New York Insight Blog
The Art of Transforming Aggression with Pamela Ayo Yetunde
Join Pamela Ayo Yetunde on Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 for an online evening talk and discussion on how we can utilize Buddhist philosophies and practices to contribute to a more enlightened society. Click here for more info and registration.
Video: Shame, Healing, Wholeness, and Atonement by Ben Connelly
In this talk at the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, Buddhist teacher and author Ben Connelly describes the difference between shame and guilt and how the act of atonement can be powerful and liberative. Join Ben Connelly on Saturday, January 21st, 2023 for an online workshop on integrating social and personal healing and liberation. Click here for more [...]
Video: Ego, Buddhism & Freud with Mark Epstein
"You" might not be as real as you think you are. In this short video, best-selling author and psychiatrist, Mark Epstein explains what Buddhism has to say about living ego-free, and how Freud misunderstood it. Join Dr. Mark Epstein on Thursday, January 12th, 2023 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET in celebration of the paperback edition [...]
Podcast: Getting Over Yourself by Joseph Goldstein
In this podcast, Joseph Goldstein covers strategies for getting over yourself. According to Buddhism, there are three ways in which we perpetuate a sense of self -- not a healthy sense of self, but an unhealthy sense of self. You can think about the process of going deeper in meditation as a process [...]
Podcast: Kindness & Bravery | Amanda Gilbert
In this podcast, meditation teacher and author Amanda Gilbert explores how kindness can be synonymous with being brave, courageous, outspoken, and aligned with the values and change we want to see in the world. Being kind does not mean rolling over into passivity. It doesn't necessarily mean niceness or being a doormat. Being [...]
Podcast: Buddhism Without Beliefs | Stephen Batchelor
Stephen Batchelor is a Buddhist teacher who takes an unconventional approach to the practice. He was more of a scholar, studying logic and philosophy rather than mantras and deities. Throughout his practice, Batchelor felt torn between reason and faith, which ultimately resulted in his secular approach to Buddhism. He follows it as an ever-changing [...]