Episodes

4 days ago
Is Buddhism Anti-Children?
4 days ago
4 days ago
Is Buddhism a religion that says you should not have kids?

Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
The Power of Prayer
Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Do Buddhists believe in the power of prayer?

Friday Jul 04, 2025
Dogen's Meditation Instructions
Friday Jul 04, 2025
Friday Jul 04, 2025
What does "Turn the light around and shine it inward" mean?

Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
Cultivating Non-Attachment to Family & Friends
Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
How do you do that??

Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
A Monk Walks Into a Bar...
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
There's a bar in Tokyo run by Buddhist monks. Is that even allowed??

Friday Jun 27, 2025
The Samadhi of Receiving & Using the Self
Friday Jun 27, 2025
Friday Jun 27, 2025
A talk I gave in Germany in 2024.

Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
I-Less Abiding
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
What is "I-less abiding," and do you need it in your practice?

Friday Jun 20, 2025
Mortality & Death in Buddhism
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Here's what my teacher said about death in Buddhism.

Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
What 5 Nights in Hospital Taught Me
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
You can learn a lot from being totally dependent.

Friday Jun 13, 2025
Primordial Ignorance
Friday Jun 13, 2025
Friday Jun 13, 2025
A talk from Bonn, Germany on Sept. 13, 2022. Buddhists use the word "ignorance" a lot. But what does "ignorance" mean in the Buddhist context?