What is Love Asking from Us? Reflections on P...

Vipassana, also known as insight meditation, is training in bringing a clear mindful attention to our moment to moment experience. We begin by relaxing through the body and then resting attention with the breath - or some other sensory anchor - and allowing the mind to settle. Th ...  Show more

In this talk, we explore how compassion can arise in the midst of conflict—within our lives and in the larger world. In a conversation with Paul Gilbert, moderated by Rick Hansen, we reflect on how our evolutionary conditioning—especially the brain's threat system—fuels fear, sha ...  Show more

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to our 100th episode of the Sounds of SAND podcast, marking two years since we launched on September 8, 2022.
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">As SAND grows and evolves with the changing times, we aim to integrate—not a ...

In an exciting episode, the long-awaited guest Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli discussed enduring hardship and finding ease. He delved into global tragedies, particularly the distressing events in Gaza and Rafah, highlighting how such crises affect us and how one can find God during ...

Today on the show, we welcome Scott Kiloby and Toshi Matsunaga, authors of Awake But Sick, to explore the hidden emotional pain that can persist even after profound spiritual awakening. Their work challenges the common myths of nonduality and mindfulness, offering a deeper path t ...  Show more

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Disentangling Judaism from the Violence of Occupation</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">“The way to manifest your sacredness is to embody sacredness – to treat all life as sacred.”
– Rabbi Cat Zavis</span>