Archive for September 2010
Episode 32 :: Roger Nygard :: The Nature Of Existence
Roger Nygard Film maker Roger Nygard speaks with us about his movie The Nature Of Existence. “Get your head out of the clouds, Rebecca!” That’s what I heard a father tell his little girl, who was lagging behind her parents and baby sister at the mall. My impulse was to tell her, “Don’t listen to…
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Dr. Peter Strong Dr. Peter Strong speaks with us about Mindfulness Meditation Therapy, and his new book The Path of Mindfulness Meditation. Before we get started with today’s interview, I wanted to say thank you to Josh, Stanford, and others who’ve gone out to the website in the past week or two, and taken the…
Read MoreEpisode 30 :: Eli Effinger-Weintraub :: Secular Paganism and Cats Pulling Sleds
Eli Effinger-Weintraub Today we’re going to put ourselves in the perspective of our friends and family when asking us about practices they don’t understand, as we speak with Eli Effinger-Weintraub. How often do you get quizzical looks when you say you’re a secular Buddhist? Ever get asked, “What does that mean, exactly?” Or even as…
Read MoreEpisode 29 :: Rick Bateman :: Secular Buddhism Canada Style
Rick Bateman Rick Bateman from SecularBuddhism.com speaks with us today about his work creating a secular Buddhist practice center in Victoria, British Columbia. Hi, everyone. Before we get started with today’s episode, I wanted to share with you a wonderful opportunity I had earlier this week. One of the great joys of doing this podcast…
Read MoreEpisode 28 :: Cliff Saron :: Neuro Dharma
Dr. Cliff Saron speaks with us about the limits of science, our paradigms, and the relation between statements made at the population level and what is meaningful for the individual in Buddhist training.
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