Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism

Paths of Practice (PoP) is a podcast that features interviews with people sharing their experiences with Buddhism and Buddhist practice.The podcast includes conversations with folks from a wide variety of backgrounds, both those that have been on the path for a while and those just starting out as well as everyone in between. In a way, the podcast sets out to explore the "84,000 paths to enlightenment," one Buddhist at a time.PoP was created and is hosted by Vincent Moore. Vincent is a relatively new practitioner of Soto Zen and has an MA from the Institute of Buddhist Studies.

Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism is a religion podcast hosted by Vincent Moore, with 140 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 83. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Vincent Moore hosts Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism, a religion show with 140 episodes published.

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  Episode #140

  Paths of Practice with Paula Arai, PhD

  Aug 14, 20261h 19mS1

  Paula Arai, PhD, was raised in Detroit by a Japanese mother and did Zen training in Japan. She obtained her PhD in Buddhist Studies from Harvard University in 1993 and is now the Eshinni & Kakushinni Professor of Women and Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California. She is the author of Bringing Zen Home: The Healing Heart of Japanese Women’s Rituals, Women Living Zen: Japanese Soto Buddhist Nuns, and Painting Enlightenment: Healing Visions of the Heart Sutra. For more information about Dr. Arai and the resources mentioned in the episode, please visit the links below: https://www.shambhala.com/authors/a-f/paula-arai/of-mud-and-lotuses.html https://www.zenhealing.org/ https://www.shin-ibs.edu/ We discussed: *Friendship in scholarship, Dogen and “One Bright Pearl,” and understanding the Tathāgatagarbha as "Buddha womb" *Pregnancy as an expression of Buddhist practice, motherhood, and the importance of taking time to recognize the contributions made by women throughout Buddhist history *The Blood Bowl Sutra, misogyny, and the impact of writing empowering narratives *Imagination, scholarship, and creative histories *And the reminder to be kind to yourself and acknowledge your place in benefiting others along the path

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  Episode #139

  Paths of Practice with Bidisha Mallik, PhD

  Jul 2, 20261h 15mS1

  Bidisha Mallik, PhD, is an Associate Teaching Professor of Social Sciences in the Department of School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Tacoma. Dr. Mallik is the author of Legends in Gandhian Social Activism: Mira Behn and Sarala Behn: Addressing Environmental Issues By Dissolving Gender And Colonial Barriers. For more information about the resources mentioned in this episode, please see below: https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/https://www.amazon.com/Legends-Gandhian-Social-Activism-Environmental/dp/3030954307/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fgFqbelrBOW_HwCwCua40A.tnkZLuujlNEvqauJZVal8_wM8sGg8mtRS3K3HJQAbQM&dib_tag=se&qid=1783028669&refinements=p_27%3ABidisha&s=books&sr=1-1 We discussed: *Ahimsa, nonviolence vs. non-violence, as well as Gandhian and Buddhist philosophy and their connections with ecology *Interbeing, capitalism, creativity, and making concrete examples of the world you want to live in *Mira Behn (Madeleine Slade), Sarala Behn (Catherine Mary Heilman), and the Chipko movement *And the importance of investigating the self and approaching actions through the lens of nonviolence

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  Episode #138

  Paths of Practice with rev. syd yang

  Jun 10, 202656 minS1

  <p>Rev. Syd Yang, MDiv (they/them) is a mixed race/Taiwanese American queer trans/non-binary lay Buddhist Minister, movement chaplain, spiritual counselor and writer who engages decolonial possibilities for shared liberation through their practice, Blue Jaguar Healing Arts. Syd’s work finds its resonance in the stories we each hold at the intersection of memory, body, sexuality and mental health. Syd works primarily with queer and trans individuals of color, as well as regularly facilitates community based practice spaces for wellbeing + healing justice, with a specific focus on grief, sexuality + spirituality, body liberation and recovery.<br>If you are in...

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  Episode #137

  Paths of Practice with Nicole Wordlaw, PhD

  Jun 3, 202659 minS1

  <p>Dr. Nicole Wordlaw is a clinical psychologist, a longtime practitioner of Buddhist meditation, a lover of Spirit, and the daughter of a white mother and a Black father. She completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at Stanford University, graduating with honors and distinction in 1992, and then earned a Masters and Doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1999. She is passionate about helping those she serves notice and follow their own inner guide. She is the author of Waking Up Alone: Navigating the Narrow Passage Through Master-Slave Narratives.</p><p><br></p><p>For more i...

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  Episode #136

  Paths of Practice with Maṅgala Bhikkhu

  May 28, 20261h 6mS1

  <p>Bhante Mangala, born and raised in northeastern Massachusetts, started to take an interest in Buddhism while in high school. He began taking that interest more seriously in his mid 20’s and started to practice meditation with small groups and at home. Seeing results early in life, he grew to want to learn more and came to visit the Bhavana Society for a retreat in 2009. Bhante began living at the Bhavana Society full time in 2012, ordained at the Bhavana Society as a novice in 2013 and received full ordination in 2014.</p><p><br></p><p>For more information about Bhante Mangala and...

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