The Secular Buddhist

Today we speak about the Twelve Insights of the Four Noble Truths with our friend Ron Stillman.

Paul Saintilan, Interim President of the Buddhist Recovery Network, speaks to us about how early Buddhist practice is helping people with the problems of substance abuse.

Brad Warner speaks with us about his new book, Sex, Sin, and Zen.

Chris Mitchell speaks with us about his book, Asperger's Syndrome and Mindfulness.

Stephen Schettini speaks with us about his experiences as a Tibetan monk in his book, The Novice: Why I Became A Buddhist Monk, Why I Quit, And What I Learned.

Stanford Forrester talks with us today about Buddhism and Haiku.

Faith Adiele joins us to speak about her experiences as your average Nigerian Nordic farm girl Buddhist nun in Thailand.

Dr. Glenn Wallis speaks with us about beliefs, and how conflating them with knowledge can lead us down unhelpful paths in our practice.

Meditation teacher Spring Washam speaks with us about having diversity in our communities, and East Bay Meditation Center. We'll also have a bonus segment, chatting with Roger Nygard about the DVD release of his movie, The Nature Of Existence.

Jayarava joins us to speak about his blog, Jayarava's Raves, and his thoughts and reflections on being a pragmatic Western Buddhist.