The Wisdom Podcast

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T his episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat features special guest, Thupten Jinpa . Jinpa-la was educated in the classical Tibetan monastic academia and received the highest academic degree of Geshe Lharam (equivalent to a doctorate in divinity). He also holds a BA in philosophy and a PhD in religious studies, both from the University of Cambridge, England. Since 19...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat , features special guest, Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi. Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Buddhist monk from New York City. After completing his university studies he traveled to Sri Lanka, where he received novice ordination in 1972 and full ordination in 1973, both under the leading Sri Lankan scholar-monk, Ven. Balangoda Anan...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features Dr. Richard J. Davidson . Richard is the William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, founder of the Center for Healthy Minds, and director of the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is best known for his groundbreaking work studying emotion and the brain. In 2006 Time M...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features Geoffrey Barstow . Geoff is an assistant professor of Philosophy and Religion at Oregon State University. He has been a student of Choky Nyima Rinpoche for more than 20 years and he spent over six years conducting research in Nepal, China, and Tibet. His studies focused on animal ethics, the relationship between humans and animals, and what that can teac...

This episode of the  Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a  Wisdom Dharma Chat features special guest, Alejandro Chaoul . During this episode, host Daniel Aitken and Alejandro discuss the practice of Tibetan yoga, ( trul khor , “magical movement”). Alejandro provides demonstrations of some of the movements and guides the listener through how to practice them as well. Alejandro and Daniel also discus...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features an interview with Charles Manson. Charles is a master woodcarver and author who spent several years as a Buddhist monk and in meditation retreats. He holds a master’s in theological studies from Harvard University and works as a librarian for the Tibetan Collections at the Bodleian Library at Oxford University and at the British Library in London. In thi...

This episode of the  Wisdom Podcast   was recorded live as a  Wisdom Dharma Chat  with special guest, Anne C. Klein. Anne is a professor and former chair of the religion department at Rice University. She is also a lama in the Nyingma tradition and a founding director and resident teacher of Dawn Mountain, a center for contemplative study and practice in Houston. Her publications include  Path to...

This episode of the  Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a  Wisdom Dharma Chat ,  features special guest, Sangye Khandro . During this episode host Daniel Aitken and Sangye discuss Venerable Dhomang Gyatrul Rinpoche’s passing into parinirvana earlier this year, her root teacher, Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, with whom she studied and practiced for many years, and her work as a translator. Sangye and Danie...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat features special guest Jay Garfield . Jay Garfield is Doris Silbert Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Logic Program and of the Five College Tibetan Studies in India Program at Smith College, Professor in the graduate faculty of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Professor o...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat features Geshe Tenzin Namdak . Geshe Namdak first worked as an environmental researcher, having graduated with a bachelor of science degree in hydrology. He took ordination from His Holiness the Dalai Lama before engaging in his formal studies in Buddhist philosophy and psychology at Sera Jey Monastic University. He complet...

This episode of the  Wisdom Podcast  features  Venerable Bhikkhu Anālayo . Venerable Anālayo is a scholar, meditation teacher, and author. He completed his PhD research on the Satipaṭṭhānasutta at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. His works from Wisdom include  Daughters of the Buddha ,  Early Buddhist Oral Tradition ,  Superiority Conceit in Buddhist Traditions , and  Rebirth in Early Budd...

This episode of the  Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a  Wisdom Dharma Chat   features  H. E. Kalu Rinpoche . Rinpoche is the Lineage Holder of Shangpa Kagyu. He was born in 1990 and recognized by  H. H. the Dalai Lama  and  H. H. the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa . Kalu Rinpoche completed the traditional three-year retreat between January 2004 and September 2008. After graduating he traveled,...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast ,  recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat features special guest Thupten Jinpa and host Daniel Aitken in a discussion about the series Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics series. The two pay special attention to the newest and last volume in the series, Volume 4: Philosophical Topics . Jinpa reads select passages and provides commentary and expl...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , features Lama Tsomo . Lama Tsomo is a spiritual teacher, author, and co-founder of Namchak Foundation, which preserves and shares Tibetan Buddhist practice in accessible, contemporary ways. She dedicates the majority of her time and resources to sharing the teachings and practices of the Namchak tradition, a branch of Tibetan Buddhism. Utilizing her psychology...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat , features a special guest, Malcolm Smith . Malcolm Smith has been a student of the Great Perfection teachings since 1992 and graduated in 2009 from Shang Shung Institute’s School of Tibetan Medicine. He is a veteran of the traditional three-year solitary Tibetan Buddhist retreat, a beloved and published translator, and was...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat , features a special guest, Khandro Kunga Bumma . As a young woman, Khando-la had a vision to leave her homeland of Tibet and go to Nepal. There, she met a hermit sage who told her that she had to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. After a difficult journey, including major health challenges, she finally met His Holiness and...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat , features the return of special guest Karl Brunnhölzl, MD, PhD . Karl was originally trained as a physician. He received his systematic training in Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Marpa Institute for Translators, founded by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, as well as the Nitartha Institute , f...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast features Geshe Tenzin Namdak . After completing his university studies in Hydrology, Geshe la worked as an environmental researcher in the Netherlands. He began studying Buddhism at Maitreya Institute and was eventually ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama before completing the 20-year Geshe degree at Sera Jey monastic university in India, as well as the tradi...

In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast , Wisdom CEO Daniel Aitken interviews renowned teachers Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. This conversation heralded the beginning of the 2020 Serenity Ridge Dialogues, an online summit exploring the intersection of spirituality and science.  In this episode, Daniel and the two Rinpoches discuss many facets of Dharma practice in the modern w...

This Wisdom Podcast filmed as a live Wisdom Dharma Chat features special guest Venerable Bhikku Bodhi. Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Buddhist monk from New York City, born in 1944. He obtained a BA in philosophy from Brooklyn College and a PhD in philosophy from Claremont Graduate School. After completing his university studies he traveled to Sri Lanka, where he received novice ordination in 1...

This   Wisdom Podcast filmed as a live Wisdom Dharma Chat  features special guest Karl Brunnhölzl. Originally trained as a physician, Karl Brunnhölzl, MD, PhD, received his systematic training in Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Marpa Institute for Translators, founded by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, as well as the Nitartha Institute , founded by Dzogchen Ponlop Ri...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat , features special guest His Eminence the 12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche speaking with host Daniel Aitken . His Eminence the 12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche was born a son of the Sikkimese royal court and was recognized by His Holiness the 16th Karmapa as the twelfth incarnation of the Gharwang tulkus. Rinpoche is the suprem...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast  features Shaila Catherine, who has been practicing meditation since 1980, with more than eight years of accumulated silent retreat experience. She has taught insight meditation since 1996 in the U.S. and internationally, dedicating several years to studying with masters in India, Nepal, and Thailand. She is the founder of   Bodhi Courses — an online Dhamma class...

This episode of the Wisdom Podcast , recorded live as a Wisdom Dharma Chat , features Cortland Dahl speaking with host Daniel Aitken. Cortland is a scientist, translator, and meditation teacher who offers workshops and leads retreats around the world. He has practiced meditation for nearly three decades and has spent time on retreat in monasteries and retreat centers throughout Japan, Burma, and I...