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Jan 21, 2022
Getting Un-Hooked: Discomfort, Suffering and Consumer Culture
The first Noble Truth of Buddhism is popularly translated as “life is suffering,” which is often misunderstood as a fatalistic view of a...
Dec 22, 2021
Grief and Gratitude
This month we are joined by local NVC facilitator and coach Kristin Masters For the last several years, local Santa Cruz Non-violent...
Dec 20, 2021
Cultivating Courage
In popular culture, courage is often portrayed as loud and showy, and patience as passive and inactive. Yet, in Buddhist philosophy,...
Nov 29, 2021
The Perfection of Patience
Patience, or forbearance, is taught as one of the six perfections, the six main practices of a bodhisattva (a being who is dedicated to...
Nov 22, 2021
The Pitfalls of Pride
Examining pride, confidence and humility through a Buddhist lens. Is pride a quality to be cultivated, or avoided? Are there any benefits...
Nov 1, 2021
Living with Awareness: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Mindfulness practice has become increasingly popular in recent years, and is being taught not only to Buddhist practitioners in...
Oct 21, 2021
Tapping into the Power of Joy
Joyous effort, or enthusiasm, is presented as one of the six "paramitas," or perfections of the practice of the Bodhisattvas. How do...
Oct 21, 2021
The Art of Forgiveness
Many of us are drawn to the practices of compassion and loving-kindness, but we still struggle with forgiveness of those who have hurt...
Oct 1, 2021
The Awe-Altruism Link
Awe is that sense of wonder felt in the presence of something vast that transcends one’s understanding of the world. People commonly...
Sep 21, 2021
Selflessness, Identity, and Inclusion: Balancing the Relative and Absolute
One of the defining characteristics of Buddhism is its explanation of two modes of existence: the absolute and the relative, or...
Aug 22, 2021
In Search of Your Self
The Buddha famously taught the doctrine of selflessness. But what does this mean? Doesn’t modern psychology urge us to have a healthy...
Aug 18, 2021
Celebrating our Interdependence
Western culture places a great deal of emphasis on the individual, yet the reality of our existence is that we are able to do very little...
Jul 26, 2021
The Six Varieties of Love
Social connection is one of the most fundamental sources of happiness for us, but psychologists report that we are in the middle of an...
Jul 20, 2021
Seeing is not Believing
Many of us were raised with the belief that “Seeing is Believing,” and that our sense perceptions are giving us an objective view of the...
Jul 12, 2021
The Magic of Interconnection
and How it Makes Us Happier In almost every discipline from biology to economics to sociology, we are taught that the world is set up as...
Jun 27, 2021
What's Shame Got to Do with It?
Exploring Shame, Contempt and Disgust through a Contemplative Lens with Dr. Eve Ekman. Most of us would do almost anything to avoid...
Jun 21, 2021
Buddhist Practice Behind Bars
Ven. Tenzin has been teaching Buddhist meditation and philosophy in prisons for over 15 years. In this episode, Ven. Tenzin talks about...
Jun 16, 2021
Practicing Community Care
Everywhere we turn these days, we are encouraged to practice self-care. But is this something we only do in isolation, with a day at the...
Jun 6, 2021
Awakening Warriors: The Path of the Bodhisattva
You might have heard the word “bodhisattva” used in conversation to refer to someone who is especially kind, or altruistic. “Bodhisattva...
Jun 3, 2021
Testing the Waters of Love with Greg Morris
In this episode, Ven. Tenzin interviews Greg Morris, diversity consultant, filmmaker, compassion educator, and meditator. In this...
Apr 25, 2021
Bringing Back the Wonder
Have you ever wondered why time seems to go so much faster as you get older? It’s a well-known and seemingly universal experience....
Apr 18, 2021
The Unexpected Gifts of Impermanence
This past year has been full of the unexpected –the grief and loss that so many of us have experienced, the uncertainty about what is...
Apr 14, 2021
Unpacking Anger with Dr. Eve Ekman
In this episode, Ven. Tenzin interviews Dr. Eve Ekman, emotions researcher and director of the Cultivating Emotional Balance program,...
Mar 23, 2021
Radical Compassion: Transforming Problems into Opportunities
In Tibetan Buddhism the spiritual training of cleansing disturbing attitudes from the mind and replacing them with constructive attitudes...
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