Best Deepak Dass Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 222 - The Hindrances with Buddhist Teacher Trudy Goodman 46:18

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Familiarizing listeners with the five Buddhist hindrances, Trudy Goodman suggests a compassionate return to mindfulness of the senses. 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 outlines: The 5 Buddhist hindrances:…

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Ep. 221 - Going For Refuge with Gil Fronsdal 1:06:46

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Reminding listeners that they can be fully supported and guided by the Dharma, Gil Fronsdal discusses the Buddhist concept of taking refuge. 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 of the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil describes: The…

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Ep. 221 - Ram Dass Fellowship: The Mystical Power of Rumi with Omid Safi, Hosted by Jackie Dobrinska 1:19:34

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Framed by the Sufi wisdom of Rumi, a 13th century mystical poet, Omid Safi brings our awareness to the profound ways that we are interconnected with the divine. This week on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Omid Safi discusses : Living as a reflection of the Divine—carrying ourselves as mirrors of God’s light on earth The gift of alchemy: the science that r…

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Ep. 220 - Dopey Hope: Cultivating Resilience Through Honesty & Service with Anne Lamott 50:10

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Immersing listeners in hope and optimism, author Anne Lamott helps listeners cultivate resilience through stories of honesty and service. 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, Anne Lamott holds a talk on: Service to others …

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Ep. 219 - Jellyroll Metta with Trudy Goodman 35:43

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Opening our hearts in practice, Trudy Goodman takes us through her Jellyroll meditation to encourage the expansion of metta from the self to 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. In this episode, Trudy Goodman illuminates: The heart…

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Ep. 218 - Anicca: Seeing The Inconstancy of All Things with Gil Fronsdal 50:06

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Gil Fronsdal reflects on Anicca, the Buddhist teaching often translated as impermanence, and offers a more precise lens for Western minds to understand its meaning. 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, Gil offers wisdom on…

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Ep. 217 - Love & Emptiness with Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee 34:21

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Synthesizing the divine love found in Sufism with the primal emptiness found in Zen practice, Llewellyn reveals how each path has impacted his spiritual life. This episode is a companion to BHNN Guest Podcast Episode 213, Angels & Devas with Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check it out! In this week’s episode, Llewell…

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Ep. 216 - The Universe Inside You with Deepak Chopra 1:00:57

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Deepak Chopra explores the inner universe and explains how turning inward connects us to God, higher consciousness, and the boundless intelligence of the cosmos. 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 deeply intellectual episode, Dee…

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Ep. 215 - The Two Truths with Buddhist Teacher Trudy Goodman 51:54

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Vipassana teacher Trudy Goodman shares how we can alleviate suffering by holding both universal and personal truths in our awareness. 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 provides wisdom on: The interwovennes…

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Ep. 214 - Gifts of the Ancestors with Mirabai Starr, Jackie Dobrinska & Amy Buetens 1:22:30

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Mirabai Starr joins Amy Buetens, Jackie Dobrinska, and the LSRF virtual Satsang to explore how we can deepen our sacred connection with our ancestors and embrace the divine mystery of mortality. 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 we…

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EP38 - What is the Role of British Hindus in Decolonising the Indian Story? with J. Sai Deepak 1:20:10

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What does it really mean to decolonise? 🇮🇳 In this powerful and incisive interview, the famous author and Indian Supreme Court Advocate, J. Sai Deepak, shares his thoughts on the urgent need for a mental de-coloniality. We discuss the vital role of the British Hindu diaspora, the "self-loathing tendency" he believes is holding the community back, t…

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Ep. 213 - Angels & Devas with Sufi Teacher Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee 34:35

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In this expansive overview of spirit beings and how they operate in our world, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee explains his personal encounters with Angels, Devas, 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 week on the BHNN Guest Podcast, L…

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Ep. 212 - Including Everything with Buddhist Teacher Gil Fronsdal 47:58

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Are we trying to find inner peace the wrong way? Gil Fronsdal discusses cultivating an all-inclusive awareness that embraces each experience and sensation without resistance or judgment. 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…

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Ep. 211 - Showing Up With Love For Whatever Comes Next with Thanissara, Raghu Markus and Jackie Dobrinska 58:43

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Contemplating the nexus of suffering and compassion, Thanissara, Raghu, and Jackie offer suggestions for showing up with love for all that arises. This is the opening workshop from the Centered in the Storm Virtual Immersion with Ram Dass & Friends. This course features topics like: uncovering our shared connection, transforming relationships, pers…

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Ep. 210 - Virya: Courage, Energy and Trust with Buddhist Teacher Trudy Goodman 53:31

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Explaining Virya, the effort factor of enlightenment, meditation teacher Trudy Goodman explores the courage it takes to trust in our practice and to mindfully face the five hindrances. Today’s podcast is also 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…

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Ep. 209 - Why We Suffer with Buddhist Teacher Gil Fronsdal 40:34

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Gil Fronsdal explores why we suffer and how we can meet our suffering with a supportive presence for the benefit of ourselves and all beings. In this episode, Gil thoughtfully discusses: Becoming like a wise & peaceful snake, shedding our skin from time to time How mindfulness practice can contain the goal of cessation of greed, hatred, and delusio…

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Ep. 208 - Love & Reason: The Intersection of Bhakti and Buddhism with Sharon Salzberg, Robert Thurman and Raghu Markus 1:03:24

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Recorded live at the 2022 Summer Mountain Retreat, Sharon Salzberg, Robert Thurman, and Raghu Markus explore the true essence of love through the lenses of service, social action, and selflessness. 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. Come…

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Ep. 207 - Ram Dass Fellowship: Voices of the Sacred Feminine with Mirabai Starr & Jackie Dobrinska 1:10:20

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Mystical feminist Mirabai Starr shares the fruits of many years of investigating, excavating, and uplifting women’s voices within global spiritual traditions. This talk was recorded on Sept 22, 2020 as a part of the Virtual Ram Dass Fellowship. This week on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Mirabai Starr discusses: An invitation to unknowing and allowing our…

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Ep. 206 - No Part Left Out: The Unity Of Wisdom And Compassion with Gil Fronsdal 42:55

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Gil Fronsdal explores the heart of Buddhist tradition by blending mindfulness with the transformative power of compassion and loving kindness. This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp & Dharma Seed: Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. Join Buddhist Teacher David Nichtern and Duncan Truss…

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Ep. 205 - This Life Giving Breath, Guided Meditation with JoAnna Hardy 33:07

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Returning to the refuge of breath that is present from birth to death, JoAnna Hardy guides listeners through a grounding and connective breath-based practice. 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 practice-infused episode, JoAnna gu…

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Ep. 204 - Ram Dass Explorers Club: LSD, Creativity, and the Grateful Dead with Dr. Raymond Turpin & Jackie Dobrinska 57:29

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Psychedelic expert, Dr. Raymond Turpin, discusses how psychedelics shut down our ‘default-mode’ and expand our creativity in music, art, 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. In this episode, Raymond and Jackie discuss: LSD and ho…

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Ep. 203 - The Four Resolves with Gil Fronsdal 55:48

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Outlining the four resolves of wisdom, truth, relinquishment, and peace, Gil Fronsdal takes us down the path of freedom. 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, Gil Fronsdal explores: The four resolves of …

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Ep. 202 - The Wood Wide Web of Being with Trudy Goodman 50:09

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Learning from the networks of connection among trees and fungi, Trudy Goodman offers a dharma talk about nature, the breath, and oneness. This 2016 recording is from Spirit Rock’s Fall Insight Meditation Retreat and was originally published on Dharmaseed. In this episode, Trudy Goodman discusses: The fallacy of separate self and how we tend to forg…

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Ep. 201 – Ram Dass Fellowship: What’s Love Got to Do With It? with David Nichtern & Jackie Dobrinska 1:23:39

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Talking about everything, everybody, nothing and nobody, David shares stories about Trungpa Rinpoche and Ram Dass from the 1970s to now. This conversation was recorded as part of the Ram Dass Fellowship’s regular online gatherings. To learn more about the Ram Dass Fellowship and sign up to join a fellowship gathering near you, visit RamDass.org/Fel…

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Ep. 200 – Flow of Grace: Hanuman Chalisa Workshop with Krishna Das and Band 1:25:15

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In a full episode dedicated to the Hanuman Chalisa, Krishna Das chants with retreat attendees and explains the power of this moving mantra. 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 2019 recording from the Ram Dass Open Your Heart in Pa…

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EP37 - Kalaripayattu, the Mother of Martial Arts; with Kiran Chukkapalli 36:21

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https://www.thinkpeace.in ------------------------------------------------------------ The VM Podcast is a Vichaar Manthan project exploring modern-day issues through a Dharmic lens. Through in-depth interviews with some of the best thinkers of our time, the podcast explores how we can better understand dharma, and our lives, and recapture the anci…

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Ep. 199 - Ram Dass Explorer's Club: Our Self-Healing Capacity with Annie & Michael Mithoefer and Jackie Dobrinska 1:18:27

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Dynamic duo Annie & Michael Mithoefer speak with Jackie Dobrinska about how we can reach our innate healing capacity via psychedelic-assisted therapy, breathwork, 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 week, Annie & Michael Mi…

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Ep. 198 - Stilling The Constructions Of Mind with Gil Fronsdal 49:52

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Considering how we relate to the world, Gil Fronsdal offers insight into freedom from our mental constructs through stillness of mind. 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, Gil Fronsdal offers wisdom on: The relationship be…

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Ep. 197 - Ram Dass Fellowship: Tools for Spiritual Healing During Uncertain Times with RamDev 1:28:57

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Ram Dev joins the Ram Dass Fellowship to provide tools for spiritual healing to all listeners during this time of uncertainty. 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. Hosted by Jackie Dobrinska, Ram Dev discusses: The anxiety that arose durin…

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Ep. 196 - Mindfulness of the Body with Gil Fronsdal 46:20

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Renowned Buddhist teacher Gil Fronsdal outlines how a connection to the body is the gateway into the present moment. 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, Gil Fronsdal dives into: Reminding ourselves to …

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Ep. 195 - Anapanasati: Beginning with the Breath, A Guided Meditation Led By Trudy Goodman 42:40

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Beginning with the Buddha’s teaching of Anapanasati, Trudy Goodman explores the breath as our most reliable and loving life-long companion. 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, renowned Buddhist teacher…

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Ep. 194 - Wisdom Beyond Lineage: Buddhism and Bhakti Yoga with Krishna Das & Robert Thurman 1:27:00

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Exploring Bhakti, Buddhism, and lessons from wise teachers, Krishna Das and Robert Thurman come together for a wide-ranging discussion. This recording is from the 2020 Cultivating Wise Hope Virtual Retreat. Find more heart-focused teachings like this, along with practices and digital courses from Ram Dass and friends with Ram Dass’ Inner Academy: L…

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Ep. 193 – Ram Dass Explorer’s Club: Encountering Spirit with Martina Hoffmann 59:31

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Visionary artist, Martina Hoffmann, describes her encounters with spirit through dreams, nature, psychedelics 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. In this episode, Martina Hoffman offers a talk on: Encountering spirit through dre…

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EP36 - Indian Life Sciences and Herbal Medicine, a gift from Bharat, with Amarjeet Bhamra 1:02:57

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Amarjeet S Bhamra is a long time champion of Complimentary and Alternative Medicines and an Author and Lecturer on Indian Traditional Sciences, who recently led a very successful national campaign to save herbal medicine.https://youtu.be/37GHRXnmRfY?feature=sharedhttps://indiaincgroup.com/UK-India-100-2018/uk-india-100-influential-2018.pdfhttps://w…

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Ep. 192 - Wisdom and the Path with Gil Fronsdal 58:13

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Guiding us along the path, Gil Fronsdal shows how to develop spirituality into enduring inner strengths rather than solitary experiences. 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, Gil Fronsdal teaches listeners about: Developin…

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Ep. 191 - The Dance of Dharma & Desire with Trudy Goodman 45:03

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Exploring how to untangle the threads of intense desire, teacher Trudy Goodman offers direction on meeting 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 time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Buddhist teacher Trudy Goodman discusses: Bein…

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Ep. 190 - How to Feed Your Demons with Lama Tsultrim Allione 1:07:21

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Lama Tsultrim Allione shares the practice of feeding our demons in order to dissolve that which prevents us from being free. In this episode from the 2023 Summer Mountain Retreat, Lama Tsultrim Allione shares: How she first discovered Buddhism and meditation The beauty within silence and quiet attention to our surroundings Lama Tsultrim’s first tri…

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Ep. 189 - Ram Dass Explorer's Club: Music as a Bridge to the Ethereal with East Forest, Marisa Radha Weppner & Jackie Dobrinska 1:19:57

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On this episode of the BHNN Guest Podcast, East Forest and Marisa Radha Weppner discuss the role of song in psychedelics and explore how the ethereal can be accessed through music. In this episode, East Forest and Marisa Radha Weppner discuss: The many ways we can arrive at non-ordinary states The power of intention when making music How music can …

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Ep. 188 - Buddhist Training as Parents with Gil Fronsdal 39:51

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In this retreat recording, Gil Fronsdal applies Buddhism to parenting and explains family life as one of the best forms of practice. 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, Gil Fronsdal explains: Buddhism …

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Ep. 187 - Relationship as Spiritual Healing with Stephen & Ondrea Levine 32:13

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Defining relationships as a triangle between God, Self, and Other, Stephen and Ondrea Levine discuss opening and softening our hearts. 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 archival episode, Stephen and Ondrea Levine explore: How re…

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EP35 - The Unity of Faiths with Dr. Shamender Talwar 50:07

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https://www.tuff.earth/ ------------------------------------------------------------ The VM Podcast is a Vichaar Manthan project exploring modern-day issues through a Dharmic lens. Through in-depth interviews with some of the best thinkers of our time, the podcast explores how we can better understand dharma, and our lives, and recapture the ancien…

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Ep. 186 - Metta with Breath and Body with Trudy Goodman 30:44

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Trudy Goodman introduces listeners to the Brahmavihārās through an affectionate breath practice and a loving-kindness body scan. 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, Buddhist teacher Trudy Goodman explo…

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Ep. 185 - Ram Dass Explorer's Club: Integrating Psychedelic Wisdom with Spring Washam & Jackie Dobrinska 1:23:44

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In this episode of the Ram Dass Explorer’s Club, Buddhist teacher Spring Washam delves into the real work that comes before and after a journey with plant medicine. 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 conversation was recorded as par…

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Ep. 184 - Meditation: Awareness of Awareness with Gil Fronsdal 32:24

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Through meditation and lecture, Gil Fronsdal outlines how the awareness of awareness is more important than the content of an experience. 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, Gil Fronsdal explains: Givi…

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EP34 - Love all, Feed all, Serve all, Go Dharmic, with Hanuman Dass 1:05:38

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Founder & Chair of Go Dharmic, a volunteer organisation for universal compassion and social action inspired by Dharmahttps://godharmic.com/https://hanumandass.com/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moving-Mountains-Guide-Hanuman-Chalisa-ebook/dp/B093R49WPX/ref=sr_1_1 ------------------------------------------------------------ The VM Podcast is a Vichaar Man…

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Ep. 183 - Demystifying Mindfulness with Sharon Salzberg & Spring Washam 1:02:03

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In this 2022 retreat session, Spring Washam and Sharon Salzberg take a deeper look at mindfulness, the foundation of the Buddhist tradition. 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, Sharon and Spring hold a discourse on: Worki…

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Ep. 182 – Facing Death w/ Trudy Goodman 50:51

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Sharing her recent near-death experience, Trudy Goodman explains how and why dharma practice is essential to facing death without fear. 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, Buddhist teacher Trudy Goodma…

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Ep. 181 - Mindfulness of Emotions with Buddhist Teacher, Gil Fronsdal 21:10

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Gil Fronsdal offers Buddhist wisdom on relating skillfully to our emotions and seeing them as messengers of our inner worlds. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self. In this talk, Gil Fronsdal lectures about: Identifying emotions without getti…

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EP33 - From Calisthenics to Consciousness with Riki Warren 1:30:52

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Riki has been practising advanced bodyweight movement, yoga and mixed martial arts since 1992, more recently specialising in Calisthenics since 2012. He currently holds a Guinness World Record for the most consecutive L-sit ring muscle ups, achieved 2019. He was awarded a Batchelors degree in Biology from the University of London in 2009, going on …

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Ep. 180 – Ram Dass Explorer’s Club: Interrelation & Psychedelic Therapy with Dr. Sylvestre Quevedo 1:21:28

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Professor and Investigator Dr. Quevedo is hosted by Jackie Dobrinska for a philosophical talk on interrelation and psychedelic therapies. 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, Dr. Sylvestre Quevedo and Jackie Dobrinska expl…