The CyberSangha Podcast

Episode 21, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche In a live online teaching and guided meditation, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting our “pain identity” — the mistaken sense of self who continually suffers  — with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways to realizing the liberating truth of no-self. The broadcast marks t...

Episode 20, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche In a live online teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting any sense of apathy we may be experiencing with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways to fuller, more joyful engagement in life. The broadcast marks the start of Month 11 in Rinpoche’s yearlong program, “Embr...

Episode 19, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Nikki Mirghafori, Paul Condon, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich. It’s one thing to be fatigued. It’s another to be exhausted. When we put too much effort over time into thinking, speaking, or doing, at some point we can cross the line into irritability, extreme fatigue, even burnout. We may lose the ability to concentrate or...

Episode 18, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche In a live online teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting any sense of exhaustion or burnout we may be experiencing with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways to abiding deeply and restfully in open awareness. The broadcast marks the start of Month 10 in Rinpoche’s...

Episode 17, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche In a live online teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting any pride we may be experiencing with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways to our inherently peaceful nature. The broadcast marks the start of Month 9 in Rinpoche’s yearlong program, “Embracing Life with Wis...

Episode 16, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph. D. Jealousy is said to be one of the fundamental afflictions of human beings according to the Tibetan Bön and Buddhist traditions. Constantly comparing ourselves to others and wanting what others have leaves us perpetually dissatisfied, c...

Episode 15, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche You might compare yourself with another or feel that another’s success reveals your own failure. You might feel bitter or unpleasantly competitive. Perhaps you find yourself thinking, “How come they got it and I didn’t?” In a live online teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting any...

Episode 14, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche When you are caught in fear, you can feel small, uncertain, unsafe, ungrounded. You might be afraid of what will happen. You lack trust. You might find yourself thinking, “I will never be able to do that.” In a live online teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting any fear we are exp...

Episode 13, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Emily McRae, Ph. D.; Margaret Plews-Ogan, M.D.; Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph. D. “Truth is always joyful, though the journey to the truth may be painful,” writes Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. Why do some people thrive when facing adversity while others struggle immensely? How can we use difficult chal...

Episode 12, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche When caught in ignorance you can feel deeply disconnected, unsure, uncertain, lost. You may feel you are not fully present, not at home in yourself. You doubt yourself and others and feel ill at ease. In a live online teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting any ignorance we are exp...

Episode 11, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Robert Thurman, Ph. D.; Barbara Fredrickson, Ph. D.; Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph. D. How do we balance the importance of honoring anger when it arises and not feeding it in a way that causes harm? Is it possible to separate out the wisdom aspects of anger, such as boundary-setting and clear-seei...

Episode 10, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Marina and Bob Felix, Larissa Scherbatow, Marion Chaygneaud-Dupuy, Erick Rinner, and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. Our panelists share with host Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche two very personal stories of organ donation as an expression of selfless love and generosity. Last February Marion Chaygneaud-Dupuy of Lhasa, China, offered...

Episode 9, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche for a live online teaching as we begin Month 5 of his yearlong program, “Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion.” Free and open to all! Our focus this month is on meeting any anger we may experience in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth, clearing...

Episode 8, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Roshi Joan Halifax, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich To be truly generous of spirit, we must loosen our attachments — not only to what we are giving, but also to our expectations for an outcome. What is the true meaning of generosity? How can we know if it’s spontaneous or effortful? What are the benef...

Episode 7, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche for a live online teaching as we begin Month 4 of his yearlong program, “Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion.” Free and open to all! Our focus this month is on meeting any sense of attachment we may experience in our body, speech, and mind with openness and war...

Episode 6, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Sharon Salzberg, Emily Lindsay, Ph. D.; Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph. D. No matter how many friends we have on social media or how many people we are surrounded by, loneliness can be a constant companion. We may be yearning for a sense of support or connection, or feeling that we don’t quite...

Episode 5, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche for a live online teaching as we begin Month 3 of his new yearlong program, “Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion.” Free and open to all! Our focus this month is on meeting any loneliness we may experience in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth,...

Episode 4, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: psychologist Ann Friedman, Ph. D.; researcher and thought leader Jud Brewer, M.D., Ph. D.; Tibetan meditation master Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph. D. We welcome you to join us online as experts from the realms of science and spirituality share their best practices for living with and healing...

Episode 3, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Our focus this month is on meeting any anxiety we may experience in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways of calmness that are inherent to us. This content is for informational purposes only. Please consult medical professionals for physical or ment...

Episode 2, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Norman Farb, Ph. D., Juanita Campbell Rasmus, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph. D. Depression can drain the color from life, often returning even after symptoms subside. In this episode, our expert panel explores: How to recognize depression The potential of meditation in easing symptoms Strategi...

Episode 1, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion" Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche In this inaugural episode of the CyberSangha Podcast, join us for a transformative teaching, originally broadcast on March 3, 2023, as we begin our journey of "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion."  With the start of the Tibetan New Year, the focus of the month was on meeting any depressio...