Is Enlightenment Possible? #200

Is Enlightenment Possible? #200

Author: Scott Snibbe July 29, 2025 Duration: 48:52
We can't believe this is our 200th episode! For this special occasion, we wanted to share a talk and meditation Scott Snibbe offered in our Train a Happy Mind community a couple of weeks ago called “Is enlightenment possible?” Over the years, Scott's ideas of enlightenment have evolved as he's interviewed some of the world's foremost teachers and scholars of Buddhism like Dr. Jan Willis, Dr. Robert Thurman, Thupten Jinpa, and Tenzin Palmo. This episode is a reflection of these new under...

In a world that often equates busyness with purpose, How to Train a Happy Mind offers a different path. Host Scott Snibbe guides conversations that explore a secular, practical approach to well-being, drawing from a rich tapestry of sources including modern psychology, science, and contemplative traditions. This isn't just about sitting quietly; it's an active training of our innate capacities for intelligence and emotional resilience. Listeners will find a podcast dedicated to actionable techniques that move beyond basic mindfulness, engaging our imagination and compassion to reshape our inner experience and outward relationships. Each episode, often featuring insightful guests, breaks down complex ideas into accessible practices aimed at building genuine, lasting happiness from the inside out. The discussions naturally weave through themes of mental fitness, spiritual inquiry, and physical health, reflecting a holistic view of what it means to live meaningfully. Tuning into this podcast feels like joining a thoughtful workshop for the mind, where abstract concepts become tools you can use in your daily life to foster personal peace and contribute to a kinder world. Scott’s grounded perspective helps demystify meditation, presenting it as a trainable skill for modern life challenges, making the pursuit of a happy mind both a practical and profound journey.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
10-Minute Path to a Happy Mind Guided Meditation #193 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:00
Scott Snibbe leads a 10-minute guided meditation that is based on the sequence he shares in the How to Train a Happy Mind podcast and book. Many Tibetan Buddhists do this meditation every day. If you don't have much time…
The Complete Path to a Happy Mind #192 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:17
"I'll tell you something. I've learned it's hard work to be happy." Brian Wilson In this special retreat episode, Scott Snibbe guides us through the full path to a happy mind—from appreciating the simple miracle of being…
5-Minute Breath Awareness Meditation with Larry Ward #191 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:43
Dr. Larry Ward—student of Thich Nhat Hanh and author of America's Racial Karma—leads a short but powerful breath awareness meditation. Episode 191: 5-Minute Breath Awareness Meditation If you’d like to practice with othe…
Healing America's Racial Karma—Larry Ward #190 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:10
Scott talks with Dr. Larry Ward, a student of Thich Nhat Hanh, and author of America's Racial Karma. His book is about how we heal from the trauma of racism, not just as a society, but in our own minds and bodies. In our…
The Interdependent Self - Guided Meditation #43 [rebroadcast] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:08
Who am I? From the Buddhist perspective, there’s a systematic way of asking this question of who you are in the form of a meditation on the ultimate nature of the self, or "emptiness." This meditation is said to be the s…
Who am I? #42 [rebroadcast] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:15
Are you your body? Are you your mind? Are you a collection of thoughts, memories, and neural connections that could be uploaded into a computer to live forever? Or are you an old-fashioned soul? This episode probes the n…
Mindfulness Awareness Meditation with Susan Piver #189 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:31
Susan Piver leads a short breath awareness meditation in this week's podcast episode. If you were to go down the Buddhist path, you would start with this practice before starting with visualizations, guru yogas, mantras,…
The Interdependent Nature of Reality #39 [rebroadcast] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:34
The Buddhist understanding of how things exist, called emptiness, breaks objects down into parts, causes, and a mind that bundles them into the illusion of a solid, singular, unchanging entity. When we apply this analysi…
From Panic to Peace: A Guided Meditation with Kazu Haga #187 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:44
When the world feels like it’s unraveling, how do we come back to ourselves? In this gentle, grounding guided meditation, activist and educator Kazu Haga invites us to sit beside our fear—not to fix or push it away, but…