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Buddhism Beyond Belief with Susan Piver

Susan Piver

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Buddhism Beyond Belief is a podcast from Susan Piver, a 30 year student of Tibetan Buddhism and founder of the Open Heart Project, an online meditation community with close to 20000 members.With Susan as a friend and guide, we will look at traditional teachings like the four noble truths and the six paramitas–but not from an academic standpoint. Rather, we will talk about how to make it all personal and relevant in everyday life. This podcast is not about Buddhist doctrine. It’s about how anyone...

Episodes (79)

Starting Over: Meditation for Mystics

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May 8, 202631:52pending

Do Buddhists Pray?

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May 1, 202617:04failed

Recap: The Noble Eightfold Path

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Apr 17, 202642:53failed

The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Eight: Right Samadhi

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Apr 3, 202625:29failed

The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Seven: Right Mindfulness

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Mar 27, 202631:45completed

The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Six: Right Effort

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Mar 20, 202629:59failed

A Powerful New Take on the Enneagram (from my new book)

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Mar 13, 202650:08failed

The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Five: Right Livelihood

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Mar 6, 202626:42failed

The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Four: Right Action

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Feb 27, 202626:40pending

The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Three: Right Speech

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Feb 20, 202626:11pending

The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Two: The Power of Intention

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Feb 13, 202626:50pending

The Noble Eightfold Path: Step One: Seeing Clearly

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Feb 6, 202634:58pending

Strength in a Time of Crisis: What Helps?

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Jan 30, 202632:05pending

Four Karmas: Actions That Protect the Mind

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Jan 16, 202639:41pending

Three Qualities of Awakening

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Jan 9, 202625:32pending

Inexplicable Magic: An Excerpt From My Upcoming Book

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Dec 26, 202515:45pending

Buddhism and the Four Immeasurable Qualities

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Dec 19, 202523:30pending

The Way of Listening: Songs That Stayed With Me

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Dec 12, 20251:09:56pending

When Practice Isn’t Enough: A Buddhist Look at Panic

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Dec 5, 202524:29pending

Lessons on Right Speech from a Chaotic Morning

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Nov 28, 202527:26pending

Keeping Practice Sacred (Without Getting Weird)

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Nov 21, 202523:21pending

The Seven Characteristics of a Dharmic Person

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Nov 14, 202533:58pending

A Guided 10-Minute Meditation Practice (plus music)

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Nov 7, 202527:43pending

Transcending Insanity, Part Six: True Wisdom

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Oct 31, 202542:30pending

Meditation is for Mystics (it’s not a life hack)

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Oct 24, 202539:00pending

Buddhism and the Enneagram (with a musical aside)

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Oct 17, 202527:20pending

The Antidote to Anxiety: A Buddhist View (With Drugs)

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Oct 10, 202522:18pending

How to Choose a Meditation Teacher

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Sep 26, 202515:24pending

Transcending Insanity, Part Five: Meditative Absorption

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Sep 19, 202519:18pending

A Rebroadcast of Our First Episode – “On Meditation: An Uncommon View”

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Sep 12, 202524:04pending

Transcending Insanity, Part Four: Exertion

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Sep 5, 202526:32pending

Transcending Insanity, Part Three: Patience

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Aug 29, 202518:01pending

Transcending Insanity Part Two: Discipline

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Aug 22, 202522:56pending

Seven Sources of True Wealth

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Aug 15, 202517:30pending

Transcending Insanity, Part One: Generosity (the Virtue that Produces Peace)

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Aug 8, 202520:45pending

Choosing the Buddhist Path: How and Why

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Jul 25, 202527:24pending

The 7 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Meditation

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Jul 18, 202523:06pending

Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to the Dharma

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Jul 11, 202523:23pending

Egolessness, Self-Kindness & the Buddhist Enneagram

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Jun 27, 202527:31pending

Five Suggestions for Primordial Confidence

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Jun 20, 202526:35pending

The Problem with Egolessness

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Jun 13, 202528:41pending

The Four Noble Truths of Love

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May 23, 202519:07pending

Buddhist Cosmology: The Six Realms of Being

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May 16, 202517:56pending

Meditation, Rage, and Other Strong Emotions

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May 9, 202512:16pending

Why You’re Not Meditating Consistently (and What to Do About It)

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May 2, 202528:11pending

True Compassion or Idiot Compassion?

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Apr 25, 202520:27pending

Who Can You Trust in the Spiritual World?

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Apr 18, 202525:32pending

Inexplicable Joy: Emptiness, Compassion, and the Heart Sutra, Part 2

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Apr 11, 202525:02pending

Inexplicable Joy: Emptiness, Compassion, and the Heart Sutra, Part 1

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Apr 4, 202523:08pending

The Four Noble Truths and the Middle Way: Foundations of the Journey

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Mar 28, 202518:56pending