Posts by Ted Meissner
Episode 237 :: Molly Hahn :: Buddha Doodles: Imagine the Possibilities
Molly Hahn Molly Hahn returns to speak with us about the growth of Buddha Doodles, her upcoming book Buddha Doodles: Imagine the Possibilities, and thriving after trauma. Hi, everyone. Before we get started with today’s episode, I want to remind the listeners that we’ve started a new podcast which may also interest you. It’s called…
Read MoreEpisode 236 :: Jay Forrest :: Pentecostal Preacher to Secular Buddhist
Jay Forrest Jay Forrest speaks with us about his evolution from a Pentecostal preacher to Secular Buddhist. Many of you listening to this podcast may have had a deep faith practice before becoming Buddhists, let alone Secular Buddhists. But what’s that look like when you’ve become a teacher, a leader in that tradition, and find…
Read MoreEpisode 235 :: Gerry Stribling :: Buddhism for Dudes: A Jarhead's Field Guide to Mindfulness
Gerry Stribling Gerry Stribling joins us to speak about his book, Buddhism for Dudes: A Jarhead’s Field Guide to Mindfulness. We’ve heard a lot lately from the McCritics of mindfulness, fear mongering with a willful ignorance about teaching mindfulness in the military. These transparently agenda laden accusations about mindful snipers are conspicuously absent of evidence,…
Read MoreEpisode 234 :: Leigh Brasington :: Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas
Leigh Brasington Leigh Brasington returns to speak with us about Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas. With all the publicity and interest around mindfulness these days, it seems one slice of the samatha pie is getting the lion’s share of attention. And that may be so in practice, too, as the four foundations…
Read MoreEpisode 233 :: Jundo Cohen :: Religious-Secular Buddhism: The Best of All Worlds
Jundo Cohen Jundo Cohen joins us to speak about concepts of secularity and religiosity in Buddhism. There is a misperception I sometimes encounter that may be familiar to you. It’s the idea that there is just “Buddhism”, as if it’s just one monolithic thing. Even breaking things down into the main branches of Theravada, Mahayana,…
Read MorePractice Circle: Three Minute Breathing Space
Several of us in the SBA are participating in the Mindfulness Summit, a free online program of interviews with leaders in contemplative practice. You can learn more about it in my interview with Melli O’Brien, the founder of the program, also known as Mrs. Mindfulness. The first of those interviews was with Professor Mark Williams…
Read MoreEpisode 232 :: Jay Michaelson :: The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path
Jay Michaelson Jay Michaelson returns to speak with us about his new book The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path. Hi, everyone. Before we get started with today’s episode, I want to remind the listeners that we’ve started a new podcast which may also interest you. It’s called Present Moment: Mindfulness Practice and…
Read MoreEpisode 231 :: Jay Roche :: Common Ground Bray, Ireland
Jay Roche Jay Roche joins us to speak about Common Ground Bray, a group dedicated to promoting a co-operative and ecological lifestyle in Bray, Ireland. Hi, everyone. Before we get started with today’s episode, I want to remind the listeners that we’ve started a new podcast which may also interest you. It’s called Present Moment:…
Read MoreEpisode 230 :: Janet Surrey and Samuel Shem :: The Buddha's Wife: The Path of Awakening Together
Janet Surrey and Samuel Shem Janet Surrey and Samuel Shem join us to speak about their new book, The Budda’s Wife: The Path of Awakening Together. If I say the name Yasodhara, do you know who that is? Maybe you do, but have you taken some time to perhaps sit with what her life story…
Read MoreEpisode 229 :: Dave Smith :: Ethical Mindfulness
Dave Smith Our friend Dave Smith returns to speak with us about his new book, Ethical Mindfulness. Hi, everyone. Before we get started with today’s episode, I want to remind the listeners that we’ve started a new podcast which may also interest you. It’s called Present Moment: Mindfulness Practice and Science, and appears every other…
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