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- 🇬🇧GB · Buddhism#7230K to 100K
- 🇺🇸US · Buddhism#1835K to 30K
- 🇰🇷KR · Buddhism#8100K to 300K
- 🇪🇸ES · Buddhism#1671K to 10K
- 🇫🇷FR · Buddhism#1941K to 10K
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74K to 240K🎙 ~2x weekly·227 episodes·Last published 4d ago - Monthly Reach
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147K to 480K🇰🇷63%🇬🇧21%🇺🇸6%+3 more - Active Followers
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Faith & Compassion
Jun 21, 2026
34m 09s
Prajnaparamita And Great Wisdom–Part 3: 8,000 Lines–Divine Mother
Jun 14, 2026
42m 10s
The Kindness of the Buddha!
Jun 7, 2026
28m 47s
The Honest Question
May 31, 2026
18m 35s
Certainty
May 24, 2026
21m 36s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/21/26 | Faith & Compassion | Rev. Allard Kieres explores the vital relationship between faith, doubt, and compassion within Zen practice, contrasting rigid "absolute faith" with the open, flexible "perfect faith" described by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett. He redefines doubt not as the enemy of faith, but as a tool that sharpens it, describing faith as the willingness to take the next step in the dark even when the path is obscured by delusion or pain. Through personal stories—including a transformative encounter... | 34m 09s | ||||||
| 6/14/26 | Prajnaparamita And Great Wisdom–Part 3: 8,000 Lines–Divine Mother | Rev. Oswin Hollenbeck explores Prajnaparamita as the "Perfection of Wisdom", specifically focusing on the 8,000-Line Prajnaparamita Sutra and her personification as the "Great Mother." Rev. Oswin discusses how this foundational Mahayana Buddhist teaching emphasizes transcendent wisdom, emptiness, and the nurturing, compassionate nature of enlightenment. Ultimately, the lecture serves as a guide on how practitioners can understand and embody this profound wisdom in their daily spiritual practi... | 42m 10s | ||||||
| 6/7/26 | The Kindness of the Buddha!✨ | BuddhismKindness+3 | — | Shasta Abbey | — | Buddhakindness+5 | — | 28m 47s | |
| 5/31/26 | The Honest Question✨ | BuddhismSpiritual Practice+3 | Rev. Valeria Allison | Shasta AbbeyTwitter/X+2 | — | Buddhismspirituality+4 | — | 18m 35s | |
| 5/24/26 | Certainty✨ | faithcertainty+4 | Rev. Margaret Clyde | Shasta AbbeyTriple Treasure | — | certaintyfaith+5 | — | 21m 36s | |
| 5/17/26 | Great Master Keizan’s Encouragement to Pure Meditation✨ | Soto Zenmeditation+3 | Rev. Ando Mueller | Shasta Abbey | — | Great Master KeizanSoto Zen+3 | — | 32m 14s | |
| 5/10/26 | Walking the Path✨ | changing conditionsdynamic reality+4 | Rev. Astor Douglas | Shasta AbbeyTwitter/X+2 | — | Buddhismspirituality+4 | — | 23m 29s | |
| 5/3/26 | Simplicity✨ | simplicityspirituality+4 | Rev. Master Meian Elbert | Shasta AbbeyTwitter/X+2 | — | simplicityBuddhism+4 | — | 18m 02s | |
| 4/26/26 | Meditation and Soto Zen #9✨ | MeditationSoto Zen+4 | — | Denkoroku | — | MeditationSoto Zen+4 | — | 1h 31m 03s | |
| 4/19/26 | True Training✨ | Buddhist practicespirituality+3 | Rev. Master Koten Benson | Lions Gate Buddhist PrioryOrder of Buddhist Contemplatives | B.C. | Buddhismpractice+3 | — | 26m 43s | |
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| 4/12/26 | Meditation and Soto Zen #8✨ | MeditationSoto Zen+3 | — | Shushogi | — | MeditationSoto Zen+3 | — | 1h 30m 49s | |
| 4/5/26 | Founder’s Day✨ | Founder's DayBuddhism+3 | Rev. Chosei Swann | Shasta Abbey | — | Founder's DayRev. Chosei Swann+3 | — | 35m 56s | |
| 3/29/26 | What’s Important Now | Rev. Scholastica Hicks shares some reflections from her life as a monk and specifically as an elderly woman. We never know how much time we have left in this world. This brings up the important question, "what's important now"? This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday March 22nd, 2026. YouTube: https://youtu.be/CeufxBpaSAY?si=XkEf0HLcuiacbhYg Twitter/X: @shastaabbey | 34m 15s | ||||||
| 3/22/26 | Trusting with Wisdom | Rev. Daishin Yalon talks about trust in Buddhist practice. How do we as Buddhists approach and practice trust? What is it not? And what did the Buddha have to say on the matter? This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday December 29, 2019. YouTube: N/A Twitter/X: @shastaabbey | 32m 09s | ||||||
| 3/15/26 | Prajnaparamita & Great Wisdom Part 3C Iconography: Manjusri | Rev. Oswin Hollenbeck continues his lecture series on iconography. In this talk he focuses on how the gender switched from Compassion as male in India to female in China. And how Wisdom switched from female in India to male in China. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday March 15, 2026. YouTube: N/A Twitter/X: @shastaabbey | 47m 47s | ||||||
| 3/8/26 | Goodwill | Rev. Daishin Yalon encourages us to practice Metta (goodwill) towards others during this difficult time of war and violence in the world. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday March 8, 2026. YouTube: https://youtu.be/Na3qC5AbenM Twitter/X: @shastaabbey | 20m 48s | ||||||
| 3/1/26 | Boundless Merit | Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, talks after a Transfer of Merit Ceremony about how being still and offering our love and well wishes to the world is an important and helpful part of our practice. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday March 1, 2026. YouTube: https://youtu.be/yi24vgWwFwY Twitter/X: @shastaabbey | 14m 40s | ||||||
| 2/22/26 | Ever Present Light of Buddha | Rev. Ando Mueller gives a detailed look at the Festival of the Buddha's Parinirvana, describing the details and symbolism of the ceremony. Parinirvana is the festival of the Buddha's death. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday February 22, 2026. YouTube: https://youtu.be/Cv8ceOA5NgU Twitter/X: @shastaabbey | 26m 07s | ||||||
| 2/15/26 | Reflection on the Three Refuges | Rev. Amanda Robertson discusses what the Three Refuges are and what they mean to us in our daily practice. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday February 15, 2026. YouTube: N/A Twitter/X: @shastaabbey | 25m 02s | ||||||
| 2/8/26 | Avatamsaka: The Great Scripture | Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, gives a talk on the annual Avatamsaka festival day. She talks about what the scripture is and why we hold it in such high regard. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday February 8, 2026. YouTube: https://youtu.be/n8AA1VsdFww Twitter/X: @shastaabbey | 19m 56s | ||||||
| 2/1/26 | Understanding the Source of Our Delusion | The late Rev. Jisho Perry talks about the Shurungama Sutra and its core teaching. This fundamental teaching is what we in our practice hear over and over again—we are not trying to 'get' something, we are trying to let go of something. The heart of the scripture, as Rev. Jisho discusses, is how to convert our ignorance into understanding. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday December 24, 2017. YouTube: N/A Twitter: @shastaabbey | 37m 06s | ||||||
| 1/18/26 | Maitreya | Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, teaches about who Maitreya Bodhisattva is on his annual festival day. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on January 1, 2026. YouTube: https://youtu.be/cIv3RhjCIgg Twitter/X: @shastaabbey | 16m 13s | ||||||
| 1/11/26 | Meditation and Enlightenment | Rev. Margaret Clyde starts by sharing the information that Buddhists celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha's Enlightenment during the month of December. And she offers us her advice and encouragement for our own practice of meditation. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday December 28, 2025. YouTube: https://youtu.be/jjvV9V8gNTw Twitter/X: @shastaabbey | 23m 23s | ||||||
| 1/4/26 | Prajnaparamita and Great Wisdom 2B | Rev. Oswin Hollenbeck continues his lecture series on Prajnaparamita. In this talk he guides us on an imaginative journey as to how ancient religion might take the respected qualities of a leader and convert them into the iconography we encounter today. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday December 21, 2025. YouTube: https://youtu.be/cyBaH2m9Yl0 Twitter/X: @shastaabbey | 46m 52s | ||||||
| 12/28/25 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Rev. Allard Kieres talks about working meditation and how the practice of being with, and seeing the value in, all our daily work, is of prime importance to our spiritual practice and basic mental health. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday December 14th, 2025. YouTube: https://youtu.be/WNKqeq6vUAs Twitter/X: @shastaabbey | 17m 54s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
7 placements across 6 markets.
Chart Positions
7 placements across 6 markets.