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About the show

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

Latest episodes

A Buddhist Monk on Why Life Feels Pointless – But Isn’t!

September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

In today’s episode, Gen Rabten explores one of the biggest questions we can ask about our lives: what is the point? He explains how modern life can leave us feeling increasingly purposeless, whether through anxiety about the future, the…
A Buddhist Monk's Candid Truths About Dissatisfaction, Anger & Finding Happiness

September 9, 2026 · 47 min

In today's episode, host Rebecca Gauthier interviews Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Dragpa. Gen Dragpa shares his journey from a discontented youth to finding deep purpose through Kadampa Buddhism. Reflecting on his personal struggles with…
How Do You Forgive Someone Who Never Apologizes?

August 27, 2026 · 50 min

In today’s episode, we explore the deeply personal and transformative practice of forgiveness - and why letting go of resentment is ultimately about changing our own mind rather than waiting for someone else to apologize or make things…
Musician to Monk: Why I Chose Meditation

August 12, 2026 · 43 min

In today’s episode, Gen Kelsang Sherab shares the remarkable journey that took him from being a professional musician in Israel and the Netherlands to becoming a Buddhist monk and meditation teacher. Looking back on his early search for…
What If You Lost Everything... And Were OK?

August 12, 2026 · 43 min

In today's episode, Kadam Michelle draws on 25+ years as a student of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso to explore how to find peace amid genuine uncertainty. Recounting her years as a resident teacher through three major hurricanes in…
I Gave Up Everything (Best Decision I Ever Made)

July 1, 2026 · 50 min

In today’s episode, Gen Chodor reflects on a powerful feeling he had as a young person - that life seemed almost dream-like - and how this sparked a deep search for meaning and purpose. Drawing on the wisdom of Venerable Geshe Kelsang…
A Buddhist Monk's Honest Advice On Letting Go & Finding Inner Peace

May 9, 2026 · 38 min

In today's episode, Gen Kelsang Chökyong - a Buddhist monk from Wales - shares the story of how he stumbled into a Dharma class while sheltering from the rain with a kebab, and never left. Drawing on nearly thirty years of practice and…
Meditation Tools For When You Can't Control What Happens Next

May 2, 2026 · 44 min

n today's episode, Kadam Mick Marcon explores one of the biggest challenges in life - how to cope with uncertainty. Drawing on his own experience of losing his mother, witnessing a stranger's fear on a turbulent flight, and years of…