Buddhist Geeks: Seriously Buddhist, Seriously Geeky
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Description: Buddhist Geeks is a weekly audio show that presents groundbreaking interviews and discussions with Buddhist teachers, scholars, and advanced practitioners. Combining ancient wisdom with modern technology, Buddhist Geeks aims to catalyze a community of practitioners committed to awakening. Discover the emerging face of Western Buddhism. We want everything we do to be tied to awakening and to real practice. We don't want to "talk dharma" for the sake of flapping our gums and making us feel good. We want people to benefit concretely from the Buddhist Geeks podcast, to be inspired in their practice, and to have humor while you go about the path. Our conversations are with teachers, scholars, and practitioners at the leading edge of Buddhism in the West, as are our listeners. And of course, we like to keep things juicy on the show, too. We are both serious and humorous at the same time, a balance that not many networks or shows can maintain, and Personal Life Media has created a network to help folks like us reach our audience, as well as a home for the listeners. As for the nature of the conversations on Buddhist Geeks, we see them like this: imagine talking with an admirable, inspirational teacher, author, or practitioner, maybe over coffee or tea. At some point in the conversation you naturally hit upon some amazing insights. We try to capture that feeling in what we do. We try to be very practical, and yet personable in our interviews, which I think is a distinguishing characteristic. “My favorite thing about Buddhist Geeks is that it helps me to connect to Buddhism with a contemporary Western spin. I’ve been reading everything I could get my hands on about Buddhism for the last few years and practicing meditation on my own daily. But, there are no teachers in my area so I burn the podcasts to CD and listen to them on the way in to work in the morning. I love the discussions with\about real teachers.” -- Eric Bonnett, Buddhist Geeks Listener Episodes include: Dharma. Zen. Meditation. Mindfulness. Zen Practitioners. Defining Reality. Personality Theory. Enneagrams. The Buddha. Retreat Environments. Buddhist Secular Movements. Contemplative practices. Theologic Comparisons to Buddhist Teachings. Meditative Awareness. Western and Eastern Forms. Buddha-Nature. The Three Faces of Spirit. Ken Wilber. Zen Sensei. Big Mind Lineage. Master-Disciple Relationship. Samahdi. Shamatha. Vipassana. Tibetan. Theravada. Jesus, Rumi, Kabir, and Benkei. Insight Dialog. Relational Beings. Spiritual Radicals. Samsara. Bodhisattva. Acharaya. Conscious Societies. Psychoanalytical Techniques. ..and an Ever-Expanding Palette of Consideration.
