{"podcast":{"title":"The Modern Buddhism Podcast","slug":"the-modern-buddhism-podcast-7039790","podcast_index_feed_id":7039790,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fbd61f2c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-modern-buddhism-podca","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42151139/42151139-1728791002543-93997716db0b8.jpg","author":"The Modern Buddhism Podcast","episode_count":39,"summary":"Welcome to the Modern Buddhism Podcast, where we explore how meditation and Buddha's timeless wisdom can help all of us to cultivate a deeper inner peace, happiness, and resilience in daily life. Join us for inspiring conversations with people who live these teachings every day. Hope you enjoy it. Produced by the New Kadampa Tradition","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T00:20:02.385391+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-modern-buddhism-podcast-7039790"},"episode":{"title":"The Day I Lost Everything","slug":"the-day-i-lost-everything","published_at":"2026-03-21T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-modern-buddhism-podcast-7039790/the-day-i-lost-everything","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-modern-buddhism-podcast-7039790","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-modern-buddhism-podca/episodes/The-Day-I-Lost-Everything-e3gp407","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fbd61f2c/podcast/play/117263815/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-21%2Fec809ba3-b392-6c3f-f56b-9a5c03d220e9.mp3","summary":"Cameron Mathison on how he rebuilt his life after the LA fires, cancer, death, and divorce In today’s episode, we’re delighted to welcome actor and talk show host Cameron Mathison, who shares his deeply personal journey—from success in the entertainment industry to discovering lasting inner peace through the teachings of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Cameron opens up about a series of profound life challenges, including his battle with cancer, his mother’s dementia and passing, job loss, the breakdown of his marriage, and the devastating loss of his home in a fire—along with the memories it held. In this honest and inspiring conversation, he explains how meditation and Buddhist practice helped him not only navigate these hardships, but transform his experience—becoming happier, freer, and more resilient in the process. Chapters 00:00 When Success Was Not Enough 05:12 Discovering Kadampa Meditation 10:18 Learning to Work With the Mind 15:02 Practicing Dharma in the Entertainment Industry 19:03 Kindness in Difficult Relationships 23:48 Humility, Perspective & Real Success 28:04 Accepting Change When Life Falls Apart 32:10 Cancer, Loss & Major Life Challenges 37:40 Training the Mind Through Hardship 43:05 Relying on Sangha, Teacher & Dharma Book References How To Transform Your Life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Eight Steps To Happiness by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Subscribe to get notifications of new episodes. Want More? Find a meditation center near you - https://kadampa.org/nkt-center-search/?lang=en Listen to teaching clips - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QPCFEyZz74nOHZbQr1B4z Follow the Modern Buddhism Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7lgQNhbjMGoHOxBnjkfmK4 #Kadampa #Buddhism #Meditation #GesheKelsangGyatso #HowToTransformYourLife…","meta_description":"Cameron Mathison on how he rebuilt his life after the LA fires, cancer, death, and divorce In today’s episode, we’re delighted to welcome actor and talk s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2713,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-modern-buddhism-podcast-7039790/episodes/the-day-i-lost-everything/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-modern-buddhism-podcast-7039790/the-day-i-lost-everything.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}