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Between Bells
by Dharma Gates
Dharma Gates is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to creating accessible Buddhist programming for young adults 18-35. dharmagates.substack.com
Episodes
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Touching the Gravity of Our Devotion with Jogen Salzberg Sensei
Zen meditation is an alive, dynamic, and challenging practice. Jogen Salzberg Sensei mentions this during this dharma talk at the Great Vow Zen Monastery retreat in January 2026: we will experience doubts, difficulties, and periods where we are simply uninspired. With compassion and…
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Nice Dream: Traversing the Great View with Lama Pema Dragpa
Dzogchen—or the “Great Completion” as it is sometimes translated—is the absolute view in Vajrayana Buddhism. From the Dzogchen perspective, everything is already enlightened, and the whole of reality is a Buddha field. In this talk from the 2026 Discovering Dzogchen Youth Retreat at Padma Samye...
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Weeding The Mind: Meditation and the Five Inner Enemies with Bhante Rahula
Meditation is a simple practice, but it isn’t always easy. In this hour-long talk given by Bhante Rahula at the At Peace with Life retreat in New Mexico in June 2025, Bhante shares how turning to the mind can be confronting and challenging, thanks to the “five inner enemies” of desire…
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Crossing Borders: The Magical Vow of Jizo Bodhisattva with Patrick Kennyo Dunn
In this 30-minute talk given at the Silent Ground, Speaking Heart retreat in Massachusetts in August 2025, teacher Patrick Kennyo Dunn teaches us about the five qualities of Jizo Bosatsu, otherwise known as Ksitigarbha, a bodhisattva known for his vow to return to the hell-realms as a friend and...
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See the Good: A Talk on Mudita with Devon Hase
This Dharma talk was given at our recent Staying Resourced in Relationship retreat with teachers Devon and Nico Hase in New York. In this talk, Devon Hase explores the topic of mudita (sympathetic joy) and what it really means to let joy in, not as performed cheerfulness, but as a practice that's...
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Following Our Inner Yearning: An Interview with Sarah Beasley (Sera Kunzang Lhamo)
Sarah Beasley has devoted over two decades to Buddhist practice, including nearly seven years in intensive traditional retreat under Lama Tharchin Rinpoche and Thinley Norbu Rinpoche. Now serving as Senior Director of Dharma Education at Middle Way School, she brings together deep contemplative...
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Telling the Truth to Set Ourselves Free: An Interview with Lama Rod Owens
Welcome to our podcast, Between Bells. In this episode, Dharma Gates Co-Founder and Executive Director interviews renowned Buddhist Teacher, Lama Rod Owens. Throughout their conversation, Lama Rod reveals how confronting suffering through honest self-awareness is essential for navigating an era…
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Meet Sydney Slavitt
I’m doing something a little different this week. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Sydney Slavitt — a core member of the Dharma Gates programming team, and the person many of you know from running our retreats — to ask her about how she first encountered the Dharma and how she came to work...
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