Be Here Now Network

Jack is interviewed by Ocean Robbins to explore the big spiritual questions—why there is suffering, how to navigate duality, making the ordinary holy, and cultivating a loving witness.

Honoring the life of a longtime friend of the Be Here Network, Ralph De La Rosa, this special episode explores Ralph’s wisdom on moving through trauma via the heart of compassion. If you’d like to honor Ralph de la Rosa’s legacy by supporting his family, a GoFundMe has been created to help with the significant and unexpected expenses following his passing: https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-ralph...

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 delusion - How clinging creates emotional stress, men...

J. Krishnamurti considers the mechanical quality of seeing and listening that humans often suffer from, and why it prevents us from being free. To start at the beginning of this 18-part dialogue on consciousness, spirituality and navigating life with J. Krishnamurti and Dr. Allan W. Anderson: https://youtu.be/rcn0gXWv9UU In this episode, J. Krishnamurti and Dr. Allan W. Anderson consider: - Seeing...

Cultural astronomer and ethnoecologist, Geraldine Patrick Encina, offers a rediscovery of Mesoamerican cosmic calendars and discusses how we can realign with the cosmos and the earth. In this episode, Anita and Geraldine explore: - Geraldine’s past life memories and receiving sacred spirit names from ceremonies and elders - Mesoamerican use of sacred songs and alchemy to invoke rain and connect wi...

Meditation teacher, Susan Piver, joins David Nichtern to share her profound and ever-evolving connection to The Heart Sutra. Learn about the heart and mind of practice with David Nichtern and Krishna Das in an upcoming free online talk! Register: https://www.dharmamoon.com/heart In this episode, David Nichtern and Susan Piver explore: - The many variations of The Heart Sutra and why it deeply insp...

Framing tantra as the capacity of wonder, RamDev shares how difficult emotions can be a portal for non-dual awareness, surrender, and bliss. This time on Healing at the Edge, RamDev discusses : - Working with strong emotions and using them as fuel for awakening - The difference between spiritual bypassing vs. heart-centered action to transmute negative experiences - Applying a tantric perspective...

Speaking across the decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s, Ram Dass shares his insights into responding to suffering, the meaning of service, and the confluence of social action and spiritual work. This episode of Here and Now is a compilation of Ram Dass talking about service and social action across the decades. We begin in 1969, during a time of significant cultural change. A time where the peop...

J. Krishnamurti considers the mechanical quality of seeing and listening that humans often suffer from, and why it prevents us from being free.

In this guided breath meditation, Jack Kornfield invites listeners into a space of ease, trust, and ardent gratitude for our bodies, hearts, and minds.

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. Come join us this year at the 2025 Summer Mountain Retreat in Boone, North Carolina: https://www.ramdass.org/event/4th-ram-dass-legacy-summer-mountain-retreat/ In this episode, Sharon, Robert, and Raghu...

Embodied awareness practitioner Jill Satterfield joins Raghu to unpack how meditative poses, creativity, and slowing down can help us release pain, move energy, and heal somatically. In this delightful episode of the Mindrolling Podcast, Raghu and Jill Satterfield converse about: • Out-of-body experiences through immersive art and altered states of consciousness • Jill’s college days and spiritual...

Diving into the cosmic drama of reality, Alan Watts describes the world as a divine dream which is poetic, playful, and only sometimes serious. Being in the Way is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organization and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation. Visit Alanwatts.org for full talks from Alan Watts. On this episode of Being in the Way, Alan Watts: Exploring how we get caught in the cosmic g...

In this time of global uncertainty, Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman call us to rise with fierce compassion and become Bodhisattvas of the Great Turning.

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 preconceived notions to fall away - The patriar...

Dr. Melinda Edwards sits down with Raghu for a journey through psyche and spirit, revealing the doorways that led her out of trauma, into healing, and ultimately home to her heart. This time on Mindrolling, Raghu and Dr. Melinda Edwards discuss: - How Dr. Melinda Edwards grew up as a child of medical missionaries in Guatemala - The build-up of trauma in Dr. Edwards’ life and how it manifested as a...

Teaching us to relax back into being held by spaciousness, Lama Rod Owens discusses the forces that help us remember real love, awakened freedom, and who we truly are. 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. https://youtu.be/4eGsv_-v7xw In this episode, Chris and Lama Rod explore: - The prac...

Exploring how to let go of victim consciousness and awaken inner resilience, Jack shares how to rest in awareness and live from the trusting heart.

In this exploration of the fear of suffering as we get older, Ram Dass talks about approaching the mystery of aging and death in the same adventurous manner as his friend Timothy Leary. For more on the relationship between Ram Dass and Timothy Leary, please check out Dying to Know, a book that details their epic friendship and Timothy’s process of dying: https://www.ramdass.org/fellowship/ Ram Das...

International bestselling author and Zen Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim joins Raghu Markus to explore awakening, emotional healing, and returning to joy in a unified reality. Mindrolling is brought to you by Reunion. Reunion is offering $250 off any stay to the Love, Serve, Remember community. Simply use the code “BeHere250” when booking. Disconnect from the world so you can reconnect with yourself...

Who are we really? Jack Kornfield peels back the veil on our identity roles to uncover the deeper truth that we really are.

Exploring how to stay buoyant and balanced on life’s great ocean of change, Jack sets our spiritual compass for letting go into what is.

Joseph Goldstein explores the Buddha’s teachings on renunciation from the Satipatthāna Sutta, showing how the practice of letting go of craving, ill will, and cruelty leads to deep inner freedom, clarity, and lasting peace. This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and...

Anita Sanchez and Indigenous Social Entrepreneur, Hasina Kharbhih, explore matrilineal leadership, climate justice, and the prevention of human trafficking through culturally rooted, community-based innovations. In this episode, Anita and Hasina explore: - Growing up as an Indigenous woman in a matriarchal society - The loss of land and how vulnerability gets created - The 12 pillars of Hasina’s I...

In this special bonus episode of the Here & Now podcast, Ram Dass offers his viewpoint on how we can dance in the ocean of change as the structure of our culture shapeshifts before our very eyes. The Ram Dass community gathers regularly to engage in meaningful discussions about the podcast. We invite you to join us and share your curiosities, insights, and wisdom. Sign up for the General Fellowshi...