The Modern Buddhism Podcast

Gen Kelsang Norden, a New Kadampa Tradition teacher who offers practical meditation and mind-training, discusses karma as a tool for freedom. She covers taking-and-giving breath practices, rejoicing for others, turning difficult experiences into growth, and balancing compassion with accountability. Short, practical methods for catching reactive moments and reshaping your future are highlighted.

Cameron Mathison, actor known for long-running soap and TV roles, shares how playing a hated character mirrored his own mind. He talks about facing online hate and real-life confrontations. He describes using lojong and meditation to transform adversity into resilience. He also reflects on how role work revealed delusions and the value of spiritual friends.

Cameron Mathison, actor and TV host who rebuilt his life after cancer, bereavement, divorce, and losing his home, shares a raw recovery journey. He talks about discovering Kadampa meditation, practical mind-training methods, using compassion with difficult people, and how practice helped him find humility, acceptance, and unexpected freedom amid major loss.

Gen Kelsang Gomlam, a senior Buddhist nun and former hospice nurse, shares her journey from decades of grief to lasting inner healing. She discusses how pain arises from our reactions and attachment, why prolonged grief is not proof of love, and practical mind-training and practices that allow love to continue after death. Short, compassionate, and hopeful.

A business leader recounts facing cancer and how that crisis sparked a deep re-evaluation of priorities. They discuss bringing compassion and Buddhist-inspired ethics into tough workplace decisions. Practical meditation habits for everyday leadership and a long-term view of happiness are explored. Challenges, authenticity, and turning suffering into fuel for inner growth are highlighted.

Gen Rinchung, a senior teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition who leads KMC Argentina, shares her journey from personal loss to spiritual practice. She discusses grief, searching for an authentic teacher, training the mind, persistence in meditation, ordination, prayer, and turning suffering into purpose. Short, heartfelt reflections on inner change and compassionate action.

Gen Ananda, a senior New Kadampa Tradition teacher known for practical Buddhist methods for emotional healing and meditation. He discusses patience as radical acceptance. Short practices to meet anger without fuel. Using meditation to rehearse calm responses. Turning outrage into constructive intention and choosing conflicts wisely.

Gen Kelsang Demo, a senior New Kadampa Tradition teacher and ordained Buddhist nun, shares how meditation and mind-training reshaped her approach to happiness, resilience, and meaning. She recounts shifting from festival curiosity to daily practice, using difficulties as fuel for growth. Short practical techniques and stories illustrate building steady inner peace and serving others as a path to lasting fulfillment.

Gen Kelsang Chogma, a senior Buddhist teacher who used meditation to transform her anxiety, shares practical mental-training tools. She explains watching the mind to spot panic early. Short practices open inner space, pacify rather than suppress feelings, and build confidence. Learn small steps, compassion through suffering, and how shifting focus from self to others eases worry.

Kadam Lucy James, a Senior teacher within the New Kadampa Tradition, delves into why we often fear our own thoughts. She explains how modern life's distractions foster anxiety and how many people prefer busyness over confronting their feelings. Using the analogy of the mind as a clear sky, she emphasizes that meditation can help us recognize our thoughts as fleeting clouds. Lucy discusses the importance of choosing constructive thoughts to reshape our self-image and offers practical meditation techniques to cultivate inner peace.