The Secular Buddhist Podcast
Episode 137 :: Stephen Schettini :: Secular Practice One-On-One
Stephen Schettini The Naked Monk Stephen Schettini joins us to speak about personal evolution from religious Buddhism to secular practice. It’s interesting, isn’t it, how things change and yet so much remains the same? We have in our world, for example, not only ongoing lineages of religious Buddhism, but these traditions are growing alongside new…
Read MoreEpisode 136 :: Melissa Falb :: Buddhist Coping for End of Life Caregivers
Melissa Falb Melissa Falb joins us to speak about her research on Buddhist coping techniques for end of life caregivers. We also speak about Melissa’s upcoming study on meditation’s effects on implicit association, particularly as it may relate to our attitudes about others. As we find ourselves in this very early stage of the scientific…
Read MoreEpisode 135 :: Charles Prebish, Sarah Haynes, Justin Whitaker, Danny Fisher :: Two Buddhisms Today
Charles Prebish Today we have a round table discussion with Charles Prebish, Sarah Haynes, Justin Whitaker, and Danny Fisher on the changes in the American Buddhist landscape. Our cultural landscape is changing, and it seems the rate of change is more rapid than ever. We’ve seen tremendous progress in civil rights, diversity issues, and of…
Read MoreEpisode 134 :: Andy Puddicombe :: Get Some Headspace
Andy Puddicombe Andy Puddicombe speaks with us about his site and new book, Get Some Headspace: How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life in Ten Minutes a Day. In what ways is Buddhist practice finding new forms in our contemporary society? What would a secular program of meditation look like, not just mindfulness, but also loving…
Read MoreEpisode 133 :: Ginger Campbell and Dana Nourie :: Consciousness and the Complex of Mind
Dr. Ginger Campbell Dr. Ginger Campbell and Dana Nourie speak with us about the complex interrelated processes we refer to as consciousness. What is self? Is it your body, so if you lose your left pinky finger, is that really losing part of you? Is it your memories? Or some other aspect of mind, like…
Read MoreEpisode 132 :: Adam Eurich :: Seeking Heartwood
Adam Eurich Film maker Adam Eurich speaks with us about the development of his movie ‘Seeking Heartwood’. What does Buddhism look like, in all its diversity, in contemporary society? How is it taking root and growing in the variety of different conditions we find today in America, in the U.K., in Australia, Germany, Austria, and…
Read MoreEpisode 131 :: Joe Loizzo :: Sustainable Happiness: The Mind Science of Well-Being, Altruism, and Inspiration
Dr. Joe Loizzo Dr. Joe Loizzo of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science speaks with us about his new book Sustainable Happiness: The Mind Science of Well-Being, Altruism, and Inspiration One of the things we struggle with is this notion of the scientific validation for contemplative practice. We do see studies that have interesting and…
Read MoreEpisode 130 :: Izzi Tooinsky :: Stories From A Wooden Bowl
Izzi Tooinsky Professional storyteller and juggler Izzi Tooinsky speaks with us about a new Buddhist themed CD, Stories from a Wooden Bowl. We’ve had some very cerebral discussions on the podcast lately, so I thought it would be a good time for us to get more in touch with another aspect of being human: art.…
Read MoreEpisode 129 :: Thupten Lekshe :: Benefits and Challenges to Secular Buddhism
Thupten Lekshe Thupten Lekshe joins us to provide insights and companionable discussion on the potential benefits and challenges to secular Buddhism. There are a lot of discussions online lately, about a wide variety of topics. And it seems that, for some reason, very few of them are in the polite tone we use face to…
Read MoreEpisode 128 :: Gert de Boer, Brennen McKenzie, Doug Smith :: Scientific Skepticism and Buddhism
Gert de Boer, Brennen McKenzie, and Doug Smith join us to talk about scientific skepticism and Buddhism. We’ve found that there is a wonderful alignment between scientific naturalism, and secular Buddhism. Attitudes about Gotama’s presence as a human and the constraints of that embodiment, the veracity of first person experiences, and how we value the…
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