Devin Berry and Molly Zapp

Buddhists in Babylon with Devin Berry and Molly Zapp

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What can spiritually engaged lives for laypeople in these times look like? Could they be... funny? Enjoyable? Authentic and meaningful? Buddhists in Babylon is a student-teacher dialogue where Insight meditation teacher Devin Berry and journalist Molly Zapp try to live in the Dharma without pretending the world isn’t on fire - or being consumed by the flames. Off the cushion, and into the streets, classrooms, crisis zones and kitchen tables of modern life.

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Devin Berry and Molly Zapp

Episodes

Staying Tender in This Time of Cruelty: War and Peace, Inside and Out 10.04.2026 46:04

If you see a war breaking out in someone's heart, speak the dhamma.

Is it okay to feel joyful when the world is burning? 20.02.2026 38:27

In brief, yes!

Dating and Spiritual Life Part II: Loneliness, Longing and Belonging 27.08.2025 44:41

"We don't have to outsource the belonging. We can be with ourselves," - Devin Berry

Buddhists in Babylon First Episode: Retreat! 06.08.2025 43:26

Welcome to Buddhists in Babylon, a student-teacher dialogue between Insight Meditation teacher Devin Berry and journalist Molly Zapp. In this first episode, Devin and Molly consider what it is to lead a spiritually engaged life in these times. What is gained, and what might be lost, by going on meditation retreats, but not to church? What is the value of spiritual community?

Alternatives to Losing Your Mind: Finding Refuge in the Present 30.07.2025 49:57

Greed, aversion, ignorance, dukkha: yep, all still here. What can the dharma teach us about how to live through difficult times with skillfulness and a mind that touches peace? How can we practice compassionate responsiveness to the suffering of the world without stabbing ourselves with the second arrow of suffering (or the 27th arrow)? https://devinberry.substack.com/

Dating and Spiritual Life Part I: Ladies in Shawls in Dharma Halls 30.07.2025 28:12

How can one work with romantic longing while practicing a spiritual tradition that doesn't say much about romantic relationships? And why are there so many single women on retreat? Your hosts Devin Berry and Molly Zapp begin the first part of a two-part series on dating and the dharma. https://devinberry.substack.com/