The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation for beginners and skilled meditators alike. Each episode is inspired by a work of art from the Museum’s collection and is led by a prominent meditation teacher. This podcast is recorded in front of a live audience at the Museum, and includes an opening talk and a 20-minute meditation session. Join us as we learn to quiet the mind, open the heart, and engage with the world more consciously
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Tricycle Talks: Listen to Buddhist teachers, writers, and thinkers on life's big questions. Hosted by James Shaheen, editor in chief of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, the leading Buddhist magazine in the West. Life As It Is: Join James Shaheen with co-host Sharon Salzberg and learn how to bring Buddhist practice into your everyday life. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review creates award-winning editorial, podcasts, events, and video courses. Unlock access to all this Buddhist knowledge by subscribi ...
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Explore the beauty, importance, and vitality of silence, as we explore the spirituality, psychology, and sheer humanity of silence. Subscribe to the podcast through Amazon, Google, or your favorite podcast subscription site. If you enjoy the podcast, please share us with your friends — and please support us through Patreon.
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David Nichtern, founder of Dharma Moon, is a senior Buddhist teacher who has been practicing and teaching meditation for over 40 years. He was one of the initial American students of renowned meditation master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and studied closely with him soon after his arrival in the United States in 1970. He is also a business consultant with companies creating a variety of offerings integrating meditation in a larger health and well-being context – including Goldman Sachs, Journey ...
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Mindfulness Meditation with Kaira Jewel Lingo 05/30/2024
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Theme: Balance Artwork: Machik Labdron; Kham Province, eastern Tibet; 19th century; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; http://therubin.org/38i Teacher: Kaira Jewel Lingo The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session …
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At the age of 25, Cristina Moon sat her first ten-day meditation retreat to prepare for the possibility of arrest and torture inside military-ruled Burma. While Moon acknowledges the naïveté of her initial intent, on the retreat she nevertheless discovered not only a method to withstand pain but also a new way of seeing the world that set her on a …
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Mindfulness Meditation with Lavina Shamdasani 06/13/2024
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Theme: Self-Discovery Artwork: Dipamkara Buddha; Nepal; dated by inscription 1853; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art, Gift of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation; http://therubin.org/38k Teacher: Lavina Shamdasani The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with e…
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Ep. 53 – The Four Powers of Confidence with Ethan Nichtern
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Exploring the themes in his new book, Confidence, Ethan Nichtern chats with his dad, David, about vulnerability, truth, and the state of the world. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. In this episode, David and Ethan speak about: Ethan’s new…
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Weathering the Eight Worldly Winds with Ethan Nichtern
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In the midst of constant change, it can be easy to feel knocked around by forces outside our control. In Buddhist terminology, these forces are often referred to as the eight worldly winds: pleasure and pain, praise and blame, fame and insignificance, and success and failure. According to meditation teacher Ethan Nichtern, working with these pairs …
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Mindfulness Meditation with Lama Aria Drolma 06/06/2024
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Theme: Self-Discovery Artwork: White Tara; Tibet; 15th century; brass; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/38j Teacher: Lama Aria Drolma The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recorded in fro…
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Awakening in Every Moment with Kazuaki Tanahashi
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Kazuaki Tanahashi is an artist, translator, calligrapher, and environmental activist and peaceworker. In his new book, Gardens of Awakening: A Guide to the Aesthetics, History, and Spirituality of Kyoto’s Zen Landscapes, he explores the contemplative art form of Zen gardening and discusses why he believes gardens are an essential instrument of awak…
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Mindfulness Meditation with Kimberly Brown 05/09/2024
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Theme: Balance Artwork: Pair of Cymbals; Mongolia; 18th–19th century; metal alloy, silk; Rubin Museum of Art; gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; http://therubin.org/38e Teacher: Kimberly Brown The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a spe…
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Mindfulness Meditation with Tracy Cochran 05/23/2024
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Theme: Balance Artwork: Manjushri Namasangiti; Tibet; 19th century; metal alloy; Rubin Museum of Art; gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; http://therubin.org/38h Teacher: Tracy Cochran The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific wor…
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Why Actor Michael O’Keefe Renounced His Buddhist Vows
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Michael O’Keefe is an actor, poet, and lyricist—and he’s also a former Zen priest. In his article in the Spring issue of Tricycle, “The Lost Robe,” he explores what led him to renounce his vows and leave the priesthood. In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, sits down with O’Keefe to discuss his path to ordina…
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Mindfulness Meditation with Jon Aaron 05/16/2024
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Theme: Balance Artwork: Buddha Vajradhara; Nepal; 14th century; gilt copper alloy with inlays of semiprecious stones; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/38f Teacher: Jon Aaron The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work…
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Calling on Our Ancestors with Kaira Jewel Lingo
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When she was just 11 years old, Kaira Jewel Lingo already knew that she wanted to be a nun. Fourteen years later, she ordained in the Plum Village tradition, where she trained closely with her teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, for fifteen years. In her new book, Healing Our Way Home: Black Buddhist Teachings on Ancestors, Joy, and Liberation, which she co-…
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Mindfulness Meditation with Elaine Retholtz 05/02/2024
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Theme: Balance Artwork: Pelden Lhamo Dusolma; Bhutan; 19th century; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art, Gift of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation; http://therubin.org/38d Teacher: Elaine Retholtz The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focus…
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At the Crossroads of Buddhism and America with Helen Tworkov
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Helen Tworkov grew up in a family of artists where art was considered the religion. Yet from an early age, she sought another kind of religion—one that would address deeper questions of the nature of truth and the self. After traveling throughout Asia and experimenting with a variety of New Age practices, Tworkov eventually arrived at Buddhism—and …
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Mindfulness Meditation with Kimberly Brown 04/25/2024
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Theme: Reimagine Artwork: Vajravarahi; Tibet; 19th century; embroidery on silk; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/38c Teacher: Kimberly Brown The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is recorded…
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Ep. 52 – The Intersection of Love and Awareness with Rhonda V. Magee
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Highlighting the intersection between love and awareness, Rhonda V. Magee joins David to discuss real change in a culture of separation. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. This time on the CSM podcast, David and Rhonda converse about: Rhond…
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Marilyn McEntyre: Silence, Words, and Telling the Truth
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What is the relationship between language and silence? Between words and truth-telling? How can we foster a more truly contemplative relationship with the way we speak to one another? These are the kinds of questions that informed this episode of Encountering Silence, in which Carl, Cassidy and Kevin welcome author and spiritual teacher Marilyn McE…
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Mindfulness Meditation with Lavina Shamdasani 04/18/2024
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Theme: Reimagine Artwork: Red Avalokiteshvara; Tibet; 19th century; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2006.66.549 (HAR 1028); http://therubin.org/38a Teacher: Lavina Shamdasani The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each…
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Facing Injustice with Joy with Dr. Kamilah Majied
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Dr. Kamilah Majied is a mental health therapist, clinical educator, and consultant on advancing equity and inclusion through contemplative practice. In her new book, Joyfully Just: Black Wisdom and Buddhist Insights for Liberated Living, she draws from Black cultural traditions and the teachings of Nichiren Buddhism to lay out a path to liberation …
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Mindfulness Meditation with Lama Aria Drolma 04/11/2024
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Theme: Reimagine Artwork: Buddha Shakyamuni; Swat; 8th century; bronze; Rubin Museum of Art; C2006.71.10; http://therubin.org/388 Teacher: Lama Aria Drolma The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New York area, with each session focusing on a specific work of art. This podcast is r…
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Transmuting Generational Grief with Jungwon Kim
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In the face of global crises and catastrophes, how can we work with our anger effectively? And how can we channel our grief and rage without becoming consumed by it? These questions are at the core of Jungwon Kim’s practice. Kim is a multidisciplinary communications strategist and advocate who has chronicled frontline environmental and human rights…
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Mindfulness Meditation with Michel Pascal 04/04/2024
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Theme: Reimagine Artwork: Padmasambhava (Following A Set Of The Great Adepts Designed By Situ Panchen); Kham Province, Eastern Tibet; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/386 Teacher: Michel Pascal The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New Yor…
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Pulitzer Prize Finalist Arthur Sze on Translating Loss and Renewal
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Unlike many contemporary American poets, Arthur Sze did not attend a traditional MFA program to learn to write poetry. Instead, he turned to translation to hone his craft. His latest collection, The Silk Dragon II: Translations of Chinese Poetry, compiles fifty years of his translations, illustrating the vitality and versatility of the Chinese poet…
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Mindfulness Meditation with Sharon Salzberg 03/28/2024
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Theme: Reawaken Artwork: Pratisara, One of the Five Protector Goddesses; Central Tibet, possibly Densatil Monastery; mid-14th to mid-15th century; gilt copper alloy; Rubin Museum of Art; http://therubin.org/385 Teacher: Sharon Salzberg The Rubin Museum of Art presents a weekly meditation session led by a prominent meditation teacher from the New Yo…
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Ep. 51 – Eternalism and A.I. with Ramin Nazer
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Ramin Nazer and David Nichtern explore the individual’s place in an ever-changing and technologically-advancing world. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenow This time on CSM, we hear about: Technological advancement and the collec…
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