The Wisdom Podcast

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Charles Hallisey: Reimagini...

05.21.2019

In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Charles Hallisey, scholar and beloved professor at Harvard Divinity School. Charlie’s research centers on Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, Pali language and literature, Buddhist ethics, ...

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05.21.2019 Charles Hallisey: Reimagining Buddhist Scripture In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Charles Hallisey, scholar and beloved professor at Harvard Divinity School. Charlie’s research centers on Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, Pali language and literature, Buddhist ethics, ...
04.12.2019 H. H. Karmapa: Vegetarianism, Online Education and Nuns’ Ordination Since this is our official 75th episode of the Wisdom Podcast, we thought we would rebroadcast our very first episode in commemoration of this meaningful milestone here at Wisdom. For this special conversation, host Daniel Aitken traveled to Dharamsala, India, ...
03.22.2019 Graham Coleman: Preserving Tibetan Culture in the Digital Age In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Graham Coleman, editor and critically acclaimed filmmaker in the Tibetan Buddhist world. In this lively conversation, Graham shares fascinating stories from the making of his feature-length documentary, Tibet: ...
02.25.2019 Narayan Helen Liebenson: The Immediacy of Freedom On this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Narayan Helen Liebenson, revered meditation teacher and author of The Magnanimous Heart, published by Wisdom. Narayan is a guiding teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, ...
02.04.2019 Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche: Prioritizing Aspirations Along the Path On this special Losar episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken travels to Kathmandu to speak with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, world-renowned teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and founder of the Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Nepal. In this special ...
01.12.2019 Alejandro Chaoul: The Bön Tradition and the Art of Tibetan Yoga In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Alejandro Chaoul, scholar and practitioner in the Bön tradition of Tibet and teacher of tsa lung trul khor, the art of Tibetan yantra yoga. In Tibetan, tsa lung ...
12.21.2018 Mark Van Buren: Actual Happiness In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Mark Van Buren, author of A Fool’s Guide to Actual Happiness, published by Wisdom. Mark is a specialist in mindful living, yoga, and meditation, and has been promoting ...
11.30.2018 Sharon Salzberg: Loving-Kindness: More than Just a Concentration Practice In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Sharon Salzberg, world-renowned meditation teacher and practitioner, and New York Times bestselling author. Sharon is also cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre Massachusetts, the first ever ...
11.09.2018 Malcolm Smith: The Seventeen Tantras of the Great Perfection In this episode, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Malcolm Smith, translator in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and long-time practitioner of Dzogchen. In this rich conversation, Malcolm discusses one of the most influential texts in all of Tibetan Buddhism, the Seventeen ...
10.11.2018 Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Foundations for the Flourishing of Dharma in the West In this special episode of the Wisdom Podcast, we are joined by Wisdom Publications’ cofounder and spiritual director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and meditator who for 30 years has overseen the spiritual activities of the ...
09.28.2018 Christopher Ives: Zen, Ethics, and the Wildness of Nature On this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Christopher Ives, scholar and practitioner in the Zen Buddhist tradition, and author of Zen on the Trail: Hiking as Pilgrimage, recently published by Wisdom. Chris specializes in modern ...
09.14.2018 Janet Gyatso: Tibetan Buddhism, Animal Ethics, and Compassion On this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Janet Gyatso, renowned scholar and professor of Buddhist Studies at Harvard University. Janet is the author of several publications on the cultural and intellectual history of Tibetan Buddhism, ...
09.05.2018 David Nichtern: Mantra and the Power of Pure Sound On this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with David Nichtern, celebrated musician and senior teacher in the lineage of renowned Tibetan Buddhist meditation master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. David is also author of Awakening from the Daydream, ...
08.17.2018 Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel: On Faith and Dependent Arising On this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, meditation teacher and practitioner in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and author of The Logic of Faith: the Buddhist Path of Finding Certainty Beyond Belief and ...
07.31.2018 Thupten Jinpa: Translating for His Holiness the Dalai Lama On this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken travels to Montreal to speak with Thupten Jinpa, scholar and former monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and primary English translator to His Holiness the Dalai Lama since 1985. In ...
07.16.2018 Lama Tsultrim Allione: Path of the Sacred Feminine In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Lama Tsultrim Allione, teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and author of Wisdom Rising: Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine. Lama Tsultrim is also founder and ...
06.29.2018 Geshe Tashi Tsering: From Monk to Abbot at Sera Mey Monastery In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Geshe Tashi Tsering, a teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition who was recently appointed abbot of Sera Mey Monastery by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this episode, ...
06.08.2018 Bhikkhu Anālayo: Rebirth in Early Buddhism In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Bhikkhu Anālayo, prolific writer and scholar of early Buddhist thought, and author of Rebirth in Early Buddhism and Current Research, recently published by Wisdom. As part of a ...
05.25.2018 H. E. Dza Kilung Rinpoche: Jigme Lingpa and the Longchen Nyingtik Tradition In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, Daniel Aitken speaks with H. E. Dza Kilung Rinpoche, revered teacher in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, and head of Kilung Monastery in East Tibet. Kilung Rinpoche was discovered as a reincarnation ...
05.11.2018 Sonam Thakchoe: In the Laboratory of Meditation In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, Daniel Aitken speaks with Dr. Sonam Thakchoe, professor of Buddhist philosophy at the University of Tasmania and former monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Sonam was a child during the Cultural Revolution in ...
04.20.2018 Richard Salomon: Early Buddhism in Ancient Gandhāra In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, Daniel speaks with Dr. Richard Salomon, Professor of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington and a leading figure in the field of early Buddhist studies. You’ll hear Richard discuss his ...
04.09.2018 Karl Brunnhölzl: Stories of Translation and Transformation In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, we meet Karl Brunnhölzl, celebrated teacher, translator, and author in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Originally trained as a medical doctor, Karl practiced medicine for twenty years before dedicating his life full-time to translation ...
03.16.2018 Dungse Jampal Norbu: A New Generation of American Buddhists In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, we meet Dungse Jampal Norbu, Dharma teacher in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism and son of the revered Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. Dungse was raised in a Tibetan-American family in Colorado. At the ...
03.02.2018 Karen Derris: A Professor and Her Students Engage H. H. the Karmapa In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, Daniel Aitken speaks with Dr. Karen Derris, scholar of South and Southeast Asian Buddhist traditions and Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Redlands. For the past several years, Karen has had ...
02.21.2018 Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche: Lineage and Transmission in the Nyingma Tradition In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, recorded with a live audience, Daniel speaks with Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche, revered teacher in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism and founder of the Danakosha Dharma Center in Finland. Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche was ...
02.06.2018 Ani Choying Drolma: A Voice for Nepalese Buddhist Nuns In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, Daniel speaks with Ani Choying Drolma, Tibetan Buddhist nun from Nepal and internationally renowned singer of both traditional and contemporary Tibetan song. Ani-la is also founder of multiple nonprofits in Nepal, such as ...
01.22.2018 H. H. the Sakya Trichen: Learning from the Lives of Great Masters In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, Daniel travels to Tsechen Kunchab Ling in upstate New York to speak with His Holiness the Sakya Trichen Rinpoche, the 41st throne holder of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. You’ll hear His ...
01.05.2018 Bhante Gunaratana: A Special Teaching on Mindfulness In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast we meet Bhante Gunaratana, renowned meditation teacher, Buddhist monk, and author of the now-classic Mindfulness in Plain English, published by Wisdom. Born in Sri Lanka, Bhante Gunaratana was ordained at the age of ...
12.22.2017 Sumi Loundon Kim: Mindfulness for the Whole Family In this episode of the Wisdom podcast, we hear from Rev. Sumi Loundon Kim, Buddhist chaplain at Duke University and author of Sitting Together: A Family-Centered Curriculum on Mindfulness, Meditation and Buddhist Teaching. In this episode, Sumi shares many insights ...
12.08.2017 Jan Westerhoff: Nāgārjuna and Madhyamaka In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast we meet Jan Westerhoff, professor of Buddhist philosophy at the University of Oxford and specialist in the Madhyamaka philosophical tradition. In this episode, Jan shares how his early studies in Indian and Tibetan ...
12.01.2017 Barbara Bonner: Reimagining Courage and Generosity In this episode of the Wisdom podcast, we hear from Barbara Bonner, author of Inspiring Generosity and Inspiring Courage, both published by Wisdom. Barbara has dedicated her career to nonprofit management, fundraising and philanthropy. You’ll hear the ways her professional ...
11.17.2017 Josh Korda: Honoring Transparency and Disclosure In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast we hear from Josh Korda, Dharma teacher in the Against the Stream lineage, guiding teacher of Dharmapunx NYC, and author of “Unsubscribe: Opt out of Delusion, Tune into Truth,” recently published by Wisdom. ...
11.01.2017 Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche: In Praise of Spiritual Teachers In this episode, we hear from Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher of the Longchen Nyingtik tradition and founder of Mangala Shri Bhuti. Raised in a religious family in northern India, Rinpoche was deeply influenced by both his parents. ...
10.20.2017 Malcolm Smith: Translating Dzogchen Texts In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast we meet Malcolm Smith, translator of the core Dzogchen text Buddhahood in this Life, recently published by Wisdom Publications. This inspired translation of the Great Commentary of Vimalamitra offers insights into one of ...
08.31.2017 Geshema Kelsang Wangmo: Becoming the First Female Geshe In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast Daniel Aitken traveled to Dharamsala, India to meet Geshema Kelsang Wangmo, a German-born nun who in 2011 made history by being the first woman to receive the prestigious geshe degree among Tibetan Buddhists. ...
08.10.2017 H. E. the 12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche: The History of the Zurmang Kagyu Tradition In this episode we meet His Eminence Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche, lineage holder of the Zurmang Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Rinpoche shares with us captivating stories of how he was recognized as the reincarnation of the previous Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche ...
07.01.2017 Joanne Cacciatore: Bearing the Unbearable In this episode we meet Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, Zen priest and leader in the field of traumatic grief. We explore with Joanne her path to Buddhism and her work with the bereaved. She tells us how encounters with animals like ...
06.16.2017 Alan Wallace: Meditation for Balanced Living In this special taping of the Wisdom Podcast in front of a live audience at Harvard Divinity School, renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher Alan Wallace explores with us the benefits of shamatha practice for leading a balanced life. Recorded as part ...
05.29.2017 Marcus Perman: Translation and Transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in the West In advance of the Tsadra Foundation’s Translation and Transmission Conference we spoke with Marcus Perman, Director of Research for Tsadra, an organization dedicated to advancing the combined study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism. Marcus tells us about how he came ...
05.12.2017 Ross Bolleter: The Intimacy of Zen Koan Practice Discover one man’s experience of integrating Zen teachings into everyday life through decades of koan practice. In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast we meet Ross Bolleter Roshi, Zen author and teacher in the Diamond Sangha lineage. Ross shares with ...
04.24.2017 Harold Talbott: Remembering Thomas Merton’s Encounters with the Dalai Lama Hear about one man’s powerful encounters with Dzogchen masters and his memories of facilitating the famous meeting of Thomas Merton with the Dalai Lama and other notable Tibetan lamas. In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast we meet Harold Talbott, ...
04.10.2017 Andy Rotman: The Divine Stories of Early Buddhism Discover the powerful teachings on philosophy and faith woven into the classical stories of early Buddhism. In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast we meet Andy Rotman, professor of religion and Buddhist studies at Smith College and chief editor for ...
03.21.2017 Leonard van der Kuijp: Discovering Tibet with a Leading Scholar In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast we meet Leonard van der Kuijp, professor of Tibetan and Himalayan studies at Harvard University. A preeminent scholar in the field of Tibetan philosophy and translation, Leonard shares with us how he began ...
02.10.2017 Kathleen Dowling Singh: Grace and Awakening In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast we meet Kathleen Dowling Singh, Dharma practitioner and author of The Grace in Aging and the newly released book The Grace in Living. Kathleen shares with us the story of how she has ...
01.27.2017 Kamala Masters: Dhamma in Daily Life In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast we speak with Kamala Masters, guiding teacher for the Insight Meditation Society and member of the translation committee for the new book by Mahasi Sayadaw, Manual of Insight. We hear insightful stories from ...
01.13.2017 David Nichtern: Awakening from the Daydream In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, we meet David Nichtern, a senior teacher in the Shambhala tradition, renowned musician, and author of Wisdom’s recently published book, Awakening from the Daydream. David tells us about how he encountered Buddhism through ...
10.25.2016 Koshin Paley Ellison: Zen and the Art of Caregiving In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, we meet Koshin Paley Ellison, innovative cofounder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care and coeditor of Wisdom’s recently published book, Awake at the Bedside. Koshin tells us about how he ...
10.05.2016 H. E. the 7th Ling Rinpoche: The Training of a Tulku This week on the Wisdom Podcast we were honored to feature H. E. the 7th Ling Rinpoche. Rinpoche tells us about the history of the Ling Rinpoche lineage and about his relationship with H.H. the Dalai Lama, including the special ...
09.21.2016 Bhikkhu Analayo: The Satipatthana Sutta This week on the Wisdom Podcast you’ll have the chance to learn about Theravada Buddhism from one of its finest scholar-monks, Bhikkhu Analayo. Bhikkhu Analayo discusses the role of mindfulness in early Buddhist texts, specifically the Satipatthana Sutta, and then ...
09.08.2016 Jay Garfield: Engaging Buddhist Philosophy This week on the Wisdom Podcast, meet Jay Garfield, one of the country’s most well-known scholars of Buddhism and a professor at Smith, Harvard, and other universities. We hear how Jay came to Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, initially studying with Robert ...

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The Wisdom Podcast episodes:

Charles Hallisey: Reimagining Buddhist Scripture

H. H. Karmapa: Vegetarianism, Online Education and Nuns’ Ordination

Graham Coleman: Preserving Tibetan Culture in the Digital Age

Narayan Helen Liebenson: The Immediacy of Freedom

Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche: Prioritizing Aspirations Along the Path

Alejandro Chaoul: The Bön Tradition and the Art of Tibetan Yoga

Mark Van Buren: Actual Happiness

Sharon Salzberg: Loving-Kindness: More than Just a Concentration Practice

Malcolm Smith: The Seventeen Tantras of the Great Perfection

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Foundations for the Flourishing of Dharma in the West

Christopher Ives: Zen, Ethics, and the Wildness of Nature

Janet Gyatso: Tibetan Buddhism, Animal Ethics, and Compassion

David Nichtern: Mantra and the Power of Pure Sound

Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel: On Faith and Dependent Arising

Thupten Jinpa: Translating for His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Lama Tsultrim Allione: Path of the Sacred Feminine

Geshe Tashi Tsering: From Monk to Abbot at Sera Mey Monastery

Bhikkhu Anālayo: Rebirth in Early Buddhism

H. E. Dza Kilung Rinpoche: Jigme Lingpa and the Longchen Nyingtik Tradition

Sonam Thakchoe: In the Laboratory of Meditation

Richard Salomon: Early Buddhism in Ancient Gandhāra

Karl Brunnhölzl: Stories of Translation and Transformation

Dungse Jampal Norbu: A New Generation of American Buddhists

Karen Derris: A Professor and Her Students Engage H. H. the Karmapa

Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche: Lineage and Transmission in the Nyingma Tradition

Ani Choying Drolma: A Voice for Nepalese Buddhist Nuns

H. H. the Sakya Trichen: Learning from the Lives of Great Masters

Bhante Gunaratana: A Special Teaching on Mindfulness

Sumi Loundon Kim: Mindfulness for the Whole Family

Jan Westerhoff: Nāgārjuna and Madhyamaka

Barbara Bonner: Reimagining Courage and Generosity

Josh Korda: Honoring Transparency and Disclosure

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche: In Praise of Spiritual Teachers

Malcolm Smith: Translating Dzogchen Texts

Geshema Kelsang Wangmo: Becoming the First Female Geshe

H. E. the 12th Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche: The History of the Zurmang Kagyu Tradition

Joanne Cacciatore: Bearing the Unbearable

Alan Wallace: Meditation for Balanced Living

Marcus Perman: Translation and Transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in the West

Ross Bolleter: The Intimacy of Zen Koan Practice

Harold Talbott: Remembering Thomas Merton’s Encounters with the Dalai Lama

Andy Rotman: The Divine Stories of Early Buddhism

Leonard van der Kuijp: Discovering Tibet with a Leading Scholar

Kathleen Dowling Singh: Grace and Awakening

Kamala Masters: Dhamma in Daily Life

David Nichtern: Awakening from the Daydream

Koshin Paley Ellison: Zen and the Art of Caregiving

H. E. the 7th Ling Rinpoche: The Training of a Tulku

Bhikkhu Analayo: The Satipatthana Sutta

Jay Garfield: Engaging Buddhist Philosophy

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