211 - Right Livelihood

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

Eckhart says the world is not here to make us happy, it’s here to make us conscious. If we are looking for fulfillment in a particular relationship, job or life circumstances, we may find disappointment instead. Eckhart says we find peace when we let go of the demand that people ...  Show more

À une époque où le travail occupe une place centrale dans nos vies, nombreux sont ceux qui se demandent comment lui donner un sens véritable, loin des « bullshit jobs » qui vident l’existence de toute saveur. Dans cet épisode, le frère Marie-Ollivier Guillou, dominicain, s’attaqu ...  Show more

"Just as we are wired to be in connection with each other, we are wired with an impulse to help, with an instinct for compassion." —Deb Dana, author of Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory Empathy in action. While to empathize with another is a goo ...  Show more

Have you ever been so challenged by life, to a point where it became difficult to remain spiritual? As humans, we've all faced life circumstances or situations that made us want to "forget" all of our spiritual principles, tools, and Higher Truths. In this episode of Inner Work, ...  Show more