The Imperfect Buddha Podcast

A spirituality and Buddhism critique-minded show that interrogates anti-intellectualism and ideological capture in Western religious life. It’s built around substantive guest conversations with authors, scholars, and practitioners on practice, philosophy, psychology, and the politics of mindfulness.

126 episodes, Irregular, 4.8 rating

<1k, Male, USA

Matthew O'Connell

Buddhism, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Religion, Education, Books

Scholars and authors in philosophy/critical theory, plus psychotherapists/researchers and credible long-practice practitioners who can speak to Buddhism/mindfulness as lived practice and as an ideological/cultural phenomenon. Publications (books) and/or academic affiliations are strongly aligned with recent guests.

Authored a book (often with an academic or public-intellectual angle), University teaching or research affiliation, Professional practice in psychotherapy or established practitioner credibility, Notable work connecting philosophy and psychology to contemplative practice

Mark Shinji Blacknell - Zen/soto Practice; Directive Practices Vs. Biology And Technology; Redefining Enlightenment; Acceptance Vs. Nihilism; Risks Of Destabilizing Mindfulness; Prison Practice And What It Means To Fail (or Continue) Practice, Dr. Michael Uebel - Reimagining Equanimity Through Philosophy And Psychology; Challenging The Popular View Of Equanimity As Emotional-regulation Stillness; Genealogy And Dynamic/existential Framing, Alexander Douglas - Escaping The Self And Identity As Spiritual Violence; Zhuangzi, Spinoza, And René Girard As Frameworks; Freedom Through Indeterminacy And Spiritual/ethical Implications Of Identity

Buddhism, Mindfulness, Spirituality, Philosophy, Psychotherapy, Identity, Ideology, Equanimity, Critical Theory, Practice