July 14, 2020

WeCroak: Enlightenment by Trial and Error

Jay Michaelson joins Hansa Bergwall on the WeCroak Podcast to discuss his book "Enlightenment by Trial and Error" and the search for a meaningful life in a world that doesn’t always make it easy.

May 31, 2020

One Moment At A Time | 10% Happier

Feeling anxious, restless, or sad? Try slowing way, way, way down. This talk is from Ten Percent Happier's Coronavirus Sanity Talks.

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May 15, 2020

This Sucks | 10% Happier

Four reasons it's helpful to admit the obvious. This talk is from Ten Percent Happier's Coronavirus Sanity Talks.

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May 13, 2020

What’s Up With God? Podcast: Jay Michaelson and Sarah Hurwitz discuss devotion

Jay Michaelson and Sarah Hurwitz discuss spiritual devotion during the pandemic on the What's Up With God? podcast.

May 1, 2020

Learning From Your Fear | 10% Happier

Fear is a powerful teacher -- but it is a teacher nonetheless. Here are four ways to learn from it. This talk is from Ten Percent Happier's Coronavirus Sanity Talks.

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April 15, 2020

Inclining Toward Calm | 10% Happier

How to adjust your meditation practice to focus on calm or insight -- whichever is most useful in the moment. This talk is from Ten Percent Happier's Coronavirus Sanity Talks.

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April 1, 2020

How to Calm Yourself in Seconds | 10% Happier

Dan Harris and guest Jay Michaelson demonstrate a simple breathing technique to calm yourself quickly.

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March 20, 2020

How to Handle Coronavirus Anxiety | 10% Happier

We discuss practical tips for handling the fear, uncertainty, and denial that is arising for so many of us right now.

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December 18, 2019

Conversations on the Edge Podcast: Jay and Rami Shapiro on Being God in Drag

Had a great time talking with Rami Shapiro on his podcast @cote_show about how we are all God in drag! Check it out!

December 3, 2019

MeaningofLife.tv Podcast: Jay Michaelson and Robert Wright on Mysticism and Unitive Experiences

Jay Michaelson and Robert Wright discuss why Jay embarked on a path of mysticism

December 2, 2019

Judaism Unbound Podcast: Jay Michaelson, Dan Libenson & Lex Rofeberg on Religious Heresy

Jay joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to discuss spirituality, heresy, and the prefix “un,” all through the lens of his new book, Enlightenment by Trial and Error.

November 18, 2019

Enlightenment by Trial and Error: Dan Harris and Jay Michaelson at the Rubin Museum of Art

Dan Harris interviews Jay about his new book Enlightenment by Trial and Error.

November 18, 2019

Unorthodox Podcast: Jay Michaelson and Liel Leibovitz on Spirituality and Politics

Two spiritually-interested spiritual Jews: one conservative, one liberal. What's at the root of their disagreement?

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September 12, 2019

Makom: Whole Hearted with Koshin Paley Ellison, Jay Michaelson, and Jessica Morey

Jay Michaelson joins Koshin Paley Ellison and Jessica Morey to share true, funny, and sometimes wise stories of awakening through authentic relationship with others.

September 4, 2019

Engineering Enlightenment? Mindfulness in a Transhuman Future

Buddhism has been reformed and secularized for over 120 years. What happens when the brain can be modified directly to emulate the highest states of liberation?

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August 21, 2019

Guided Meditation: Happiness for Grumpy People

You can be deeply happy and a grumpy, cynical person at the same time. This three-minute meditation shows you how

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April 27, 2018

Meditation, Buddhism, and Toxic Masculinity

At this March, 2018, talk at Smith College, Prof. Michaelson discusses the ways in which the dharma can reduce and increase toxic masculinity.

April 1, 2018

Coming Out of the Casket

Jay joins Myq Kaplan for a wide-ranging chat about heresy, neurosis, and lots of other things.

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March 7, 2018

Judaism and Evolving Dharma

Jay joins the Judaism Unbound podcast for a discussion of 21st century Judaism in an era of multicultural exchange.

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November 8, 2017

Anger, activism, and responsibility | Lama Surya Das and Jay Michaelson

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October 8, 2017

Guided Meditation for Pessimists | 10% Happier

It all comes down to this.

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April 3, 2017

Making the Shadow Your Teacher | Tricycle

In this dharma talk hosted on Tricycle, Jay explores how true happiness can emerge, paradoxically, from accepting sadness.  [Click here to watch]

April 10, 2016

The Future of Buddhism | The Jay Forrest Show

Dr. Jay Michaelson discusses the future of Buddhism in the West with host Jay Forrest.

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April 3, 2016

10% Happier with Dan Harris and Dr. Jay Michaelson | ABC News

Jay and Dan talk about what comes next after mindfulness.

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December 10, 2015

The Gate of Tears | Buddhist Geeks

In this conversation with host Vincent Horn, Jay discusses The Gate of Tears and its themes of compassion, joy, and justice.

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November 15, 2015

The Jew in the Lotus: 25 Years After the Journey

Award-winning author and teacher Rodger Kamenetz joined a conversation with Dr. Jay Michaelson 25 years after The Jew in the Lotus.

The Jew in the Lotus: 25 Years After the Journey from NMAJH on Vimeo.

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November 15, 2015

The Gate of Tears | The Robert Wright Show

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November 15, 2015

A fresh perspective on spirituality and happiness | State of Belief

Jay has an exciting new perspective to share in his latest work The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path, which has been called, “A Stunning antidote to the plethora of ‘get happy’ guides.” Today on the show Jay will discuss his new book, and will offer his thoughts on the relationship between happiness and spirituality in our everyday lives.

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October 28, 2015

The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path

October 13, 2015

The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path | The Secular Buddhist

Jay Michaelson speaks about his new book, The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path.

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