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How to Train a Happy Mind
Scott Snibbe
278 episodes
3 days ago
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 ...
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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 ...
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Buddhism
Religion & Spirituality,
Health & Fitness,
Alternative Health
Episodes (20/278)
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...
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3 days 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
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1 week 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
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2 weeks 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
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1 month 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...
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1 month 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
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1 month 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
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1 month ago
15 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
Beyond Us vs Them: Transforming Society Through Fierce Vulnerability with Kazu Haga #186
This week, Scott is joined by transformative activist and restorative justice advocate Kazu Haga to discuss his new book, Fierce Vulnerability, which rethinks nonviolence as a path to healing and connection. In a world fueled by division, Kazu challenges the idea of winning against an enemy and asks: What if resistance wasn’t about force, but about vulnerability? If you’ve ever questioned whether conflict itself is keeping us stuck, this conversation is for you. Episode 186: Beyond Us vs Them...
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1 month ago
56 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
Guided Meditation: How Things Exist #38 [rebroadcast]
Objects around us ordinarily appear as if they are solid, singular, and separate from us. However, both science and the Buddhist understanding of reality show us that as we examine things more closely, they exist far more subtly and richly than they appear. This meditation focuses on an object most of us have strong feelings toward—our smartphone—breaking it apart into its myriad parts, and giving us a meditative glimpse of how it truly exists. This episode is the second in a series explorin...
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2 months ago
30 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
How Things Exist: Emptiness, Dependent Origination, and your Smartphone #37 [rebroadcast]
The Buddhist view on reality, called emptiness, combines the awe of scientific knowledge with the inner, experiential knowledge that comes from meditation and critical reasoning to arrive at a feeling of interconnectedness. The first in a seven-art series on Buddhism's view of dependent origination looks at how objects exist using the example of that most modern wonder and addiction, our smartphone. Episode 37: How Things Exist Support the show
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2 months ago
28 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
How to Use Your Phone Mindfully: A Guided Meditation for Digital Wellness—Jay Vidyarthi #185
Settle into a mindful state and engage with your phone in this conscious exercise with digital wellness expert Jay Vidyarthi. Use this guided meditation to deeply and mindfully investigate your phone with clarity. Episode 185: How to Use Your Phone Mindfully: A Guided Meditation for Digital Wellness—Jay Vidyarthi Support the show
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2 months ago
12 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
How to Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology–Jay Vidyarthi on Digital Wellness #184
Are you in control of your technology, or is it controlling you? In this episode of How to Train a Happy Mind, we sit down with Jay Vidyarthi, author of Reclaim Your Mind, a powerful new book released today that offers a radical yet deeply practical approach to reshaping our relationship with technology. Jay's insights go beyond the usual advice to put your phone away. He helps us uncover the emotional needs beneath our compulsive tech habits and shows us how to reclaim our focus, relations...
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2 months ago
1 hour 17 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
Bitcoin and Buddhism #70 [rebroadcast]
What can Buddhism teach us about how Bitcoin works & why it’s so valuable? What can Bitcoin teach us about emptiness, the interdependent nature of reality? Find out in this episode with Scott Snibbe! Episode 70: Bitcoin and Buddhism This is one of our first 168 classic episodes, back when we were called A Skeptic’s Path to Enlightenment. Enjoy! Support the show
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3 months ago
42 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
Meditation on Generosity #183
Meditate on the four types of generosity according to Buddhism, giving material objects, providing protection, teaching the Dharma, and spreading love. It has an emphasis on the generosity that we may or may not show to homeless people. It's part of a year-long series on what we call the Six Perfections, six practices of Mahayana Buddhism that lead one to, they say, a state of limitless happiness. The meditation is done in a way that you don't need to be a Buddhist or have any Buddhist ...
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3 months ago
33 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
A Buddhist Take on Homelessness & Generosity #182
Scott shares lessons about generosity that he learned from Buddhism, college girlfriend, mother, and those struggling with homelessness. This year, most of the episodes are centered around what Buddhism calls the six perfections: generosity, morality, patience, joyful effort, calm abiding, and special insight into the ultimate nature of reality, also known as emptiness. These six practices are centuries-old altruistic ways of thinking, speaking, and acting in the world that evolve our minds ...
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3 months ago
44 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
Guided Meditation: Universalizing our Problems and Pleasures #32 [rebroadcast]
A guided meditation on “universalizing,” a Tibetan Buddhist mind training technique for transforming our everyday problems and pleasures through love and compassion.Episode 32. Guided Meditation: Universalizing our Problems and PleasuresIf you're looking for a thoughtful gift this holiday season, the book How to Train a Happy Mind, offers simple, practical ways to create a happier mind, fulfilling relationships, and a better world. Combining timeless Buddhist wisdom with modern science, ...
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3 months ago
15 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
Universalizing: Transforming Pain and Pleasure into Love and Compassion #31 [rebroadcast]
One of the most powerful Tibetan Buddhist mind training techniques is universalizing, a practice that transforms everyday pains and pleasures into profound meditations. From arguing with the family to stuffing yourself with a delicious meal, life’s problems and pleasures can bring anger, guilt, and sadness. The meditation technique of “universalization” transforms our everyday experiences of pleasure and pain into engines of love and compassion.Episode 31: Universalizing: Transforming Pain an...
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4 months ago
24 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
Two Meditations on Emptiness with Dr. Jan Willis #181
Esteemed Buddhist teacher and scholar Dr. Jan Willis leads two meditations on emptiness in this episode. One focuses on the emptiness of the I, this pronoun, this belief that we have that we exist, that there is an I who is Jan Willis. And the other meditation is about the nature of the mind itself. She shares the analogy that the mind and the nature of the mind is like the sky. And this "I" is an adventitious, delusional, negative and harmful cloud in that sky. But we...
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4 months ago
22 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
What Are the Six Perfections? with Dr. Jan Willis #180
To kick off the new year we're thrilled to welcome back one of our most beloved guests, Dr. Jan Willis, a trailblazing scholar, inspiring practitioner and powerful storyteller. Dr. Willis guides us through the six perfections: generosity, morality, patients, joyful effort, concentration and wisdom. Profound practices that were once closely guarded, secret teachings. In this episode, Dr. Willis offers a heartfelt introduction to these transformative ideas, weaving in stories ...
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4 months ago
50 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
Meditation on Self-Compassion with Tenzin Chogkyi #179
Today’s meditation focuses on self-compassion, inspired by the teachings of Dr. Kristin Neff. Known as the "self-compassion break," this practice is designed to be quick, accessible, and deeply grounding—perfect for those moments when life feels overwhelming. By bringing mindfulness, common humanity, and self-kindness into focus, this meditation offers a practical way to navigate challenges with grace and care. Episode 179: Meditation on Self-Compassion with Tenzin ChogkyiIf you're looki...
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4 months ago
18 minutes

How to Train a Happy Mind
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 ...