{"podcast":{"title":"Buddhism Beyond Belief with Susan Piver","slug":"buddhism-beyond-belief-with-susan-piver-7581346","podcast_index_feed_id":7581346,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2456053.rss","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456053","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/d2yrp57r2v5dhuz4j9ctmcjjb94v?.jpg","author":"Susan Piver","episode_count":73,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T16:19:14.052192+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddhism-beyond-belief-with-susan-piver-7581346"},"episode":{"title":"Conversation with Samuel Bercholz, founder of Shambhala Publications and my meditation teacher, Part Three","slug":"conversation-with-samuel-bercholz-founder-of-shambhala-publications-and-my-meditation-teacher-part-three","published_at":"2026-09-18T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddhism-beyond-belief-with-susan-piver-7581346/conversation-with-samuel-bercholz-founder-of-shambhala-publications-and-my-meditation-teacher-part-three","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddhism-beyond-belief-with-susan-piver-7581346","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456053/episodes/19817263-conversation-with-samuel-bercholz-founder-of-shambhala-publications-and-my-meditation-teacher-part-three.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456053/episodes/19817263-conversation-with-samuel-bercholz-founder-of-shambhala-publications-and-my-meditation-teacher-part-three.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail In Part Three of my conversation with my longtime teacher and spiritual friend Sam Bercholz, we talk about the strange and wonderful ways teachers can enter our lives, and how meditation can help us become more receptive to what is already here. We talk about devotion, wakefulness, Buddhist deities, and faith as something we investigate and put into practice rather than simply believe. Highlights: How Sam and I became spiritual friends more than 30 years agoRecognizing a teac...","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail In Part Three of my conversation with my longtime teacher and spiritual friend Sam Bercholz, we talk about the strange and wonderful ways…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1350,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/buddhism-beyond-belief-with-susan-piver-7581346/episodes/conversation-with-samuel-bercholz-founder-of-shambhala-publications-and-my-meditation-teacher-part-three/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddhism-beyond-belief-with-susan-piver-7581346/conversation-with-samuel-bercholz-founder-of-shambhala-publications-and-my-meditation-teacher-part-three.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}