This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live at the 2021 Serenity Ridge Dialogues features a conversation between H. H. the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, & B. Alan Wallace , moderated by Daniel Aitken. Topics discussed include body, breath, mind, and the nature of consciousness in scientific and spiritual paradigms; views on the source of mind and the influence of the brain; integration of science and spirituality in the understanding of the nature of the mind; intr...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 134
This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat , features a discussion with special guests Venerable Bhikkhu Anālayo and Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. Ven. Anālayo, Rinpoche, and host Daniel Aitken discuss many Buddhist ideas and practices, comparing what different Buddhist traditions have to say about them, including how the Buddha practiced; understanding mindfulness across different Buddhist traditions; the difference between mindfulness and awareness and how we transla...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 133
This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features an interview with Alexander Berzin. Alex is a translator and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism. A prolific author and translator, he has published seventeen books and is also the founder of StudyBuddhism.com , an extensive source of authentic Buddhist teachings, presented in a down-to-earth and practical way. Alex and host Daniel Aitken discuss his journey into Buddhism, which started with practicing yoga at thirteen; how he was impacted by meeting the Dalai...
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 132
This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features an interview with Pamela Weiss . Pamela is the author of A Bigger Sky: Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism , a teacher in the Insight tradition, and has received Dharma transmission from Teah Strozer at the Brooklyn Zen Center . Pamela and host Daniel Aitken discuss how she found Buddhism through illness, and the vital role of self-compassion on her path; key ideas in Zen, such as the practice of “just sitting,” and Pamela’s own journey and insights w...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 131
This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat , features an interview with Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche—teacher, filmmaker, writer, and founder of several nonprofit initiatives including 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha . This episode was a special launch celebration for the 84000 app . Rinpoche and host Daniel Aitken discuss the importance and challenges of translating the Buddha’s words, how we should think about the Buddha’s original teachings, how Buddhis...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 130
This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat , features an interview with special guest Karl Brunnhölzl , celebrating the launch of his book Milarepa’s Kungfu . In this episode, Karl and host Daniel Aitken discuss the origin of the book’s unusual title, what inspired Karl to create this book, why the text explored in the book is so important, exploring the meaning of view, meditation, and conduct, the important role of devotion in practice, shock as a teaching tool,...
Nov 05, 2021•55 min•Ep. 129
This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features an interview with Achariya Doug Qapel Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei, both trained in the Karma Kagyu lineage. They follow the tradition of the late Namgyal Rinpoche, a pioneer weaving together Eastern and Western traditions. Qapel and Catherine Sensei teach meditation and act as spiritual mentors to students internationally and at their retreat center in British Columbia, Canada. This interview features stories about their lineages, Namgyal Rin...
Nov 02, 2021•53 min•Ep. 128
This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat, features an interview with David Nichtern , a senior Buddhist teacher, meditation guide, Emmy award–winning composer and musician, and founder of Dharma Moon . David is the author of two books with Wisdom: Awakening from the Daydream and Creativity, Spirituality, and Making a Buck . In this episode, David and host Daniel Aitken explore the theme of the sword of prajna, or wisdom, including various translations of the wor...
Oct 22, 2021•54 min•Ep. 127
This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features an interview with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. Tenzin Palmo is a bhikṣuṇī in the Drukpa lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and a brilliant teacher who is able to touch the hearts of many with her presence, her profound understanding of the Dharma, and its relevance and application in daily life. Tenzin Palmo is an author and founder of the Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery in Himachal Pradesh, India. She also spent twelve years living and practicing in...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 126
This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat , features a conversation with Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison . Koshin is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and certified chaplaincy educator. Koshin and host Daniel Aitken discuss the Commit-to-Sit: 90-Day Commitment to Practice he ran earlier this year; his most recent book, Wholehearted ; his wisdom for making all of life a place of practice, from the bedsides of the dying, to intimate relationships, and to...
Sep 03, 2021•56 min•Ep. 125
