The Secular Buddhist Podcast
Episode 37 :: Dr. Pam Gay :: Cosmologist Over Cocktails
Dr. Pam Gay Pam Gay speaks with us about comics, science fiction conventions, new discoveries with the Hubble telescope — and practicing acceptance with others’ spiritual views. Hi everyone, and welcome back to The Secular Buddhist. I’d like to take a moment before we get started with today’s wonderful guest to thank you for listening.…
Read MoreEpisode 36 :: Buddhism and ZOMBIES!
Jan Ford Picture if you will a forest monastery, in a large meditation hall. It’s silent and peaceful, as the moon rises over a lovely night. And you hear… the cracking of a twig, outside. Followed by a low moaning, that’s joined by more and more voices. Suddenly the windows are being broken in, and…
Read MoreEpisode 35 :: Chris McKenna :: The Mind Body Awareness Project
Chris McKenna Today we’re joined by Chris McKenna, Executive Director of The Mind Body Awareness Project. Many of us started our Buddhist practice out of an interest in Asian culture, through martial arts, or we heard meditation was a good way to relax. Some of us have started the practice of the eightfold path because…
Read MoreEpisode 34 :: Doug McGill :: Right Speech
Doug McGill Professional journalist and founder of the Rochester Meditation Center in Southeast Minnesota, Doug McGill, speaks with us about the challenges of right speech in our modern world. Lately there’s been a great deal of talk on the internet about concepts which challenge us, as Buddhists, to practice right speech. There is a split…
Read MoreEpisode 33 :: Theo Koffler :: Mindfulness Without Borders
Theo Koffler Theo Koffler joins us to speak about Mindfulness Without Borders, a collaborative for teaching mindful awareness and social-emotional intelligence to educators, parents, students and healthcare providers. How many of us have found remarkable value in the practice of mindfulness? It helps us be more aware, see things as they are, and make better…
Read MoreEpisode 32 :: Roger Nygard :: The Nature Of Existence
Roger Nygard Film maker Roger Nygard speaks with us about his movie The Nature Of Existence. “Get your head out of the clouds, Rebecca!” That’s what I heard a father tell his little girl, who was lagging behind her parents and baby sister at the mall. My impulse was to tell her, “Don’t listen to…
Read MoreEpisode 31 :: Dr. Peter Strong :: Mindfulness Meditation Therapy
Dr. Peter Strong Dr. Peter Strong speaks with us about Mindfulness Meditation Therapy, and his new book The Path of Mindfulness Meditation. Before we get started with today’s interview, I wanted to say thank you to Josh, Stanford, and others who’ve gone out to the website in the past week or two, and taken the…
Read MoreEpisode 30 :: Eli Effinger-Weintraub :: Secular Paganism and Cats Pulling Sleds
Eli Effinger-Weintraub Today we’re going to put ourselves in the perspective of our friends and family when asking us about practices they don’t understand, as we speak with Eli Effinger-Weintraub. How often do you get quizzical looks when you say you’re a secular Buddhist? Ever get asked, “What does that mean, exactly?” Or even as…
Read MoreEpisode 29 :: Rick Bateman :: Secular Buddhism Canada Style
Rick Bateman Rick Bateman from SecularBuddhism.com speaks with us today about his work creating a secular Buddhist practice center in Victoria, British Columbia. Hi, everyone. Before we get started with today’s episode, I wanted to share with you a wonderful opportunity I had earlier this week. One of the great joys of doing this podcast…
Read MoreEpisode 28 :: Cliff Saron :: Neuro Dharma
Dr. Cliff Saron speaks with us about the limits of science, our paradigms, and the relation between statements made at the population level and what is meaningful for the individual in Buddhist training.
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