by Michael W. Taft Thomas Metzinger is a German philosopher. As of 2011 he holds the position of director of the theoretical philosophy group at the department of philosophy at the Johannes Gutenberg University of… Read More »What Is the Self? An Interview with Thomas Metzinger
Meditation teacher and neuroscience consultant Shinzen Young and host Michael W. Taft talk about what mindfulness teachers are getting wrong, Shinzen’s Periodic Table of Happiness Elements, informed consent for awakening, effective strategies for dealing with… Read More »Enlightenment’s Evil Twin – with Shinzen Young
There are many pathways into nondual awareness. Most forms of meditation, if you push them to their farthest limit, will take you into a nondual experience. Which one(s) will work for you is a matter… Read More »Nondual Meditation: One Practice of Total Awareness
by Michael W. Taft God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference. The lines of the famous Serenity… Read More »Meditation: The Cosmic Joke
Scientist, programmer, and author David Chapman talks with Michael W. Taft about metarationality, emptiness and form, nihilism, tantrism, dzogchen, Kegan’s stages of development applied to meditation, vampire romance novels, and the importance of being able… Read More »Pattern and Nebulosity, with David Chapman
by Shaun Bartone Many of us who began to practice Buddhism as adults came with certain expectations of what Buddhism was about and what it could do for us. And likewise, once we faced the… Read More »In My Tribe: Confessions of a Post-Buddhist Dissident
by Michael W. Taft Meditation works best if you do it every day. Establishing and maintaining that kind of steady, daily practice presents a challenge, even for people with a strong motivation to sit. For… Read More »Just Keep Meditating: Cultivating Acceptance in Meditation Practice
by Daron Larson Last night I dreamed I drank a Diet Coke. It’s been almost two months since my last one. I know there are more scandalous habits to conquer, but if you’re paying attention… Read More »How to Change Bad Habits using Mindfulness
In this episode I talk with mindfulness teacher and co-founder of the Buddhist Geeks project, Vincent Horn. Vince is part of new generation of teachers translating age-old wisdom into 21st century code. In this session,… Read More »The Great Unbundling – with Vincent Horn
Many of you have been asking when my book Good Sex will be available. Some of you are awaiting your pre-ordered copies. I want to thank you all for your enthusiasm and support and I… Read More »Update on Good Sex: Getting Off without Checking Out
by Jo Marchant for New Scientist Meditation and tai chi don’t just calm the mind – they seem to affect our DNA too. There’s evidence that such “mind-body practices” dampen the activity of genes associated… Read More »Mindfulness And Meditation Dampen Down Inflammation Genes
Meditation teacher Shinzen Young and host Michael W. Taft talk about the relationship between mindfulness practice (as it is usually defined) and nondual-type practices (or non-practices, if you like), the way that focusing on the… Read More »Feather Light & Paper Thin, with Shinzen Young
Jennifer Howd had been building a mindfulness practice for a few years before taking on the challenge of her first nine-day silent meditation retreat. In this debut memoir, SIT, WALK, DON’T TALK: How… Read More »Sit, Walk, Don’t Talk