The Secular Buddhist Podcast
Episode 157 :: Marc Lesser :: Know Yourself, Forget Yourself
Marc Lesser Today we speak with the CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute Marc Lesser about his new book Know Yourself, Forget Yourself: Five Truths That Will Transform Your Work, Relationships, and Everyday Life. Paradox is, at best, not the most comforting of places to put our minds. And yet we see it…
Read MoreEpisode 156 :: Mirabai Bush :: The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
Mirabai Bush Mirabai Bush speaks with us about The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. The ideas and practices of Buddhism are finding new ways of expression in today’s society. We see mindfulness, for example, in therapeutic contexts and in the workplace, contributing to the betterment of our culture and the world. Few people have…
Read MoreEpisode 155 :: Julian Marc Walker :: Devil in the Details
Julian Marc Walker Today we speak with yoga instructor Julian Marc Walker about his online book, Devil In the Details: 3 Keys To Thinking More Clearly About Spirituality. Secular Buddhism is, in many ways, suspended between two world views: that of the naturalistic and non-religious, and that of the faithful and religious. We often find…
Read MoreEpisode 154 :: Jenny Phillips :: The Dhamma Brothers
Jenny Phillips Jenny Phillips speaks with us today about her film, The Dhamma Brothers, about teaching vipassana to inmates in a maximum security prison in Alabama. There are all kinds of reasons we find not to meditate. It can be hard work, for one thing, and sometimes we wriggle away mentally from the effort. And…
Read MoreEpisode 153 :: Heinz Hilbrecht :: Meditation and the Brain: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science
Heinz Hilbrecht Heinz Hilbrecht joins us to speak about his book in German Meditation und Gehirn, or in English Meditation and the Brain. There seems to be an attitude prevalent in our contemporary society, that ancient ways of trying to understand the world are in conflict with scientific findings. And in many cases, this is…
Read MoreEpisode 152 :: Gary D. Conrad :: The Lhasa Trilogy
Gary D. Conrad Author Gary D. Conrad speaks with us about his Buddhist themed fiction book, The Lhasa Trilogy. We’re going to turn our attention over to lighter fare this week, in seeing how Buddhist ideas continue to arise in contemporary fiction. We’ve seen more novels that touch upon these themes, but only a few…
Read MoreEpisode 151 :: Ben Fleury-Steiner :: Dying Inside
Ben Fleury-Steiner Ben Fleury-Steiner joins us to talk about mindfulness practice in Delaware at Open Heart Zen, and to continue our theme of compassion for others as he discusses his book Dying Inside: The HIV/AIDS Ward at Limestone Prison. Hi, everyone. When we do metta practice, starting with ourselves, then our loved ones, families, friends,…
Read MoreEpisode 150 :: Bob Isaacson :: Dharma Voices for Animals
Bob Isaacson Social activist and dharma teacher Bob Isaacson speaks with us today about his efforts with the organization, Dharma Voices for Animals. Hi everyone. Welcome to the new year 2013, and episode one-hundred and fifty of The Secular Buddhist. I’d like to thank everyone for listening, joining us on FaceBook, following us on Twitter,…
Read MoreEpisode 149 :: Mark Knickelbine :: Practice Circle
Mark Knickelbine SBA Board Member Mark Knickelbine speaks with us about secular approaches to a contemplative practice, and the new Practice Circle. There are many ways to approach secular practice. You might, for example, come to Buddhism from a different religious tradition, and find that the teaching is helping you, but the supernatural assertions as…
Read MoreEpisode 148 :: Mike Nam :: U.S. Military Buddhists
Mike Nam Secular Buddhism seems like an oxymoron, especially when we simply take the words themselves at face value without any deeper understanding of what we mean. Military Buddhists might be another phrase that elicits a similar response. There are many service men and women in our armed forces that would describe themselves as Buddhist.…
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