What You Can Learn About Your Relationships from a Former Neo-Nazi | Shannon Foley Martinez
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a provocative but deeply practical episode today. All of us have people in our lives — w...
The Gospel of Adequacy | Miguel Sancho & Felicia Morton
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Often on the show, we bring on incredibly accomplished meditation practitioners or influential resea...
How to Change Your Habits | Katy Milkman
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To state the blazingly obvious, creating healthy habits can be infernally difficult. But why? And wh...
How to Handle Anger, Uncertainty, and Self-Loathing | Mushim Patricia Ikeda
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When somebody wrongs you, what is the wise way to handle your anger? Is forgiveness possible? What a...
What Everyone Who Meditates Should Know | Chenxing Han and Duncan Ryūken Williams
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you meditate (or do yoga, for that matter), you may have been taught by a Westerner, but you owe ...
The Science of Building Better Relationships | Marissa King
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of networking can be fraught. For some people, it might, at times, seem either icky or path...
The Art and Science of the World's Gooiest Cliche | Barbara Fredrickson
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of our primary missions on this show is to rescue vital ideas that have lapsed into cliches. The...
The Science of Hope | Jacqueline Mattis
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're talking to a renowned psychologist who has come up with five strategies for cultivating ...
Why Buddhism Is Inherently Hopeful (Despite All the Talk of Suffering) | Oren Jay Sofer
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Buddhism can get a bad rap as being hopelessly pessimistic -- in no small measure because one of the...
Discomfort: A Counterintuitive Source of Hope | Sebene Selassie
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As you may know, we are in the midst of a two-week series on hope – a concept we are trying to res...
Hope Is a Skill | George Mumford
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spring is here. Vaccines are entering arms. But for many of us, hope can feel slippery and fleeting....
Three Mindfulness Strategies from Joseph Goldstein (2020)
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To inject a little sunshine, perspective, and wisdom, we thought it might make sense to repost one o...
How Your Emotions Are Made | Lisa Feldman Barrett
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is at the forefront of understanding human emotions: what they are, why humans evolved...
A Pressure Cooker for Insight | Bart van Melik
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The great meditation teacher Ram Dass once said, "If you think you're enlightened, go spend a week w...
Three Lessons from Happiness Research | Emma Seppälä
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
People in the mindfulness meditation world often note that what we're teaching is not a breathing ex...
The Self-Interested Case for Examining Your Biases | John Biewen
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Too often, the process of looking at your biases can be presented like eating your vegetables. But o...
The Profound Upside of Self-Diminishment | George Saunders
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is a powerful scene in a novel called Lincoln In the Bardo, where President Abraham Lincoln ha...
How to Understand Oneness | Roshi Norma Wong
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're diving into a concept that is simultaneously one of the oldest contemplative cliches and...
How This Plague Ends (and What It Tells Us About Human Nature) | Nicholas Christakis
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all remember that fateful week, almost exactly a year ago, when it all seemed to sink in for so m...
How to Break Your Anxiety Habit | Judson Brewer
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To mark the first anniversary of the week in March 2020 when Covid fundamentally altered our lives, ...
A Conversation about Abuse, Agency, and Mindfulness | Tanya Selvaratnam
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before we dive in, a warning: this conversation includes descriptions of abuse and violence. As you ...
Uprooting Your Delusions | Andrea Fella
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I know you guys, and it is pretty clear you love deep dharma episodes. Today we've got a dharma epis...
How to Make a Masterpiece | Pete Docter
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're all creatives, whether we think of ourselves that way or not. In so many aspects of your life,...
A New Way to Think About Addiction | Annie Grace
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The stereotypical depiction of fighting addiction makes it seem highly unpleasant: White knuckling, ...
Your Craving Mind | Kevin Griffin
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an episode about our craving, grasping minds. Whether you have struggled with a classic addi...
Making it RAIN | Tara Brach
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're going to talk about a massively useful acronym, which can be used both on the cushion an...
Holding it Together When Things Fall Apart | Pema Chödrön
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're now almost a full year into the era of Covid restrictions, and I suspect that many of you, as ...
How (and Why) to Hug Your Inner Dragons | Richard Schwartz
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you relate to the more difficult— and even ugly— aspects of your personality? How do you ...
A Deeply Healthy Kind of Perfectionism | Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We have talked a lot on this show about how perfectionism can have pernicious impacts on your psyche...
The Joy of Being Wrong | Adam Grant
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today makes a fascinating and potentially life-changing case. He argues that we need to rec...
The Buddha's 8-Part Manual for a Good Life | Brother Pháp Dung
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're talking about one of the Buddha's first and most important lists: the Eightfold Path. I'...
How to Do Nothing | Jenny Odell
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For an audience of meditators (or aspiring meditators), the idea of doing nothing shouldn't be forei...
A New Way to Think About Your Time | Ashley Whillans
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For many of us, in this pandemic, our relationship to time has become particularly fraught. You may ...
Non-Preachy Ethics | Jozen Tamori Gibson
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're diving in on another Buddhist list today. One of the many things I like about the Buddha is th...
How to Call People In (Instead of Calling Them Out) | Loretta Ross
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this Martin Luther King day, it's tempting to fear that America, and the world, may never have be...
A Big Dose of Perspective | Jack Kornfield
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is exactly what I needed right now: a huge, helpful dose of perspective in the midst of the pol...
A Wise and Counterintuitive Way to Meditate in a Crisis | Lama Rod Owens
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you're either seething or scared — or both — in the aftermath of the attack on the US Capitol...
National Trauma–Now What? | Jon Kabat-Zinn Special Edition
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I don't know about you, but I felt a lot of anger, fear, and sadness while watching those horrifying...
You're Doing Resolutions Wrong. Here's How to Fix It. | Dr. Laurie Santos
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New Year's Series Episode 4. Today we're going to dive into the science behind why so many of us get...
Karamo: How To Actually Do Self-Love
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New Year's Series Episode 3. We talk with Karamo about how to practice self-love--and why doing so i...
The Scientific Case for Self-Compassion | Chris Germer
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New Year's Series Episode 2. We talk with Chris Germer about the scientifically-proven benefits of s...
The Ultimate New Year's Resolution | Susan Piver and Jeff Warren
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New Year's Series Episode 1. We talk with expert meditation teachers Susan Piver and Jeff Warren abo...
The Anti-Diet | Evelyn Tribole (January, 2020)
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I, like many people, have the potential to get pretty dysregulated around food and body image. A lot...
Vulnerability: The Key to Courage | Brené Brown
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vulnerability is not something I ever personally considered to be a valuable skill to cultivate. Tha...
Kryptonite for the Inner Critic | Kristin Neff
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I don't know about you, but there have been many times during this wrenching year where I have made ...
Manure for Enlightenment | Fleet Maull
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The notion of transmuting the difficult stuff in your life into something positive has become a clic...
The Science of Emotional Intelligence | Daniel Goleman
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How much would your relationships improve if you could up your emotional intelligence game? That phr...
A Meditator in the Arena | Sam Harris
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Harris (no relation to me, by the way -- although I wouldn't mind it) has had a formative impact...
Secrets from the Happiness Lab | Laurie Santos
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020 has already sucked extremely hard, but we may now be entering even more difficult months ahead,...
What You Can Learn from the Buddha's Wife and Aunt | Pamela Weiss
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The women around the Buddha dropped a ton of useful wisdom, but I suspect you haven't heard much abo...
Depression and Anxiety: Your Old Enemies, Your Best Friends| Zindel Segal
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Winter is coming. Not to get all Game of Thrones on you, but... while there are some optimistic sign...
The Words of the Buddha | Bhikkhu Bodhi
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When I first got interested in meditation, all the talk of the Buddha that I encountered in the vari...
A Holiday Survival Guide for Difficult Conversations | Bill Doherty
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What to do if you find yourself marooned at your Thanksgiving meal, facing a voluble uncle who is sp...
Six Words to Get You Through a Bad Day | Bonnie Duran
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It feels like the right time to drop a deep Dharma episode. And this one has a twist. Bonnie Duran i...
Relationship Advice from a "Mega Monk" | Haemin Sunim
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today does a fantastic job of speaking in a not-at-all-annoying way about the inarguably im...
How (and Why) to Hack Your Empathy | Jamil Zaki
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kindness and empathy are loaded propositions right now. When you hear those words, you might think: ...
Dealing with Uncertainty, Anxiety, and Anger | Special Post-Election Edition | Lama Rod Owens
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the wee hours of election night, we consult Lama Rod Owens on uncertainty, anxiety, rage, and sel...
How to Use Social Media without Losing Your Mind | Randy Fernando
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Given that social media has been blamed for rising levels of anxiety, depression, loneliness, and po...
How To Be Grateful When Everything Sucks | DaRa Williams
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the face of the seemingly unremitting horrors of 2020, is it possible -- or wise -- to generate g...
Vitamin E: How To Cultivate Equanimity Amidst Political Chaos | Election Sanity Series | Roshi Joan Halifax
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
#294: Vitamin E: How To Cultivate Equanimity Amidst Political Chaos | Election Sanity Series | Roshi...
A Star, Utterly Unguarded | Brett Eldredge
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've backed away from celebrity interviews on the show of late, because we got a lot of feedback fr...
The Opposite of Schadenfreude | Election Sanity Series | Tuere Sala
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's an old expression: "Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little bit." I love that saying, b...
Three Mindfulness Strategies from Joseph Goldstein
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There will be no talk of election or pandemic on this episode. This is a straight-up, meat-and-potat...
The Immense Power of Giving a Crap | Election Sanity Series | Rev. angel Kyodo williams
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember that band, The Shins? They had a popular song that appeared on the soundtrack for th...
Fun Is a Trainable Skill (And It Doesn't Involve Your Phone) | Catherine Price
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At a time like this, fun may seem frivolous. But our guest today is going to argue — convincingly,...
What's Love Got To Do With It? | Election Sanity Series | JoAnna Hardy
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In an election season characterized by misinformation, mistrust, and now a positive covid test from ...
Can You Change Your Relationship With Fear? | Dr. Abigail Marsh
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's no shortage of fear these days -- the virus, the climate, racial injustice, political tumult...
Feeding the Mind | Dr. Mark Hyman
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're going to get a deep take on the old cliche, "You are what you eat." Usually that express...
What's the Point of Joy Right Now? | James Baraz
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In my opinion, purveyors of joy can come off as oily and unctuous, even in the best of times. Like w...
How To Handle A Narcissist (Including, Maybe...Yourself) | Keith Campbell
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Narcissist" is a word that gets thrown quite a bit, including by me -- often, semi-facetiously, abo...
The Buddha's Foundational Listicle | Phillip Moffitt
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Way before Buzzfeed, the Buddha was creating listicles: The Seven Factors of Enlightenment, The Thre...
The "Lifequake" Survival Guide | Bruce Feiler
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have another themed week for you, with two episodes about how to navigate major life changes-- cl...
What a Buddhist Monk Learned from Nearly Being Assasinated | Bhante Buddharakkhita
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you first encounter Bhante Buddharakkhita, the wise and affable Abbot of the Ugandan Buddhist C...
One Man's Planetary Quest for Happiness | Ravi Patel
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you strike work/life balance when you feel overwhelming pressure to provide for your family? ...
How To Stay Politically Engaged Without Losing Your Mind | Sharon Salzberg
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the heat of an election that is both incredibly nasty and hugely consequential, it might be tempt...
How To Stay Centered When You're Skiing Off a Cliff | Angel Collinson
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Angel Collinson is a badass in every sense of the word. She's one of the world's best extreme skiers...
This Conversation Actually Explains Oneness With The Universe | Sebene Selassie
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I grew up with that famous Groucho Marx joke, "I wouldn't want to belong to a club that would have m...
Are We All Traumatized? | Dr. Pat Ogden
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's a human urge to return to normalcy after a cataclysmic event. But if we rush back to normalcy w...
Improving Your Relationships, Buddhist Style | Martine Batchelor
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a mix of the technical, the practical, and the delightful. We're talking about a med...
The Case for Optimism | Dr. Jonathan Salk
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The virus has exploited so many weaknesses of our culture. But having exposed the weaknesses, such a...
A Master Class in Resilience | George Mumford
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have a master class in resilience. My guest is George Mumford, who has overcome some toweri...
The Secrets of Gritty People | Angela Duckworth
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show, we're exploring the interrelated themes of grit and resilience -- both massiv...
The Antidote to Burnout | Leah Weiss
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At a time when work has become more challenging than ever, we're going to explore one myth and one r...
You Don't Exist. But You Actually Do. Wait, What? | Guy Armstrong
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take a simple, useful, and down-to-earth stroll through one of the most confound...
The Sex Episode | Devon and Craig Hase
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Buddhists don't tend to shy away from talking about body parts -- but usually it's more along the li...
How to Get Sleep in Anxious Times | Dr. Donn Posner
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I don't know about you guys, but my sleep has suffered quite badly during the last few months. Today...
How Do You Optimize Your Performance When Everything Sucks? | Pete Carroll & Michael Gervais
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you optimize your performance when life is utterly disrupted by a pandemic? Are optimism and ...
The Case for "Doing Nothing" in a Time of Crisis | Sebene Selassie & Jeff Warren
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At a time of multiple, mutually-reinforcing dumpster fires, meditation can seem counterintuitive. In...
The Upside of Desire | Cara Lai
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Buddhism/meditation circles, desire or wanting is often considered a no-no. But is this line of t...
The Brain Science of Enlightenment | Rick Hanson
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're going to nerd out about what enlightenment (or, if that word is triggering, let's just c...
The Buddha's Four-Part Strategy for "Ultimate Happiness" | Sally Armstrong
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Mindfulness" has become a buzz phrase. There are books on mindful parenting, mindful lawyering, eve...
Why We're All Suffering from Racial Trauma (Even White People) -- and How to Handle It | Resmaa Menakem
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to think of racism as a virus that lives in your head. But my guest today makes a compelli...
Can Faith Be Useful - Even for Atheists? | Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Faith is a loaded word in some circles, but in this episode, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel makes her case...
The Science of Happiness | Emiliana Simon-Thomas
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, at this fraught moment in history, we're bringing on a leading scientist to help us...
How You Can Help Transform America's Racial Karma | Dr. Larry Ward
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What can you, as an individual, do to help break the cycles of rage, pain, fear, and violence that c...
Why Your Bad Habits (and Addictions) May Be Getting Worse - and How Mindfulness Can Help | Dr. Jud Brewer
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find yourself overeating during this stressful time? Maybe drinking or smoking more than you ...
The Dharma of Harriet Tubman | Spring Washam
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I had always known Harriet Tubman as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, repeatedly risking her...
White People, Drop the Shame and Get Curious | Shelly Graf
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we go there. All the way there. All those horrifying little thoughts that white peo...
The View of American Turmoil from the Other Side of the World | Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have spent the past few episodes talking with black and white Americans about race. But for this ...
White People Talking About Whiteness | Eleanor Hancock
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many, if not most, white people don't think of themselves as racialized. Race, we might tell ourselv...