Danny Goldberg – Ep. 10 – Eric Alterman
I had fun talking to my favorite intellectual, my friend Eric Alterman (who claims that he doesn’t believe in God) about his Torah studies…
Month: January 2016
Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 16 – Worldly and Unworldly Feelings
Vedana is the Buddhist term for the pleasant, unpleasant or neutral sensations that arise when our internal sense organs interact with external sense objects…
Mindrolling – Raghu Markus – Ep. 142 – Does it Help to Worry?
Worry?! Is it of any use? Raghu and George “Balaram” Pitagorsky discuss his recent blog on Shedding Light to Combat ignorance: confrontation is necessary…
Many Ways up the Mountain – Jack Kornfield – Meditation
Many Ways Up The Mountain – On Meditation… There are many ways up the mountain, but each of us must choose a practice that…
Mindfulness in Plain English – Henepola Gunaratana
How would you deal with the death of your spouse? How would you feel if you lost your mother tomorrow? Or your sister or…
Thoughts on Meditation – Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
“Whenever thoughts arise, just observe them as thoughts and label them “thinking.” What usually happens when we have thoughts is that we absorb ourselves…
The Challenge of Reactivity – Ram Dass
The challenge is working to extricate ourselves from the reactivity to suffering around us, not to the denial of it, which we’re trying to…
The Courage of Prayer – Anne Lamott
The Courage of Prayer “My belief is that when you’re telling the truth, you’re close to God. If you say to God, “I am…
Jack Kornfield – Ep. 39 – Emptiness and the Power of Love
An exploration of the ways in which the quiet mind and open heart lead to power through wisdom, depth, and love. Our practice itself…