Buddhism Beyond Belief with Susan Piver
Susan Piver
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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.
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S1E58 The Inexplicable Magic of Cleaning Up After Yourself
Send us Fan Mail“The first rule of magic is containment,” said the great Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way and many other books. This points to the idea that the world we live in changes the…
S1E57 The Importance of Spiritual Boundaries
Send us Fan MailThe spiritual path asks you to open up, and the more you do so, the more you feel everything: your tenderness, things you’ve been avoiding, your deepest longings. It’s important to…
S1E56 The Wisdom of a Broken Heart
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I explore one of the most persistent misunderstandings about meditation: that it is supposed to make you feel better. From my experience, meditation does not numb…
S1E55 The Way is Personal
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I reflect on a recent meditation and writing retreat where participants explored grief, heartbreak, violence, loss, and the experiences that shape us most deeply. I…
S1E54 Ritual Sustains Spiritual Practice
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I explore why spiritual practice becomes sustainable through ritual, not force. I share the story of a month-long meditation retreat where I discovered an unexpected…
S1E53 Starting Over: Meditation for Mystics
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I reflect on a recent conversation in the Open Heart Project sangha about scientific research on meditation. Yes, meditation can improve brain function and mood. But…
S1E52 Do Buddhists Pray?
Send us Fan MailHere is a new episode after an unexpected pause. I’m moving to a new house and that has stirred disorientation, emotional complexity, and a break from familiar patterns. The truth is,…
S1E51 Recap: The Noble Eightfold Path
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I bring all eight steps of the Noble Eightfold Path together. This teaching is a way of living, not a project of self-improvement. This is about how we relate to…
S1E50 The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Eight: Right Samadhi
Send us Fan MailThis week we arrive at the final step of the Noble Eightfold Path: Right Samadhi, often translated as concentration or absorption. If the earlier steps help us see clearly and act…
S1E49 The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Seven: Right Mindfulness
Send us Fan MailThis week we explore Right Mindfulness, the seventh step of the Noble Eightfold Path. While the earlier steps shape how we see and act in the world, this step turns us inward again,…
S1E48 The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Six: Right Effort
Send us Fan MailThis week we explore Right Effort, the sixth step of the Noble Eightfold Path. While the earlier steps guide how we understand reality and how we act in the world, Right Effort begins…
S1E47 A Powerful New Take on the Enneagram (from my new book)
Send us Fan MailThis episode, we pause our exploration of the Noble Eightfold Path before returning next week with Right Effort.This week, Shambhala Publications (my favorite publisher) is reissuing…
S1E46 The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Five: Right Livelihood
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I explore Right Livelihood, the fifth step on the Noble Eightfold Path. We began with Right View and Right Intention, then moved into speech and action. Now we turn…
S1E45 The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Four: Right Action
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I explore Right Action, the fourth step on the Noble Eightfold Path. We begin with Right View and Right Intention, then move outward into speech. Now we take those…
S1E44 The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Three: Right Speech
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I explore the third step of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right Speech, and why it might more accurately be called Right Listening. I begin with a story about the…
S1E43 The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Two: The Power of Intention
Send us Fan MailWhen I first started my own business years ago, I was full of doubt, excitement, fear, and hope, often all at the same time. Out of nowhere, a major opportunity landed in my lap that…
S1E42 The Noble Eightfold Path: Step One: Seeing Clearly
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I begin a conversation about the Fourth Noble Truth, the Noble Eightfold Path, and its first step, Right View. I review the first three Noble Truths and reflect on…
Strength in a Time of Crisis: What Helps?
Send us Fan MailThis morning, the Open Heart Project Sangha gathered as we do every day to meditate and reflect together. The group was larger than usual, a clear sign of how shaken many of us are by…
S1E40 Four Karmas: Actions That Protect the Mind
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I introduce the Four Karmas—pacifying, enriching, magnetizing, and destroying—as practical actions for meeting chaos, conflict, and confusion without losing clarity…
S1E39 Three Qualities of Awakening
Send us Fan MailAs we move into a new year, how do we deepen our understanding: of ourselves, our relationships, and our spiritual practice? In this episode, we explore the three essential steps of…
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Buddhism Beyond Belief with Susan Piver has published 60 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in Alternative Health, Buddhism.
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