{"podcast":{"title":"Be Here Now Network Guest Podcast","slug":"be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073","podcast_index_feed_id":768073,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/66/77/85/39/66778539-6370-4136-9a45-da2a0d6b921e/6995226f54c971499f62fe6ea671f3056a417cdb6c5fd64cfb2ae60993b57a9bf81acb10264561895ddfaafac33f2d19405b5a9aa1b382791f67cd26cfc67704.jpeg","author":"Be Here Now Network","episode_count":257,"summary":"The Be Here Now Network Guest Podcast features dharma talks from a rotating lineup of contributors like: Roshi Joan Halifax, Mirabai Starr, Gil Fronsdal, Mirabai Bush, and so many more!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 241 - Dependent Arising and Liberation with Gil Fronsdal","slug":"ep-241-dependent-arising-and-liberation-with-gil-fronsdal","published_at":"2026-02-05T08:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073/ep-241-dependent-arising-and-liberation-with-gil-fronsdal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/e158a148-5177-48d1-975f-499da6bdc034.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/e158a148-5177-48d1-975f-499da6bdc034.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Gil Fronsdal invites us to see Buddhism not as a doctrine but as a lived experience where insight, trust, and letting go give rise to genuine freedom. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. This week on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal dives into: How the twelve steps of dependent origination fit into the schema of Buddhist practice The stark difference between an insight and a belief  Buddhism as a path to walk rather than a doctrine to believe in  Turning from suffering and clinging to peace Finding out how Buddhism is meaningful to us individually How we have all been liberated from something in our lives Appreciating the relief and clarity that comes from letting go of clinging The profound act of trust that it takes to be open and present  The door of the wishless, when the mind stops desiring  Looking at things exactly as they are rather than trying to conceptualize  About Gil Fronsdal: Gil Fronsdal is the co-teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California; he has been teaching since 1990. He has practiced Zen and Vipassana in the U.S. and Asia since 1975. He was a Theravada monk in Burma in 1985, and in 1989 began training with Jack Kornfield to be a Vipassana teacher. Gil teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center where he is part of its Teachers Council. Gil was ordained as a Soto Zen priest at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1982, and in 1995 received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman, the abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. He currently serves on the SF Zen Center Elders’ Council. In 2011 he founded IMC’s Insight Retreat Center . He is the author of The Issue at Hand , essays on mindfulness practice;…","meta_description":"Gil Fronsdal invites us to see Buddhism not as a doctrine but as a lived experience where insight, trust, and letting go give rise to genuine freedom. Tod…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3843,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073/episodes/ep-241-dependent-arising-and-liberation-with-gil-fronsdal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073/ep-241-dependent-arising-and-liberation-with-gil-fronsdal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}