The Secular Buddhist

Shaila Catherine returns to the podcast to speak about her new book Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind.

Paul Keddy joins us to speak about Darwin Meets the Buddha: Human Nature, Buddha Nature, Wild Nature.

Ajahn Sona joins us to speak about Bloom: Buddhist Reflections on Serenity and Love.

Matteo Pistono returns to the podcast to speak about his new book Roar: Sulak Sivaraksa and the Path of Socially Engaged Buddhism.

Pamela Weiss joins us to speak about A Bigger Sky: Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism.

Lama Rod Owens returns to the podcast to talk about Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger.

Barbara Bonner joins us to speak about Inspiring Forgiveness.

Devon and Craig Hase join us to speak about their new book, How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Survival Guide for Modern Life.

Seth Zuiho Segall joins us to speak about Buddhism and Human Flourishing: A Modern Western Perspective.

Alex Kakuyo joins us to speak about Perfectly Ordinary: Buddhist Teachings for Everyday Life.

Evan Thompson joins us to speak about his new book, Why I Am Not a Buddhist.

Dave Smith joins us to speak about his Secular Dharma Foundation.

Koshin Paley Ellison joins us to speak about his new book, Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up.

John Danvers joins us to speak about the in-person Exeter Meditation Circle.

Zen teacher and author Brad Warner joins us to talk about his new book Short Intro Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen.

Kare Landfald joins us to speak about Zen Coaching.

John Negru returns to the podcast to speak about his new book, Bodhisattva 4.0: A Primer for Engaged Buddhists.

Sharon Suh joins us to speak about her book, Occupy This Body: A Buddhist Memoir.

Oren Jay Sofer joins us to speak about Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication.

Robert M. Ellis returns to the podcast to speak about his new book, The Buddha's Middle Way: Experiential Judgement in his Life and Teaching.

Ira Helderman joins us to speak about his book Prescribing the Dharma: Psychotherapists, Buddhist Traditions, and Defining Religion.

Richard Harrold joins us to speak about his book, My Buddha Is Pink: Buddhism for the Modern Homosexual.

Rick Repetti joins us to speak about Buddhism, Meditation, and Free Will: A Theory of Mental Freedom.

Rande Brown joins us to talk about why mindfulness is not a substitute for therapy.

Author and teacher Ben Connelly joins us to speak about Mindfulness and Intimacy.

Mitra Bishop Roshi joins us to speak about contemplative practice for women veterans experiencing PTSD.

Ron Serrano joins us to speak about meditating with others and the group Dharmachanics.

David Loy returns to the podcast to speak about how Buddhist practice can help change the ecological crisis.

Toni Bernhard joins us to speak about the updated and revised edition of her book How To Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers.

Blair Hurley joins us to speak about her new Buddhist fiction book, The Devoted.

Eve Ekman joins us to speak about the program Cultivating Emotional Balance.

Cameron Conaway joins us to speak about how Buddhist practice has helped the healing process of childhood trauma.

Ann Gleig joins us to speak about her new book, American Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Modernity.

Jay Forrest joins us to speak about a contemporary fusion of Buddhism with Daoism from his book, Spirituality Without God: An Introduction to Bodhidaoism.

Our friend Bernat Font returns to the podcast to speak about Stream Entry as practice, and the evolution of secular mindfulness and Buddhism.

Dan Cozort joins us to speak about the Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Ethics.

Michael Jerryson joins us to speak about his book If You Meet the Buddha on the Road: Buddhism, Politics, and Violence.

Arno Michaelis and Pardeep Singh Kaleka speak about The Gift of Our Wounds: A Sikh and a Former White Supremacist Find Forgiveness After Hate.

Gary Gach returns to the podcast to speak about his new book Pause Breathe Smile: Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation Is Not Enough.

Dr. Sara Rahmani speaks with us about her work Understanding Unbelief: Mindfulness Meditation project.

Jeff Eisenberg returns to the podcast to speak about his book Buddha's Bodyguard: How to Protect Your Inner V.I.P.

Susan Piver speaks with us today about The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships.

Zen teacher and author Brad Warner joins us to speak about his new book, It Came from Beyond Zen!: More Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master.

Joan and Anne Watts join us to speak about their book about their father, in The Collected Letters of Alan Watts.

Bonnie Sumana Ryan-Fisher joins us to speak about her new book Mindful Moment: 52 Weeks of Mindfulness, Excercises and Reflections.

David Wilmore speaks with us today about Pranna Timers, combining incense, art, and meditation.

Anurag Gupta joins us to speak about how implicit bias has much to teach us about relating to one another in our sanghas.

Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi joins us to speak about Buddhist Global Relief.

Sumi Loundon Kim joins us to speak about teaching Buddhism within a family setting.

Ethan Nichtern returns to the podcast to speak about his book The Dharma of The Princess Bride: What the Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships.