28 Episodes

  1. How to Choose a Meditation Teacher

    Published: 9/26/2025

  2. Transcending Insanity, Part Five: Meditative Absorption

    Published: 9/19/2025

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

    Published: 9/12/2025

  4. Transcending Insanity, Part Four: Exertion

    Published: 9/5/2025

  5. Transcending Insanity, Part Three: Patience

    Published: 8/29/2025

  6. Transcending Insanity Part Two: Discipline

    Published: 8/22/2025

  7. Seven Sources of True Wealth

    Published: 8/15/2025

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

    Published: 8/8/2025

  9. Choosing the Buddhist Path: How and Why

    Published: 7/25/2025

  10. The 7 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Meditation

    Published: 7/18/2025

  11. Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to the Dharma

    Published: 7/11/2025

  12. Egolessness, Self-Kindness & the Buddhist Enneagram

    Published: 6/27/2025

  13. Five Suggestions for Primordial Confidence

    Published: 6/20/2025

  14. The Problem with Egolessness

    Published: 6/13/2025

  15. The Four Noble Truths of Love

    Published: 5/23/2025

  16. Buddhist Cosmology: The Six Realms of Being

    Published: 5/16/2025

  17. Meditation, Rage, and Other Strong Emotions

    Published: 5/9/2025

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

    Published: 5/2/2025

  19. True Compassion or Idiot Compassion?

    Published: 4/25/2025

  20. Who Can You Trust in the Spiritual World?

    Published: 4/18/2025

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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 can bring the profound wisdom of the dharma into their real life: at home, at work, and in love. The foundation for it all is meditation as a spiritual practice, not the latest life hack. Let’s go beyond the science and celebrity testimonials to discover the true power of meditation which is not based in self-improvement but in self-discovery.