A Skeptic’s Path to Enlightenment Podcast
Meditation Podcast Episodes
81. A Biologist and a Buddhist Monk on the Nature of Reality: A Conversation with Geshe Namdak and Dr. Rupert Sheldrake
A biologist and a Buddhist monk have a conversation on how science can make sense of rebirth, emptiness, and karma, the origins of consciousness and creativity, and how modern science’s understanding of the nature of reality could benefit from the wisdom of contemplative traditions.
Episode 80: Compassionate AI with Kristian Simsarian
Artificial intelligence expert Kristian Simsarian joins host Scott Snibbe to discuss how we can create ethical, unbiased and compassionate AI, whether we should be scared of AI, and the implications of AI on the future of work and spirituality.
Guided Meditation: Four Foundations of Mindfulness with Dr. David Kittay
Tour the four foundations of mindfulness in this sweeping guided meditation with Dr. David Kittay. The Buddha named these four foundations as essential to our liberation: mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and mental objects.
Episode 78: Buddhism and Technology with Dr. David Kittay (Part 2)
In Part 2, Dr. David Kittay discusses science fiction, emptiness and whether life is a simulation, whether we should treat AI robots with compassion and whether the singularity might be another term for enlightenment.
Episode 77: Buddhism and Technology with Dr. David Kittay
Dr. David Kittay joins the show to talk about the possibility of technologically assisted enlightenment, the nature of time, whether our phones and our social media accounts have become part of ourselves, and how to deal with tech addiction.
Episode 76: Loving Our Parents, Loving Our Children
Host Scott Snibbe offers a touching personal talk and meditation on how to best love our parents and our children using powerful Buddhist teachings and techniques on understanding, love, listening, and compassion.
81. A Biologist and a Buddhist Monk on the Nature of Reality: A Conversation with Geshe Namdak and Dr. Rupert Sheldrake
A biologist and a Buddhist monk have a conversation on how science can make sense of rebirth, emptiness, and karma, the origins of consciousness and creativity, and how modern science’s understanding of the nature of reality could benefit from the wisdom of contemplative traditions.
Episode 80: Compassionate AI with Kristian Simsarian
Artificial intelligence expert Kristian Simsarian joins host Scott Snibbe to discuss how we can create ethical, unbiased and compassionate AI, whether we should be scared of AI, and the implications of AI on the future of work and spirituality.
Guided Meditation: Four Foundations of Mindfulness with Dr. David Kittay
Tour the four foundations of mindfulness in this sweeping guided meditation with Dr. David Kittay. The Buddha named these four foundations as essential to our liberation: mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and mental objects.
Episode 78: Buddhism and Technology with Dr. David Kittay (Part 2)
In Part 2, Dr. David Kittay discusses science fiction, emptiness and whether life is a simulation, whether we should treat AI robots with compassion and whether the singularity might be another term for enlightenment.
Episode 77: Buddhism and Technology with Dr. David Kittay
Dr. David Kittay joins the show to talk about the possibility of technologically assisted enlightenment, the nature of time, whether our phones and our social media accounts have become part of ourselves, and how to deal with tech addiction.
Episode 76: Loving Our Parents, Loving Our Children
Host Scott Snibbe offers a touching personal talk and meditation on how to best love our parents and our children using powerful Buddhist teachings and techniques on understanding, love, listening, and compassion.