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Reflecting on Spirit Rock's new stupa, Jack Kornfield shares how sacred places help us remember the timeless awareness, compassion, and freedom at the heart of our being.

Joseph Goldstein reveals how Nibbana differs from blissful meditation states and why true liberation lies beyond every conditioned experience. This week on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein discusses: - How Nibbana has made its way into Western culture - Expectation and striving versus having a healthy goal - Having an aspiration and direction for our practice - Using equanimity to differentiate beau...

Honoring both psychological and spiritual work, Trudy Goodman explores how she built resilience through years of dharma practice.

Multimedia storyteller Aaron Ableman explores how listening to our hearts can help us uncover our unique gifts and create a more conscious world.

Ram Dass explores playing your part on all of the stages that life presents, then answers questions about the significance of dreams, preventing detachment from turning into laziness, dealing with burnout in institutional structures, and more. This episode is supported by Omega Institute. Like the Be Here Now Network, Omega believes that personal transformation can change the world—one heart at a...

Author and teacher Oneika Mays joins Sharon for episode 291 of the Metta Hour podcast. For over a decade, Oneika has brought yoga and mindfulness practices to people who have felt left out, judged, and alone— from correctional facilities to retreat centers, from Columbia Law School to Lincoln Center. She is the author of “Sit With Me: A No-BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation,” released by Har...

Jackie Dobrinska speaks with devotional musician Benjy Wertheimer about dharmic shifts, discovering how our unique gifts can evolve into deeper forms of selfless service. This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Benjy and Jackie explore: - Benjy’s unconventional journey from music and technology to spiritual service - The idea of a “dharmic shift” and how life can redirect our path - Ram Dass’s influe...

From subterranean spirits to the awakening of Kundalini, Dr. Svoboda explores the hidden currents connecting the worlds of nature, spirit, and consciousness.

Gagan Levy, founder/CEO of Guru, explores how to integrate the eight limbs of yoga into business and leadership practices. Grab a copy of Gagan’s book, Start Your Own Damn Cult, A Founder's Field Guide, for a practical and actionable framework for building from coherence, holding power without unraveling, and winning without wrecking yourself, your team, or the planet. Find your copy online or on...

With compassion and presence, Trudy Goodman teaches listeners how to bear the unbearable through our own willingness to hold it. In this episode, Trudy Goodman offers her perspective on: - Learning to be present and okay with our strong emotions - Recognizing our emotions as the first step in working with them - Allowing difficult emotions without being swept away - Surrounding our pain with compa...

Palestinian peace activist Sami Awad explores how all cultures and contexts can embrace Christ-consciousness and create a more peaceful, loving world. Check out Sami’s book,The Sacred Awakening: Reclaiming Christ Consciousness This week on Set & Setting, Madison and Sami discuss: - What it means to be anointed - Rediscovering Jesus and the concept of loving thy neighbor - Christ-consciousness spir...

RamDev takes listeners through the three faces of the heart, each of which serves a different, necessary purpose and combines into nondual awareness. This time on Healing at the Edge, RamDev chats about: - What Maharaj-ji said about being in the heart - How the heart center stabilizes presence - Starting practice as human, and standing up as divine - The left, relational heart: feeling, devotion,...

Celebrating Spirit Rock's new stupa and 40 years of practice, Jack Kornfield reflects on spiritual community, resilience in times of suffering, and the timeless wisdom that helps us meet life with an awakened heart.

In this exploration of relationships and awakening from the illusion of separateness, Ram Dass talks about looking behind the veil of individual differences and coming to a place where you are love itself. This episode is supported by Omega Institute. Like the Be Here Now Network, Omega believes that personal transformation can change the world—one heart at a time. Discover immersive retreats, wor...

Sharing meaningful stories from a life of practice, Gil Fronsdal chats about the impact of spiritual community, simplicity, and generosity. This week on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal outlines: - Honesty, communication, and understanding as an alternative to LSD - The impact of reading Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, and going to the San Francisco Zen Center - The importance of doing spiritual pr...

Selfless Service in Action | Krishna Das' Pilgrim Heart Podcast Ep. 194 by Be Here Now Network

Duncan Trussell joins Raghu Markus and Kelly Rego for a heartfelt conversation on Ram Dass’s enduring legacy and the auspicious experiences that brought the Be Here Now Network team together. In this episode, Duncan, Raghu, & Kelly discuss: - Duncan’s introduction to Ram Dass: swimming, playing, and seeing the light again - How Ram Dass helped Duncan process the loss of his mother - Spreading Ram...

John Snyder, pioneer of guitar pedals and founder of Electronic Audio Experiments, explores the intersection of engineering, creativity, and the endless pursuit of great sound. This week on The Indie Spiritualist, Chris and John discuss: - John’s journey as a musician, creating guitar pedals and altering sound - What it was like finishing a PhD in an electrical engineering program during the coron...

Contemplative Scholar Andrew Holecek joins David Nichtern to delve into the powerful practices of dark retreat, bardo yoga, and dream yoga. Grab a copy of Andrew’s book, Total Eclipse of the Mind, to discover more about the power of darkness for creativity, healing, and transformation. In this episode, Andrew and David explore: - An inquiry into the nature of mind and reality - How asking question...

Sharon comes together with Mark Epstein to remember the life of dear friend and colleague, Robert AF Thurman, for episode 290 of the Metta Hour. Robert AF Thurman (August 3, 1941 – June 16, 2026) was an American Buddhist author and academic who wrote, edited, and translated books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, politics, and culture. He was the first Westerner to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk by...

Touching into the selfless nature of experience, Joseph Goldstein explores uprooting the defilements through the clarity that comes from practice. This episode is the 3rd and final part of a 3-part series. It was originally published on Dharmaseed and recorded at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, a non-profit organization founded by renowned meditation teachers Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Sal...

Meditation master and teacher Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche explores tools for success from Tibetan wisdom on mindfulness, gratitude, and more. This week on Mindrolling, Orgyen and Raghu discuss: - What life was like for Orgyen growing up in a remote village in Tibet - The Tibetan Buddhist leader Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok - Reframing the construct of ‘success’ - The 10 powers that lead us to success: wisdom...

Expressive artist & healer Phoenix Song explores the voice as a path to freedom and a means of releasing trauma. This week on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Phoenix and Vincent chat about: - Connecting to our full emotional life via voice work - The preciousness (and difficulties) of being born into this incarnation - How breath impacts your speaking voice and your singing voice - Phoenix’s profound expe...

Through powerful storytelling, Jack Kornfield turns toward the deeper invitation of the spiritual path: to listen with the heart and respond to life with courage, compassion, and presence.

Conscious futurist Stephanie Trager inspires listeners to heal the Earth through the Kogi's wisdom, the restoration of sacred lands, and the power of reciprocity. Check out this recent feature article on Stephanie’s work restoring sacred Kogi lands and learn how you can contribute! In this episode, Anita and Stephanie discuss: - Returning sacred lands to the Kogi people, the four tribes of the Sie...