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Video: Shame, Healing, Wholeness, and Atonement by Ben Connelly

2023-01-03T10:06:50-05:00

In this talk at the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, Buddhist teacher and author Ben Connelly describes the difference between shame and guilt and how the act of atonement can be powerful and liberative. Join Ben Connelly on Saturday, January 21st, 2023 for an online workshop on integrating social and personal healing and liberation. Click here for more [...]

Video: Shame, Healing, Wholeness, and Atonement by Ben Connelly2023-01-03T10:06:50-05:00

Video: Ego, Buddhism & Freud with Mark Epstein

2022-12-04T21:00:03-05:00

"You" might not be as real as you think you are. In this short video, best-selling author and psychiatrist, Mark Epstein explains what Buddhism has to say about living ego-free, and how Freud misunderstood it. Join Dr. Mark Epstein on Thursday, January 12th, 2023 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET in celebration of the paperback edition [...]

Video: Ego, Buddhism & Freud with Mark Epstein2022-12-04T21:00:03-05:00

Podcast: Getting Over Yourself by Joseph Goldstein

2022-11-01T09:43:53-04:00

In this podcast, Joseph Goldstein covers strategies for getting over yourself. According to Buddhism, there are three ways in which we perpetuate a sense of self -- not a healthy sense of self, but an unhealthy sense of self. You can think about the process of going deeper in meditation as a process [...]

Podcast: Getting Over Yourself by Joseph Goldstein2022-11-01T09:43:53-04:00

Podcast: Kindness & Bravery | Amanda Gilbert

2022-10-04T12:33:09-04:00

In this podcast, meditation teacher and author Amanda Gilbert explores how kindness can be synonymous with being brave, courageous, outspoken, and aligned with the values and change we want to see in the world. Being kind does not mean rolling over into passivity. It doesn't necessarily mean niceness or being a doormat. Being [...]

Podcast: Kindness & Bravery | Amanda Gilbert2022-10-04T12:33:09-04:00

Podcast: Buddhism Without Beliefs | Stephen Batchelor

2024-03-11T21:31:42-04:00

Stephen Batchelor is a Buddhist teacher who takes an unconventional approach to the practice. He was more of a scholar, studying logic and philosophy rather than mantras and deities. Throughout his practice, Batchelor felt torn between reason and faith, which ultimately resulted in his secular approach to Buddhism. He follows it as an ever-changing [...]

Podcast: Buddhism Without Beliefs | Stephen Batchelor2024-03-11T21:31:42-04:00

Cultivating Healing and Resilience in Challenging Times

2024-02-06T21:33:25-05:00

In this powerful talk, meditation teacher Arisika Razak describes how the events in Washington, DC on January 6th resurfaced trauma from her days as a civil rights activist in the 60's. Even though we may feel helpless in the wake of events like these, just bearing witness can be a powerful and important [...]

Cultivating Healing and Resilience in Challenging Times2024-02-06T21:33:25-05:00

Podcast: Facing the Unknown with Kaira Jewel Lingo

2024-05-09T22:10:22-04:00

As everyday normalities change, or even vanish, what used to make sense is out the door and a new vision of our lives and our world is needed. Kaira Jewel Lingo, former nun in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition, and author of We Were Made for These Times, offers a path forward.Join Kaira [...]

Podcast: Facing the Unknown with Kaira Jewel Lingo2024-05-09T22:10:22-04:00

Why The Brahma-Viharas Are Key To Really Meditating

2022-04-26T16:34:12-04:00

These days, many of us know that meditation asks us to have our mind’s attention in the present moment. But, what we don’t always know is nestled within this very same “ask”, our meditation practice is also inviting us to engage with our heart’s innate kindness.

Why The Brahma-Viharas Are Key To Really Meditating2022-04-26T16:34:12-04:00

A Fascination with Conscious Awareness

2022-05-12T18:43:56-04:00

In this podcast, internationally renowned embodied meditation teacher Jill Satterfield talks about the applied nature of meditation and mindfulness practice, as well as: How we can simplify our desires in order to increase satisfaction in our lives How connecting to ourselves can help us feel less lonely Why we should meditate How practicing [...]

A Fascination with Conscious Awareness2022-05-12T18:43:56-04:00

A Buddhist Recipe for Handling Turmoil

2022-01-11T20:40:17-05:00

We all know that change is inevitable and impermanence is non-negotiable. But somehow it can feel surprising, maybe even wrong, when we personally hit turbulence. This interview with Kaira Jewel Lingo on the 10% Happier podcast explores waking up to what’s happening right now; trusting the unknown; how gratitude helps us in times of disruption; [...]

A Buddhist Recipe for Handling Turmoil2022-01-11T20:40:17-05:00
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