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How to Train a Happy Mind

Scott Snibbe

290 episodes

5 days ago

What happens when you die? No one knows for sure. But the Tibetan Buddhist system describes a precise series of steps that our consciousness may experience as we die, which we can explore in a meditation to probe the boundary of life and death with curiosity and wonder. Episode 58: What Happens When You Die? From August 28 to 31, Scott Snibbe is leading an in-person meditation retreat at Vajrapani Institute. We’ll explore antidotes to anxiety, fear, and loneliness—and cultivate the deeper ca...

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What happens when you die? No one knows for sure. But the Tibetan Buddhist system describes a precise series of steps that our consciousness may experience as we die, which we can explore in a meditation to probe the boundary of life and death with curiosity and wonder. Episode 58: What Happens When You Die? From August 28 to 31, Scott Snibbe is leading an in-person meditation retreat at Vajrapani Institute. We’ll explore antidotes to anxiety, fear, and loneliness—and cultivate the deeper ca...

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Religion & Spirituality,

Health & Fitness,

Alternative Health

Episodes (20/290)

How to Train a Happy Mind

What Happens When You Die? #58 [rebroadcast]

What happens when you die? No one knows for sure. But the Tibetan Buddhist system describes a precise series of steps that our consciousness may experience as we die, which we can explore in a meditation to probe the boundary of life and death with curiosity and wonder. Episode 58: What Happens When You Die? From August 28 to 31, Scott Snibbe is leading an in-person meditation retreat at Vajrapani Institute. We’ll explore antidotes to anxiety, fear, and loneliness—and cultivate the deeper ca...

4 days ago

24 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

Where Did I Come From? #57 [rebroadcast]

The idea of past lives may not make sense, and isn’t scientifically verifiable. But still, the question of what we might have been before our conception is one worth asking. Where did I come from? Episode 57: Where Did I Come From? From August 28 to 31, Scott Snibbe is leading an in-person meditation retreat at Vajrapani Institute. We’ll explore antidotes to anxiety, fear, and loneliness—and cultivate the deeper causes of a happy mind; connected, loving relationships; and a better world. It ...

1 week ago

33 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

AI and Enlightenment with Dr. David Kittay #201

Dr. David Kittay is one of the most expansive, intelligent, creative, and warmhearted people I've ever met. His students at Columbia University call his course, Technology, Religion, Future, "life-changing" for the way it explores the intersection of technology and the deepest questions of human meaning. When he and I first spoke a couple of years ago, the AI boom hadn't yet taken off. Now that it has, I invited him back to explore one of the biggest questions of our time: Can artificial inte...

2 weeks ago

51 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

Is Enlightenment Possible? #200

We can't believe this is our 200th episode! For this special occasion, we wanted to share a talk and meditation Scott Snibbe offered in our Train a Happy Mind community a couple of weeks ago called “Is enlightenment possible?” Over the years, Scott's ideas of enlightenment have evolved as he's interviewed some of the world's foremost teachers and scholars of Buddhism like Dr. Jan Willis, Dr. Robert Thurman, Thupten Jinpa, and Tenzin Palmo. This episode is a reflection of these new under...

3 weeks ago

49 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

The Warm Heart of Awareness: A Meditation with Ven. René Feusi #199

Today we’re sharing a guided meditation from the wonderful Venerable René Feusi (Scott Snibbe's long-time teacher). Settle in, find a comfortable seat, and let René’s clear, grounded guidance open the warm heart of awareness within you. Episode #199: The Warm Heart of Awareness: A Meditation with Ven. René Feusi From August 28 to 31, Scott Snibbe is leading an in-person meditation retreat at Vajrapani Institute. We’ll explore antidotes to anxiety, fear, and loneliness—and cultivate the deep...

1 month ago

13 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

Concentration Makes Us Happy! with Ven. René Feusi #198

It turns out that many of the greatest living Buddhist teachers are also some of the hardest to receive teachings from. Lacking ego, they have no need to promote themselves. This is the case with Scott's closest teacher, Venerable René Feusi. Out of a wish to maintain his solitude and focus on long-term students—and probably mostly out of humility—Venerable René has always declined Scott's invitations to appear on this podcast. But last year he gave a public talk at Tse Chen Ling Center...

1 month ago

50 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

20 Minute Path to a Happy Mind Guided Meditation #197

This 20 minute guided meditation comes from the sequence Scott shares in the How to Train a Happy Mind podcast and book. The stages are based on the Tibetan Buddhist lamrim, which was created more than a thousand years ago by the Indian Master Atisha Dipankar. Over the past decade, Scott has adapted it to be a non-religious way to transform the mind from states of frustration, craving, and loneliness to states of satisfaction, connection, and meaning. Scott leads live meditations ...

1 month ago

24 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

Joyful Effort: A Guided Meditation with Tenzin Chogkyi #196

Welcome to this guided meditation on accessing joy with Tenzin Chogkyi. In this practice, we’ll take time to settle the body, connect with the breath, and gently open to the feeling of joy. Episode 196: Joyful Effort: A Guided Meditation with Tenzin Chogkyi From August 28 to 31, Scott Snibbe is leading an in-person meditation retreat at Vajrapani Institute. We’ll explore antidotes to anxiety, fear, and loneliness—and cultivate the deeper causes of a happy mind; connected, loving r...

1 month ago

18 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

Beyond Bombs: A Meditation on Ending War and Cultivating Peace #195

Instead of the episode we had planned to share today, a meditation from Tenzin Chogkyi as part of her beautiful conversation on joy, we're postponing that release by a week. In its place, we're sharing a meditation Scott Snibbe led just a couple of days ago with our Train a Happy Mind community. This meditation was recorded the day after the United States launched a new bombing campaign in Iran. In response, Scott reflects on the roots of violence, both in our world and in our minds, a...

2 months ago

53 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

Joy and Enthusiasm—Even When Life's Hard—with Tenzin Chogkyi #194

Today's guest is Tenzin Chogkyi, one of our most popular guests, and she's back to talk about another one of the six perfections that we've been talking with other guests about this year. This one is enthusiasm or joyful effort. She talks about not just the Buddhist ideas of enthusiasm, but how to maintain our joy and enthusiasm in life when things are difficult or even when we get too much of a good thing. Episode 194: Joy and Enthusiasm—Even When Life's Hard—with Tenzin Chogkyi From A...

2 months ago

55 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

10-Minute Path to a Happy Mind Guided Meditation #193

Scott Snibbe leads a 10-minute guided meditation that is based on the sequence he shares in the How to Train a Happy Mind podcast and book. Many Tibetan Buddhists do this meditation every day. If you don't have much time or want to start small, this is a good place to begin. It touches on the precious life, impermanence, cause and effect, suffering, renunciation, love, compassion, and interdependence. Episode 193: 10-Minute Path to a Happy Mind Guided Meditation From August 28 to 31, Scott Sn...

2 months ago

12 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

The Complete Path to a Happy Mind #192

"I'll tell you something. I've learned it's hard work to be happy." Brian Wilson In this special retreat episode, Scott Snibbe guides us through the full path to a happy mind—from appreciating the simple miracle of being alive to confronting our deepest mental habits and reconnecting with our capacity for kindness, meaning, and change. It’s not a quick fix or a life hack. It’s the whole path. And it might just shift how you see the world. Episode 192: The Complete Path to a Happy Mind Fro...

2 months ago

46 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

5-Minute Breath Awareness Meditation with Larry Ward #191

Dr. Larry Ward—student of Thich Nhat Hanh and author of America's Racial Karma—leads a short but powerful breath awareness meditation. Episode 191: 5-Minute Breath Awareness Meditation From August 28 to 31, Scott Snibbe is leading an in-person meditation retreat at Vajrapani Institute. We’ll explore antidotes to anxiety, fear, and loneliness—and cultivate the deeper causes of a happy mind; connected, loving relationships; and a better world. It all happens in the beautiful redwood forests of ...

2 months ago

6 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

Healing America's Racial Karma—Larry Ward #190

Scott talks with Dr. Larry Ward, a student of Thich Nhat Hanh, and author of America's Racial Karma. His book is about how we heal from the trauma of racism, not just as a society, but in our own minds and bodies. In our conversation, Dr. Ward shares a profound truth: racism is a fiction, but one with very real consequences, and it lives not only in the structures of our society, but in our thoughts, our speech, and our nervous systems. Episode 190: Healing America's Racial Karma with Larry W...

3 months ago

52 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

The Interdependent Self - Guided Meditation #43 [rebroadcast]

Who am I? From the Buddhist perspective, there’s a systematic way of asking this question of who you are in the form of a meditation on the ultimate nature of the self, or "emptiness." This meditation is said to be the strongest antidote to our disturbing states of mind and a cause for greater self-awareness, happiness, and connection with others. Episode 43: Guided Meditation — The Interdependent Self Support the show

3 months ago

43 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

Who am I? #42 [rebroadcast]

Are you your body? Are you your mind? Are you a collection of thoughts, memories, and neural connections that could be uploaded into a computer to live forever? Or are you an old-fashioned soul? This episode probes the nature of the self using the Buddhist notion of emptiness, searching for the partless, independent, unchanging "I" that ordinarily appears to us, and finding a self that's far richer and interconnected with reality and with others. Episode 42: Who am I? Support the show

3 months ago

36 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

Mindfulness Awareness Meditation with Susan Piver #189

Susan Piver leads a short breath awareness meditation in this week's podcast episode. If you were to go down the Buddhist path, you would start with this practice before starting with visualizations, guru yogas, mantras, mandala practices. It's a simple practice that is suitable for all. Episode 189: Mindfulness Awareness Meditation with Susan Piver Support the show

4 months ago

11 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

Inexplicable Joy—On the Heart Sutra & Buddhism Without Belief with Susan Piver #188

This year, we're using the framework of Buddhism's Six Perfections to guide most of our episodes. Our last one with returning guest and activist Kazu Haga, focused on patience or not returning harm. This week, another favorite of the podcast is back, Susan Piver. She and I talk and riff on her new book, Inexplicable Joy, which explores one of Buddhism's most famous and mysterious texts, the heart sutra. This profound text is all about the perfection of wisdom, emptiness, and the ultimat...

4 months ago

58 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

The Interdependent Nature of Reality #39 [rebroadcast]

The Buddhist understanding of how things exist, called emptiness, breaks objects down into parts, causes, and a mind that bundles them into the illusion of a solid, singular, unchanging entity. When we apply this analysis to an iPhone, we see that it is made up of almost all the elements in the periodic table, and is connected to thousands of hours of hard labor and the entire history of our civilization, planet, and universe. Episode 39. The Interdependent Nature of Reality Support the show

4 months ago

26 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

From Panic to Peace: A Guided Meditation with Kazu Haga #187

This guided meditation is a skillful way to connect with the part of ourselves that may be in panic at the moment—because it’s natural to feel that we are living in a world of panic. Reconnect with yourself, and the earth, in this beautiful experience led by Kazu Haga. Episode 187: From Panic to Peace: A Guided Meditation with Kazu Haga Support the show

4 months ago

15 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind

What happens when you die? No one knows for sure. But the Tibetan Buddhist system describes a precise series of steps that our consciousness may experience as we die, which we can explore in a meditation to probe the boundary of life and death with curiosity and wonder. Episode 58: What Happens When You Die? From August 28 to 31, Scott Snibbe is leading an in-person meditation retreat at Vajrapani Institute. We’ll explore antidotes to anxiety, fear, and loneliness—and cultivate the deeper ca...