“What we’re doing in our practice is learning how to work with those experiences which often cause trouble, which often cause resistance, which we’re afraid of.” – Joseph Goldstein This week on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein teaches us about:  Releasing tension through awareness The body as an energy system Opening up to the Buddha nature Working with fear and emotional pain Resistance and unwillingness to be uncomfortable Becoming open to pain and discomfort Insecurity and the fear of being judged How the fear of feeling certain emotions keeps us bound to negative habits How openness ..read more

“You can’t separate psychedelics from life.” – Jack Kornfield In this fresh conversation, Jack and Louie spelunk the depths of: The connection between psychedelics and spirituality Psychedelics as a gateway to wonder, curiosity, and the sacred How tripping on psychedelics informed Louie’s filmmaking Albert Einstein and psychedelics as the intersection between art and science The universe and life as a constant transformation of light energy Buddha’s “Flower Sermon” and Zen Master Suzuki Roshi’s “Beginner’s Mind” Jack “exchanging maps” with famous LSD researcher, Stanislav Grof Studies showin ..read more

Listen to more from Sharon Salzberg: Jump into the first episode of the Real Life Series with Jon Kabat-Zinn Tune into Ep. 1 of the Metta Hour to learn about The Buddha Within Listen to Joseph Goldstein’s Meditative Story, Hosted By Rohan Gunatillake Hear from Tara Brach and Sharon Salzberg in Ep. 56 of Metta Hour ..read more

“I consider karma to be Buddha’s Darwinian theory.” – Robert Thurman In this episode, Dr. Robert Svoboda and Robert Thurman converse about: Robert Thurman’s lineage, upbringing, and young adulthood Robert’s experience losing his eye and having a spiritual vision while in the hospital Robert’s journey to and through India and finding home with the Tibetans Robert’s instruction to bring Buddhism to those seeking enlightenment through psychedelics Karma producing an effect of biological evolution The danger of solipsism and how we have all been everything Living in inter-tangled subjective fi ..read more

“I just realized at a certain point that everything I love came from the unknown. Everything. Nothing was known, it all came from the unknown. My mother, my father, this great earth, it all came from a place that we don’t know and it’s going back to a place that we don’t know. And maybe the place that we don’t know is here right now and it’s actually here and caring for us and has been all along, just giving us the opportunity to live in it, just to be alive. The unknown is where everything comes from, it’s like our true nationality.” – Jaymee Carpenter In this episode of Mindrolling, Jayme ..read more

“Feel the weight of your body, gravity, and how the earth completely supports you when you let go into your seat. You’re met by the strength and steadiness of the earth itself. You can rest on her. – Jack Kornfield In this fresh episode, Jack leads a guided meditation for: Inviting in a sense of ease and calm Relaxing into mindful loving awareness Finding a steady, grounded, rooted posture Keeping a natural, soft, and flowing breath Quieting the mind and watching experience unfold Noticing the arising and passing away of all phenomena Allowing yourself into rest, trust, and relaxation Thi ..read more

This episode is also brought to you by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Use the code RAMDASS at checkout to get up to 50% off your subscription: Magic Mind “That part of you that is separate, that part of you that is your senses and your thinking mind, is all part of what changes. There is, however, a plane of reality in which you recognize or you are what isn’t changing. It’s not you, it’s just what isn’t changing; it’s the base from which change all occurs. Resting in that and res ..read more

This time on The Indie Spiritualist, Chris and Kikan dive into:  A.A. and Chris’s journey with recovery The ways that everyone can benefit from the 12-steps of recovery Living an accountable life filled with integrity Kikan’s work making recovery more accessible for all Seeing universal principles within the steps Admitting powerlessness and recognizing this as a human experience Reading through Kikan’s interpretation of all of the 12 steps The beauty of having a community on a recovery journey Turning our will over to God and learning to ask for help How the ego can get in the way Maki ..read more

“The beautiful thing is, wisdom is gracious.” – Jack Kornfield Fresh from an adventure in Costa Rica, Jack offers wisdom on: Spelunking the great mystery of life Wisdom as inherently gracious and playful Balancing compassion with emptiness How to speak with suffering people Joanna Macy and the “Great Turning” of human civilization Ram Dass, Ajahn Chah, and Stephen Levine “Central Casting” and the human experience How Jack and his colleagues handle their own aging This Dharma Talk was originally recorded on 2/19/2024 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk and Meditation. Register to ..read more

“When we watch our breath, it slows down. The breath and the mind are connected. Either the breath slows down and the mind slows down, or the mind catches hold of one thing, which is the name, and the name has its power by itself. The name has its own power.” – Nani Ma This time on the Be Here Now Network Guest Podcast, Nani Ma shares with us: Her religious upbringing into Christianity Being pulled to India from a young age Seeking liberation from suffering and pain The story of meeting her guru, Babaji The beauty and power of the Ganges river Her daily routine and how she meditates How to ..read more