How Buddhism Shapes Medical Care
A conversation with Pierce Salguero on his 2022 book, A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine. Pierce explains what it means to talk about "Buddhist medicine", how medical texts and healing practice...
23 Maj 202241min
Becoming a Buddhist Spiritual Care Provider
A conversation about Buddhist spiritual care work with Joanne Yuasa, a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist minister who is also in training to be a military chaplain. Joanne talks about how she came to Buddhism as ...
20 Maj 202234min
Using Mantras for Healing in Tibetan Medicine
Thinley Gyatso discusses the use of mantras in Tibetan medical practice. He describes early medical texts that address how mantras are used as healing tools, and reports on conversations with Tibetan ...
19 Maj 202215min
Exploring the Healing Powers of Demonic Forces
Jonathan Morgan examines the role of the demonic in Buddhism, with a focus on Tibetan perspectives. He looks into how animistic traditions, such as Tibetan Bon, co-exist with Buddhism, and he asks: ar...
19 Maj 202228min
A Buddhist Chaplain on Palliative Care
An interview by Uvina Persaud with Buddhist minister Joanne Yuasa about her student practicum work in a hospital palliative care unit, and about how her own sensibilities about death and dying have ch...
17 Maj 202226min
Inner Pharmacy: A Path to Healing
An interview by Sumeet Kumar with Buddhist monk Adesh on the role of mindfulness in healing. Bhante Adesh shares insights on the role of a monk in Buddhist spiritual care, on the differences between h...
17 Maj 202224min
Footnotes on "Sex and Sexuality in Buddhism: A Tetralemma"
A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, "Sex and Sexuality in Buddhism: A Tetralemma.", by Amy Langenberg, published in 2015 in Religion Compass, 9: 277– 286. This episode of Footnotes was...
21 Mars 202211min
Footnotes for “Virtuous Bodies: The Physical Dimensions of Morality in Buddhist Ethics"
A reading guide by Frances Garrett for chapters 4 and 6 from the book, Virtuous Bodies: The Physical Dimensions of Morality in Buddhist Ethics by Susanne Mrozik, published in 2010 by Oxford University...
14 Mars 202223min
