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- Today38 min
Ep. 279 - Meeting Thoughts with Awareness: A Guided Meditation with Trudy Goodman
Relax into this guided meditation with Trudy Goodman on observing thoughts, connecting with the breath, and allowing emotions to unfold.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode, Trudy Goodman leads a guided meditation through:The mind’s tendency to believe our thoughtsNoticing the types of thoughts that arise in meditation Observing our thoughts coming and going without getting lost in their story “Dharma play” and the “cookie jars” of Trudy’s mindRecognizing that the mind is thinking and labeling it Attending to our bodily sensationsDelighting in the breath Allowing our emotions to be seen and felt so that they can transform This recording was originally published on Dharmaseed.About Trudy Goodman:Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA. For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples and individuals. Trudy conducts retreats, engages in activism work, and teaches workshops worldwide and online. She is also the voice of Trudy the Love Barbarian in the Netflix series, The Midnight Gospel. You can learn more about Trudy’s flourishing array of wonderful offerings at TrudyGoodman.com “When we observe them for what they actually are, we find that thoughts are a fleeting image in the mind—a moment of sound, talking. They’re actually practically nothing at all… transparent, ephemeral, fleeting, quite light.” —Trudy GoodmanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 1 weeks ago49 min
Ep. 278 - Discovering the Wellspring Within w/ Daisy Lin & Vincent Moore
Exploring Zen practice, service, and self-discovery, Daisy Lin invites listeners to notice the inner wisdom they have carried all along.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. “The jewel, the wellspring, is part of your DNA. It is right there. The work is to try to discover yourself, discover the wellspring, discover your birthright. You are already complete; you just need to find it.” —Daisy LinIn this episode, Daisy Lin and Vincent explore:Service, equanimity, and Zen koansSupporting the development of girls’ schools in GuatemalaFinding Buddhism during a time of personal crisis Learning how to tend to oneself at the Los Angeles Compassionate Heart SanghaThe impact of finding a teacher at Mountain Cloud Zen CenterAccepting and loving your ‘knot’ rather than trying to get rid of itAcknowledging your ancestors within your practiceThe importance of looking inside to find the ‘jewels in your jacket’ Discovering that you are a wellspring “People are going everywhere outside of themselves and their bodies to get happiness, to get meaning, to feel okay about themselves. It’s leading to great disasters really when the wellspring is already in you. That is why I meditate, I need to get in touch with that. If I don’t meditate for a while it’s like this gauze covers me and I lose my way. That’s why I keep going back to meditation, you need to get in touch with that wellspring. From that wellspring you can see more clearly what actually will bring you joy.” —Daisy LinThis conversation was originally recorded on the Paths of Practice Podcast. Listen to more episodes HERE.About Daisy LinDaisy Lin is an Emmy Award–winning journalist whose work has been published by NBC News, Huffington Post, Thrive Global, and more. She is a longtime member of the Caretaking Council of Los Angeles Compassionate Heart Sangha and a student at the Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Check out the following link for Daisy's blog, Dharma Diaries.About Vincent Moore:Vincent Moore is a creative and creative consultant living in San Francisco, California, with over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry and holds a graduate degree in Buddhist Studies. For years, he performed regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, an improv and sketch comedy theatre based in New York and Los Angeles. As an actor, Vincent performed on Comedy Central, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Seth Meyers, Above Average, and The UCB Show on Seeso. As a writer, he developed for television as well as stage, including work with the Blue Man Group, and his own written projects have been featured on websites such as Funny or Die. Additionally, he received a Master's in Buddhist Studies from the Institute of Buddhist Studies with a Certificate in Soto Zen Studies and engages in a personal Buddhist practice within the Soto Zen tradition. Vincent is also the creator and host of the podcast, Paths of Practice, which features interviews with Buddhists from all over the world. Learn more on Vincent’s website HERE.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 2 weeks ago39 min
Ep. 277 - Music for Mushrooms with East Forest and Jackie Dobrinska
From psychedelic medicine to the art of deep listening, East Forest explores how creativity can inspire meaningful change.Today's episode dives into Music for Mushrooms is a narrative feature film on the transformative potential of art and introspection in a world aching for healing and connection. It features interviews with artists, academics, and cultural experts in psychedelics, science, music, and beyond, with voices like Ram Dass, Hanifo Nayo Washington, Jon Hopkins, and more.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, East and Jackie explore:The collaborative process of filmmakingCreating something that inspires peopleMusic as the language of emotionHealing from the inside out How psychedelic medicine can stimulate us to change our actions in everyday life? Training ourselves to listen deeplyProfound spiritual experiences through nature, plant medicine, and soundHow music becomes a doorway to the non-dual, opened by our attention to the experience Playing with mantra-like experiences through looping in musicNavigating information sickness and burnout Following bliss through the things you’re curious about “The first of your senses that comes online in the womb is hearing. The first thing you sense is your mother’s heartbeat resonating continuously. That’s why the drum or four-on-the-floor dance music rhythm in general can entrain our brain because it goes way back to our sense memory of safety, the original womb, of source.” –East ForestAbout East Forest:East Forest is a multidisciplinary artist, producer, and ceremony guide. Since 2008, East Forest’s “lush” (Rolling Stone) and “blissful” (NPR) music has blended ambient, neoclassical, electronic, and avant-pop to explore sound as a tool for inner journeys and consciousness expansion. Known as the first musician to collaborate with Ram Dass, he's now working on the feature-length film Music for Mushrooms, a narrative documentary showcasing the transformative power of psychedelics, music, and community.About The Host, Jackie Dobrinska:Jackie Dobrinska is the Director of Education, Community & Inclusion for Ram Dass’ Love, Serve, Remember Foundation and the current host of Ram Dass’ Here & Now podcast. She is also a teacher, coach, and spiritual director who brings two decades of mystical studies and 15 years of expertise in holistic wellness. As an inter-spiritual minister, Jackie was ordained in Creation Spirituality in 2016 and has also studied extensively in several other lineages – the plant-medicine-based Pachakuti Mesa Tradition, Sri Vidya Tantra, Western European Shamanism, Christian Mysticism, the Wise Woman Tradition, and others. Today, in addition to building courses and community for LSRF, she leads workshops and coaches individuals to discover, nourish and live from their most authentic selves.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Oct 15, 202652 min
Ep. 276 - Samadhi: The Practice of Becoming Whole with Gil Fronsdal
Exploring the path to samadhi, Gil Fronsdal reflects on how we can stop being at war with ourselves and develop a more unified awareness.In this episode, Gil Fronsdal offers a talk on:The process of becoming whole Holding compassion for the self and othersFeeling at ease and not being in conflict with the selfUnification as a function of samadhiComposing ourselves on what is happening in the momentLearning to be alert while relaxingThe problem with too much thinking How defining ourselves physically limits the quality of awarenessIncluding it all, the difficult and the wonderful “I believe that the earlier stages before samadhi are stages that are to help us become whole and not to be divided with ourselves or fragmented. Part of the process of entering samadhi is becoming whole, at least samadhi is healthier the more whole we become, when we are not at war with ourselves.” –Gil FronsdalThis recording was originally published on DharmaseedAbout Gil Fronsdal:Gil Fronsdal is the co-teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California; he has been teaching since 1990. He has practiced Zen and Vipassana in the U.S. and Asia since 1975. He was a Theravada monk in Burma in 1985, and in 1989 began training with Jack Kornfield to be a Vipassana teacher. Gil teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center where he is part of its Teachers Council. Gil was ordained as a Soto Zen priest at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1982, and in 1995 received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman, the abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. He currently serves on the SF Zen Center Elders’ Council. In 2011 he founded IMC’s Insight Retreat Center. He is the author of The Issue at Hand, essays on mindfulness practice; A Monastery Within; a book on the five hindrances called Unhindered; and the translator of The Dhammapada, published by Shambhala Publications. You may listen to Gil’s talks on Audio Dharma.“When the mind is stable and equanimous, you have a much better situation to be able to see clearly without the filter of your conditioning, the filter of your likes and dislikes, the filter of your emotional reaction to what is going on.” –Gil FronsdalSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Oct 8, 202652 min
Ep. 275 - Trudy Goodman on Not Stealing, Lying and the Pabhassara Citta
Through the Buddhist precepts, Trudy Goodman leads us to Pabhassara Citta, the innate radiance and clarity of our own minds.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode, Trudy Goodman talks about:Sila and the courage to follow what we loveWholeness and having an undivided heartPabhassara Citta: the radiant mind and heartHow thoughts and ideas can be a thief Telling the truth, no matter whatThe liberating jewel of being honest with yourselfRelating to all experiences with steadiness of heart This recording was originally published on Dharmaseed.About Trudy Goodman:Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA. For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples and individuals. Trudy conducts retreats, engages in activism work, and teaches workshops worldwide and online. She is also the voice of Trudy the Love Barbarian in the Netflix series, The Midnight Gospel. You can learn more about Trudy’s flourishing array of wonderful offerings at TrudyGoodman.com “It’s the truth that frees each one of us. So when you’re sitting there, retched and overwhelmed, anxious, in whatever tormenting state may be present when you’re just certain that there won’t be any end to the pain, then, just to see that ‘oh, I can be aware of this, I can tell myself the truth of how this is, it doesn’t matter that this is my experience’. It doesn’t matter whether we’re retched or soaring with insight and spiritual strength. What really matters is the relationship that we have with each experience.” –Trudy GoodmanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Oct 1, 20261h 4m
Ep. 274 - Pure Land Buddhism with Rev. Dr. Enrique Galvan-Alvarez & Vincent Moore
Rev. Dr. Enrique Galvan-Alvarez introduces us to Pure Land Buddhism, an accessible, living practice that people can easily incorporate into their lives. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode, Rev. Dr. Enrique Galvan-Alvarez and Vincent discuss:The ever-changing nature of the pastHow Rev. Dr. Enrique initially took refuge within the Vajrayāna Buddhist tradition Finding a “livable” practice in Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)Diversity of rituals within different Jōdo Shinshū sanghasCommitment through devotion rather than excessive time and effort How contemplating impermanence can lead to both distress and hopeRealizing that practice may not work in the way we want it to, but it will work the way we need it to “I was thinking, ‘there must be another way of living Buddhism that doesn’t involve long retreats and intensive practice everyday’ That’s when Jōdo Shinshū started appearing on the horizon somehow.” –Rev. Dr. Enrique Galvan-AlvarezThis conversation was originally recorded on the Paths of Practice Podcast. Listen to more episodes HERE.About Rev. Dr. Enrique Galvan-Alvarez:Rev. Dr. Enrique Galvan-Alvarez is a professor of Humanities and Digital Society at the Universidad Internacional de La Rioja-UNIR. He is also a Jōdo Shinshū priest that serves Jinen-Kō, an online community of Portuguese and Spanish speaking folk who are interested in learning and practicing the Dharma, or teachings, of Pure Land Buddhism. For more information about Jinen-Kō, click HERE. “The more I practiced, the more I realized my self-centeredness, the more I realized how bound I am by my own desires, dislikes, things that annoy me, and so on. The practice was working.” –Rev. Dr. Enrique Galvan-AlvarezAbout Vincent Moore:Vincent Moore is a creative and creative consultant living in San Francisco, California, with over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry and holds a graduate degree in Buddhist Studies. For years, he performed regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, an improv and sketch comedy theatre based in New York and Los Angeles. As an actor, Vincent performed on Comedy Central, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Seth Meyers, Above Average, and The UCB Show on Seeso. As a writer, he developed for television as well as stage, including work with the Blue Man Group, and his own written projects have been featured on websites such as Funny or Die. Additionally, he received a Master's in Buddhist Studies from the Institute of Buddhist Studies with a Certificate in Soto Zen Studies and engages in a personal Buddhist practice within the Soto Zen tradition. Vincent is also the creator and host of the podcast, Paths of Practice, which features interviews with Buddhists from all over the world. Learn more on Vincent’s website HERE.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Sep 24, 202650 min
Ep. 273 - Love Everyone with Mirabai Bush and Sharon Salzberg
In this heartfelt conversation, Sharon Salzberg and Mirabai Bush explore how mindfulness, forgiveness, and loving-kindness can transform the way we relate to ourselves and others.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.Live from the 2015 Open Your Heart in Paradise Retreat, Mirabai and Sharon discuss:The relationship between loving everyone and personal practiceMirabai’s work with SEVA foundation in Guatemala Loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimityThe interconnectedness of all life An audience Q&A with Sharon and Mirabai Forgiveness and breaking down defensive behavior Mindfulness in how we relate to thoughts of ourselves and othersJoin us for the 2026 Open Your Heart in Paradise Retreat in Maui or virtually!About Mirabai Bush:Mirabai is an author, social entrepreneur, teacher, and spiritual leader. She is recognized for her pioneering role in integrating mindfulness and contemplative practices into secular sectors of American life, including business, higher education, law, and social activism. Mirabai’s contributions include co-founding influential organizations such as the Center for Contemplative Mind in Societyand the Seva Foundation and co-developing Google’s Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. She is also a longtime board member of the Love Serve Remember Foundation. Her latest book, Almost Home, is a memoir published in 2025. “One of the most important things we need to do in order to love each other is to really listen to each other, to come to know each other so we can be present in a loving way. The Dalai Lama when he listens to someone he sits way on the edge of his chair, listening with his whole body. When you share something with Ram Dass, you never think he’s thinking about something else. That’s what we need to be for each other. We need to be here now.” –Mirabai BushAbout Sharon Salzberg:Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is one of the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture over 45 years ago, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers. Sharon is co-founder of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of twelve books, including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, now in its second edition, and her seminal work, Lovingkindness. Her podcast, The Metta Hour, has amassed five million downloads and features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond. Learn more about Sharon and her books at www.sharonsalzberg.com and check out Insight Meditation Society. “We don’t deny the hurt or regret we may feel if it is our own action, but we don’t need to build on that and solidify it. Sometimes we do that so much that our whole sense of who we are and all that we’ll ever be collapses around some comment. That’s what I meant when I said loving-kindness is like a stretch, it’s like asking yourself, ‘anything else happen today? What’s the good within me?’”–Sharon SalzbergSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Sep 16, 202658 min
Ep. 272 - Seven Factors Of Awakening with Gil Fronsdal
Outlining the seven factors of awakening in Buddhism, Gil Fronsdal offers an accessible perspective on the glory of the dharma. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.This week on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal shares:Seeing the glory of the dharma in all experiencesMindfulness: the simple offering of presence for what’s happening right now Being present for our emotions rather than for or against themMindfulness as the bridge between the five hindrances and the seven factors of awakening How differentiation gives rise to wisdom and understandingThe choice between being caught up and letting go Persisting in our effort to practice, moment by moment Witnessing when our mind wanders off during meditationHaving an equanimous mind, being both tranquil and alertThis recording was originally published on DharmaseedAbout Gil Fronsdal:Gil Fronsdal is the co-teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California; he has been teaching since 1990. He has practiced Zen and Vipassana in the U.S. and Asia since 1975. He was a Theravada monk in Burma in 1985, and in 1989 began training with Jack Kornfield to be a Vipassana teacher. Gil teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center where he is part of its Teachers Council. Gil was ordained as a Soto Zen priest at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1982, and in 1995 received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman, the abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. He currently serves on the SF Zen Center Elders’ Council. In 2011 he founded IMC’s Insight Retreat Center. He is the author of The Issue at Hand, essays on mindfulness practice; A Monastery Within; a book on the five hindrances called Unhindered; and the translator of The Dhammapada, published by Shambhala Publications. You may listen to Gil’s talks on Audio Dharma. “With mindfulness we’re just trying to be present, and in that, find a certain kind of freedom. So, if it’s not simple, it’s not mindfulness.” –Gil FronsdalSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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