The Secular Buddhist Podcast
Episode 117 :: Bonus Episode :: Rodrigo Rodriguez :: Shakuhachi Music
Rodrigo Rodriguez Rodrigo Rodriguez speaks with us about shakuhachi music and his new album, Traditional and Modern Pieces Shakuhachi, in this bonus episode. Hi, everyone. This week, May 2012, the podcast has had over two hundred thousand downloads. I’d like to celebrate this milestone by doing a special bonus episode in addition to the regular…
Read MoreEpisode 116 :: Yeshe Rabgye :: The Best Way to Catch a Snake
Yeshe Rabgye Yeshe Rabgye speaks about having the progressive attitudes of a Westerner within the religious institution of an Asian tradition, and his new book The Best Way to Catch a Snake: A Practical Guide to the Buddha’s Teaching. People are tribal. We tend to gravitate to our particular groups, adhere to the ideals of…
Read MoreEpisode 115 :: Sean Faircloth :: Attack of the Theocrats
Sean Faircloth Sean Faircloth returns to speak with us about his new book, Attack of the Theocrats, and his new role with the Richard Dawkins Foundation. Question: what does secular Buddhism have to do with politics? Or, maybe more accurately, what does politics have to do with secular Buddhism? The answer is quite alot, at…
Read MoreEpisode 114 :: Cheri Maples :: The Center for Mindfulness and Justice
Cheri Maples Meditation teacher and police officer Cheri Maples speaks with us today about The Center for Mindfulness and Justice. Ever been pulled over by a cop? Even off duty police officers who get pulled over have said they experience the same tension as everyone else when that happens. We’re nervous, even if we’ve done…
Read MoreEpisode 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…
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 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.
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