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Flower Garland 'Enlightenment'
Jun 21, 2026
13m 21s
(We) Sentient Beings Are Everywhere . . .
May 25, 2026
10m 44s
The Trees of Indra's Infinitely Jeweled Net
Feb 17, 2026
14m 05s
Himalayan Buddhism and the Last Yeti on Earth
Jan 6, 2026
15m 52s
A 'Holiday' Dharma Tale (aka 'There's Nothing the Mind Can't be Trained to Do')
Dec 18, 2025
17m 52s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/21/26 | ![]() Flower Garland 'Enlightenment' | Beneath the Bodhi tree, as the morning star rose, the veil of human illusion dissolved like mist. The boundaries of Siddhartha’s skin vanished, revealing the universe not as separate fragments, but as a single, luminous tapestry where every creature's sorrow and every flower's joy flowed together. In that breathless moment, the heavy burdens of desire and fear fell away, and he stepped out of the cycle of shadows to awaken as the Buddha—his mind as vast and unshakeable as the sky. Here is a luminous account of the 'suchness' experience of the Buddha's enlightenment, as related by the Avatamsaka (aka Flower Garland/or Adornment) Sutra . . . -- In the Sutra's spirit, as you share in it, please consider how your own consciousness has access to the same boundless ‘potentials’ Siddhartha embodied under the Bodhi tree; let your imagination soar. (Length: 13.5 minutes) Written and shared here by Mark Winwood, a member of the Contemplative Psychology teaching faculty at Naropa University (Boulder CO), with music composed and performed by the renowned SF Bay-area musician Bobby Vega, in collaboration with Chris Rossbach. contact: mwinwood@gmail.com | 13m 21s | ||||||
| 5/25/26 | ![]() (We) Sentient Beings Are Everywhere . . .✨ | Mahayana Buddhismcompassion+4 | — | Naropa University | — | Diamond SutraMahayana path+5 | — | 10m 44s | |
| 2/17/26 | ![]() The Trees of Indra's Infinitely Jeweled Net✨ | Indra's Jewel Netinterconnectedness+5 | — | Naropa University | — | Indra's Jewel Nettrees+5 | — | 14m 05s | |
| 1/6/26 | ![]() Himalayan Buddhism and the Last Yeti on Earth✨ | Tibetan BuddhismHimalayan culture+3 | Mark Winwood | Naropa UniversityChenrezig Project | Nepal | Tibetan BuddhismYeti+5 | — | 15m 52s | |
| 12/18/25 | ![]() A 'Holiday' Dharma Tale (aka 'There's Nothing the Mind Can't be Trained to Do')✨ | Dharma practicefamily gatherings+3 | Mark Winwood | Naropa University | — | DharmaBodhisattva+3 | — | 17m 52s | |
| 10/24/25 | ![]() Afflictive Kleshas . . . In the Nature of Highway Robbers✨ | KleshasBuddhism+4 | — | Naropa University | — | KleshasBuddhism+5 | — | 12m 02s | |
| 9/4/25 | ![]() To "Know" Absolutely Everything (?)✨ | omniscienceMahayana Buddhism+5 | — | Naropa University | — | omniscienceBuddhism+6 | — | 13m 06s | |
| 8/22/25 | ![]() 'Unlocking' Direct Realization(s) . . .✨ | Direct RealizationBuddhist thought+5 | — | Naropa University | — | Direct RealizationBuddhism+8 | — | 25m 12s | |
| 8/18/25 | ![]() Decoding Dukkha: Suffering, the Four Noble Truths and "Mind Gardening"✨ | Buddhist philosophyFour Noble Truths+5 | — | Four Noble TruthsEightfold Path+2 | — | Buddhismsuffering+6 | — | 25m 40s | |
| 8/14/25 | ![]() Teachers Are Everywhere . . . Including in Your Mirror✨ | teachersself-reflection+3 | — | Chenrezig Projectmwinwood@gmail.com | — | teachersself-reflection+6 | — | 12m 12s | |
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| 8/9/25 | ![]() Lojong/Compassion Meditation: An Anti-Inflammatory for Mind and Body✨ | compassionmeditation+4 | — | Naropa University | — | Lojongcompassion meditation+5 | — | 13m 48s | |
| 8/6/25 | ![]() Compassion/Forgiveness: "I See It All Wisely" | A brief, accessible and practical discussion on Forgiveness: Compassion's unsung -- and often misunderstood -- hero. Far from being a sign of weakness or acceptance of wrongdoing (which is often how so many people instinctively view it), forgiveness isn't about ignoring suffering or condoning harmful misdeeds, nor is it weak or powerless. Forgiveness is a courageous, sometimes difficult mind/heart-felt activity that enables us to let go of stubbornly abiding fear, anger and resentment . . . and here's the 'thing': we don't forgive for any other person's sake, but profoundly for our own Benefit, our own Freedom, our own Well-being, our own best 'Is-ness'. (Length: 16 minutes) The Elegant Mind is shared here by Mark Winwood, a member of the teaching faculty at Naropa University (Boulder, CO) with accompanying music composed and performed by the San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega. contact: mwinwood@gmail.com | 15m 42s | ||||||
| 4/10/25 | ![]() The Skeptical Buddhist | Disbelief, Wariness, Incredulity . . . There are many Mahayana Buddhist perceptions and perspectives, notions and insights, practices and methodologies that on the (worldly/samsaric) surface initially might not make sense . . . ideas requiring an open mind in order to penetrate and allow the practical understandings that arouse our curiosity and interest sufficient to lean-in abit and engage -- bringing deeper learning, more penetrating contemplative experiences . . . and progressively awakening moments. For your consideration . . . a questioning mind is an essential catalyst for both intellectual alertness and developing confidence in one's spiritually innate qualities. (Length: 18 minutes) The Elegant Mind is written and shared here by Mark Winwood, a member of the teaching faculty at Naropa University (Boulder, CO) with accompanying music composed and performed by the San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega. contact: mwinwood@gmail.com | 18m 10s | ||||||
| 2/19/25 | ![]() 'DeepSeek'ing Dharma -- and the Human Touch | Ongoing advances in Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), most recently -- and explosively -- led by China's DeepSeek scientists, have stunned the tech/financial world in ways splashed about as pivotal 'wake-up' or 'Sputnik' moments. Certainly, we live in rapidly shifting times . . . but perhaps there ARE things more practically meaningful than global/political/market cyber-tech developments. For your consideration: here's a brief discussion of what -- beyond the epochal A.I. algorithms -- authentically engaged, high-performance 'DeepSeek'ing Dharma can awaken/manifest in each of us . . . compliments of our very own human Mind. (Length: 14 minutes) The Elegant Mind is written and shared here by Mark Winwood, a member of the teaching faculty at Naropa University (Boulder, CO), with accompanying music composed and performed by the San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega. contact: mwinwood@gmail.com | 12m 51s | ||||||
| 1/15/25 | ![]() "Now Departing on Track Number . . ." | Visualize a vast railroad terminal resembling New York's Grand Central Station, with freshly deceased people entering all the time, mulling around, eventually trudging from the station waiting room toward the track on which their departure train sits, ready to take them on the journey through the Bardo of Becoming to their next rebirth. Consider: While we will all be there one day, the specific train for which each of us is ticketed differs, and the experiences of our time upon it -- as well as the individual conditions awaiting at our destination -- are not randomly assigned or determined. Rather, they are earned by us -- moment-by-moment. It's classic, big picture, end-of-life Cause-and-Effect . . . based upon the Why's and How's of what we've done in days past. (Length: 10 minutes) The Elegant Mind is written and shared here by Mark Winwood, a member of the teaching faculty at Naropa University (Boulder, CO), with accompanying music composed and performed by the San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega. Read by Kathy Ambrose. contact: mwinwood@gmail.com | 9m 47s | ||||||
| 12/11/24 | ![]() Thangka, Buddha and a Meditative Journey . . . | Wednesday, December 11, 2024 Years ago, a Tibetan craftsman created the Thangka for her, presenting a luminous Gautama Buddha surrounded by empowering deities and Dharma protectors. She's spent abundant meditative hours in the Thangka's presence; fondly sitting with it, adoring and appreciating it as one would a most precious friend. In all their time together, the Buddha had remained Nobly silent, never audibly speaking to her . . . until today. (Length: 12 minutes) Written and presented by Mark Winwood, a faculty member at Naropa University in Boulder, CO and founder of the Chenrezig Project, with music composed and performed by the renowned SF Bay-area musician Bobby Vega. contact: mwinwood@gmail.com | 12m 19s | ||||||
| 5/30/24 | ![]() "What Is Enlightenment? Is it for Me?" | Call it what you will: enlightenment, realization, awakening, illumination, profound maturity, sageness, bliss . . . noble and empowering . . . brilliant and humble . . . courageous and practical . . . the 'stuff' of poetry. Cultivating the enlightening mind is, for those who venture in its direction with diligence and authenticity, an adventurous journey on the path toward that which is most profoundly -- and exquisitely -- down-to-earth. (Length: 11 minutes) Written and shared here by Mark Winwood, on the teaching faculty at Naropa University (Boulder CO) and the founder of the Chenrezig Project (mwinwood@gmail.com) with musical accompaniment by San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega. | 11m 01s | ||||||
| 8/4/23 | ![]() Some Thoughts on Mindfulness Practice | We often cannot change our external environment. We certainly cannot change many (or most) of the people we encounter. But Mindfulness practice can lead us to clearly 'see' -- and help us to genuinely understand -- what is happening in the present moment (i.e., as it is happening) rather than being confused and/or lost in our thoughts, opinions and reactions. Through experiential mindfulness, we can insightfully change in remarkable ways. And consider: once we are changed, everything changes. (Length: 17 minutes) Written and shared here by Mark Winwood of the Chenrezig Project (mwinwood@gmail.com) with musical accompaniment by San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega. | 17m 25s | ||||||
| 6/1/23 | ![]() Dharma in the ”Wild Place” | From a divine 17th century French Canadian cathedral . . . to a young couple presenting Medicine Buddha-oriented offerings in the midst of northern Colorado's 'Rawah Wilderness' -- a tale of bountiful faith and practice touching distant times and realms. (Length: 14 minutes) Written and shared here by Mark Winwood of the Chenrezig Project (mwinwood@gmail.com), with musical accompaniment by San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega in collaboration with Chris Rossbach. | 13m 20s | ||||||
| 4/18/23 | ![]() Turn Suffering Into Compassion -- A Tonglen Meditation | "Tonglen" is a Tibetan term that implies 'exchanging oneself with others’. It refers to a meditation practice found in Himalayan/Mahayana Buddhism which allows the awakening of genuine compassion. "Tong" translates as 'giving or sending', and "len" as 'receiving or taking.' Tonglen practice is experiential; it gradually wears away our habitually obsessive grasping at a false sense of self (e.g., stubborn ego fixation / relentless identification with the personality). Through meditative visualization(s), Tonglen effectively reverses our familiar pattern of avoiding suffering and seeking pleasure. As this occurs, we finally liberate ourselves from the deeply rooted -- and destructive -- prison of selfishness. (Length: 45 minutes. Included herein: Tonglen discussion followed by a guided meditation which begins at approximately 20 minutes.) Written and shared here by Mark Winwood of the Chenrezig Project (mwinwood@gmail.com). | 45m 27s | ||||||
| 2/17/23 | ![]() Guided Meditation: Breath Contemplation / River of Metta | For your contemplation: Appreciative thoughts and kindness-empowering visualizations are shared in this gentle meditation. As the River flows . . . May all beings be happy -- May all beings be safe -- May all beings be well -- May all beings be peaceful and at ease. Sit comfortably, focus, center . . . approach and enter your meditative mind. Or simply listen. (Length: 28 minutes) Written and shared here by Mark Winwood of the Chenrezig Project. | 28m 36s | ||||||
| 1/24/23 | ![]() A Dharma Crucible | It is auspicious awareness for Dharma practitioners to remain mindful of how each of our lifetime's event/moments present opportunities for empowering wisdom to arise and abide. Then, as insights blossom, long-held perspectives and self-oriented attitudes, no longer useful or relevant, may transform in vastly unexpected ways. Consider: the flourishing of these insights -- and how we engage with them -- depends on no one but ourselves. (Length: 13 minutes) Written and shared here by Mark Winwood of the Chenrezig Project with accompanying music composed and performed by the San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega. | 13m 00s | ||||||
| 12/23/22 | ![]() The Vibrational Resonance of Mantras | The inherently potent merging of Tibetan Buddhism-supported mind states, in concert with the vibrational qualities of Sanskrit sounds and syllables, provides a direct, enriching stimulus to the energies -- and results -- of our Dharma practice. This has been understood and experienced by practitioners for centuries, who will recite teachings and prayers in their own Tibetan language but have preserved and practice their mantra recitations in Sanskrit, knowing a mantra's intrinsic 'merit' lies mainly in its vibrational qualities rather than in any psychological meaning that society, culture, civilization or humans have placed on it. But initial 'mantra practice' challenges are not uncommon here in the West . . . (Length: 15 minutes) Written by Mark Winwood of the Chenrezig Project, with accompanying music composed and performed by the San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega. | 14m 41s | ||||||
| 10/15/22 | ![]() ’Splendid’ Impermanence | Everything is changing, advancing . . . collectively and individually . . . moment-by-moment. Until instinctive insights begin to manifest, reactions to impermanence set many of our challenges into motion, swirling into what Siddhartha termed afflictive mind-states (aka kleshas) of "dukkha" – ignorance-sourced confusions and complications leading to insecurity, discontent, stress, anxiety . . . catchword “suffering”. But with understanding comes appreciation and, once embraced, impermanence becomes profoundly fertile . . . vast and empowering . . . bringing forth perpetual opportunities . . . fluid, evolving, blossoming. Impermanence -- it's the Greatest Show on Earth . . . fantastically alive . . . playing non-stop, both outside and inside your mind. (Length: 12.5 minutes) Written and presented by Mark Winwood of the Chenrezig Project, with accompanying music composed and performed by the San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega. | 12m 24s | ||||||
| 6/30/22 | ![]() Lao Tzu and the Mahayana Path | The legendary Lao Tzu was living and teaching a harmonious way of being -- simple, modest and true -- traveling throughout China centuries before Siddhartha's birth. Upon achieving enlightenment, Siddhartha Buddha refined, deepened and shared similar ways to all who were inclined to listen. Then, after his death, these teachings were assembled and gradually morphed into what we today know as Buddhism's Mahayana curriculum. The teachings of Lao Tzu . . . The awakened Bodhisattva path . . . Both so ancient, yet so relevant today. (Length: 13 minutes) Written by Mark Winwood of the Chenrezig Project, with accompanying music composed and performed by the SF-bay area musician Bobby Vega. | 13m 08s | ||||||
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