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Buddhist GeeksGenpo "Big Mind's" Gwen
In this final segment with Genpo Roshi, Gwen Bell is guided through the Big Mind process. This final portion of the interview gives listeners a rare…
Buddhist GeeksVince Horn on Taking the Two Month Plunge
In this episode Ryan Oelke interviews fellow resident geek, Vince Horn, who shares his reflections and experiences of a two-month mediation retreat he recently…
Buddhist GeeksIs Zen Enough?
In this segment, Genpo Roshi goes into an eloquent description of the role that Big Mind process, zazen, and koan practice can play in a more whole and…
Buddhist GeeksA Crisis of Curiosity
In this episode Gwen Bell interviews Anne McQuade, a current student of Genpo Roshi and regular reader of our site. A large part of their conversation focuses…
Buddhist GeeksGenpo Roshi on Big Mind
In this episode Gwen Bell interviews Genpo Roshi, a Western Zen teacher and lineage holder of both the Soto and Rinzai traditions. He is also the author of…
Buddhist GeeksTake Your Seat: The Importance of Boundaries in Practice
Fleet Maull talks about how we work with the boundaries of the self and of the heart in the maitri, bodhichitta and tonglen practices. This is part 2 of a…
Buddhist GeeksModels of Enlightenment
In our final conversation with Daniel Ingram he goes on to explore various “models of enlightenment” and weighs the relative value of these different models…
Buddhist GeeksWhere the Rubber Meets the Road: Fleet Maull on Plunge Experiences
In this episode, Gwen Bell interviews Buddhist teacher Sensei Fleet Maull. Fleet recently spent a month on retreat with Roshi Bernie Glassman and the Zen…
Buddhist GeeksEnlightened Teachers
In this episode, with Theravada teacher Daniel Ingram, he breaches the taboo of enlightenment by discussing the enlightenment of other teachers. Not only that…
Buddhist GeeksWhere are all the Western Rinpoches?
In this episode, Phil Stanley discusses lineage in Western Buddhism, the lack of western teachers, what it will take to develop more qualified individuals…
Buddhist GeeksThe Shamatha Project
In 2007 Dr. Wallace will be leading a joint scientific project named The Shamatha Project. A battery of studies will be conducted in two 3-month meditation…
Buddhist GeeksYou Can Do It!
We’re joined this week by Daniel Ingram, MD, an authorized teacher in the Theravada tradition and an avid fan of out-right honesty with regards to the…
Buddhist GeeksWe're Not the Cheerleaders of Buddhism
In our second episode with professor Phil Stanley, Phil discusses Buddhist lifestyles in the West and how our approach to practice differs from traditional…
Buddhist GeeksGet a PhD in Contemplative Science
In our second episode with Alan Wallace, he presents a new model for “professional” contemplatives. Instead of trying to transplant the monastic model to the…
Buddhist GeeksPhil Stanley on the Development of Western Buddhism
In our first episode with scholar-practitioner Phil Stanley, professor at Naropa University, he chats with us about how he became a practitioner and his…
Buddhist GeeksOn Achieving Shamatha
In our first interview featuring scholar-practitioner B. Alan Wallace, we asked Dr. Wallace to give us the low-down on his spiritual journey, as well as…
Buddhist GeeksMeet the Geeks
In our 1st episode, “Meet the Geeks” you’ll hear the three founding members of Buddhist Geeks--Vincent Horn, Ryan Oelke, & Gwen Bell--discussing the vision…