Plum Village

Apr 03, 2025

A Buddhist Recipe for Handling Turmoil | Kaira Jewel Lingo

October 25, 2021

We all know that change is inevitable and impermanence is non-negotiable. But somehow it can feel surprising, maybe even wrong, when we personally hit turbulence. The Buddha had a lot to say about this, and so does our guest.

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The Buddha’s 8-Part Manual for a Good Life | Brother Pháp Dung

Dan Harris

February 1, 2021

The Buddha’s 8-Part Manual for a Good Life | Brother Pháp Dung

Today we’re talking about one of the Buddha’s first and most important lists: the Eightfold Path.

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The Buddhist Case For Laziness (And How It Can Make You More Productive) | Brother Chân Pháp Hữu

Dan Harris

June 17, 2024

The Buddhist Case For Laziness (And How It Can Make You More Productive) | Brother Chân Pháp Hữu

What if one of the often overlooked keys to being productive is being lazy? That’s the case you will hear made today by Brother Pháp Hữu, a very impressive young zen Buddhist monk.

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Buddhist Strategies For Reducing Everyday Addictions (To Your Phone, Food, Booze, And More) | Sister Dang Nghiem

Dan Harris

Jan 22

Buddhist Strategies For Reducing Everyday Addictions (To Your Phone, Food, Booze, And More) | Sister Dang Nghiem

Sister Dang Nghiem, MD, (“Sister D”) was born in 1968 in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, the daughter of a Vietnamese mother and an American soldier. She lost her mother at the age of twelve and immigrated to the United States at the age of seventeen with her brother. Living in various foster homes, she learned English and went on to earn a medical degree from the University of California – San Francisco. After suffering further tragedy and loss, she quit her practice as a doctor to travel to Plum Village monastery in France founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, where she was ordained a nun in 2000, and given the name Dang Nghiem, which means adornment with nondiscrimination. She is the author of a memoir,

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How to Keep Your Relationships On the Rails | Kaira Jewel Lingo (2021)

Dan Harris

March 23, 2022

How to Keep Your Relationships On the Rails | Kaira Jewel Lingo (2021)

This episode explores a Buddhist tool for resolving conflict and keeping your relationships on the rails. This tool, known as the Beginning Anew practice, was designed by the Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, who died back in January, and who we are celebrating this week on the show. On

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How to Suffer Well – So You Can Suffer Less | Brother Pháp Dung

Dan Harris

Mar 26

How to Suffer Well – So You Can Suffer Less | Brother Pháp Dung

In January 2022, Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen master, peace activist, poet, and author passed away. He was the founder of the International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called him “an Apostle of peace and nonviolence” when nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Thousands of people came out for his funeral.

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How You Can Help Transform America's Racial Karma | Dr. Larry Ward

Dan Harris

June 24, 2020

How You Can Help Transform America's Racial Karma | Dr. Larry Ward

What can you, as an individual, do to help break the cycles of rage, pain, fear, and violence that continue to grip America - and many other parts of the world - relating to the issue of race? Even though our guest this week was shot at by white police officers at the age of 11, and later had his house firebombed by racists, he is hopeful that now is a …

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The Medieval Executioner in Your Head | Valerie Brown

Dan Harris

February 26, 2020

The Medieval Executioner in Your Head | Valerie Brown

Valerie Brown grew up in poverty in Brooklyn, New York. When she was a teenager, her mother passed away and her father left her to fend for herself. Valerie was forced to become an adult before anyone should have to. She put herself through school, becoming a successful lawyer and lobbyist before realizing that she had been running away from something h…

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Rewire How You Talk To Yourself | Ofosu Jones-Quartey

Dan Harris

April 24, 2024

Rewire How You Talk To Yourself | Ofosu Jones-Quartey

Buddhist strategies for taming that nagging voice in your head.

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Rewire Your Relationship To Food | Brother Pháp Lưu

Dan Harris

Jan 1

Rewire Your Relationship To Food | Brother Pháp Lưu

Brother Pháp Lưu is an ordained monk in the Plum Village tradition started by Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh. He’s worked with scientists at Dartmouth College and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to develop research on the effect of Plum Village mindfulness practices on children.

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Six Buddhist Practices To Stay Calm In A Tumultuous World | Kaira Jewel Lingo, Valerie Brown and Marisela Gomez

Dan Harris

October 2, 2024

Six Buddhist Practices To Stay Calm In A Tumultuous World | Kaira Jewel Lingo, Valerie Brown and Marisela Gomez

Kaira Jewel Lingo, a frequent flier on this show, was an ordained Buddhist nun for 15 years. Now she lives in New York, writes books, and teaches meditation all over the world. Valerie Brown is a former lawyer and lobbyist who traded in her high-pressure job to teach the dharma. She also works as an executive coach. And

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Six Buddhist Strategies for Getting Along Better with Everyone | Sister True Dedication

Dan Harris

November 20, 2024

Six Buddhist Strategies for Getting Along Better with Everyone | Sister True Dedication

Relationships can be tricky. Especially if you find yourself upset with someone, and instead of talking it through, you let it fester until one moment you completely lose it and end up having to apologize. If you’ve ever felt like you had friction with the people in your life, or that you’ve been taken for granted, today’s episode offers you solid strat…

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This Episode Will Make You Stronger | Sister Dang Nghiem

Dan Harris

May 31, 2023

This Episode Will Make You Stronger | Sister Dang Nghiem

It’s hard to be a human. No matter how good things are for you, being alive is still hard. Whatever your life circumstances are, we’re all subject to impermanence and entropy.

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3 Buddhist Strategies for When the News is Overwhelming | Kaira Jewel Lingo

Dan Harris

November 3, 2023

3 Buddhist Strategies for When the News is Overwhelming | Kaira Jewel Lingo

A former nun explains how to deal with doom-scrolling, despair, and rage in the face of world events.

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Plum Village

A Buddhist Recipe for Handling Turmoil | Kaira Jewel Lingo

The Buddha’s 8-Part Manual for a Good Life | Brother Pháp Dung

The Buddhist Case For Laziness (And How It Can Make You More Productive) | Brother Chân Pháp Hữu

Buddhist Strategies For Reducing Everyday Addictions (To Your Phone, Food, Booze, And More) | Sister Dang Nghiem

How to Keep Your Relationships On the Rails | Kaira Jewel Lingo (2021)

How to Suffer Well – So You Can Suffer Less | Brother Pháp Dung

How You Can Help Transform America's Racial Karma | Dr. Larry Ward

The Medieval Executioner in Your Head | Valerie Brown

Rewire How You Talk To Yourself | Ofosu Jones-Quartey

Rewire Your Relationship To Food | Brother Pháp Lưu

Six Buddhist Practices To Stay Calm In A Tumultuous World | Kaira Jewel Lingo, Valerie Brown and Marisela Gomez

Six Buddhist Strategies for Getting Along Better with Everyone | Sister True Dedication

This Episode Will Make You Stronger | Sister Dang Nghiem

3 Buddhist Strategies for When the News is Overwhelming | Kaira Jewel Lingo

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