All Episodes - Living From the Heart
A weekly podcast on cultivating love by yogi, meditation teacher, and love coach Zach Beach. Each session features an original poem by Zach, an inspiring talk with the world's greatest wisdom teachings, and ends with a fifteen minute meditation.Learn more at www.zachbeach.com and join the sessions live at www.zachbeach.com/live
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39 Love Everyone
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the final talk of 2025, Zach focuses on what is most important and most essential: the path of loving everyone. Setting our intention is the first and most important step. Then we can tend the garden of the heart and mind by taking care of our kindness and compassion while rooting out the weeds […]
38 The Uselessness of the Mind
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this week’s talk, Zach encourages us to take the path to the heart by pointing out the uselessness of the mind. The mind is often on repeat and is strongly based on past conditioning. We all addicted to something, and everyone is addicted to their own way of thinking. Although the mind has brought […]
37 Everyday Dharma
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn this week’s talk, Zach explores the dharma of our everyday lives. As soon as we become present, we know everything we need to know. Gaze deeply at a tree, a flower, or a stone, and you will learn all the truths of life. Zach demonstrates that even a cup can teach us dharma, as […]
36 The Mind-Blowing Breath – Part II
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn Part II of this two-part talk, Zach explores the role of the breath in our meditation and yoga practice. The path of mantra yoga taps us into the energy of sound, and helps us to transcend the mind and discover something greater than the continuous movement of thinking. Learning Sanskrit is a beautiful practices […]
35 The Mind-Blowing Breath – Part I
Reading Time: 2 minutes In Part I of this two-part talk, Zach explores the role of the breath in our meditation and yoga practice. The breath is like a dewdrop on the tip of the lotus flower. Not only does it reflect the lotus flower, but the entire cosmos as well. The divine, love, and happiness, are already right […]
34 The Universal Evolution of Love
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this week’s talk, Zach explores seeing the evolution of the entire universe as one that goes to more and more love. Because something cannot arise from nothing, the consciousness and intelligence that exists now has been there since the beginning. The mystics know we are not separate, and the divine love in ourselves reflects […]
33 The Karmic Path to Love and Liberation – Part 2
Reading Time: 2 minutes In Part 2 of this two-part talk, Zach explores the path of Karma Yoga to love and liberation. First, we must understand the nature of suffering. Then, we can set the intention and aspiration to free ourselves Schedule a session, purchase a book, and join Zach’s newsletter at www.zachbeach.com. Find all previous talks here: https://www.zachbeach.com/podcast/ […]
32 The Karmic Path to Love and Liberation – Part 1
Reading Time: 2 minutes In Part I of this two-part talk, Zach explores the path of Karma Yoga to love and liberation. We can take inspiration from Shantideva’s The Way of the Bodhisattva, and the Bhagavad Gita, the ancient path of selfless service is a sure way to love and compassion to all sentient beings. Schedule a session, purchase […]
31 Know Who You Are and Be Who You Are
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this week’s talk, Zach explores what it means to remember our true radiant nature. Great spiritual gurus tell us to look within. The path of discourse that brings us to self-discovery is known as the gyana path. The yogic path encourages us to stop our questioning altogether and rest in the truth of who […]
30 The Longing to Belong – Part II
Reading Time: 4 minutes In Part II of this two-part talk, Zach explores what it means to find belonging with the Earth, and belonging with the divine. We must see this Earth as our home, and see it as a living and loving relationship. Finally, while the divine is ineffable, putting ourselves on the path is more than enough. […]
29 The Longing to Belong – Part I
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this talk, Zach explores one of the deepest human needs: the need for love, connection, and belonging. It’s normal to feel disconnected in our current isolated and atomized world. Our first step to cultivating belonging is by connecting to what is right here: our bodies and our hearts. Schedule a session, purchase a book, […]
28 The Power of Kindness
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this talk, Zach explores the power of kindness and explores different ways to cultivate our capacity to be kind. By recognizing the impact of our kind actions, setting an intention to be kind, and reflecting at the end of our day on how kind we were, our kindness blooms like a flower. Intro Poem, […]
27 What We Think, We Become
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this talk, Zach explores the power of thought, and how we can intentionally lay down positive mental patterns. Often our mind isn’t ready to hear the dharma, we need to prepare it first. Recognizing the limits of the mind, we can rest in the limitless heart. Intro Poem, Our Day Is Not Complete, part […]
26 The Deeper Meaning Behind Common Zen Stories – Part 2
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this talk, Zach continues to share some common Zen stories and interprets them on different levels. We learn from The Legend of Angulimala what it means to practice ahimsa, stop the mind, and end the criticism and war in our own minds. We can also see that the truth found by psychological science and […]
25 The Deeper Meaning Behind Common Zen Stories – Part 1
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this talk, Zach shares some common Zen stories and interprets them on different levels. Our mind is made for stories, and any good story can mean different things at different times in a person’s life. We can turn our life into an epic story, a poem, a song, a masterpiece. Intro Poem is unpublished. […]
24 Let the Burning Flame of Love Set Your Life on Fire – Part 2
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this talk, Zach explores part two of his exploration of tapas, fire, burning, discipline, and purification on the spiritual path. We can also see the sun as the essence of tapas, providing the warmth and energy for life to continue on this earth. Finally, we can see a willingness to be with suffering as […]
23 Let the Burning Flame of Love Set Your Life on Fire – Part 1
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this talk, Zach explores the power of words on the spiritual path. We must understand that words are a vehicle to greater understanding. But like any vehicle, we leave it beyond when we get to the destination. One powerful word and concept is tapas, which can mean fire, motivation, and discipline. Learn more at […]
22 What It Really Means to Clear Your Mind
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this talk, Zach explores the practice of becoming nobody, and what it really means to “clear the mind.” Our meditation involves looking at our habitual reactions and cultivating response-ability, shifting from immediate reaction to calm responses. Introductory poem, Prajnanam Brahma, is unpublished, but based on the four Mahavakyas of the Upanishads. Learn more at […]
21 Each Moment is a Miracle
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this talk, Zach emphasizes that life is a gift and each moment is a miracle. Our spiritual task is to awaken to all the joys and wonders of life around us. The life of the Buddha teaches us that every step and every breath we take is a miracle. Intro Poem: part of the […]
20 The Metaphysics of Love
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this talk, Zach explores the metaphysics of love, and how the more love we give away, the more we have. Human beings long to connect, and the more open our heart is, the happier we will be. Intro Poem is part of the Pebbles poetry collection, click here to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Pebbles-Zach-Beach/dp/B0B2V3VYW6 Learn more at […]
19 Compassion comes from Sharing, Joining, and Commonness
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this talk, Zach explores all the ways to think about and cultivate compassion. We must look at compassion as a shared experience, that requires a movement of the heartspace. By being present to suffering and removing the armor around the heart, we naturally feel compassion for ourselves and all beings. Intro poem is part […]
18. The I-Thou Relationship and Mystical Awakening
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this talk, Zach explores the sacred I-thou relationship, based on 1923 work of Martin Buber, Ich Und Du, meaning I and Thou, or I and You. While our modern capitalistic, materialistic, and nationalistic culture thrives on I-it relationships, we must bring our whole being to the I-Thou relationship to enter into a world of […]
17 You Are Everything and Nothing
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this talk, Zach explores the unification of dualities, and how to live on multiple planes of awareness at the same time. We can simultaneously recognize we are both everything and nothing, both perfect and growing, both living and dying. Spirituality means releasing all rigid attachments to beliefs, thoughts, and opinions, and not clinging to […]
16 The Many Meanings of Dharma
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this talk, Zach explores all the many different meanings of the Sanskrit word “Dharma.” Like many Sanskrit concepts, there are many different translations of this word, including duty, purpose, path, teachings, method, law, Tao, and Cosmic law. While seemingly separate ideas, there is an underlying unity behind them all. Intro Poem is part of […]
15 You Want Love, but Are You Ready for It?
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this talk, Zach explores seeing our spirituality as one of cultivating positive emotion and social connection. Although we say we want love, and spending a lot of time looking for “the one,” we often aren’t ready for it. Because love asks a lot of us, it requires us to look at our own stuff […]
14 Seeing With the Heart
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this talk, Zach explores what it means to shift our darshan, or worldview, to see through the heart. While the mind is logical and narrow, the heart is paradoxical and open. By seeing through the heart, we can live and experience the world in a completely new way. Intro poem, “What Are We?” is […]
13 Understanding Is Love’s Other Name
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this talk, Zach explores the idea that understanding is the bedrock of love. The deeper the understanding, the deeper the love. We must understand ourselves if we are to love ourselves. Intimacy is “into-me-see,” it’s seeing deeply into another person and honoring, accepting, and validating who they are. Intro Poem part of the Pebbles […]
12 Hatred Does Not Cease By Hatred
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this talk, Zach dives deep into a famous line from the Dhamma Pada, “Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.” 2,000 years later, humanity still hasn’t learned this law of the Universe. In a world with conflict, violence, and war, love is the […]
11. The Three Stages of Connection
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this talk, Zach explains the three stages of connection. By understanding the other planes of awareness available to us, transforming our consciousness in such a way opens us up to a world of oneness, yoga, and love. Intro Poem: part of the 108 Savasana Poems collection, click here to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/108-Savasana-Poems-Blissful-Words/dp/1092978712/ Learn more at www.zachbeach.com […]
10. Embracing the Mystery
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this talk, Zach discusses the importance of embracing the mystery, and cultivating the beginner’s or “don’t know” mind. This life, ourselves, and the divine are ultimately unknowable, and we can rest in the great mystery of it all. Intro poem part of the 108 Savasana Poems collection, click here to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/108-Savasana-Poems-Blissful-Words/dp/1092978712/ Learn more […]
The Art of Paying Attention
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this talk, Zach explains how our attention matters more than anything. By bringing our attention to the present moment and dropping out of all conceptual thinking, we can touch reality as it is. Intro Poem, part of the Pebbles collection, click here to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Pebbles-Zach-Beach/dp/B0B2V3VYW6 Learn more at www.zachbeach.com Should I leave this burning […]
Seeing The World Through The Eyes of Love
Reading Time: 2 minutes Description: In this talk, Zach explains how we all interpret reality through different lenses. Although our culture tells us to see the world through the eyes of capitalism, materialism, the ego, and science, our spiritual path is one of seeing through the lens of love. When we finally do see with the eyes of our […]
The Journey of Eighteen Inches
Reading Time: < 1 minute In this talk, Zach discusses the long spiritual journey of eighteen inches: from the head to the heart. We have all been brought up to live in our minds and believe everything we think, including the belief of our ego as a separate entity. But once we tame the mind and drop into the nature […]
We are wired to connect
Reading Time: < 1 minute In this talk, Zach goes through our evolutionary history that wired us to empathize and connect with our fellow human beings. He then looks are how much of the ails of modern society reflect a disconnect in our love. If we are to heal ourselves, heal each other, and heal the planet, we must focus […]
Seeing Ourselves in Everything
Reading Time: < 1 minute In this talk, Zach describes how the world is a reflection of us, just as much as we are a reflection of the world. By cultivating an awareness of our connection to all things, a natural love and compassion arises. We become more compassionate to ourselves when we discover our own common humanity, and more […]
A Strong Back and a Soft Front
Reading Time: < 1 minute In this talk, Zach talks about the importance of finding balance in all areas of our life, and what it truly means to live in harmony. He discusses the importance of cultivating a strong back, a fierce heart, a discipline practice. Along with this we need to cultivate an openness to the unfolding moment, with […]
The Importance of Cultivating Connection
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this talk, Zach explores all the ways we are disconnected in the modern world, including from ourselves, nature, and each other. By taking time to cultivate connection, we bring more love into the world and feel a sense of aliveness. Quotes shared in the talk: The problem with the world is that we draw […]
Choose Love
Reading Time: < 1 minute In this talk Zach talks about the importance of choosing love, and what so often gets in the way. By setting an intention to love, we must recognize that love is a skills meant to be developed, not an out of control emotion that only results from finding the right person. To choose love we […]
Why Love?
Reading Time: < 1 minute “The mind makes us powerful, but the heart makes us human,” Zach says in the first Living From the Heart Session. In this talk, Zach explores the importance of living from the heart, how we as a society have a lopsided development of the mind, and we have to live from our deepest value and […]