Paths of Practice with Daisy Lin

Paths of Practice with Daisy Lin

Author: Vincent Moore March 24, 2026 Duration: 48:22

Daisy Lin is an Emmy Award–winning journalist whose work has been published by NBC News, Huffington Post, Thrive Global, and more. She is a longtime member of the Caretaking Council of Los Angeles Compassionate Heart Sangha and a student at the Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Check out the following link for Daisy's blog, Dharma Diaries:

https://www.dharmadiaries.com/


For Daisy's recommended resources, please visit the following links:


https://lachsangha.wixsite.com/breathe

https://www.mountaincloud.org/

https://limitlesshorizonsixil.org/


We talked about:


*Service, equanimity, koans, and supporting the development of girls schools in Guatemala


*Finding Buddhism during a time of personal crisis and learning how to tend to yourself at the Los Angeles Compassionate Heart Sangha


*Mu and the impact of finding a teacher at Mountain Cloud Zen Center


*Accepting and loving your “knot” as well as acknowledging your ancestors


*And the importance of looking inside to find the jewels in your jacket and discovering that you are a wellspring


Vincent Moore hosts Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism, a space where personal stories take center stage. Each episode is built around a simple, profound question: what does it actually look like to live with Buddhist teachings? You’ll hear from people whose lives have been shaped by this path, from long-time monastics and dedicated lay practitioners to those who have just felt a curious pull toward mindfulness and compassion. The conversations avoid dry theory, focusing instead on the messy, human, and often surprising realities of integrating practice into daily life-through family, work, doubt, and discovery. This podcast operates on the belief that there are as many ways to walk this road as there are people walking it, gently exploring that diversity one honest conversation at a time. It’s less about providing answers and more about sharing the map-making process itself, offering companionship and insight for anyone interested in the varied terrain of spiritual life.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 128

Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism
Podcast Episodes
Paths of Practice with Rev. Tony Truong [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:26
Rev. Tony Truong serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors and Temple Minister at Ming Ya Buddhist Foundation in Los Angeles, where he supports the community’s liturgical life and daily operations. Ordained as a Lay…
Paths of Practice with Howard Lazzarini [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:29
Howard Lazzarini holds a degree in Japanese Language and Literature from the University of California at Berkeley. He spent 12 years in Japan and for several years during that time, in the early 1970s, practiced Soto Zen…
Paths of Practice with Primož Korelc Hiriko [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:52
Primož Korelc Hiriko was born in 1985 in Ljubljana (Slovenia), but grew up in Dolenjska. Hiriko spent many years as a Buddhist monk abroad, specifically in Great Britain, New Zealand, Thailand and Sri Lanka. During this…
Paths of Practice with Peace Twesigye [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:24
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Paths of Practice with Brook Ziporyn, PhD [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:42
Brook Ziporyn is a scholar of ancient and medieval Chinese religion and philosophy at The University of Chicago Divinity School and College. Professor Ziporyn received his BA in East Asian Languages and Civilizations fro…
Paths of Practice with Anusha Enryu Fernando [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:59
Anusha Enryu Fernando was born in Sri Lanka to a Theravadin Buddhist family. Her grandparents founded the Vipassana Meditation Centre located in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1957. She began practicing Zen Meditation with Hogen…
Paths of Practice with Bhante Sanāthāvihārī Bhikkhu [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:30
Bhante Sanāthāvihārī is a Mexican-American Theravāda monk at the Sarathchandra Buddhist Center in North Hollywood, a Sri Lankan center. He is a student of the late Dr. Bhante Madawela Puññaji, and the founder of Casa De…
Paths of Practice with Stephen Mugen Snyder, Roshi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:46
Stephen Mugen Snyder, Roshi began practicing daily meditation in 1976. Since then, he has studied Buddhism extensively—investigating and engaging in Zen, Tibetan, Theravada, and Western non-dual traditions. He was author…
Paths of Practice with Damiano Seiryū Finizio [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:41
Damiano Finizio was born in Italy in 1992. He began practicing traditional Japanese martial arts in 2012, where he met the Buddhist monk Seiun, who transformed his curiosity for Eastern disciplines and philosophies into…
Paths of Practice with Venerable Robina Courtin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:33
Ordained since the late 1970s, Ven. Robina has worked full time since then for Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT). Over the years she has served a…