Ted Meissner

Author's details

Name: Ted Meissner
Date registered: October 2, 2011
URL: http://SecularBuddhism.org

Biography

Ted Meissner is the Executive Director of the Secular Buddhist Association, and host of the SBA's official podcast, The Secular Buddhist. His background is in the Zen and Theravada traditions, he is a regular speaker on interfaith panel discussions, and is interested in examining the evolution of contemplative practice in contemporary culture.

Latest posts

  1. Episode 117 :: Bonus Episode :: Rodrigo Rodriguez :: Shakuhachi Music — May 15, 2012
  2. Episode 116 :: Yeshe Rabgye :: The Best Way to Catch a Snake — May 12, 2012
  3. Episode 115 :: Sean Faircloth :: Attack of the Theocrats — May 6, 2012
  4. Episode 114 :: Cheri Maples :: The Center for Mindfulness and Justice — April 28, 2012
  5. Episode 113 :: Lawrence Levy :: Growing Juniper — April 21, 2012

Most commented posts

  1. Response to Faith and Belief in Secular Buddhism — 24 comments
  2. Episode 109 :: José Angel Lopez :: Atheist Meditation Community — 18 comments
  3. Episode 98 :: John Peacock :: Buddha the Radical to Creeping Brahmanism — 14 comments
  4. Episode 94 :: Sue Blackmore :: Skepticism, Meditation, and Consciousness — 13 comments
  5. 10th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators — 13 comments

Author's posts listings

May 15

Episode 117 :: Bonus Episode :: Rodrigo Rodriguez :: Shakuhachi Music

Rodrigo Rodriguez Rodrigo Rodriguez speaks with us about shakuhachi music and his new album, Traditional and Modern Pieces Shakuhachi, in this bonus episode. Hi, everyone. This week, May 2012, the podcast has had over two hundred thousand downloads. I’d like to celebrate this milestone by doing a special bonus episode in addition to the regular …

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May 12

Episode 116 :: Yeshe Rabgye :: The Best Way to Catch a Snake

Yeshe Rabgye Yeshe Rabgye speaks about having the progressive attitudes of a Westerner within the religious institution of an Asian tradition, and his new book The Best Way to Catch a Snake: A Practical Guide to the Buddha’s Teaching. People are tribal. We tend to gravitate to our particular groups, adhere to the ideals of …

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May 06

Episode 115 :: Sean Faircloth :: Attack of the Theocrats

Sean Faircloth Sean Faircloth returns to speak with us about his new book, Attack of the Theocrats, and his new role with the Richard Dawkins Foundation. Question: what does secular Buddhism have to do with politics? Or, maybe more accurately, what does politics have to do with secular Buddhism? The answer is quite alot, at …

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Apr 28

Episode 114 :: Cheri Maples :: The Center for Mindfulness and Justice

Cheri Maples Meditation teacher and police officer Cheri Maples speaks with us today about The Center for Mindfulness and Justice. Ever been pulled over by a cop? Even off duty police officers who get pulled over have said they experience the same tension as everyone else when that happens. We’re nervous, even if we’ve done …

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Apr 21

Episode 113 :: Lawrence Levy :: Growing Juniper

Lawrence Levy Our friend Lawrence Levy from Episode 12 joins us again to speak about new offerings at Juniper, and another perspective about the potential value of lineage. Lately we’ve had a great deal of discussion on the concept of lineage. Some of us welcome the rich tradition and consistency that lineage may bring, while …

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