Author: matthewoconnell

"Hmmm, this one's gonna be good." Off we go with our first long-form interview/conversation for 2020, and it’s with returning guest Daniel Ingram! Are you ready for more? It seems that many of you are. Back in 2019 when Daniel was visiting here in Trieste, we discussed a range of topics we might cover on … Continue reading 63. IBP: Daniel Ingram on Integral Theory

What's coming up in 2020 in the coming months? Find out by listening to this tidy little introduction and update on the podcast. Music provided by Funki Poricini: funkiporcini.bandcamp.com/  

(The Dalai Lama is pointing at you NKT!) This is our fourth foray into the land of Buddhism, Cults and Cult-like behaviours across mainstream Buddhist groups. Let’s be honest, this topic is always perversely interesting. If you missed out on our past episodes covering these topics, there are links and short intros below to those … Continue reading 61. IBP: Dr Michelle Haslam & her psychological report on the controversial New Kadampa Tradition

The truth is that I must call myself Buddhist for it would be dishonest to do otherwise. I don’t take this word as a label or a badge that I show off proudly; I equally feel no shame in stating that I am such. I imagine that some of you might though and those that … Continue reading Being Buddhist & some thoughts on identity

This is the second in an explorative series on Coaching, Mentoring, Buddhism and the practising life. It represents my attempt to examine and define the work I do whilst picking up on bigger themes regarding teaching, teachers and students, practice, waking up, moving on from Buddhism, change, and so on. It has a speculative element … Continue reading Mentoring & Coaching along the Practising Life