection — they're all dictated by, or correlated with, our ...
28 Feb 202259min
Climate Change as an Opportunity | Bhikkhu Anālayo
Today's guest makes an extremely convincing case that there are many self-interested reasons to look squarely at the reality of climate change. Bhikkhu Anālayo, who is originally from Germany, is a re...
28 Feb 202255min
There's No Part of Your Life You Can't Make More Awesome | Jeff Warren
It is very easy to think about your meditation practice as being quarantined to those minutes when you're dutifully sitting down with your eyes closed. But actually the point is to turn your whole lif...
23 Feb 202259min
The Elephant in the Meditation Room | Christopher Ford
Today's episode is the culmination of a long search to find a countervailing force: a Buddhist Trump supporter. This search was born out of the Buddhist impulse to find the other side. What is talked ...
21 Feb 202238min
The Good News About Your Inevitable Decline | Arthur Brooks
The unavoidable truth is that our skills change as we get older. We invest so much in our professional success, and then at some point, things change. But there's good news. While certain abilities an...
16 Feb 20221h 14min
How Not to Ruin Your Relationships | Drs. John & Julie Gottman
If you care about your long term health and happiness, the quality of your relationships is an area you should focus on. And the good news here is that love – as it applies to friends, family, and rom...
14 Feb 20221h 8min
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 Feb 20221h 12min
