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November 22, 2015 — Robert Wright & Greg Snyder
The Wright Show
Greg's work teaching Zen meditation to Brooklyn teens
How Greg went from anger to Zen
What young people learn from meditation
Comparing Zen with other branches of Buddhism
The experience of "emptiness" through meditation
What's the purpose of Zen koans?
January 20, 2017 — Robert Wright & Dale Wright
The Wright Show
Dale's book What Is Buddhist Enlightenment?
Why is Vipassana getting more press than Zen?
What is distinctive about Zen?
Dale's meditation practice
Using mindfulness for good--and evil
A naturalistic conception of karma
How Buddhism adapts to Western culture
December 08, 2018 — Robert Wright & Fr. Michael Holleran
The Wright Show
Father Michael's 22 years as a Carthusian Monk
The contemplative tradition in Christianity
How Zen captivated Father Michael
Do Buddhist and Hindu mystics experience the same thing?
Zen's influence on Father Michael's theology
God, creation, and evolution
What insights does Christianity add to Buddhism?
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's influence on Father Michael
January 19, 2014 — Robert Wright & Joseph Goldstein
The Wright Show
The Buddhist concepts of mindfulness and awakening
Feelings, meditation, and the struggle with fear
Aversion, impermanence, and the Four Noble Truths
The foundations of mindfulness
Joseph: Our thoughts are like dictators
Reconnecting with the self
March 11, 2020 — Robert Wright & Robin Wang
The Wright Show
Unpacking the Dao De Jing's famous opening line, "The Dao that can be told is not the eternal Dao"
"The way" as a descriptive and prescriptive moniker
Rising above the perspective of the moment
The relationship among Daoism, Confucianism, and Zen Buddhism
Spirituality and transcendence in Daoism
Robin's work as a consultant on The Karate Kid remake
Why Robin's book uses "yinyang" instead of "yin and yang"
August 19, 2016 — Robert Wright & Douglas Osto
The Wright Show
Doug's book Altered States: Buddhism and Psychedelic Spirituality in America
Psychedelics as gateway drugs to Buddhism
Common ground between Buddhism and psychedelic spirituality
What is Psychedelic Buddhism?
When are psychedelics unhealthy?
Compare and contrast between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism
December 02, 2016 — Robert Wright & Jay Michaelson
The Wright Show
Jay's anti-Trump appeals
How the election unleashed hate
When "love your enemy" just won't work
Is empathy a limited resource?
Jay's spiritual toolkit for coping with a Trump presidency
Trump, the anti-Buddha
Can mindfulness help save the world?
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