Podcast - Science & Wisdom LIVE

Is meditation a form of prayer? Fr Laurence Freeman on meditation, science, and contemplative practices

This episode is an excerpt of a past Science & Wisdom LIVE dialogue, 'The Journey from the Mind to the Heart'. Listen to the full episode here!

8:53 minutes

25 April 2023

Geshe Tenzin Namdak – Can meditation transform destructive emotions?

This episode is an excerpt of a past Science & Wisdom LIVE dialogue, 'How Meditation Shapes Our Brain and Helps Us Deal With Negative Emotions'. Listen to the full episode here!

5:55 minutes

25 March 2023

Beyond Fear, Towards Resilience – Interfaith dialogue

In this interfaith dialogue, Rabbi Amy Eilberg, Dr. Zachary Markwith, and Tenzin Chogkyi discuss how to process fear and anxiety, what are the differences between these emotions, and how we[...]

60:35 minutes

25 January 2023

Insight, Consciousness, and Non-Duality

Today, we share the second part of the dialogue on ‘Meditation, Consciousness, and the Pursuit of Wisdom’, which was released last month. Today’s episode is a Q&A session with

22:47 minutes

21 December 2022

Meditation, Mystical Experiences, and the Nature of Consciousness

Our guests today are neuroscientist Prof. Marjorie Woollacott, cognitive scientist Prof. John Verveke, and Swami Sarvapriyananda, a renowned teacher and scholar in the Advaita Vedanta tradition. The speakers[...]

76:57 minutes

2 November 2022

Prof. Anil Seth – How the brain creates the self & the hard problem of consciousness

The guest of today’s episode is Prof. Anil Seth, one of the foremost researchers in the field of consciousness studies. Interviewed by Scott Snibbe, the host of a Skeptic’s Path to Enlightenment,[...]

72:25 minutes

2 November 2022

Lighthouse Dialogues IV – Satish Kumar interviewed by Vicki Mackenzie

Our guest today is Satish Kumar, peace pilgrim, activist, educator, and former Jain monk. He is the founder of Schumacher college and director emeritus of Resurgence and the Ecologist. He is interviewed[...]

56:21 minutes

12 October 2022

Guided Meditation: What happens when you die? – Scott Snibbe

Today, we share a meditation workshop led by Scott Snibbe, host and producer of the meditation podcast ‘A Skeptic’s Path to Enlightenment’, and long-time collaborator of Science & Wisdom LIVE. Scott[...]

39:43 minutes

21 September 2022

Life, Death, and Transformation – A Dialogue with Rev. Cynthia Carter, Dr. Eva Natanya, and Dr. Nigel Hamilton

“[In death,] so many people experience – whether or not they had a religious conviction – the surrender to a state of consciousness, a state of being, so much greater than what[...]

92:09 minutes

31 August 2022

On death and dying: towards a new paradigm – Ven. Fabienne Pradelle interviews Dr. Peter Fenwick

Our guest today is Dr. Peter Fenwick, a neuropsychologist who carried out extensive research on near death experiences and the nature of consciousness. Dr. Fenwick is a senior lecturer at[...]

32:16 minutes

6 July 2022

The Lighthouse Dialogues III – Vicki MacKenzie interviews John Butler

In this third interview of the Lighthouse Dialogues, author Vicki MacKenzie enters in conversation with John Butler, a modern mystic and meditator.

71:57 minutes

6 July 2022

Trauma, Transformation, and Healing – with Deb Dana, Rob Preece, Dr. David Robinson-Morris, and Scott Snibbe

Deb Dana, Rob Preece, and David Robinson-Morris discuss how to heal and transform collective and individual trauma, the connection between psychological healing and contemplative practices, how to understand trauma through the lenses[...]

106:21 minutes

15 June 2022

What can Near Death Experiences (NDEs) teach us about consciousness? Pim van Lommel & Geshe Namdak

Buddhist monk and scholar Geshe Tenzin Namdak enters in conversation with Dr. Pim van Lommel, one of the world’s leading experts on NDEs.

53:43 minutes

25 May 2022

The Buddha’s Mother and Mary Magdalene

Rev. Dr. Cynthia Bourgeault, Wendy Garling and Vicki Mackenzie discuss the role of two inspiring women in buddhism and christianity – Mahaprajapati, the woman who raised the Buddha, and Mary Magdalene –[...]

97:14 minutes

11 May 2022

Lighthouse Dialogue II – Vicki Mackenzie interviews Sister Jayanti Kirpalani

In this second Lighthouse Dialogue, Vicki Mackenzie interviews Sister Jayanti Kirpalani, a spiritual teacher who has dedicated her life to self-transformation and service to humanity.

64:23 minutes

27 April 2022

Buddhism, Science, Compassion, and Climate: An Interview with Dr. Thupten Jinpa

Buddhist scholar Dr. Thupten Jinpa discusses the relation between science and Buddhism, the role of critical thinking, the power of compassion, cultivating harmonious relationships, and the climate crisis.

48:46 minutes

6 April 2022

How to Survive the Climate Crisis: An Interview with Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson and Scott Snibbe discuss possible solutions to the climate crisis, Buddhism in his life and fiction, the outdoors as meditation, and space exploration.

47:20 minutes

23 March 2022

Deep Ecology, Mindfulness, and Climate Emergency – Science & Wisdom Dialogue III

Can spiritual practices and ideas help us respond to the climate and environmental crisis? With Dr. Vandana Shiva, Dr. Stephan Harding, and Dr. David Loy.

85:25 minutes

16 February 2022