Discussing Nazis and Gurus with Al Murray

We return to some old friends, and almost immediately, we regret the decision. Also, get ready for some heady insights from history, a new conspiracy hypothesis, and Game Theory based insights.The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (1 hour, 37 minutes).Join us at: h ...  Show more

Ever heard of cognitive dissonance? That thing a psychology lecturer might have explained to you once upon a time, likely using the same UFO cult example everyone else uses. Well, a new paper by Thomas Kelly suggests that the UFO cult example might have been ever so slightly over ...  Show more

📿📿📿 Paul and Stephen are honored to welcome the esteemed Dr. Khy Sovanratana, dear friend of Dr. Stephen Asma, and former monk in the Theravada tradition in Cambodia. After 34 years as a monk, Dr. Sovanratana removed his robe and left the monastery to become the Minister of Fo ...  Show more

In this episode of the Secular Buddhism Podcast, I sit down with Cortland Dahl, author of A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism, to explore how Buddhist teachings and meditation can help us navigate life’s challenges with awareness, compassion, and wisdom.Cortland shares insights from ...  Show more

Episode 31: LET'S GET MINDFUL ✨ Todays special guest is Noah Rasheta of the Secular Buddhism podcast, and it was an absolute honor to get to sit down and chat with him about all things mindfulness and Secular Buddhism as I have been a huge fan of his work for quite some t ...

Verse 9 Whoever being depraved, devoid of self-control and truthfulness, should don the monk’s yellow robe, he surely is not worthy of the robe.Verse 10 But whoever is purged of depravity, well-established in virtues and filled with self-control and truthfulness, he indeed is wor ...  Show more