17 - Being Buddhist in Washington
@BuddhismTalks In this episode I talk to Joe Parks, an SGI Buddhist in Washington DC, about waking up with armoured cars in your city. We discuss how the greatest evils can provoke good, how societa...
2 Sep 202547min
16 - Buddhism As Training For Our Humanity
@BuddhismTalks In this episode I talk to John Callahan, the former SGI Canada Men's Leader about the value of role models, challenges facing young men, and how Buddhist practice is like weight train...
14 Aug 20251h 4min
15 - The Life of Nichiren Daishonin - The Revolutionary Buddha for Our Time
@BuddhismTalks In this episode I share the best moments from two talks with Ned Boyden on the life and significance of Nichiren Daishonin, and why his teachings and courageous example are more relev...
15 Jul 20251h 27min
14 - How To Chant & "May The Force Be With You"
@BuddhismTalks Buddhism is all about potential and access to our powerful enlightened life energy so we can transform our lives and our world. In this episode I use the analogy of Star Wars to shar...
6 Jul 202537min
13 - The Courage Factor - Why You Can't Be Happy Without It
@BuddhismTalks What a time to talk about courage! Is there anything more important? In this episode I speak with Jenny Morrison about the examples of courage in her family, her youth and in her pract...
6 Jul 20251h 10min
12 - Buddhism and the Power of Women - The Driving Force to Change the Times
@BuddhismTalks In this episode I talk to Kate Wiggins about how she transformed a very difficult childhood into her life's work supporting lives as part of youth organizations, Big Sister and the lar...
28 Jun 20251h 1min
11 - A Creative Life as a Buddhist: Why Courage is Key and How Chanting Activates It
@BuddhismTalks In this episode I talk to Shuyi about how sharing a secret love of acting with a colleague led her to move from a career in tech to an acting degree at Harvard and other adventures i...
13 Jun 202558min
10 - Soka (Value Creative) Education - How it relates to individual and societal happiness
It's my honour to talk to Dr. Paul Sherman about the many dimensions of Soka education i.e. What is it? Who is Tsunesaburo Makiguchi? How did Soka education start? What is its objective and how did it...
5 Jun 20251h 11min
