{"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":"The Way is Personal","slug":"the-way-is-personal","published_at":"2026-05-22T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddhism-beyond-belief-with-susan-piver-7581346/the-way-is-personal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddhism-beyond-belief-with-susan-piver-7581346","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456053/episodes/19204584-the-way-is-personal.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456053/episodes/19204584-the-way-is-personal.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail In 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 talk about why the personal is not an obstacle to spiritual practice but the very material of the path itself. I explore how teachings on egolessness can become distorted into self-erasure, and why real transformation begins by turning toward our experience with curiosity, courage, and love....","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I reflect on a recent meditation and writing retreat where participants explored grief, heartbreak, violence, loss, and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1857,"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/the-way-is-personal/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/the-way-is-personal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}