{"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. 247 - How to Cultivate Devotion with Trudy Goodman","slug":"ep-247-how-to-cultivate-devotion-with-trudy-goodman","published_at":"2026-03-20T20:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073/ep-247-how-to-cultivate-devotion-with-trudy-goodman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/f41186a3-9d39-44f9-abf3-89eef4df4996.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/f41186a3-9d39-44f9-abf3-89eef4df4996.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"From meditation retreats to pop music, Vipassana teacher Trudy Goodman describes cultivating devotion in both obvious and unlikely places. 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. In this episode, Trudy Goodman illuminates: Cultivating devotion through seeing things with a positive connotation The activity of compassion as a beautiful possibility to experience the sacred A story of Trudy’s daughter and facing severe illness with grace Holding a deep gratitude for life and the dharma  Practicing devotion through pop music and romance ballads Remembering the present moment, the only moment we have Experiencing devotion through the tenderness of our shared joys and sorrows  Enduring messy and painful moments with gratitude and continuing to enjoy our practice How judgment and worry fall away when we are truly present  A lesson from Ram Dass on loving everything  Emerging from the mystery of the cosmos  This recording from a 2025 retreat at Spirit Rock was originally published on Dharmaseed About Trudy Goodman: Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA . For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples and individuals. Trudy conducts retreats, engages in activism work, and teaches workshops worldwide and online. She is also the voice of Trudy the Love Barbarian in the Netflix series, The Midnight Gospel. You can learn more about Trudy’s flourishing array of wonderful offerings at TrudyGoodman.com “Of course, these songs are romantic songs, devoted to you, my lover. But, you could say devoted to you, the Buddha, the dha…","meta_description":"From meditation retreats to pop music, Vipassana teacher Trudy Goodman describes cultivating devotion in both obvious and unlikely places. Today’s podcast…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2953,"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-247-how-to-cultivate-devotion-with-trudy-goodman/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-247-how-to-cultivate-devotion-with-trudy-goodman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}