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 Ācārya Malcolm Smith!"
ĀCĀRYA MALCOLM SMITH
JOINS HOST DANIEL AITKEN FOR A SPECIAL EPISODE OF
WISDOM DHARMA CHATS
ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2025, AT 7:00 PM EDT
Please join us for this episode of Wisdom Dharma Chats as host Daniel Aitken welcomes back Ācārya Malcolm Smith. Fresh from wrapping filming on his brand-new Wisdom Academy course, Malcolm will share behind-the-scenes perspectives and personal insights into the profound and transformative path of the great perfection. Together with Daniel, he’ll explore the challenges and blessings of presenting these teachings for a modern audience, and what it means to integrate the view of Dzogchen into everyday life. This conversation will also touch on Malcolm’s upcoming book, Yoga of the Natural State: The Dzogchen Aural Lineage.
Whether you’re a longtime student of Dzogchen or newly curious about its radical approach to awakening, this Dharma Chat offers a rare opportunity to connect with one of today’s most respected Western teachers and translators of the great perfection. We hope you’ll join us live—online or in-studio—for this illuminating conversation.
JOIN OUR LIVE IN-STUDIO AUDIENCE IN NEW YORK CITY
This is a ticket to be a live studio audience member during the filming of the Wisdom Dharma Chat episode with Ācārya Malcolm Smith on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 132 Perry St., New York, NY 10014.
Tickets for the in-studio audience are available for $20.00 to help make Wisdom Dharma Chats possible. Doors will open at 6:20 p.m. and will close promptly at 6:55 p.m. Please do not be late. The Wisdom Dharma Chat will start at 7:00 p.m. and will last until approximately 8:45 p.m., including a short intermission around 8:00 p.m.
Seats are limited, so please be sure to reserve a ticket for the in-studio audience if you plan on coming in person.
OR, REGISTER TO SAVE YOUR SEAT IN OUR ONLINE AUDIENCE AND WATCH OVER ZOOM
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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.
MEET YOUR HOST
Daniel Aitken
Daniel is the CEO and Publisher of Wisdom Publications, as well as the host of the popular Wisdom Podcast and Wisdom Dharma Chats. In addition to publishing some of the most important books and online courses on Buddhism, he has interviewed over 200 Buddhist masters from a variety of Buddhist traditions. Daniel has a PhD in Buddhist Philosophy. His lifelong interest in Tibetan Buddhism, the Tibetan language, and its literature has taken him across Australia, America, India, Nepal, and Tibet to pursue a deeper understanding of Buddhist theory and practice with some of the greatest masters from the living tradition.
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