Robert Wright: More Dharma of Bob (Episode 126)
"It's hard to build coherent international governance on a foundation of incoherent nations. An America lacking in cohesion, divided along red-blue lines, won't have the political will to do ambitious...
27 Maj 20211h 47min
Expanding the Zone of Peace: Dharma Talk (Episode 125)
"When we practice with all conditions, we gain improvisational skills for life; we learn how to creatively adapt to things outside our comfort zone, thereby widening the experience of peace that is in...
24 Maj 202150min
Yin Meditation: The Rhythmic Pulse of Consciousness (Episode 124)
"You know, you get a lot of people who are supposed to be hip. And they act like they're supposed to be hip, which makes a big difference. But being hip isn't a state of mind, it's a fact of life." - ...
20 Maj 20211h 3min
Improvising Through Fear: Dharma Talk (Episode 123)
"The more we realize that most of our views of ourselves, of others, and of presumed limits regarding our talents, our health, and our happiness were mindlessly accepted by us at an earlier time in ou...
17 Maj 202141min
Dr. Ellen Langer: Mindfulness Without Meditation (Episode 122)
"Social psychologists argue that who we are at any one time depends mostly on the context in which we find ourselves. But who creates the context? The more mindful we are, the more we can create the c...
13 Maj 20211h 1min
Flowing From Self-Doubt to Confidence: Dharma Talk (Episode 121)
"To borrow language from music training, meditative training can be seen as a development and refinement of capacities for improvisational flow within and across the changing landscapes of rhythmic (p...
10 Maj 202146min
On the Varieties of the Sleepy Experience: Dharma Talk (Episode 120)
One form of drowsiness and low energy that can arise in meditative practice is the sort that stems from discouragement and disappointment. Very often, unacknowledged expectations can fuel a subtle fru...
3 Maj 202143min
Howard Axelrod: The Point of Vanishing (Episode 119)
During his junior year of college, a tragic accident during a game of pick-up basketball disrupted Howard Axelrod's course in life. As a way to make sense of himself and of life, Howard did what I've ...
29 Apr 20211h 7min
