203 - The Art of Purposelessness

In this episode, I talk to Andy Chaleff about his book Dying to Live, which explores our societal discomfort with death and how confronting mortality can lead to a more meaningful life. We discuss the "3 AM panic" of existential dread, the concept of "little deaths" as moments of ...  Show more

In this episode, I celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Secular Buddhism podcast by announcing a new AI-powered website, EightfoldPath.com, which serves as a modern application of the Buddhist concept of skillful means. Skillful means, or upaya, is the idea that teachings sho ...  Show more

Spiritual awakening - and the choice to STAY on the spiritual path - is a transgressive act. In this episode of Inner Work, we'll explore what it really means to consciously decide to walk the spiritual path and make an unwavering commitment to your own evolution and awakening. J ...  Show more

Buddha often speaks of the middle path. You can think of it as the Goldilocks path — not too hot, not too cold. But this doesn't just apply to food. It applies to our spiritual path as well. We don't want to be too lazy and get no results, but we also don't want ...

What does it really mean to have a spiritual awakening? To wake up from the dream (or nightmare) of the 3D illusion?  Join me for this episode of INNER WORK where we'll discuss and answer these questions: what does it mean to spiritually awaken? what does the spiritual awakening ...  Show more

“We don’t have absolute choice to choose our situations, but we have been given the freedom to choose our experience.” –Sadhguru For many, life seems to be a pretty rotten deal. In this talk, Sadhguru states that human beings have the unique gift of being able to suffer even a g ...  Show more