Wisdom Dharma Chats

With Host Daniel Aitken

 

Wisdom CEO and Publisher

Have you ever wished there was a talk show that featured all Buddhist guests?

Would you like to take part in intimate conversations with some of the most interesting minds in the Buddhist world? Would you like to be the first to hear what they’re currently working on, what their practice looks like, what they’re thinking about these days? Would you like the opportunity to ask them questions and receive their guidance on how to live a more inspired life?

If so, we’d like you to join us for Wisdom Dharma Chats. Taking place on Wednesdays over Zoom, the Dharma Chats are a special live video version of the popular Wisdom Podcast (which has 1 million downloads and counting). We think you’ll leave the Dharma Chats feeling energized and newly inspired to practice and follow your own spiritual path.

Each Wisdom Dharma Chat takes you on a fascinating exploration of Buddhism and meditation as our guests share stories and discuss life-changing practices, timeless philosophies, and new ways to think and live. These chats are followed by a Q&A session in which you can ask your own questions to our guests. Episodes have featured guests like Robert Thurman, Ven. Robina Courtin, and Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. See below for this week’s special guest and to watch previous episodes! 

 

"Join us for our next Wisdom Dharma Chat with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Robert Thurman! "

 

 

YONGEY MINGYUR RINPOCHE
& ROBERT THURMAN

JOIN HOST DANIEL AITKEN FOR A SPECIAL EPISODE OF
WISDOM DHARMA CHATS
ON MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST

We are thrilled to invite you to the first Wisdom Dharma Chats episode of the year, presented in collaboration with Tergar International and Tibet House US. This special event will feature esteemed guests Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Robert Thurman! Please join us online or live in New York as part of our in-studio audience for this exciting episode on Monday, April 28 at 7:00 pm EST.

In this Wisdom Dharma Chat, Rinpoche and Thurman will come together for an exploration of wisdom, perception, and the nature of mind. Drawing from the vast philosophical traditions of Buddhist thought and the direct experience of meditative realization, this conversation will offer insights into how we can transform our habitual ways of seeing, recognize the mind’s innate clarity, and embrace a path of self-liberation.

Thurman, a leading scholar of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and a lifelong advocate for preserving its living traditions, will bring his deep understanding of Buddhist texts and teachings into dialogue with Rinpoche, a renowned meditation master trained in the highest Vajrayana practices, who has spent years in retreat and undertaken a solitary wandering retreat through the Himalayas, for a conversation you won’t want to miss. With Daniel as their host, this event provides a rare opportunity to engage with two remarkable teachers whose lives and work have been dedicated to making these profound teachings accessible to the modern world.

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head shots of Dharma Chats guests Malcolm Smith, Thubten Chodron, Robert Thurman, Robina Courtin, and John Dunne

WATCH PREVIOUS EPISODES

We’ve had the pleasure of interviewing some amazing people so far. You can click the links below to watch past Dharma Chats with world-class scholars, teachers, practitioners, and artists. And you can return to this page at any time to find the latest recordings when they’re released. Watch now by clicking the links below. 

 

 

 

 

 

"Broadening & deepening the dharma conversation."

 

 

MEET YOUR HOST

Daniel T. Aitken

heat shot of Daniel AitkenDharma Chats are hosted by Daniel Aitken, Wisdom’s CEO & Publisher, who many of you will know as the Wisdom Podcast host. Bringing to the table his own experience as a longtime practitioner with a PhD in Buddhist philosophy, Daniel creates conversations filled with engaging stories and inspiring practice guidance. Join Daniel in conversation with some of the most fascinating people in the Buddhist world, who will answer your questions and give you guidance for living an inspired life.

 

 

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