{"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":"What is Emptiness?","slug":"what-is-emptiness","published_at":"2026-07-17T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddhism-beyond-belief-with-susan-piver-7581346/what-is-emptiness","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddhism-beyond-belief-with-susan-piver-7581346","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456053/episodes/19504340-what-is-emptiness.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456053/episodes/19504340-what-is-emptiness.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail What does \"emptiness\" actually mean in Buddhism? It is one of the most misunderstood teachings, often taken to mean nothingness or the absence of meaning. In this episode, I discuss emptiness through the Zen koan \"Mu,\" a personal story of heartbreak, and the Buddhist understanding that we are not separate from one another. Rather than pointing to a void, emptiness shows the fullness of all phenomena and the compassion that comes from recognizing it. Highlights: The Zen teachi...","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail What does \"emptiness\" actually mean in Buddhism? It is one of the most misunderstood teachings, often taken to mean nothingness or the ab…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1913,"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/what-is-emptiness/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/what-is-emptiness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}