On Being

On Being

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On Being episodes

  • [Unedited] Larry Ward with Krista Tippett
    Larry Ward is co-director of the Lotus Institute in Encinitas, California and an ordained Baptist minister. He also owned a management consultant firm for Fortune 500 companies. He co-authored a book with his wife, "Love’s Garden: A Guide to Mindful Relationships." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Thich Nhat Hanh, Cheri Maples, and Larry Ward — Mindfulness, Suffering, and Engaged Buddhism." Find more at onbeing.org.
    20 min
  • Thich Nhat Hanh, Cheri Maples, and Larry Ward — Mindfulness, Suffering, and Engaged Buddhism

    The Vietnamese Zen master, whom Martin Luther King nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, is a voice of power and wisdom in this time of tumult in the world. We visited Thich Nhat Hanh at a retreat attended by police officers and other members of the criminal justice system; they offer stark gentle wisdom for finding buoyancy and “being peace” in a world of conflict, anger, and violence.

    54 min
  • [Unedited] Thich Nhat Hanh with Krista Tippett
    Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Zen monk, poet, and peacemaker. He co-founded the An Quang Buddhist Institute, the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Vietnam, and Plum Village, a Buddhist training monastery in France. He is the author of many books, including "Being Peace," "The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation," "The Art of Communicating," "Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals 1962–1966," and "The Long Road Turns to Joy — A Guide to Walking Meditation." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Thich Nhat Hanh, Cheri Maples, and Larry Ward — Mindfulness, Suffering, and Engaged Buddhism." Find more at onbeing.org.
    41 min
  • [Unedited] Cheri Maples with Krista Tippett
    Cheri Maples served in the criminal justice system for 25 years, including as an Assistant Attorney General in the Wisconsin Department of Justice, and as a police officer with the City of Madison Police Department. She is a licensed attorney, a clinical social worker, and co-founder of the Center for Mindfulness and Justice in Madison, Wisconsin. She was ordained as a dharma teacher by Thich Nhat Hanh in 2008. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Thich Nhat Hanh, Cheri Maples, and Larry Ward — Mindfulness, Suffering, and Engaged Buddhism." Find more at onbeing.org.
    22 min
  • John Lewis — The Art & Discipline of Nonviolence

    We take in the extraordinary wisdom of Congressman John Lewis, on what happened in Selma on Bloody Sunday and beyond — and how it might inform our common life today. A rare look inside the civil rights leaders’ spiritual confrontation with themselves — and their intricate art of nonviolence.

    51 min
  • [Unedited] John Lewis with Krista Tippett
    John Lewis is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia’s 5th District. He is the author of "Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement," "Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change," and the graphic novel "March: Book One," the first installment of a three-part series. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "John Lewis — The Art & Discipline of Nonviolence." Find more at onbeing.org.
    1 hr 3 min
  • Parker Palmer and Courtney Martin — The Inner Life of Rebellion

    The history of rebellion is rife with excess and burnout. But new generations have a distinctive commitment to be reflective and activist at once, to be in service as much as in charge, and to learn from history while bringing very new realities into being. Journalist and entrepreneur Courtney Martin and Quaker wise man Parker Palmer come together for a cross-generational conversation about the inner work of sustainable, resilient social change.

    53 min
  • [Unedited] Parker Palmer and Courtney Martin with Krista Tippett
    Parker Palmer is a Quaker elder, educator, activist, and founder of the Center for Courage & Renewal. His books include "Healing the Heart of Democracy," "A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life," and "Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation." Courtney Martin is an author, entrepreneur, and speaker. She is the co-founder of the Solutions Journalism Network, Editor Emerita of Feministing.com, and a strategist for the TED Prize. Her books include "Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists," and "Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: How the Quest for Perfection is Harming Young Women." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Parker Palmer and Courtney Martin — The Inner Life of Rebellion." Find more at onbeing.org.
    1 hr 12 min
  • Sharon Salzberg and Robert Thurman — Embracing Our Enemies and Our Suffering

    Two legendary Buddhist teachers shine a light on the lofty ideal of loving your enemies and bring it down to Earth. How can that be realistic, and what do we have to do inside ourselves to make it more possible? In a conversation filled with laughter and friendship, Sharon Salzberg and Robert Thurman share much practical wisdom on how we relate to that which makes us feel embattled from without, and from within.

    51 min
  • [Unedited] Sharon Salzberg and Robert Thurman with Krista Tippett
    Sharon Salzberg is a meditation teacher and the cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. She is the co-author of "Love Your Enemies." Her other books include "Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation" and "Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace." Robert Thurman is professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University. He’s also the president of the Tibet House U.S. He is the co-author of "Love Your Enemies." His other books include "Infinite Life: Awakening to Bliss Within and Inner Revolution." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Sharon Salzberg and Robert Thurman — Embracing Our Enemies and Our Suffering." Find more at onbeing.org.
    1 hr 42 min

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The premier theologion of early America, Jonathan Edwards, explores the futility of "absolute nothing" and the the existance of a "necessary eternal being."