Martin Luther King, Jr. once nominated Thich Nhat Hanh for a Nobel Peace Prize. And now the Vietnamese Zen master and poet is on a North American tour. Our encounter with him a decade ago has left a lasting imprint on us. In this radio pilgrimage, you’ll hear a rare, intimate conversation with him and with others who make use of his practical, lyrical teachings on finding buoyancy and "being peace" in a world of conflict.

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/thich-nhat-hanh-on-mindfulness-suffering-and-engaged-buddhism/74

Thich Nhat Hanh — Mindfulness, Suffering, and Engaged Buddhism

Courage is borne out of vulnerability, not strength. This finding of Brené Brown’s research on shame and "wholeheartedness" shook the perfectionist ground beneath her own feet. And now it’s inspiring millions to reconsider the way they live, parent, and navigate relations with members of the opposite gender.

See more at http://www.onbeing.org/program/brene-brown-on-vulnerability/4928

Brené Brown — The Courage to Be Vulnerable (Dec 5, 2013)

Lyrics:
a) God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. (3x)

b) (Improv-/Bridge)

c) God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference. (3x)

Credits:
Music by Mindy Benowitz and Give Get Sistet
Vocals by Mindy Benowitz and Give Get Sistet
Arr. By Mindy Benowitz
Audio engineering: Reid Kruger, Waterbury Music
Lyrics: Reinhold Niebuhr (In the public domain)

Publisher/Master 100% Mindy Benowitz. (Contact: mindy@mindybenowitz.com.)
Songwriting: 55% Mindy Benowitz (Contact: mindy@mindybenowitz.com), 45% Give Get Sistet (Contact: Sarah M Greer sg@sarahmgreer.com)

Serenity Prayer (Can and Should) (feat. Give Get Sistet)

Lyrics & Credits
Lyrics:
A1) I’m held by the Source of Life and totally loved. (4x)
B)        I know that I am truly safe.           
	     I know that my soul is good.
	     I know the Source is healing me.
	     I know the Source is loving me.
A2) You’re held by the Source of Life and totally loved.  (4x)
	Repeat B: I know that I am truly safe…..           
A3) We’re held by the Source of Life and totally loved.  (4x)

Credits:
Music and lyrics by Mindy Benowitz
Vocals by Mindy Benowitz and Ariella Rahma Forstein
Piano composed and performed by Maureen Koenig McFarlane
Arr: Mindy Benowitz, Diane Benjamin, and Maureen Koenig McFarlane
Audio engineering by Reid Kruger, Waterbury Music

Held And Totally Loved By The Source Of Life

Human memory is a sensory experience, says psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk. Through his longtime research and innovation in trauma treatment, he shares what he's learning about how bodywork like yoga or eye movement therapy can restore a sense of goodness and safety. What he’s learning speaks to a resilience we can all cultivate in the face of the overwhelming events — which, after all, make up the drama of culture, of news, and of life.

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/restoring-the-body-bessel-van-der-kolk-on-yoga-emdr-and-treating-trauma/5801

Bessel van der Kolk — Restoring the Body: Yoga, EMDR, and Treating Trauma

This unedited conversation with Joy Ladin comes from the produced show "Gender and the Syntax of Being: Identity and Transition."

Gender defines us from the moment we’re born. But how is that related to the lifelong work of being at home in ourselves? For as far back as Joy Ladin can remember, her body didn’t match her soul. We explore this question through her story of transition from male to female — in an orthodox Jewish world.

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/gender-and-the-syntax-of-being-joy-ladin-on-identity-and-transition/5646



[Unedited] Joy Ladin with Krista Tippett

Silence is an endangered species, says Gordon Hempton. He defines real quiet as presence — not an absence of sound, but an absence of noise. The Earth, as he knows it, is a "solar-powered jukebox." Quiet is a "think tank of the soul." We take in the world through his ears.

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/last-quiet-places/4557

Gordon Hempton — The Last Quiet Places: Silence and the Presence Of Everything

"The more we can learn these lessons, the more we will not be running towards our death, but opening to our lives." Mindfulness researcher Jon Kabat-Zinn on the physiological and spiritual potential of being present to every moment of daily life.

Find more at onbeing.org/becoming-wise