Echoes & Stories of Dharma

An hour with Lok Chitrakar can scarcely pay due respect to the artistic heritage and legacy he embodies. Yet, in that short time, we navigated the essential aspects of Paubhā painting with as much depth as possible. His humility, kindness, and heartfelt openness reminded us that the artistic expression of Dharmic qualities and awakened beings draws upon a vast and inexhaustible treasury of Buddhis...

With Dr B we explore the world of singing bowls and bells … Find her on FB https://www.facebook.com/buathon

Series 2, Ep 15: In this episode, author Prof. Shiva Rijal, from Tribhuvan University, unpacks some aspects of urban spaces in Kathmandu Valley in general and how the evolution of such spaces could prevent loss of heritage and sacredness. We sat down together, the day prior to the ceremony that saw the new PM of Nepal being sworn in - Mr Balendra Shah, a structural engineer by profession, former M...

Series 2 Episode 14 - Strange and dramatic times require a calm mind but how to keep it??? Here are some impromptu reflections recorded after a conversation with a friend.

Series 2 - Episode 13 Jiryu- full conversation What does it take to leave a job as a Fintech AI engineer and step into the heart of Zen? What do you think it takes?  
It's not an option in a rational, conventional way. It rather means that something has spurred from the inside, that practice has reached a tipping point, a growing edge, and that some deeper switch is required in the unconventional...

Trailer - Bonus content: The Heart of Zen - A conversation with Soto Zen priest Jiryu - after his journeys in Japan. www.daderan.com

Buddha’s Words on Loving Kindness : closing chant of Maha sangha dana day - Bodhgaya Feb2 2026

Gratitude Chants to receive a meal - Theravada tradition Bodhgaya February 2026

Gratitude chants to receive a meal in Buddhist traditions of Mahayana and Vajrayana. Bodhgaya February 2026

Series 2 - Episode 11 A wide-ranging Dharma conversation and a kind of  follow up episode , with Josh of Integrating presence we discuss types of  identity and self-exploration (e.g., shaved-head practice as a lay 8-precept holder despite no longer living monastically), then pivot to the viral  Walk for Peace —a 120-day, ~2,300-mile pilgrimage by ~18–26 Vietnamese/Theravada-aligned Buddhist monast...

Series 2 - Episode 10 With Josh, of Integrating Presence, I am being asked to introduce you to Bhutan, Vajrayana and the upcoming Global Peace Prayers Festival to be held 4th to 19th November 2025. (Ai assist:) overview of Bhutan's history, including its self-imposed isolation until the 1970s, the influence of Padmasambhava (the "second Buddha"), and how Vajrayana Buddhism integrates compassion, w...

Series 2 Ep 9 Reflections on Nepal’s events from the Dharma point of vue.

Announcement and refresher after a long silence.

Episode #9 - Musings on experiencing tremors in Bangkok on Friday 28th March as a result of the EQ in Myanmar - The grandiose gatecrashing of impermanence in one’s life is something to always be ready for.

Series 2 - Episode 8 - Dylan’s experience at Plum Village France, is a journey of self discovery and exploration in finding balance with a new practice diverging from his foundational Thai Forest Tradition Vipassana he is accustomed to. Our converation browses various topics such being at ease with a practice while keeping precepts and discipline.

Series 2 Episode 7 - Join me as Vivien unpacks her experience of spending one full month in self retreat at Wat Boonyawad - a secluded monastery of the Thai Forest Tradition. Ajahn Dtun is a Maha Thero from the Ajahn Chah lineage - About Ajahn Chah Previous conversation with Vivien

Series 2 Episode 6: Vagaboots is a photographer and graphic designer from Italy and while you listen to him you can get a glimpse of his stunning photography. The love for long-distance walking is a character traits of Vagaboots , who in a previous episode told us about his walk on foot across India - Here he tell us all about how and why he joined the Maha Khumb Mela in Prayagraj and eventually h...

Season 2 Episode 5 - Bangkok Series As she landed in Bangkok, we meet Vivien at Wat Po in Bangkok, sit down and started a 5 hours long exchange of ideas on practice, experiences of living Monasteries and the more. An excerpt of our conversation is shared as she shares insights and hindsights on self-retreats. We will meet her again when she exits the retreat. Mentioned here is Wat Boonyawad Find u...

Season 2 Episode 4 - Bodhgaya Series With Thukten Yeshi from Bhutan, we meet again to talk about his recently published novel The Monk Without Dharma - How will Tompo, the protagonist realise the emptiness of all phenomena and reach the rainbow body? The brilliant reader-friendly fiction with short paragraphs is a genuine self-discovery journey on the realisation of the emptiness of all phenomena....

Episode #3 - Bodhgaya Series - What is it like to follow His Holiness the Dalai Lama and photograph him for a significantly close distance? This is what Neal Watkins did for 15 yrs + and here he tells us a bit about his experience also with various sanghas in India. Join me in welcoming Neal to the podcast. Mentioned in the conversation: Kalachakra Root Institute for Wisdom Culture - Bodhgaya Lama...

Episode #2 Bodhgaya Series - Connecting body and mind thru subtle practices that awaken mindfulness - Arkanhom is an newly established Association based in France and Jean-Pierre is its President. Episode Language: French Website under constructio n

Episode #1 - Bodhgaya Series - Antoine is from France and with him we embark on a magical wheel of yoga known as Thrul khor - Here in the special location that is Bodhgaya, with lots of background sounds, dive in this special sacred form of yoga . More about Trul Khor Finds us on IG - FB - and YouTube as Dhamma on the Sidewalk

Episode #36 - [French] In talented African storytelling tradition, Venerable Panñabodhi, a Theravadin Monastic, unveils how Buddhism landed in the Congo back in the ‘60s - and what brought him today to be invited at the Vajrayana Kadampa Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. Filled with facts woven with resilience, courage and determination the storytelling navigates the journey of threading Buddhists wa...

Episode #35 - Gautam lives to serve others. Inspired by Buddhist precepts of not killing, not lying, not taking that which is not given, not having sexual misconduct and no taking intoxicants. Established in 2011, Metta Nepal serves the needs of under-privileged groups, especially children. With 4 teams of volunteers named after the Brahmavihara - the Sublime Qualities - Metta, Loving Kindness; Mu...

With Episode #34 we continue the Food Musings - this time adding notes about Verses being chanted before taking a meal. But really, why is food so important? The Anumodana Chant at the end is from Amaravati Buddhist Monastery and is available here Find us on FB, IG, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube