A woman's evolving understanding of mortality, identity, and letting go — through a poem that has accompanied her through life and loss.
Our Latest Show July 20, 2017
A French-born Tibetan Buddhist monk and a central figure in the Dalai Lama’s dialogue with scientists, Matthieu Ricard was dubbed “The Happiest Man in the World” after his brain was imaged. But he resists this label. In his writing and in his life, he explores happiness not as pleasurable feeling but as a way of being that gives you the resources to deal with the ups and downs of life and that encompasses many emotional states, including sadness. We take in Matthieu Ricard’s practical teachings for cultivating inner strength, joy, and direction.
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July 12, 2017
We can communicate with almost anybody at any moment and all the time. But are we losing our capacity to be alone, and therefore our ability to think anew? Rediscovering this ability just may be pivotal to the health of democracy.
July 7, 2017
Rather than focusing on what's beyond the limits of ordinary experience, we might be better served focusing on what's within.
April 25, 2016
Researcher and scholar Brené Brown speaks of the value and power of adversity to give rise to the astonishing strength of which we are all capable.
July 5, 2017
A monk with a "wicked sense of humor" inspires our columnist to pack his bags when it comes to attaining perfection.
May 30, 2017
To live fully and well, we need diversity — in nature and in our lives together.
December 28, 2014
Thomas Merton is one of those monastics who continues to inspire so many. Here, the Jesuit Jim Martin reads one of his favorite passages from his book, Thoughts in Solitude.
June 5, 2017
Hannah Arendt's experience as a refugee during the Nazi regime, and the powerful lessons it has for our time.
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