The Many Flavors of Grief
Buddhist hospice founder Frank Ostaseski talks with media scholar Bernhard Poerksen about the invisibility of death and the virtualization of dying in the pandemic.
Illness & Care
Deepening Our Resolve
Three years into the challenges of life during a pandemic, a chapter from the Diamond Sutra offers light and guidance.
A Reciprocity of Presence
While investigating how psilocybin can support healthcare workers experiencing burnout from the pandemic, a palliative care physician discovers another mode of healing: being present.
‘The Same Storm’: A Lockdown Look Back
The film, shot on iPhones and laptops in the early days of the pandemic, goes further than simply expressing our interconnection.
The Doctor and His Guru
Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant talks with German media scholar Bernhard Poerksen about the dangers of nationalism in times of a pandemic, and the eradication of smallpox as a lesson in global cooperation.
COVID Inside the Monastery
Thai monks recount their experience during the pandemic
Personal Reflections Illness & Care
My Grass Roof Hermitage
A Soto Zen priest learns to embrace the life of a hermit while living with illness in a small space
Personal Reflections Illness & Care
“I Own This Body. I Own This Disability.”
A practitioner learns to accept a diagnosis of cerebral palsy and find peace with himself.
How to Break Free of the Inner Critic
In a recent episode of Life As It Is, pediatrician and Zen priest Jan Chozen Bays shares strategies to combat burnout.
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