Posts by Ted Meissner
Episode 113 :: Lawrence Levy :: Growing Juniper
Lawrence Levy Our friend Lawrence Levy from Episode 12 joins us again to speak about new offerings at Juniper, and another perspective about the potential value of lineage. Lately we’ve had a great deal of discussion on the concept of lineage. Some of us welcome the rich tradition and consistency that lineage may bring, while…
Read MoreEpisode 112 :: Eric Weiner :: Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine
Eric Weiner Author Eric Weiner speaks about his book, Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine. In some way or other, we’ve all been seekers. Even if we’ve found that which satisfies us and fulfills us, getting there may have taken some experimentation. I suspect it’s fairly uncommon for someone to alway be satisfied…
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Five years ago, the results came in: at age 43, I had colon cancer. Let’s explain a bit what that means, because colon cancer runs in my family like The Force through Skywalkers (so far, only one person has laughed at that. It is intended to be funny, so please, laugh if so inclined). My…
Read MoreEpisode 111 :: Myoan Grace Schireson :: Zen Women
Myoan Grace Schireson Our guest Myoan Grace Schireson speaks with us about equality issues in her book Zen Women: Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens, and Macho Masters. It’s strange, don’t you think, that in our twenty-first century culture we still struggle with an imbalance in our attitudes towards people based on gender. How can this…
Read MoreEpisode 110 :: Karuna Cayton :: The Misleading Mind
Karuna Cayton Karuna Cayton speaks with us about his new book, The Misleading Mind: How We Create Our Own Problems and How Buddhist Psychology Can Help Us Solve Them. East meets West. In our global society, that interaction is happening more and more, and the lines between the two are no longer so straight and…
Read More10th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators
It is my great joy to be attending the Center for Mindfulness 10th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators this week in Massachusetts. It is, in a nutshell, a gathering of some of the leading researchers into the scientific studies of the effects of mindfulness. That in itself does require a bit of…
Read MoreEpisode 109 :: José Angel Lopez :: Atheist Meditation Community
Jose Lopez José Angel Lopez talks with us about Atheist Meditation on FaceBook. Many of us either did not grow up with the practices of a religious tradition, or if we did, we’ve since moved away from them. We wear the scarlet letter for what is often viewed as a dirty word in our society,…
Read MoreEpisode 108 :: George Haas :: Morning Meditation, Online
George Haas speaks with us today about his call-in mentoring program, Morning Meditation, and the benefits of having a teacher.
Read MoreEpisode 107 :: DT Strain :: Humanist Contemplative in Texas
DT Strain Humanist Contemplative DT Strain joins us to talk about being a Humanist Minister in Texas. Today there is a wonderful opportunity to take advantage of the attitudes and approaches to life we Secular Buddhists have in common with other groups with whom we don’t always directly engage. This includes people who may self…
Read MoreEpisode 106 :: Robert Ellis :: The Trouble with Buddhism
Robert Ellis speaks with us today about his book The Trouble with Buddhism: How the Buddhist Tradition Has Betrayed its Own Insights.
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