Buddhist Studies Footnotes Castos https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com Footnotes is a series of short lectures or conversations on research in the field of Buddhist Studies. Created by Frances Garrett, a professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto, with occasional guest hosts, some episodes are summaries or discussions of articles or book chapters from academic work in the field, and some episodes feature interviews and guest hosts related to events and courses at the University of Toronto. We aim to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public. Footnotes was made possible by a grant from eCampusOntario and also receives support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. Audio editing has been done by Jesse Whitty and Frances Garrett. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:24:16 +0000 en All rights reserved https://episodes.castos.com/62333884546093-60323470/images/buddhist-studies-cover.jpg Buddhist Studies Footnotes https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com Footnotes is a series of short lectures or conversations on research in the field of Buddhist Studies. Created by Frances Garrett, a professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto, with occasional guest hosts, some episodes are summaries or discussions of articles or book chapters from academic work in the field, and some episodes feature interviews and guest hosts related to events and courses at the University of Toronto. We aim to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public. Footnotes was made possible by a grant from eCampusOntario and also receives support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. Audio editing has been done by Jesse Whitty and Frances Garrett. Frances Garrett episodic Footnotes is a series of short lectures or conversations on research in the field of Buddhist Studies. Created by Frances Garrett, a professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto, with occasional guest hosts, some episodes are summaries or discussions of articles or book chapters from academic work in the field, and some episodes feature interviews and guest hosts related to events and courses at the University of Toronto. We aim to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public. Footnotes was made possible by a grant from eCampusOntario and also receives support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. Audio editing has been done by Jesse Whitty and Frances Garrett. Frances Garrett frances.garrett@utoronto.ca false https://feeds.castos.com/ow15g yes <![CDATA[LGBTQ+ affirmation in the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist tradition]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:24:16 +0000 Frances Garrett https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/39597/episode/2430427 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/lgbtq-affirmation-in-the-jodo-shinshu-buddhist-tradition A conversation between Kody Muncaster and Jeff Wilson, professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies. They discuss Dr. Wilson's journey into Buddhism and Buddhist Studies and his work as an ordained minister in the Jodo Shinshu tradition. Wilson highlights Jodo Shinshu's historical significance in North America, its long and important role in various forms of engaged Buddhism, and the transformative efforts of Jodo Shinshu temples in becoming LGBTQ+ inclusive. They also discuss practical steps Buddhist groups can adopt to improve inclusivity. 

Jeff Wilson is a professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies at Renison University College (University of Waterloo). His research focuses on Buddhism in North America, Hawaii, and Japan. His first book, Mourning the Unborn Dead (Oxford 2009), examined the American uses of Japanese Buddhist post-abortion rituals. His second book, Dixie Dharma (North Carolina 2012), explored the role of regionalism in the life of a Buddhist temple in the South. His third book, Mindful America (Oxford 2014), charted the transformation of mindfulness from a Buddhist monastic practice to a omnipresent medical, psychological, and self-help technique. His fourth book, Selected Writings of D.T. Suzuki, Volume III: Comparative Religion (California 2016), examined the interfaith writings of one of the most important 20th century Japanese Buddhist scholars. He is also the author of pioneering research on the first documented clergy-led same-sex marriages in American history, including the world’s first Buddhist same-sex wedding ceremonies.

]]> full false A conversation between Kody Muncaster and Jeff Wilson, professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies. They discuss Dr. Wilson's journey into Buddhism and Buddhist Studies and his work as an ordained minister in the Jodo Shinshu tradition. Wilson highlights Jodo Shinshu's historical significance in North America, its long and important role in various forms of engaged Buddhism, and the transformative efforts of Jodo Shinshu temples in becoming LGBTQ+ inclusive. They also discuss practical steps Buddhist groups can adopt to improve inclusivity. 

Jeff Wilson is a professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies at Renison University College (University of Waterloo). His research focuses on Buddhism in North America, Hawaii, and Japan. His first book, Mourning the Unborn Dead (Oxford 2009), examined the American uses of Japanese Buddhist post-abortion rituals. His second book, Dixie Dharma (North Carolina 2012), explored the role of regionalism in the life of a Buddhist temple in the South. His third book, Mindful America (Oxford 2014), charted the transformation of mindfulness from a Buddhist monastic practice to a omnipresent medical, psychological, and self-help technique. His fourth book, Selected Writings of D.T. Suzuki, Volume III: Comparative Religion (California 2016), examined the interfaith writings of one of the most important 20th century Japanese Buddhist scholars. He is also the author of pioneering research on the first documented clergy-led same-sex marriages in American history, including the world’s first Buddhist same-sex wedding ceremonies.

]]> 00:49:19 <![CDATA[Creating safer spaces for queer and trans Buddhists]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:06:31 +0000 Frances Garrett https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/39597/episode/2317157 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/creating-safer-spaces-for-queer-and-trans-buddhists A conversation between Kody Muncaster and two representatives from the international Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community: Tenzin Tseme from Rainbodhi USA and Myra Blankenship from Rainbodhi Melbourne/Naarm. Rainbodhi is a network for LGBTQIA+ Buddhists to come together in community, sharing dharma and spiritual friendship. Rainbodhi has chapters all over the world. This episode explores Rainbodhi’s work, as well as the challenges faced by trans folks in Buddhism and how we can work to create a queer engaged Buddhism that is welcoming to all. This episode is part of a series of interviews with queer folks in Buddhism and Buddhist Studies. 

]]> full false A conversation between Kody Muncaster and two representatives from the international Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community: Tenzin Tseme from Rainbodhi USA and Myra Blankenship from Rainbodhi Melbourne/Naarm. Rainbodhi is a network for LGBTQIA+ Buddhists to come together in community, sharing dharma and spiritual friendship. Rainbodhi has chapters all over the world. This episode explores Rainbodhi’s work, as well as the challenges faced by trans folks in Buddhism and how we can work to create a queer engaged Buddhism that is welcoming to all. This episode is part of a series of interviews with queer folks in Buddhism and Buddhist Studies. 

]]> 01:19:57 <![CDATA[Living a queer Buddhist life, with Jampa Wurst]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:47:35 +0000 Frances Garrett https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/39597/episode/2210610 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/living-a-queer-buddhist-life-with-jampa-wurst A conversation between Kody Muncaster and Jampa Wurst, as part of a series of interviews with queer folks in Buddhism and Buddhist Studies. Dr. Jampa Wurst is a queer, non-binary Buddhist and founder of the International Queer Buddhist Conference (IQBC). Dr. Wurst has a PhD in Comparative Studies in Religion from  the Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany, completing a dissertation on Tibetan Buddhist Nuns and the Sakyadhita Network, an English translation of which was published in 2025 as Identity in Exile: Tibetan Buddhist Nuns and the Network Sakyadhītā.   

Kody Muncaster, PhD, the host of this series, has an MA in Buddhist Studies (University of South Wales) and a PhD in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (Western University). They are an OCSWSSW Psychotherapist and Clinical Director of Pink Lotus Counselling & Psychotherapy, and they have taught at the Buddhism, Psychology, and Mental Health program at the University of Toronto as well as at Western University’s Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. They began a three-year training to become a Zen priest under Venerable Bhikkhuni Thích Nũ’ Tinh Quang in 2024. Kody Muncaster is the author of the 2025 book, Queer Engaged Buddhism: Trans(forming) Buddhist Studies (Sumeru Press).  

]]> full false A conversation between Kody Muncaster and Jampa Wurst, as part of a series of interviews with queer folks in Buddhism and Buddhist Studies. Dr. Jampa Wurst is a queer, non-binary Buddhist and founder of the International Queer Buddhist Conference (IQBC). Dr. Wurst has a PhD in Comparative Studies in Religion from  the Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany, completing a dissertation on Tibetan Buddhist Nuns and the Sakyadhita Network, an English translation of which was published in 2025 as Identity in Exile: Tibetan Buddhist Nuns and the Network Sakyadhītā.   

Kody Muncaster, PhD, the host of this series, has an MA in Buddhist Studies (University of South Wales) and a PhD in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (Western University). They are an OCSWSSW Psychotherapist and Clinical Director of Pink Lotus Counselling & Psychotherapy, and they have taught at the Buddhism, Psychology, and Mental Health program at the University of Toronto as well as at Western University’s Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. They began a three-year training to become a Zen priest under Venerable Bhikkhuni Thích Nũ’ Tinh Quang in 2024. Kody Muncaster is the author of the 2025 book, Queer Engaged Buddhism: Trans(forming) Buddhist Studies (Sumeru Press).  

]]> 01:16:58 <![CDATA[Buddhist environmental ethics for a more-than-human world]]> Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:45:18 +0000 Frances Garrett https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/39597/episode/1808734 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/buddhist-environmental-ethics-for-a-more-than-human-world A conversation with Colin Simonds, Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Alberta. His research focuses on how Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and contemplative practice are relevant to contemporary issues facing the more-than-human world. His doctoral thesis, titled "Moral Phenomenology in a More-Than-Human World: A New Approach to Buddhist Environmental Ethics," offers an interpretation of Buddhist ethics as a moral phenomenology and proposes a phenomenological approach to animal and environmental ethics from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective. Dr. Simonds is also interested in broader questions of animal ethics, environmental ethics, contemplative studies, yoga studies, and Buddhist studies.

In this conversation with Frances Garrett, part of a Footnotes series on posthumanist approaches to the study of Buddhism, Dr. Simonds explores intersections of Buddhism, environmental ethics, and animal ethics. He talks about his work on deep ecology and on the feminist care ethics tradition, emphasizing the importance of relationship, community, and feeling. He also considers expanding traditional Buddhist understandings of sentience to include non-human animals, plants, and even maybe AI.

This episode of Buddhist Studies Footnotes was created, produced and edited by Frances Garrett, with support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. This project aims to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> full false A conversation with Colin Simonds, Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Alberta. His research focuses on how Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and contemplative practice are relevant to contemporary issues facing the more-than-human world. His doctoral thesis, titled "Moral Phenomenology in a More-Than-Human World: A New Approach to Buddhist Environmental Ethics," offers an interpretation of Buddhist ethics as a moral phenomenology and proposes a phenomenological approach to animal and environmental ethics from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective. Dr. Simonds is also interested in broader questions of animal ethics, environmental ethics, contemplative studies, yoga studies, and Buddhist studies.

In this conversation with Frances Garrett, part of a Footnotes series on posthumanist approaches to the study of Buddhism, Dr. Simonds explores intersections of Buddhism, environmental ethics, and animal ethics. He talks about his work on deep ecology and on the feminist care ethics tradition, emphasizing the importance of relationship, community, and feeling. He also considers expanding traditional Buddhist understandings of sentience to include non-human animals, plants, and even maybe AI.

This episode of Buddhist Studies Footnotes was created, produced and edited by Frances Garrett, with support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. This project aims to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> 00:48:33 <![CDATA[Buddhist environmentalism through philosophy of language]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:41:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/39597/episode/1723636 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/buddhist-environmentalism-through-philosophy-of-language A conversation with Nan Kathy Lin, visiting assistant professor at Oberlin College in religious ethics and critical thought. Her work focuses on East Asian Buddhism, environmentalism, and moral philosophy as informed by ordinary language philosophy.

In this conversation with Frances Garrett, part of a Footnotes series on posthumanist approaches to the study of Buddhism, Nan Kathy Lin talks about her work on developing a theory of religious change as seen through Buddhist environmentalism, drawing on philosophy of language and theoretical biology. She discusses the use of the concept of "interdependence" by 20th-century environmentalists, and she traces how the word interdependence as a translation of the Buddhist term paticca-samuppada should be seen as a response to moral concepts, such as growth or progress, embedded in 20th-century industrial political economy.

This episode of Buddhist Studies Footnotes was created, produced and edited by Frances Garrett, with support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. This project aims to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> full false A conversation with Nan Kathy Lin, visiting assistant professor at Oberlin College in religious ethics and critical thought. Her work focuses on East Asian Buddhism, environmentalism, and moral philosophy as informed by ordinary language philosophy.

In this conversation with Frances Garrett, part of a Footnotes series on posthumanist approaches to the study of Buddhism, Nan Kathy Lin talks about her work on developing a theory of religious change as seen through Buddhist environmentalism, drawing on philosophy of language and theoretical biology. She discusses the use of the concept of "interdependence" by 20th-century environmentalists, and she traces how the word interdependence as a translation of the Buddhist term paticca-samuppada should be seen as a response to moral concepts, such as growth or progress, embedded in 20th-century industrial political economy.

This episode of Buddhist Studies Footnotes was created, produced and edited by Frances Garrett, with support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. This project aims to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> 00:27:48 <![CDATA[Rescaling the human: Nature, culture, and science in the Gobi Desert]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:41:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/39597/episode/1716941 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/rescaling-the-human-nature-culture-and-science-in-the-gobi-desert A conversation with Matt King, professor of Buddhist studies at the University of California, Riverside. King is also the director of Asian studies and co-director of the medical humanities program at UCR. His research traces encounters between Buddhist scholasticism, science, humanism and state socialism in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

In this conversation with Frances Garrett, part of a Footnotes series on posthumanist approaches to the study of Buddhism, Matt King talks about his new research on the Gobi desert in the long 19th century. He discusses frontiers and zones of exchange between Tibetan and Mongolian communities in early 20th century China and Buddhist perspectives on nature, culture, and science. He talks about how nature/culture binaries may be understood newly through the lens of Buddhism, Indigenous studies, Black feminist studies, and models of planetary thinking, and about how the concept of nature is used to justify power structures, including colonialism and imperialism. He describes how his research with Mongolian and Tibetan sources suggests that knowledge and environments are co-produced and fundamentally perspectival.

This episode of Buddhist Studies Footnotes was created, produced and edited by Frances Garrett, with support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. This project aims to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> full false A conversation with Matt King, professor of Buddhist studies at the University of California, Riverside. King is also the director of Asian studies and co-director of the medical humanities program at UCR. His research traces encounters between Buddhist scholasticism, science, humanism and state socialism in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

In this conversation with Frances Garrett, part of a Footnotes series on posthumanist approaches to the study of Buddhism, Matt King talks about his new research on the Gobi desert in the long 19th century. He discusses frontiers and zones of exchange between Tibetan and Mongolian communities in early 20th century China and Buddhist perspectives on nature, culture, and science. He talks about how nature/culture binaries may be understood newly through the lens of Buddhism, Indigenous studies, Black feminist studies, and models of planetary thinking, and about how the concept of nature is used to justify power structures, including colonialism and imperialism. He describes how his research with Mongolian and Tibetan sources suggests that knowledge and environments are co-produced and fundamentally perspectival.

This episode of Buddhist Studies Footnotes was created, produced and edited by Frances Garrett, with support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. This project aims to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> 00:49:34 <![CDATA[Earth, water, fire, wind, space: Contemplative ecology in Buddhism]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:38:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/39597/episode/1717483 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/earth-water-fire-wind-space-contemplative-ecology-in-buddhism A conversation with Devin Zuckerman, a Buddhist studies scholar from the University of Virginia whose research looks at Buddhist theories and practices involving the elements of earth, water, fire, wind, and space.

In this conversation with Frances Garrett, part of a Footnotes series on posthumanist approaches to the study of Buddhism, Devin Zuckerman talks about how the elements are used to map human difference, and how they function as an “information technology” that connects human bodies and non-human environments. She describes sensory practices such as listening to the sounds of water as a way of making intelligible a more-than-human world. Drawing inspiration from eco-feminism, she explores how embodied contemplative practices in Buddhism may subvert a nature/culture binary, and how these practices may allow climate change to manifest in a practitioner's body.

Listeners may learn more about Devin Zuckerman’s work at https://vcsr.virginia.edu/devin-zuckerman.

Works discussed in this conversation include Astrida Neimanis and Rachel Loewen Walker’s article “’Weathering’: Climate Change and the ‘Thick Time’ of Transcorporeality” , published in Hypatia, Vol. 29, No. 3 (2014), pp.558-575.

This episode of Buddhist Studies Footnotes was created, produced and edited by Frances Garrett, with support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. This project aims to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> false A conversation with Devin Zuckerman, a Buddhist studies scholar from the University of Virginia whose research looks at Buddhist theories and practices involving the elements of earth, water, fire, wind, and space.

In this conversation with Frances Garrett, part of a Footnotes series on posthumanist approaches to the study of Buddhism, Devin Zuckerman talks about how the elements are used to map human difference, and how they function as an “information technology” that connects human bodies and non-human environments. She describes sensory practices such as listening to the sounds of water as a way of making intelligible a more-than-human world. Drawing inspiration from eco-feminism, she explores how embodied contemplative practices in Buddhism may subvert a nature/culture binary, and how these practices may allow climate change to manifest in a practitioner's body.

Listeners may learn more about Devin Zuckerman’s work at https://vcsr.virginia.edu/devin-zuckerman.

Works discussed in this conversation include Astrida Neimanis and Rachel Loewen Walker’s article “’Weathering’: Climate Change and the ‘Thick Time’ of Transcorporeality” , published in Hypatia, Vol. 29, No. 3 (2014), pp.558-575.

This episode of Buddhist Studies Footnotes was created, produced and edited by Frances Garrett, with support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. This project aims to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> 00:31:23 <![CDATA[Living mountains and mineral intimacies in Mongolia]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/39597/episode/1718376 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/living-mountains-and-mineral-intimacies-in-mongolia A conversation with Jessica Madison Pískatá, a cultural anthropologist who studies relationships between humans and geological landscapes on the peripheries of Cold War empires. Pískatá is now Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies at Oberlin College.

In this conversation with Frances Garrett, part of a Footnotes series on posthumanist approaches to the study of Buddhism, Pískatá talks about how her interest in anthropology was sparked by the experience of translating poetry in Mongolia, and how working with Mongolian poets led to insights into the relationship between people and the mineral landscape. She describes how geosocial relationships with mountains and mines can challenge binaries of living and nonliving, or nature and social life. Pískatá also discusses Mongolian understandings of the concept of energy, in the context of the field of energy humanities, and her new work on uranium mining in the Czech Republic.

Listeners may read and listen to three poems celebrating life on Earth called “Grass Trilogy” by Mongolian author Ochirbatyn Dashbalbar, translated by Jessica Madison Pískatá, at https://www.sapiens.org/culture/grass-trilogy/.

Works discussed include:

  • Elizabeth Povinelli’s  Geontologies: A Requiem to Late Liberalism (Duke University Press, 2016)
  • Philippe Descola’s Beyond Nature and Culture (trans. J. Lloyd) (Chicago University Press, 2013)
  • Cara New Daggett’s The Birth of Energy: Fossil Fuels, Thermodynamics, and the Politics of Work (Duke University Press, 2019)
  • Breanna Wilson's article in Forbes magazine, Feb 25, 2024, "How To Visit Shambala, Mongolia’s Most Sacred And Spiritual Place"

This episode of Buddhist Studies Footnotes was created, produced and edited by Frances Garrett, with support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. This project aims to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> full false A conversation with Jessica Madison Pískatá, a cultural anthropologist who studies relationships between humans and geological landscapes on the peripheries of Cold War empires. Pískatá is now Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies at Oberlin College.

In this conversation with Frances Garrett, part of a Footnotes series on posthumanist approaches to the study of Buddhism, Pískatá talks about how her interest in anthropology was sparked by the experience of translating poetry in Mongolia, and how working with Mongolian poets led to insights into the relationship between people and the mineral landscape. She describes how geosocial relationships with mountains and mines can challenge binaries of living and nonliving, or nature and social life. Pískatá also discusses Mongolian understandings of the concept of energy, in the context of the field of energy humanities, and her new work on uranium mining in the Czech Republic.

Listeners may read and listen to three poems celebrating life on Earth called “Grass Trilogy” by Mongolian author Ochirbatyn Dashbalbar, translated by Jessica Madison Pískatá, at https://www.sapiens.org/culture/grass-trilogy/.

Works discussed include:

  • Elizabeth Povinelli’s  Geontologies: A Requiem to Late Liberalism (Duke University Press, 2016)
  • Philippe Descola’s Beyond Nature and Culture (trans. J. Lloyd) (Chicago University Press, 2013)
  • Cara New Daggett’s The Birth of Energy: Fossil Fuels, Thermodynamics, and the Politics of Work (Duke University Press, 2019)
  • Breanna Wilson's article in Forbes magazine, Feb 25, 2024, "How To Visit Shambala, Mongolia’s Most Sacred And Spiritual Place"

This episode of Buddhist Studies Footnotes was created, produced and edited by Frances Garrett, with support from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. This project aims to make Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> 00:37:31 <![CDATA[A Clinical Bioethicist on End-of-Life Decision-Making]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 01:46:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/podcasts/39597/episodes/a-clinical-bioethicist-on-end-of-life-decision-making https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/a-clinical-bioethicist-on-end-of-life-decision-making Dr. Sean Hillman discusses caregiving work and his research on end-of-life care in India through the lenses of religious studies, bioethics and the law. He talks about how religious views affect end-of-life decision-making of patients, families and health care professionals; issues around blocking disclosure of bad news in sharing of sensitive medical information; ritual fasting and immobilization at the end of life; and attitudes towards end-of-life care, including pain management, hospice palliative care and assistance in dying.

Dr. Hillman is a clinical bioethicist with the Centre for Clinical Ethics (CCE), a consultant organization based at Unity Health Toronto and contracted to seven institutions in Ontario. He also is a Buddhist Corrections Chaplain for two facilities in the Kingston region. Dr. Hillman was a bedside caregiver in hospital for almost two decades and did a year-long fellowship in Clinical and Organizational Bioethics also at the CCE. A medical anthropologist and textualist, he has a doctorate in religion, bioethics, and south Asian studies from the University of Toronto.

A scholar of Asian philosophies and languages for almost thirty years, Dr. Hillman has spent five years living, studying and researching in India. His current research projects are on maximizing decisional participation by those who might have mental capacity interferences, and on how to better understand why families may request aggressive medical management for their loved-ones despite a poor prognosis (including religious logic such as vitalism, non-harm and filial piety). Dr. Hillman is a member of Durham Family Resources community advisory committee for their “recognizing capacity” pilot project which advocates for increased inclusion of those with intellectual, cognitive or communication challenges and for including supported decision making in Ontario healthcare law.

]]> full false Dr. Sean Hillman discusses caregiving work and his research on end-of-life care in India through the lenses of religious studies, bioethics and the law. He talks about how religious views affect end-of-life decision-making of patients, families and health care professionals; issues around blocking disclosure of bad news in sharing of sensitive medical information; ritual fasting and immobilization at the end of life; and attitudes towards end-of-life care, including pain management, hospice palliative care and assistance in dying.

Dr. Hillman is a clinical bioethicist with the Centre for Clinical Ethics (CCE), a consultant organization based at Unity Health Toronto and contracted to seven institutions in Ontario. He also is a Buddhist Corrections Chaplain for two facilities in the Kingston region. Dr. Hillman was a bedside caregiver in hospital for almost two decades and did a year-long fellowship in Clinical and Organizational Bioethics also at the CCE. A medical anthropologist and textualist, he has a doctorate in religion, bioethics, and south Asian studies from the University of Toronto.

A scholar of Asian philosophies and languages for almost thirty years, Dr. Hillman has spent five years living, studying and researching in India. His current research projects are on maximizing decisional participation by those who might have mental capacity interferences, and on how to better understand why families may request aggressive medical management for their loved-ones despite a poor prognosis (including religious logic such as vitalism, non-harm and filial piety). Dr. Hillman is a member of Durham Family Resources community advisory committee for their “recognizing capacity” pilot project which advocates for increased inclusion of those with intellectual, cognitive or communication challenges and for including supported decision making in Ontario healthcare law.

]]> 00:51:55 <![CDATA[The Paisley Gate: Intersections of Buddhism & Psychedelics]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2022 04:26:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/podcasts/39597/episodes/the-paisley-gate-intersections-of-buddhism-psychedelics https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/the-paisley-gate-intersections-of-buddhism-psychedelics As psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies march towards likely legality for therapeutic purposes, we may ask  how Buddhism and psychedelics intersect. In this episode, Kerry Helston explores some challenges and opportunities as well as the existing legacy of Buddhism and psychedelics in the West, with reference to current science and academic literature as well as personal experiences. 

Resources mentioned:

Altered States: Buddhism and Psychedelic Spirituality in America by Douglas Osto

LSD and the Mind of the Universe by Christopher M. Bache 

Secret Drugs of Buddhism: Psychedelic Sacraments and the Origins of the Vajrayana by Mike Crowley

“Characterization and prediction of acute and sustained response to psychedelic psilocybin in a mindfulness group retreat”

“Psychedelics, Meditation, and Self-Consciousness”

Chacruna Religion & Psychedelics Forum

Kerry Helston is a University of Toronto graduate student in psychotherapy and spiritual care. The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/.

]]> full false As psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies march towards likely legality for therapeutic purposes, we may ask  how Buddhism and psychedelics intersect. In this episode, Kerry Helston explores some challenges and opportunities as well as the existing legacy of Buddhism and psychedelics in the West, with reference to current science and academic literature as well as personal experiences. 

Resources mentioned:

Altered States: Buddhism and Psychedelic Spirituality in America by Douglas Osto

LSD and the Mind of the Universe by Christopher M. Bache 

Secret Drugs of Buddhism: Psychedelic Sacraments and the Origins of the Vajrayana by Mike Crowley

“Characterization and prediction of acute and sustained response to psychedelic psilocybin in a mindfulness group retreat”

“Psychedelics, Meditation, and Self-Consciousness”

Chacruna Religion & Psychedelics Forum

Kerry Helston is a University of Toronto graduate student in psychotherapy and spiritual care. The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/.

]]> 00:35:04 <![CDATA[ReOrienting Medicine on the Silk Roads]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2022 03:51:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/podcasts/39597/episodes/reorienting-medicine-on-the-silk-roads https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/reorienting-medicine-on-the-silk-roads A conversation with Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim on her ground-breaking 2021 book, ReOrienting Histories of Medicine: Encounters along the Silk Roads. Ronit's research on Eurasian medical history illuminates cross-cultural interactions and transmissions of knowledge, drawing on medieval manuscripts from Dunhuang, Kucha, the Cairo Genizah and Tabriz.

See more about this book at https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/reorienting-histories-of-medicine-9781472512574/ .

The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/ .

]]> full false A conversation with Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim on her ground-breaking 2021 book, ReOrienting Histories of Medicine: Encounters along the Silk Roads. Ronit's research on Eurasian medical history illuminates cross-cultural interactions and transmissions of knowledge, drawing on medieval manuscripts from Dunhuang, Kucha, the Cairo Genizah and Tabriz.

See more about this book at https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/reorienting-histories-of-medicine-9781472512574/ .

The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/ .

]]> 00:38:28 <![CDATA[How Buddhism Shapes Medical Care]]> Mon, 23 May 2022 02:24:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/podcasts/39597/episodes/how-buddhism-shapes-medical-care https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/how-buddhism-shapes-medical-care A conversation with Pierce Salguero on his 2022 book, A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine. Pierce explains what it means to talk about "Buddhist medicine", how medical texts and healing practices interact, and how Buddhism and its healing practices change over time and across geographic regions. He emphasizes how the deep importance of Buddhism has been neglected in our understanding of medical practices globally, and stresses the value of transdisciplinary collaboration and conversation.

See more about this book at http://cup.columbia.edu/book/a-global-history-of-buddhism-and-medicine/9780231185271.

The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/ .

]]> full false A conversation with Pierce Salguero on his 2022 book, A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine. Pierce explains what it means to talk about "Buddhist medicine", how medical texts and healing practices interact, and how Buddhism and its healing practices change over time and across geographic regions. He emphasizes how the deep importance of Buddhism has been neglected in our understanding of medical practices globally, and stresses the value of transdisciplinary collaboration and conversation.

See more about this book at http://cup.columbia.edu/book/a-global-history-of-buddhism-and-medicine/9780231185271.

The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/ .

]]> 00:41:03 <![CDATA[Becoming a Buddhist Spiritual Care Provider]]> Fri, 20 May 2022 02:56:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/podcasts/39597/episodes/becoming-a-buddhist-spiritual-care-provider https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/becoming-a-buddhist-spiritual-care-provider A conversation about Buddhist spiritual care work with Joanne Yuasa, a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist minister who is also in training to be a military chaplain. Joanne talks about how she came to Buddhism as an adult, and about her experiences with social anxiety disorder. Karl, Wini, and Joanne share their experiences of engaging with Buddhist practice in moments of suffering and distress. They also talk about working in hospital clinics as Buddhist care providers, and about the role of practices like deep listening and chanting mantras.

All three speakers have gone through Emmanual College’s Buddhist chaplaincy program – Emmanual College is located in Toronto. Karl and Wini are just completing their Master of Pastoral Studies, focusing on Buddhist spiritual care, and Joanne Yuasa completed that program recently. The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/.

]]> full false A conversation about Buddhist spiritual care work with Joanne Yuasa, a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist minister who is also in training to be a military chaplain. Joanne talks about how she came to Buddhism as an adult, and about her experiences with social anxiety disorder. Karl, Wini, and Joanne share their experiences of engaging with Buddhist practice in moments of suffering and distress. They also talk about working in hospital clinics as Buddhist care providers, and about the role of practices like deep listening and chanting mantras.

All three speakers have gone through Emmanual College’s Buddhist chaplaincy program – Emmanual College is located in Toronto. Karl and Wini are just completing their Master of Pastoral Studies, focusing on Buddhist spiritual care, and Joanne Yuasa completed that program recently. The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/.

]]> 00:34:56 <![CDATA[Using Mantras for Healing in Tibetan Medicine]]> Thu, 19 May 2022 03:03:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/podcasts/39597/episodes/using-mantras-for-healing-in-tibetan-medicine https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/using-mantras-for-healing-in-tibetan-medicine Thinley Gyatso discusses the use of mantras in Tibetan medical practice. He describes early medical texts that address how mantras are used as healing tools, and reports on conversations with Tibetan medical doctors who use mantra recitation in their medical practice. Thinley describes how mantra recitation as a form speech or sound therapy and a type of breathing practice. Thinley’s research brings forth the multidimensional impact that mantras can have in Buddhist practices of healing.

Thinley Gyatso is a University of Toronto doctoral student in Buddhist Studies. The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/.

]]> full false Thinley Gyatso discusses the use of mantras in Tibetan medical practice. He describes early medical texts that address how mantras are used as healing tools, and reports on conversations with Tibetan medical doctors who use mantra recitation in their medical practice. Thinley describes how mantra recitation as a form speech or sound therapy and a type of breathing practice. Thinley’s research brings forth the multidimensional impact that mantras can have in Buddhist practices of healing.

Thinley Gyatso is a University of Toronto doctoral student in Buddhist Studies. The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/.

]]> 00:15:55 <![CDATA[Exploring the Healing Powers of Demonic Forces]]> Thu, 19 May 2022 02:27:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/podcasts/39597/episodes/exploring-the-healing-powers-of-demonic-forces https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/exploring-the-healing-powers-of-demonic-forces Jonathan Morgan examines the role of the demonic in Buddhism, with a focus on Tibetan perspectives. He looks into how animistic traditions, such as Tibetan Bon, co-exist with Buddhism, and he asks: are demons inherently evil in the way that some Euro-North American cultures understand them, or are they more ubiquitous and even intimately familiar to people? Do demons teach us anything about ourselves or the nature of the world we inhabit? Can demons even help us to heal?

Jonathan Morgan is a University of Toronto graduate student in psychotherapy and spiritual care. The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/.

]]> full false Jonathan Morgan examines the role of the demonic in Buddhism, with a focus on Tibetan perspectives. He looks into how animistic traditions, such as Tibetan Bon, co-exist with Buddhism, and he asks: are demons inherently evil in the way that some Euro-North American cultures understand them, or are they more ubiquitous and even intimately familiar to people? Do demons teach us anything about ourselves or the nature of the world we inhabit? Can demons even help us to heal?

Jonathan Morgan is a University of Toronto graduate student in psychotherapy and spiritual care. The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/.

]]> 00:28:34 <![CDATA[A Buddhist Chaplain on Palliative Care]]> Tue, 17 May 2022 03:34:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/podcasts/39597/episodes/a-buddhist-chaplain-on-palliative-care https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/a-buddhist-chaplain-on-palliative-care An interview by Uvina Persaud with Buddhist minister Joanne Yuasa about her student practicum work in a hospital palliative care unit, and about how her own sensibilities about death and dying have changed through this training.

Uvina Persaud is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto.

The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/.

]]> full false An interview by Uvina Persaud with Buddhist minister Joanne Yuasa about her student practicum work in a hospital palliative care unit, and about how her own sensibilities about death and dying have changed through this training.

Uvina Persaud is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto.

The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada. See more at https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/.

]]> 00:26:55 <![CDATA[Inner Pharmacy: A Path to Healing]]> Tue, 17 May 2022 02:11:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/podcasts/39597/episodes/inner-pharmacy-a-path-to-healing https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/inner-pharmacy-a-path-to-healing An interview by Sumeet Kumar with Buddhist monk Adesh on the role of mindfulness in healing. Bhante Adesh shares insights on the role of a monk in Buddhist spiritual care, on the differences between healing practices in Buddhism and biomedicine, and on his work with people experiencing advanced life-limiting illnesses. He also talks about the importance of deeply listening to others as the first step in working as a healer, and on the role of mindfulness in healing.

Sumeet Kumar is an MA student at the University of Toronto.

The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada.

]]> full false An interview by Sumeet Kumar with Buddhist monk Adesh on the role of mindfulness in healing. Bhante Adesh shares insights on the role of a monk in Buddhist spiritual care, on the differences between healing practices in Buddhism and biomedicine, and on his work with people experiencing advanced life-limiting illnesses. He also talks about the importance of deeply listening to others as the first step in working as a healer, and on the role of mindfulness in healing.

Sumeet Kumar is an MA student at the University of Toronto.

The Footnotes series is produced at the University of Toronto, in Canada.

]]> 00:24:49 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "Sex and Sexuality in Buddhism: A Tetralemma"]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2022 03:48:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1134414229 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34sex-and-sexuality-in-buddhism-a-tetralemma34 A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, "Sex and Sexuality in Buddhism: A Tetralemma.", by Amy Langenberg, published in 2015 in Religion Compass, 9: 277– 286. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is “Like Pebbles in a Stream" by Fabio Rambelli and Rory Lindsay and "Not Tired Bells" by Daniel Birch. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> full false A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, "Sex and Sexuality in Buddhism: A Tetralemma.", by Amy Langenberg, published in 2015 in Religion Compass, 9: 277– 286. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is “Like Pebbles in a Stream" by Fabio Rambelli and Rory Lindsay and "Not Tired Bells" by Daniel Birch. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> 00:11:21 <![CDATA[Footnotes for “Virtuous Bodies: The Physical Dimensions of Morality in Buddhist Ethics"]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:57:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1134419527 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-for-virtuous-bodies-the-physical-dimensions-of-morality-in-buddhist-ethics34 A reading guide by Frances Garrett for chapters 4 and 6 from the book, Virtuous Bodies: The Physical Dimensions of Morality in Buddhist Ethics by Susanne Mrozik, published in 2010 by Oxford University Press. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is "Maya’s Guidance for Gotami" Khmer & English versions by Trent Walker, and "Bells Bobbing Along" by Daniel Birch. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> full false A reading guide by Frances Garrett for chapters 4 and 6 from the book, Virtuous Bodies: The Physical Dimensions of Morality in Buddhist Ethics by Susanne Mrozik, published in 2010 by Oxford University Press. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is "Maya’s Guidance for Gotami" Khmer & English versions by Trent Walker, and "Bells Bobbing Along" by Daniel Birch. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> 00:23:45 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "Circumambulatory Reading: Revolving Sutra Libraries and Buddhist Scrolls"]]> Mon, 07 Mar 2022 04:17:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1136482306 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34circumambulatory-reading-revolving-sutra-libraries-and-buddhist-scrolls34 A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, "Circumambulatory Reading: Revolving Sutra Libraries and Buddhist Scrolls" by Charlotte Eubanks, published in 2010 in Book History 13, 1-24. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> full false A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, "Circumambulatory Reading: Revolving Sutra Libraries and Buddhist Scrolls" by Charlotte Eubanks, published in 2010 in Book History 13, 1-24. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> 00:13:15 <![CDATA[Footnotes for "Race and Religion in American Buddhism: White Supremacy and Immigrant Adaptation"]]> Mon, 28 Feb 2022 03:46:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1142401036 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-for-34race-and-religion-in-american-buddhism-white-supremacy-and-immigrant-adaptation34 A Footnotes reading guide by Frances Garrett for two chapters from Joseph Cheah's book, Race and Religion in American Buddhism: White Supremacy and Immigrant Adaptation (Oxford University Press, 2011), namely, the “Introduction” and Chapter 3, “Adaptation of  Vipassana Meditation by Convert Buddhists and Sympathizers”. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> full false A Footnotes reading guide by Frances Garrett for two chapters from Joseph Cheah's book, Race and Religion in American Buddhism: White Supremacy and Immigrant Adaptation (Oxford University Press, 2011), namely, the “Introduction” and Chapter 3, “Adaptation of  Vipassana Meditation by Convert Buddhists and Sympathizers”. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> 00:20:14 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "Contemporary Buddhist Chanting and Music"]]> Mon, 28 Feb 2022 03:39:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1142398345 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34contemporary-buddhist-chanting-and-music34 A reading guide by Tony Scott for the article, "Contemporary Buddhist Chanting and Music" by P. Greene, published in 2017 in The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism, Oxford University Press. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Tony Scott, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> full false A reading guide by Tony Scott for the article, "Contemporary Buddhist Chanting and Music" by P. Greene, published in 2017 in The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism, Oxford University Press. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Tony Scott, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> 00:16:51 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "Buddhist Meditation as Strategic Embodiment"]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2022 03:53:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1142404453 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34buddhist-meditation-as-strategic-embodiment34 A reading guide by Frances Garrett for a chapter by Sharon Suh called "Buddhist Meditation as Strategic Embodiment: An Optative Reflection" from the book, "Flashpoints for Asian American Studies", edited by Cathy Schlund-Vials, and Viet Thanh Nguyen, and published in 2017 by Fordham University Press. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> full false A reading guide by Frances Garrett for a chapter by Sharon Suh called "Buddhist Meditation as Strategic Embodiment: An Optative Reflection" from the book, "Flashpoints for Asian American Studies", edited by Cathy Schlund-Vials, and Viet Thanh Nguyen, and published in 2017 by Fordham University Press. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> 00:11:09 <![CDATA[Footnotes Interview with Dr Tanatchaporn Kittikong on "Choreographing the site of impermanence"]]> Mon, 14 Feb 2022 01:54:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1118183044 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-interview-with-dr-tanatchaporn-kittikong-on-34choreographing-the-site-of-impermanence34 An interview by Tony Scott with Dr Tanatchaporn Kittikong on her 2015 article, "Choreographing the site of impermanence: Performing body with Buddhist philosophy and meditation in movement-based performance" in Dance Movement & Spiritualities 2(1):57-72.

This episode of Footnotes was produced by Tony Scott with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is a single track called “Meditation” created by the artist Synapsis working in Perth, Australia. Synapsis can be reached at a-zone records@live.ca. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto in Canada with support from ecampus Ontario. Image of Tanatchaporn Kittikong from her doctoral thesis.

]]> full false An interview by Tony Scott with Dr Tanatchaporn Kittikong on her 2015 article, "Choreographing the site of impermanence: Performing body with Buddhist philosophy and meditation in movement-based performance" in Dance Movement & Spiritualities 2(1):57-72.

This episode of Footnotes was produced by Tony Scott with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is a single track called “Meditation” created by the artist Synapsis working in Perth, Australia. Synapsis can be reached at a-zone records@live.ca. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto in Canada with support from ecampus Ontario. Image of Tanatchaporn Kittikong from her doctoral thesis.

]]> 00:52:26 <![CDATA[Footnotes for "Participatory Filmmaking Among Contemporary Shugendō Practitioners"]]> Mon, 07 Feb 2022 02:14:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1118193349 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-for-34participatory-filmmaking-among-contemporary-shugendo-practitioners34 A reading guide by Tony Scott for the 2013 article, "Participatory Filmmaking Among Contemporary Shugendō Practitioners: Representing an Esoteric Tradition in an Accessible Documentary Film" by M. P. McGuire, published in The Journal of American-East Asian Relations, 20(4), 325–339. https://doi.org/10.1163/18765610-02004001

This episode of Footnotes was produced by Tony Scott with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is a track called “Jinkai” produced by hip-hop artist Yakuza Beatz and licensed by Creative Commons. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto in Canada with support from ecampus Ontario. Image: Shugendo Now Poster (taken from shugendonow.com)

]]> full false A reading guide by Tony Scott for the 2013 article, "Participatory Filmmaking Among Contemporary Shugendō Practitioners: Representing an Esoteric Tradition in an Accessible Documentary Film" by M. P. McGuire, published in The Journal of American-East Asian Relations, 20(4), 325–339. https://doi.org/10.1163/18765610-02004001

This episode of Footnotes was produced by Tony Scott with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is a track called “Jinkai” produced by hip-hop artist Yakuza Beatz and licensed by Creative Commons. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto in Canada with support from ecampus Ontario. Image: Shugendo Now Poster (taken from shugendonow.com)

]]> 00:15:27 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "‘No mind’: A Zen Buddhist perspective on embodied consciousness"]]> Mon, 07 Feb 2022 02:05:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1118188663 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34no-mind-a-zen-buddhist-perspective-on-embodied-consciousness34 A reading guide by Tony Scott for the article, "‘No mind’: A Zen Buddhist perspective on embodied consciousness" by Aska Sakuta, published in Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, Volume 5, Number 1, 1 July 2018, pp. 119-136(18). This episode of Footnotes was produced by Tony Scott with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is a recording of a religious ceremony featuring the song “Shwe Byone, Ngwe Byone,” performed by Master Kyi Lin Bo and his nat hsaing ensemble from Yangon; it was recorded by Lorenzo Chiarofonte, an ethnomusicologist from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.

The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto in Canada with support from ecampus Ontario. Image: Butoh dancer (Creative Commons) by Demipoulpe (free to use for non-commercial use as long as we credit the creator, Demipoulpe)

]]> full false A reading guide by Tony Scott for the article, "‘No mind’: A Zen Buddhist perspective on embodied consciousness" by Aska Sakuta, published in Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, Volume 5, Number 1, 1 July 2018, pp. 119-136(18). This episode of Footnotes was produced by Tony Scott with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is a recording of a religious ceremony featuring the song “Shwe Byone, Ngwe Byone,” performed by Master Kyi Lin Bo and his nat hsaing ensemble from Yangon; it was recorded by Lorenzo Chiarofonte, an ethnomusicologist from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.

The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto in Canada with support from ecampus Ontario. Image: Butoh dancer (Creative Commons) by Demipoulpe (free to use for non-commercial use as long as we credit the creator, Demipoulpe)

]]> 00:16:52 <![CDATA[Footnotes for “The Body of the Buddha"]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2022 04:39:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1134439150 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-for-the-body-of-the-buddha34 A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, “The Body of the Buddha" by John Powers, published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> full false A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, “The Body of the Buddha" by John Powers, published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario.

]]> 00:16:01 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "Critical Disability Theory"]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2022 01:47:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1118179645 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34critical-disability-theory34 A reading guide by Tony Scott for the article, "Critical Disability Theory", by Hall, Melinda C., in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2019/entries/disability-critical/. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Tony Scott with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music was “Where the Sylfs Play” performed by Fabio Rambelli and Rory Lindsay.

The Footnote series is created at the University of Toronto in Canada with support from ecampus Ontario. Image: Jaipur artificial foot, sectioned to show construction, 1982 (Creative Commons, free to use for non-commercial purposes; no creator given)

]]> full false A reading guide by Tony Scott for the article, "Critical Disability Theory", by Hall, Melinda C., in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2019/entries/disability-critical/. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Tony Scott with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music was “Where the Sylfs Play” performed by Fabio Rambelli and Rory Lindsay.

The Footnote series is created at the University of Toronto in Canada with support from ecampus Ontario. Image: Jaipur artificial foot, sectioned to show construction, 1982 (Creative Commons, free to use for non-commercial purposes; no creator given)

]]> 00:18:19 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "Reciting, Chanting, and Singing: The Codification of Music in Buddhist Canon Law"]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 03:53:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1134416944 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34reciting-chanting-and-singing-the-codification-of-music-in-buddhist-canon-law34 A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, “Reciting, Chanting, and Singing: The Codification of Music in Buddhist Canon Law", by Cuilan Liu, published in 2018 in the Journal of Indian Philosophy, 46, 4, Pp. 713-752. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty.

]]> full false A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, “Reciting, Chanting, and Singing: The Codification of Music in Buddhist Canon Law", by Cuilan Liu, published in 2018 in the Journal of Indian Philosophy, 46, 4, Pp. 713-752. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty.

]]> 00:16:05 <![CDATA[Footnotes Interview with Dr Catherine Hartmann on "To See a Mountain"]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 01:56:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1118184379 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-interview-with-dr-catherine-hartmann-on-34to-see-a-mountain34 An interview by Tony Scott with Dr Catherine Hartmann about her 2020 doctoral dissertation, "To See a Mountain: Writing, Place, and Vision in Tibetan Pilgrimage Literature," Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Tony Scott with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music consists of three different Tibetan songs performed in the nomad style by a woman named Buti from a village in the Mak Township of Tibet. They were recorded by David Germano.

The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto in Canada with support from ecampus Ontario. Image: Catherine Hartmann Headshot (taken from www.buddhiststudiesonline.com, where she is director)

]]> full false An interview by Tony Scott with Dr Catherine Hartmann about her 2020 doctoral dissertation, "To See a Mountain: Writing, Place, and Vision in Tibetan Pilgrimage Literature," Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Tony Scott with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music consists of three different Tibetan songs performed in the nomad style by a woman named Buti from a village in the Mak Township of Tibet. They were recorded by David Germano.

The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto in Canada with support from ecampus Ontario. Image: Catherine Hartmann Headshot (taken from www.buddhiststudiesonline.com, where she is director)

]]> 00:41:11 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "Buddhist Walking Meditations and Contemporary Art of Southeast Asia"]]> Mon, 17 Jan 2022 02:36:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1116944533 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34buddhist-walking-meditations-and-contemporary-art-of-southeast-asia34 A reading guide by Tony Scott for the article, "Buddhist Walking Meditations and Contemporary Art of Southeast Asia" by Boreth Ly, published in 2012 in the journal, positions, 1 February 2012; 20 (1): 267–285, available at https://read.dukeupress.edu/positions/article/20/1/267/21605/Buddhist-Walking-Meditations-and-Contemporary-Art. This episode of Footnotes was created by Tony Scott, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is “The Academic (Life & Afterlife)” by Nic Bommarito and “Monday Morning Wake Up Call” by Daniel Birch.

The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario. Created by Frances Garrett, a professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto, Footnotes is a series of short lectures or readings on research in the field. Each episode features an article or book chapter from an academic book in Buddhist Studies. We aim to make topics in Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> full false A reading guide by Tony Scott for the article, "Buddhist Walking Meditations and Contemporary Art of Southeast Asia" by Boreth Ly, published in 2012 in the journal, positions, 1 February 2012; 20 (1): 267–285, available at https://read.dukeupress.edu/positions/article/20/1/267/21605/Buddhist-Walking-Meditations-and-Contemporary-Art. This episode of Footnotes was created by Tony Scott, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is “The Academic (Life & Afterlife)” by Nic Bommarito and “Monday Morning Wake Up Call” by Daniel Birch.

The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario. Created by Frances Garrett, a professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto, Footnotes is a series of short lectures or readings on research in the field. Each episode features an article or book chapter from an academic book in Buddhist Studies. We aim to make topics in Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> 00:12:07 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "What Bodies Know About Religion and the Study of It"]]> Mon, 10 Jan 2022 04:28:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1112633851 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34what-bodies-know-about-religion-and-the-study-of-it34 A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, "What Bodies Know About Religion and the Study of It" by K.L. LaMothe, published in 2008 in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 76(3), 573–601. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is “Folk Psychology” by Nic Bommarito and “Bells in the Wind” by Daniel Birch.

The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario. Created by Frances Garrett, a professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto, Footnotes is a series of short lectures or readings on research in the field. Each episode features an article or book chapter from an academic book in Buddhist Studies. We aim to make topics in Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> full false A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, "What Bodies Know About Religion and the Study of It" by K.L. LaMothe, published in 2008 in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 76(3), 573–601. This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is “Folk Psychology” by Nic Bommarito and “Bells in the Wind” by Daniel Birch.

The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario. Created by Frances Garrett, a professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto, Footnotes is a series of short lectures or readings on research in the field. Each episode features an article or book chapter from an academic book in Buddhist Studies. We aim to make topics in Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> 00:10:04 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "Decolonizing the Study of Religion"]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2022 04:39:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1112638210 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34decolonizing-the-study-of-religion34 A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, “Decolonizing the Study of Religion”, by Malory Nye, published in 2019 in the Open Library of Humanities 5(1). p.43. doi: https://doi.org/10.16995/olh.421 This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is “The Academic (Life & Afterlife)” by Nic Bommarito and “Monday Morning Wake Up Call” by Daniel Birch.

The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario. Created by Frances Garrett, a professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto, Footnotes is a series of short lectures or readings on research in the field. Each episode features an article or book chapter from an academic book in Buddhist Studies. We aim to make topics in Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> full false A reading guide by Frances Garrett for the article, “Decolonizing the Study of Religion”, by Malory Nye, published in 2019 in the Open Library of Humanities 5(1). p.43. doi: https://doi.org/10.16995/olh.421 This episode of Footnotes was produced by Frances Garrett, with sound editing by Jesse Whitty. The show’s music is “The Academic (Life & Afterlife)” by Nic Bommarito and “Monday Morning Wake Up Call” by Daniel Birch.

The Footnotes series is created at the University of Toronto, in Canada, with support from eCampus Ontario. Created by Frances Garrett, a professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto, Footnotes is a series of short lectures or readings on research in the field. Each episode features an article or book chapter from an academic book in Buddhist Studies. We aim to make topics in Buddhist Studies research freely accessible to students and the public.

]]> 00:13:43 <![CDATA[Michael Sheehy on "Tummo: Fierce Lady of Yogic Heat"]]> Mon, 27 Dec 2021 09:18:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1221900658 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/michael-sheehy-on-34tummo-fierce-lady-of-yogic-heat34 The contemplative technique of tummo (gtum mo, caṇḍālī) – literally, the “fierce lady” – is a consummate practice of Vajrayāna Tibetan Buddhist yoga. To understand this somatic yoga and breathwork practice, this presentation discusses (a) tummo in the context of a Buddhist tantric practice curriculum; (b) the philosophy and practice of inducing yogic heat and rapturous bliss described in classical Tibetan yoga manuals, including a discussion of subtle body physiology, thermogenesis, and the correlation of tummo with sexual yoga; (c) popular depictions that introduced tummo to the modern Buddhist imagination, including drying wet sheet ceremonies in Tibet and contemporary spin-offs; and (d) scientific research on the neurophysiological effects of arousal induced by tummo on core body temperature, cerebral blood flow, and cognitive correlates. The presentation concludes with reflections on working with technologies of breath in yogic Buddhism.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> full false The contemplative technique of tummo (gtum mo, caṇḍālī) – literally, the “fierce lady” – is a consummate practice of Vajrayāna Tibetan Buddhist yoga. To understand this somatic yoga and breathwork practice, this presentation discusses (a) tummo in the context of a Buddhist tantric practice curriculum; (b) the philosophy and practice of inducing yogic heat and rapturous bliss described in classical Tibetan yoga manuals, including a discussion of subtle body physiology, thermogenesis, and the correlation of tummo with sexual yoga; (c) popular depictions that introduced tummo to the modern Buddhist imagination, including drying wet sheet ceremonies in Tibet and contemporary spin-offs; and (d) scientific research on the neurophysiological effects of arousal induced by tummo on core body temperature, cerebral blood flow, and cognitive correlates. The presentation concludes with reflections on working with technologies of breath in yogic Buddhism.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:38:58 <![CDATA[Creating Safe(r) Spaces for Mindfulness of Breath: Non-White Western Practitioners’ Experiences of Race, Racism and Whiteness in American Mindfulness]]> Mon, 27 Dec 2021 03:22:00 +0000 Frances Garrett https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/podcasts/39597/episodes/creating-safer-spaces-for-mindfulness-of-breath-non-white-western-practitioners-experiences-of-race-racism-and-whiteness-in-american-mindfulness https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/creating-safer-spaces-for-mindfulness-of-breath-non-white-western-practitioners-experiences-of-race-racism-and-whiteness-in-american-mindfulness In Vipassana meditation practice, the first common object is the breath. By allowing the breath to be the focus of your awareness, one lets the social world full of discursive thought, self-reflexivity and judgement move into the background. Yet, we know that as intimate and solitary as this breath practice is, many individuals turn to communities of solitary practice such as sitting groups and retreat spaces, as safe grounds or anchors to turn their gaze inward and attend to the tacit, embodied dimension of their being. This presentation critically evaluates how for non-white people of color in North America who practice in institutional spaces that are predominantly white, such silence and safety is interrupted by race. By drawing on fieldwork conducted in California among mindfulness communities, I explore key assumptions about mindfulness that North American black and non-black people of color expose and problematize through their engagement with mindfulness. The presentation asks, how in the context of racialized history of the United States and institutional whiteness, how we might more fully appreciate the “noble” breath of meditation, not as simply empty and neutral, but rather as supersaturated with history and power.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> full false In Vipassana meditation practice, the first common object is the breath. By allowing the breath to be the focus of your awareness, one lets the social world full of discursive thought, self-reflexivity and judgement move into the background. Yet, we know that as intimate and solitary as this breath practice is, many individuals turn to communities of solitary practice such as sitting groups and retreat spaces, as safe grounds or anchors to turn their gaze inward and attend to the tacit, embodied dimension of their being. This presentation critically evaluates how for non-white people of color in North America who practice in institutional spaces that are predominantly white, such silence and safety is interrupted by race. By drawing on fieldwork conducted in California among mindfulness communities, I explore key assumptions about mindfulness that North American black and non-black people of color expose and problematize through their engagement with mindfulness. The presentation asks, how in the context of racialized history of the United States and institutional whiteness, how we might more fully appreciate the “noble” breath of meditation, not as simply empty and neutral, but rather as supersaturated with history and power.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:26:48 <![CDATA[Susannah Deane on "Tibetan Notions of Wind in Mental Health and Illness"]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:16:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1221899788 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/susannah-deane-on-34tibetan-notions-of-wind-in-mental-health-and-illness34 This presentation explores how Tibetan Buddhist and medical notions of the relationship between heart, wind and mind come together to explain the (dys)functioning of the mind, and how this is understood to lead to various forms of ‘mental illness’ through incorrect Tantric practice and other factors including an individual’s behaviors and/or emotional states. Dr Deane uses examples from interview material with lay Tibetans and Tibetan Buddhist and Sowa Rigpa medical specialists, alongside some material from Tibetan medical texts, to explore the causes, symptoms, and treatments of various forms of ‘wind illness’ in Tibetan perspective.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> full false This presentation explores how Tibetan Buddhist and medical notions of the relationship between heart, wind and mind come together to explain the (dys)functioning of the mind, and how this is understood to lead to various forms of ‘mental illness’ through incorrect Tantric practice and other factors including an individual’s behaviors and/or emotional states. Dr Deane uses examples from interview material with lay Tibetans and Tibetan Buddhist and Sowa Rigpa medical specialists, alongside some material from Tibetan medical texts, to explore the causes, symptoms, and treatments of various forms of ‘wind illness’ in Tibetan perspective.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:18:53 <![CDATA[Geoffrey Samuel on "Wind and Breath in Tibetan Thought"]]> Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:14:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1221898933 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/geoffrey-samuel-on-34wind-and-breath-in-tibetan-thought34 Breath and wind concepts are widespread in Asia, and the Tibetans inherited both Yogic and Tantric prāṇa and Ayurvedic vāta, both translated into Tibetan as rlung. This proved a constructive confluence for Tibetan Tantra and Tibetan medicine, and may be suggestive too for modern Western understandings of consciousness and its physiological correlates.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> full false Breath and wind concepts are widespread in Asia, and the Tibetans inherited both Yogic and Tantric prāṇa and Ayurvedic vāta, both translated into Tibetan as rlung. This proved a constructive confluence for Tibetan Tantra and Tibetan medicine, and may be suggestive too for modern Western understandings of consciousness and its physiological correlates.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:30:49 <![CDATA[Anne Klein on "Breath: In the Body and Beyond"]]> Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:12:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1221897922 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/anne-klein-on-34breath-in-the-body-and-beyond34 Anne Klein starts with a few phenomenological reflections on how easeful attention to breath resolves structures that constrict our experience of being. What does breath feel like, and what does it bring us? What changes when we direct breath to different parts of the body, or different parts of the environment? Breath is air. Air is movement, and thus breath is connected with everything that moves. She points to several such connections, the movement of wind currents inside the body and out (rlung), as well as the mobile dynamism of life force (blah) itself, found not only in breathing bodies but in land and water. When breath is directed in certain ways, it opens to experiences of wisdom, famously described as unborn and unceasing, and connects as well as with contemporary notions, such as described by Daniel Stern, of vitality as core to human experience. Anne Klein briefly explores a medley of these connections.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> full false Anne Klein starts with a few phenomenological reflections on how easeful attention to breath resolves structures that constrict our experience of being. What does breath feel like, and what does it bring us? What changes when we direct breath to different parts of the body, or different parts of the environment? Breath is air. Air is movement, and thus breath is connected with everything that moves. She points to several such connections, the movement of wind currents inside the body and out (rlung), as well as the mobile dynamism of life force (blah) itself, found not only in breathing bodies but in land and water. When breath is directed in certain ways, it opens to experiences of wisdom, famously described as unborn and unceasing, and connects as well as with contemporary notions, such as described by Daniel Stern, of vitality as core to human experience. Anne Klein briefly explores a medley of these connections.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:19:37 <![CDATA[Thomas Patton on "Buddhist Wizards, Breath Meditation, and Superpowers"]]> Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:10:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1221896953 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/thomas-patton-on-34buddhist-wizards-breath-meditation-and-superpowers34 Preached by the Buddha, prescribed by psychologists, and practiced by people from all faiths and walks of life, breath meditation is one of the most popular meditation practices to have emerged from Buddhism. In this video we will look at how people in the country of Myanmar practice breath meditation and how some, known as “wizards,” use the breath to gain supernatural powers.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> full false Preached by the Buddha, prescribed by psychologists, and practiced by people from all faiths and walks of life, breath meditation is one of the most popular meditation practices to have emerged from Buddhism. In this video we will look at how people in the country of Myanmar practice breath meditation and how some, known as “wizards,” use the breath to gain supernatural powers.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:11:20 <![CDATA[Saskia Abrahms-Kavunenko on "Windhorse, Smog, and the Stagnation of Vital Energies"]]> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:08:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1221896083 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/saskia-abrahms-kavunenko-on-34windhorse-smog-and-the-stagnation-of-vital-energies34 This presentation will describe how urban Mongolians navigate the capital city Ulaanbaatar’s chronic air pollution in relation to breath, clarity, bodily winds and purification. It will describe how blockages in breath relate to other kinds of obscuration and stagnation in the post-socialist period. In Ulaanbaatar the murky and obscuring nature of air pollution has become an active part of Mongolian religious and ritual life. This talk will illustrate how air pollution and related phenomena exist in dynamic tension with Buddhist purification practices, along with ideas about the renewing energies of breath, wind and movement.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> full false This presentation will describe how urban Mongolians navigate the capital city Ulaanbaatar’s chronic air pollution in relation to breath, clarity, bodily winds and purification. It will describe how blockages in breath relate to other kinds of obscuration and stagnation in the post-socialist period. In Ulaanbaatar the murky and obscuring nature of air pollution has become an active part of Mongolian religious and ritual life. This talk will illustrate how air pollution and related phenomena exist in dynamic tension with Buddhist purification practices, along with ideas about the renewing energies of breath, wind and movement.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:19:54 <![CDATA[Nathan Michon on "Breath Energy and Healing in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism"]]> Mon, 15 Nov 2021 06:57:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1221838345 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/nathan-michon-on-34breath-energy-and-healing-in-japanese-esoteric-buddhism34 This presentation briefly introduces the Japanese Vajrayana tradition of Shingon Buddhism and a few of its fundamental breathing techniques. It then summarizes some of the ways such meditative practices in the tradition have been used historically and in contemporary times.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> full false This presentation briefly introduces the Japanese Vajrayana tradition of Shingon Buddhism and a few of its fundamental breathing techniques. It then summarizes some of the ways such meditative practices in the tradition have been used historically and in contemporary times.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:27:48 <![CDATA[Kin Cheung on "Blurry Boundaries Between Breath/Qi/Ki and Buddhism"]]> Mon, 08 Nov 2021 06:55:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1221837700 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/kin-cheung-on-34blurry-boundaries-between-breathqiki-and-buddhism34 This conversation will consider Seng Kan Cheung, a contemporary Chinese American religious healer who uses qigong, reiki, and Buddhist spells. He shares these practices and exchanges healing with a community of relatives, friends, students, and patients in the New York City area. Breathing is involuntary, yet can also be voluntarily controlled. Agency in his healing is difficult to determine because he experiences involuntary movements that trigger during the practice of qigong, application of acupressure on patients, and encounters with Buddhist temples in New York and Japan.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> full false This conversation will consider Seng Kan Cheung, a contemporary Chinese American religious healer who uses qigong, reiki, and Buddhist spells. He shares these practices and exchanges healing with a community of relatives, friends, students, and patients in the New York City area. Breathing is involuntary, yet can also be voluntarily controlled. Agency in his healing is difficult to determine because he experiences involuntary movements that trigger during the practice of qigong, application of acupressure on patients, and encounters with Buddhist temples in New York and Japan.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:22:41 <![CDATA[David Collins on "Experiencing the Theravādin Buddhist Jhāna Absorptions through the Breath"]]> Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:53:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1221836590 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/david-collins-on-34experiencing-the-theravadin-buddhist-jhana-absorptions-through-the-breath34 In this presentation, the place of the Old School Buddhist form jhāna absorptions within Theravādin meditation practice is outlined, with a note on the modern history of their practice. The heart of the presentation is a first-hand account of what the experience of jhāna through the breath entails. Brief reflections are offered on implications of such experience for our constructions of “religion,” and “philosophy,” and “psychology.”

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> full false In this presentation, the place of the Old School Buddhist form jhāna absorptions within Theravādin meditation practice is outlined, with a note on the modern history of their practice. The heart of the presentation is a first-hand account of what the experience of jhāna through the breath entails. Brief reflections are offered on implications of such experience for our constructions of “religion,” and “philosophy,” and “psychology.”

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:29:37 <![CDATA[David Wells on "Winds in Traditional Thai Yoga"]]> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:51:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1221835900 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/david-wells-on-34winds-in-traditional-thai-yoga34 David Wells introduces Thai Yoga, “Reusi Dat Ton,” and its place within the traditions of Buddhist Yoga and Mahasiddhas. Tracing its development from India into Nepal, Tibet and the Ancient Lanna Kingdom of Southeast Asia, he discusses how wind is managed in “Reusi Dat Ton” from breathing techniques and visualization to self-massage, joint mobilization and full body exercises. The video presentation features images of techniques as depicted in traditional artwork including: statues, murals, and illustrations from manuscripts.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> false David Wells introduces Thai Yoga, “Reusi Dat Ton,” and its place within the traditions of Buddhist Yoga and Mahasiddhas. Tracing its development from India into Nepal, Tibet and the Ancient Lanna Kingdom of Southeast Asia, he discusses how wind is managed in “Reusi Dat Ton” from breathing techniques and visualization to self-massage, joint mobilization and full body exercises. The video presentation features images of techniques as depicted in traditional artwork including: statues, murals, and illustrations from manuscripts.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:29:32 <![CDATA[Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim on "Winds in Transit: Experiencing Breath in Translation"]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:28:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1221797635 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/ronit-yoeli-tlalim-on-34winds-in-transit-experiencing-breath-in-translation34 Heinrich Jäschke, a nineteenth-century Moravian missionary to Ladakh, is mostly known amongst scholars of Tibet for his pioneering 1881 Tibetan–English Dictionary. In his entry on ‘rlung’—a fundamental concept of Tibetan medicine and Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, commonly translated into English as ‘wind’, ‘breath’ or ‘vital energy’—following his definition of the term, he added: ‘These notions concerning rlung are one of the weakest points of Tibetan physiology and pathology’. Strong words for a dictionary. While Jäschke perceived these ideas as highly problematic, fast-forward a century and a half to 2015 central London, and we can observe that much has changed. It is hard to think of what might better demonstrate the extent to which western perception of the term rlung has evolved since Jäschke gave his damning opinion on the term in his 1881 dictionary, than the Wellcome Collection’s exhibition “Tibet’s Secret Temple: Body, Mind and Meditation in Tantric Buddhism” which ran in London in the winter of 2015-16, and was one of the most attended exhibitions of this popular central London venue. How can we make sense of this transformation? What might be some of the concrete implications for health care that these imply?

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> full false Heinrich Jäschke, a nineteenth-century Moravian missionary to Ladakh, is mostly known amongst scholars of Tibet for his pioneering 1881 Tibetan–English Dictionary. In his entry on ‘rlung’—a fundamental concept of Tibetan medicine and Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, commonly translated into English as ‘wind’, ‘breath’ or ‘vital energy’—following his definition of the term, he added: ‘These notions concerning rlung are one of the weakest points of Tibetan physiology and pathology’. Strong words for a dictionary. While Jäschke perceived these ideas as highly problematic, fast-forward a century and a half to 2015 central London, and we can observe that much has changed. It is hard to think of what might better demonstrate the extent to which western perception of the term rlung has evolved since Jäschke gave his damning opinion on the term in his 1881 dictionary, than the Wellcome Collection’s exhibition “Tibet’s Secret Temple: Body, Mind and Meditation in Tantric Buddhism” which ran in London in the winter of 2015-16, and was one of the most attended exhibitions of this popular central London venue. How can we make sense of this transformation? What might be some of the concrete implications for health care that these imply?

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:21:19 <![CDATA[Napakadol Kittisenee on "Two Accounts of Mindfulness in the Face of Death Sentence"]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2021 04:38:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1221775159 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/napakadol-kittisenee-on-34two-accounts-of-mindfulness-in-the-face-of-death-sentence34 This presentation by Napakadol Kittisenee offers two insightful accounts of the (former) prisoners on the brink of their death sentence. This illuminates how both of them went through self-transformation process in the context of Buddhist meditation. The sharing is based on the reflection of a memoir by a Thai man on his last moment at San Quentin in 1999 along with an ethnographic account Napakadol Kittisenee conducted over the last ten years with a Cambodian woman who witnessed the atrocities under the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> full false This presentation by Napakadol Kittisenee offers two insightful accounts of the (former) prisoners on the brink of their death sentence. This illuminates how both of them went through self-transformation process in the context of Buddhist meditation. The sharing is based on the reflection of a memoir by a Thai man on his last moment at San Quentin in 1999 along with an ethnographic account Napakadol Kittisenee conducted over the last ten years with a Cambodian woman who witnessed the atrocities under the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

]]> 00:21:11 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "Qi cultivation in qigong and taiji quan"]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 04:53:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1220611636 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34qi-cultivation-in-qigong-and-taiji-quan34 A reading guide by Frances Garrett for an article by Gideon Enz, "Qi cultivation in qigong and taiji quan," in Energy Medicine East and West, Edited by David Mayor, Marc S. Micozzi, Churchill Livingstone, 2011, Pages 73-83. This episode of Footnotes was a lecture produced by Frances Garrett for a 2019 University of Toronto undergraduate course called Biohacking Breath.

]]> full false A reading guide by Frances Garrett for an article by Gideon Enz, "Qi cultivation in qigong and taiji quan," in Energy Medicine East and West, Edited by David Mayor, Marc S. Micozzi, Churchill Livingstone, 2011, Pages 73-83. This episode of Footnotes was a lecture produced by Frances Garrett for a 2019 University of Toronto undergraduate course called Biohacking Breath.

]]> 00:12:58 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "Pneuma, Qi, and the Problematic of Breath"]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 04:51:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1220610802 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34pneuma-qi-and-the-problematic-of-breath34 A reading guide by Frances Garrett for an article by Shigehisa Kuriyama, "Pneuma, Qi, and the Problematic of Breath," in The Comparison Between Concepts of Life-Breath in East and West (Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on the Comparative History of Medicine - East and West, August 26-September 3, 1990), Edited by Yosio Kawakita, Shizu Sakai, and Yasuo Otsuka. Ishiyaku EuroAmerica, Inc, 1995, Pages 1-32. This episode of Footnotes was a lecture produced by Frances Garrett for a 2019 University of Toronto undergraduate course called Biohacking Breath.

]]> full false A reading guide by Frances Garrett for an article by Shigehisa Kuriyama, "Pneuma, Qi, and the Problematic of Breath," in The Comparison Between Concepts of Life-Breath in East and West (Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on the Comparative History of Medicine - East and West, August 26-September 3, 1990), Edited by Yosio Kawakita, Shizu Sakai, and Yasuo Otsuka. Ishiyaku EuroAmerica, Inc, 1995, Pages 1-32. This episode of Footnotes was a lecture produced by Frances Garrett for a 2019 University of Toronto undergraduate course called Biohacking Breath.

]]> 00:15:34 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "Qi in Asian medicine"]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 04:55:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1220612668 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34qi-in-asian-medicine34 A reading guide by Frances Garrett for an article by Nancy N. Chen, "Qi in Asian medicine," in Energy Medicine East and West, Edited by David Mayor, Marc S. Micozzi, Churchill Livingstone, 2011, Pages 3-10. This episode of Footnotes was a lecture produced by Frances Garrett for a 2019 University of Toronto undergraduate course called Biohacking Breath.

]]> full false A reading guide by Frances Garrett for an article by Nancy N. Chen, "Qi in Asian medicine," in Energy Medicine East and West, Edited by David Mayor, Marc S. Micozzi, Churchill Livingstone, 2011, Pages 3-10. This episode of Footnotes was a lecture produced by Frances Garrett for a 2019 University of Toronto undergraduate course called Biohacking Breath.

]]> 00:12:31 <![CDATA[Footnotes on "Tibetan ‘wind’ and ‘wind’ illnesses"]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 05:54:00 +0000 Frances Garrett tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1220615566 https://buddhist-studies-footnotes.castos.com/episodes/footnotes-on-34tibetan-wind-and-wind-illnesses34 A reading guide by Frances Garrett for an article by Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim, "Tibetan ‘wind’ and ‘wind’ illnesses: towards a multicultural approach to health and illness," Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 318-324. This episode of Footnotes was a lecture produced by Frances Garrett for a 2019 University of Toronto undergraduate course called Biohacking Breath.

]]> full false A reading guide by Frances Garrett for an article by Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim, "Tibetan ‘wind’ and ‘wind’ illnesses: towards a multicultural approach to health and illness," Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 318-324. This episode of Footnotes was a lecture produced by Frances Garrett for a 2019 University of Toronto undergraduate course called Biohacking Breath.

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