Best European Buddhist Union Podcasts (2024)

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5 FAQ about Buddhism - Guest: Dario Girolami 13:20

1h ago13:20

13:20

Summer Series Join us in our latest episode of the European Buddha Podcast, part of our special Summer Series. In this segment, we delve into five frequently asked questions about Buddhism, featuring here conversation with Dario Doshin Girolami - a welcome guest on the EBU Podcast. 5 FAQ Why meditate? What did the Buddha realize? What happens after…

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Hey Zarko, why meditate? FAQ #1 9:48

11d ago9:48

9:48

Summer Series Join us in our latest episode of the Special Summer Series. In this segment, we delve into a simple but deep question. Why meditate? Zarko Andricevic gives us an answer. 5 FAQ about Buddhism Why meditate? What did the Buddha realize? What happens after we die? What is one of the best teachings you have received? How can Buddhist teach…

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5 FAQ about Buddhism - Guest: Zarko Andricevic (Trailer) 6:00

14d ago6:00

6:00

Summer Series Join us in our latest episode of the European Buddha Podcast, part of our special Summer Series. In this segment, we delve into five frequently asked questions about Buddhism, featuring here a trailer of the conversation with esteemed practitioner Žarko Andričević. In this trailer, we have a glimpse on: Why meditate? What did the Budd…

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Between East and West: Dharma Travels with Lama Rinczen 34:36

2M ago34:36

34:36

In this episode of the European Buddha Podcast, we chat with Lama Rinczen, a former monk and Dharma teacher in the Karma Kagyu tradition. Lama Rinczen shares his experiences from traveling across the East and West, highlighting cultural differences and the challenges they pose in teaching the Dharma. We also discuss the profound purpose of a three-…

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What does it mean to lead a Contemplative Life? Guest: Ven. Clementia Will 36:29

3M ago36:29

36:29

In this episode we had the pleasure to speak with Ven. Clementia Will, nun within the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives - one of the member organization within the European Buddhist Union. The leading question for our question was: What does it mean to lead a Contemplative Life? The Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (OBC) consists of female and male …

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Buddhism in the Corridors of Brussels (EU) - Guest: Carlo Luyckx 21:34

4M ago21:34

21:34

In this episode, we are honored to be joined by Carlo Luyckx, Vice President of The European Buddhist Union (EBU) and President of the Belgium Buddhist Union. Carlo offers us a glimpse into the intricate tapestry of European Buddhism, where diversity thrives within the backdrop of the European Union's cultural mosaic. With his role as the EBU Liais…

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Exploring the Intersection of Dharma and Society - Guest: Munisha 29:41

5M ago29:41

29:41

Welcome to a new episode of the European Buddha Podcast, where we explore the interplay of ethics and society with Munisha, Vice President of the European Buddhist Union (EBU). We delve into the EBU’s current priorities as an influential umbrella organization, shedding light on its endeavors to foster unity and harmony. Through our discussion, we g…

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How to "Teach Peace?" - Guest: David Rycroft 29:05

6M ago29:05

29:05

From a Buddhist perspective, we understand that nurturing the heart is essential, and schools play a vital role in shaping values, whether consciously or unconsciously. Through self-reflection and fostering healthy relationships, we lay the groundwork for a more harmonious society. The EBU initiative „Teach Peace,“ emphasizes that educators are cen…

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"Living in a prec(ar)ious world" - Guest: Thea Mohr & Gabriela Frey 35:37

7M ago35:37

35:37

In this episode, we sit down with Gabriela Frey and Dr. Thea Mohr to delve into the latest developments in the Buddhist women's movement and the Council of Europe. We spoke about the crucial role Sakyadhita plays as a member of the European Buddhist Union (EBU). Our conversation explores the intricacies of the EBU's representation in the Council of…

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No Fear Next Year - Contemplating Gratitude - Year-End Special 18:45

8M ago18:45

18:45

Join us as we reflect on the past year, exploring moments of gratitude that shaped our journey. Embracing the spirit of fearlessness, we delve into the highlights and lessons learned. As we celebrate the power of gratitude, we extend an invitation to our listeners to support the European Buddhist Union. Your donations contribute to fostering unity,…

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Interconnected Minds: A Journey into Buddhism with Carla Ott 29:00

9M ago29:00

29:00

In this episode, we embark on a spiritual odyssey with Carla Ott, a young female Buddhist practitioner connecting with us from India. Carla joins us to share her insights on various aspects of Buddhism, delving into her experiences growing up in a Buddhist environment and exploring the nonconceptual memories that shaped her spiritual journey from a…

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Sustain the Earth! On Ecodharma with Gunaketu 28:48

10M ago28:48

28:48

Join us for an ECO-Dharma Episode as we delve into the pressing issue of sustainability in our modern world. In the serene surroundings of the Maison Notre Dame Du Chant D’Oiseau, a historic monastery nestled in the heart of Brussels, we sat down during the AGM breaks to explore the theme of sustainability. Our guest for this conversation is Gunake…

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Let’s create European Buddhism! - EBU AGM 2023 22:21

11M ago22:21

22:21

In this special episode, we'll delve into the heart of the EBU's vibrant community, offering you an exclusive glimpse into the enlightening Eco-Dharma Workshop, thoughtfully introduced by Jake Lyne. Listen to insights about the intersection of spirituality and ecological consciousness, shedding light on profound connections that can help heal our p…

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Embracing Suffering - The Path of Buddhist Chaplaincy 28:13

1y ago28:13

28:13

Join us in this enlightening episode of the "European Buddha Podcast" as we welcome our special guest, Dario Girolami, to discuss the emerging field of Buddhist Chaplaincy in the West. We explore how the roots of Buddhist chaplaincy trace back to Buddha himself, and how it serves to address various forms of suffering. During our conversation, we de…

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Cultivating Clarity: The Art of Investigating the Mind - Guest: Ari Pekka Skarp 25:39

1y ago25:39

25:39

In this episode of the "European Buddha Podcast," we meet Ari-Pekka, an Organizational Psychologist and Author from Finland. He is part of the Bodhidharma association - member among many other traditions within the EBU. Drawing from his extensive experience working with organizations and his understanding of contemplative practices, Ari-Pekka invit…

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What’s the flavour of Mind, Denys Rinpoche? 31:14

1+ y ago31:14

31:14

In this episode, we are honored to have Deny Rinpoche join us. He is a regular speaker of the EBU Contemplative Science Network. We shed light on the importance of precise language usage, particularly when exploring concepts such as mindfulness and awareness, which can vary in interpretation across different languages. Our discussion delves into th…

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Buddhism in the Classroom: Incorporating Wisdom into School Curriculums 24:48

1+ y ago24:48

24:48

In this episode, we are joined by Dominique Side, an expert in Buddhist education and the author of „Windows into Buddhism.“ Dominique shares her insights on the European Buddhist Union’s project to teach Buddhism in schools and the importance of making Buddhism accessible to young people. We discuss the role of mindfulness and meditation in educat…

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The Power of Positivity: Focus on the good things with the Austrian Buddhist Union 29:27

1+ y ago29:27

29:27

Welcome to the latest episode of our podcast, where we are honored to have Martin Schaurhofer, Secretary of the Austrian Buddhist Union, as our guest. We discussed the 40th anniversary of the Austrian Buddhist Union's recognition as a religion by the state of Austria. Mr. Schaurhofer shares with us the history of the organization, its challenges, a…

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Come and See: Building Bridges Across Cultures with the Hispanic Association of Buddhism 27:23

1+ y ago27:23

27:23

In this episode, we explore the intersection of Hispanic culture and Buddhism through the experiences of Ricardo Guerrero Diañez, founder of the Hispanic Association of Buddhism. We discuss the process of building a bridge of two seemingly different worlds, as well as the unique opportunity each translation of the Buddhadharma brings to the practic…

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Just do it: How the Italian Buddhist Union is spreading mindfulness and insight 33:04

1+ y ago33:04

33:04

In this episode, we take a dive into the Italian Buddhist Union with Stefano Bettera. Founded in 1985, the Italian Buddhist Union is a federation of Buddhist groups and centers in Italy, representing a wide range of different traditions and lineages. As an activity based organization the UBI (unionebuddhistaitaliana) promotes the integration of Bud…

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Join this big gate for the Dharma! - Guest: Ron Eichhorn 24:53

1+ y ago24:53

24:53

In the year-end episode, Emilia Raunio and Martin Landschein reunite with Ron Eichhorn, President of the EBU. They talk about how Buddhist principles can be brought into European Society and the important work that the EBU has done over the year - as a pan-traditional pan-European Buddhist organization, its doors are wide open to all people who are…

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On Rainbow Sangha - Guest: Michael Vermeulen 36:34

1+ y ago36:34

36:34

The Dharma is not male or female, not straight or gay, not cis or trans, but it is definitely queer! We spoke with our guest Dr. Michael Vermeulen about Rainbow Sangha, the acronyms LGBTQI+ and about Rainbow Sangha and it´s importance for Buddhism. What is meant by identify? We think of ourselves often in specific categories but what is meant when …

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Transformation – On Applied Buddhism - Guest: Jamie Cresswell 37:08

2y ago37:08

37:08

Jamie Cresswell: Former President of the European Buddhist Union, member of the Soka Gakkai International UK and buddhist practitioner for 30 years. His Buddhist background includes a degree in Buddhist studies and practice and study in many traditions and schools. He is the Director of the Centre for Applied Buddhism which focusses on the applicat…

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On Buddhism & Woman - Guest: Vajramala 27:20

2y ago27:20

27:20

All through the long history of Buddhism, women have played a very important role. They received full ordination from the Buddha himself, were teachers, healers, great masters, founded lines of transmission and achieved enlightenment. The equality of women and men is an basic principle of the European and international legislation. Unfortunately we…

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The basic truth of "Retreat" - Guest: Juha Vajramitra 23:06

2y ago23:06

23:06

After the summer break, in this issue we deal with a long break: more precisely with retreat. Why does one go on a retreat? What to expect and what is there to consider? Our guest Juha Vajramitra Lamminaho just recently returned from a 5-day-retreat and kindly agreed to take time for our questions. He is a Dharma teacher and lives on the West Coast…

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On Dharma & Parenthood - Guest: Sara Manzi 25:14

2y ago25:14

25:14

Thanks to her retreats in Asia, Sara was inspired by Buddhism and discovered qualities and insights that have helped her as a parent. Meditation has proven to be a powerful tool for her to work with strong emotions and to see meditation - practice in a new light. We spoke about the everyday life of parents and the wisdom and curiosity of children. …

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On Mindfulness & Science - Guest: Antonino Raffone 30:04

2y ago30:04

30:04

In this episode we met Prof. Dr. Antonino Raffone. He holds a position of Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology of Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. As Prof. Raffone stated in the episode: "The Buddha is the greatest psychologist of all time!" Buddhism can offer insights to science in many ways - for example offering very refined in…

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Peace, Dialogue & Conflict - Guest: Gabriela Frey 26:14

2y ago26:14

26:14

The Ukraine crisis raises many questions about our quest for peace and unity. How is dialogue possible and how can we help to prevent extreme conflicts such as war? We invited Gabriela Frey to reflect on these issues with us. She represents all European Buddhists in the Council of Europe and is the representative of the European Buddhist Union in t…

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On Animal Welfare - Guest: Carlo Luyckx 25:21

2+ y ago25:21

25:21

In this episode we spoke about a topic that is very much related to the buddhist teachings: Animal Welfare. Our guest for this topic was Carlo Luyckx - who has many years of experience working in Brussels as a representative of the EBU. We talked about the impact we have as human beings on the suffering of animals on this planet. With the EBU group…

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Unity in Diversity - Guest: Dharmacharini Vassika 24:02

2+ y ago24:02

24:02

"Buddhism in Europe - Unity in Diversity". This is the title of the upcoming EBU-Conference that is going to take place (live/online) in Nantes from the 22nd until the 25th of April. We invited Dharmacharini Vassika to our podcast who is one of the speakers to contemplate about the meaning of unity and diversity in the buddhist teachings. Vassika w…

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On Ecodharma - Guest: Silvia Francescon & Jake Lyne 34:35

2+ y ago34:35

34:35

In this episode we have invited two inspiring buddhists who are involved in the EBU with the topic of ECO-Dharma. We talked about the connection between Dharma and nature, the challenge of the environmental crisis, and how hope for the future comes outside of the decision-making processes. The Eco-Dharma group will be offering retreats, meetings an…

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On Engaged Buddhism - Guest: Stefano Bettera 25:49

2+ y ago25:49

25:49

In this episode we caught up with Stefano Bettera to talk to him about engaged Buddhism. How can we engage and create a different way of life that allows us to flourish as human beings? Dedicated and compassionate Buddhism is about real concrete experience was Stefanos answer. One of his responsibility in the EBU is the new SASCE project - a networ…

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2021 & the gift of friendship 22:12

2+ y ago22:12

22:12

In the end of the year episode, the two hosts Emilia Raunio and Martin Landschein talk about the guests from this year and what a gift good company and friendship are. They also give an outlook on 2022 and what exciting topics we can expect in the European Buddha Podcast next year. Write to us via: europeanbuddha@icloud.com Check the EBU Magazine: …

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How do you feel about the future? - Guest: Amalée Rycroft 25:34

2+ y ago25:34

25:34

In this episode we connected with Amalée Rycroft to talk about the future from a youth perspective. Amalée follows the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, is half French, half British, and grew up in a buddhist family. She is the EBU contact for the European Buddhist Youth Network, a network of young Buddhists of all traditions. Amalée has a deep l…

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The basic truth of “Karma” – Guest: Munisha 24:59

3y ago24:59

24:59

In this episode we connected with Munisha, Catherine Hopper who connected with us from Sweden. We spoke about "Karma" and talked about its meaning and misunderstandings. Since Munisha is a Safeguarding Officer professionally, we found examples and challenges in our conversation that also dealt with how Buddhism is practiced in the West.…

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A pre-practice for life: Vipassana – Guest: Henk Barendregt 24:42

3y ago24:42

24:42

In this episode we connected with Henk Barendregt from the Netherlands. The last episode was about "dukkha" and how our human minds are restless and difficult to please. We followed up on this and had won a renowned Vipassana expert in Henk Barendregt. He led us through a mindfulness meditation and afterwards Emilia and Martin asked questions about…

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Dukkha – Practice exercise – Guest: Žarko Andričević 8:19

3y ago8:19

8:19

This time we asked Žarko to present a practice that can be linked to the theme of the podcast episode. He introduced a contemplation exercise that includes objects as well as sense perceptions. A great exercise that could be done shortly or for a longer period of time. Try it out!

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The basic truth of “Dukkha” – Guest: Žarko Andričević 23:00

3y ago23:00

23:00

In this episode we connected with Chan master Žarko Andričević who currently lives in Zagreb, Croatia. In the #BasicTruthSeries category, we want to shed light on various core concepts of Buddhism and exchange with experienced practitioners about their meaning. So we began our journey with the first noble truth, dukkha, suffering. In the conversati…

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Meeting a young female Lama – Guest: Bodhi Lama Rita Pichlhöfer 22:40

3y ago22:40

22:40

In this episode we connected with Lama Rita Pichlhöfer. What is like to be a young female Austrian Lama? Probably we are thinking about wise old men when we hear that title. Rita spoke with us how she came across the dharma, why the teachings of the buddha work for her and how she handles the responsibility of being the representative in Europe for…

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Buddha: Engaged and beyond – Guest: Dharmavidya David Brazier 25:51

3y ago25:51

25:51

In this episode we connected with Dharmavidya David Brazier who currently lives in the countryside in France. What is Buddhism about? A big question, but we were sure that David Brazier would be a suitable guest for this inquiry. We talked about some famous encounters between the Buddha and the madwoman Patacara or the murderer Aṅgulimāla. Although…

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Switch on! Minding the light in your heart – Guest: Lama Dondrup 26:11

3y ago26:11

26:11

In this episode we met with Lama Dondrup who connected with us from the countryside of Spain. To continue our journey on meditation and mindfulness we wanted to ask an experienced meditator if it is possible to be mindful all the day. During our conversation it became quite clear that other people and our day to day emotions are a big help in order…

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In tune with meditation – Guest: Martine Batchelor 29:27

3+ y ago29:27

29:27

In this episode we met with Martine Batchelor. We asked Martine Batchelor, why meditate? She told us about her experience with many kinds of people encountering mindfulness and meditation, how she became a nun in Korea and what the difference is - between meditating in a monastry and every day life.

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Death and Dying – Guest: Kirsten Deleo 31:11

3+ y ago31:11

31:11

In this episode we met with Kirsten Deleo who connected with us from the West-Coast of Ireland. We spoke about why death is so „creepy“ and what we can do for those who are facing the process of dying. Kirsten is a meditation teacher, author and trainer in the field of contemplative care offering training programs and retreats worldwide. With many …

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Impermanence – Guest: Dario Girolami 28:07

3+ y ago28:07

28:07

In this episode Emilia Raunio and Martin Landschein discuss with Dario Doshin Girolami one of the three marks of existence: Impermancene. It is also a keyfeature of our current world situation and we were happy that he found time for us to reflect upon this topic with his years of experience as a Zen-monk and chaplaincy work.…

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Trailerepisode – Who is the European Buddha? 15:21

3+ y ago15:21

15:21

Three people talking about a new podcast called European Buddha. Is one of them the European Buddha or what is the idea of this podcast? In this short trailerepisode Ron Eichhorn, President of the European Buddhist Union and the two hosts of the podcast, Emilia Raunio and Martin Landschein, speak about its purpose. The EBU wants to invite different…

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