Recent Episodes

The dark days of winter can help us understand the value of light.

Having a high standard of morals and being truly committed to those morals aren’t always one and the same. In this episode we will look at some figures who have shown, through their actions, what it means to be a …

Life can be difficult. Despite our best efforts, we all have to experience pain and discomfort in one form or another. How we decide to engage with those challenges can make all the difference.

Forgiveness is universally valued. But why?

Faith, the act of accepting as truth an idea that cannot be scientifically verified, is inspiring... and complicated. In this episode we discuss faith and how it relates to things like works (action) and doubt.

There is no question that humanity has often engaged in violence in an effort to make social changes. So how does one make a stand while refusing to engage in this ugly tendency? In this episode we highlight three groups …

Asceticism, the practice of denying one's own personal desires in search of spiritual growth, has existed for thousands of years across a wide variety of traditions. We discuss some of those traditions.

Is humility a weakness or a strength? We look at this topic through the lenses of Zen, Greek philosophy, Humanism, Christianity, and Daoism.

We discuss the stories of Avalokiteshvara as well as how Jesus responded to the loss of a friend.