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Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism

Vincent Moore

Religion & Spirituality

Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 146

Paths of Practice (PoP) is a podcast that features interviews with people sharing their experiences with Buddhism and Buddhist practice. The podcast includes conversations with folks from a wide variety of backgrounds, both those that have been on the path for a while and those just starting out as well as everyone in between. In a way, the podcast sets out to explore the "84,000 paths to enlightenment," one Buddhist at a time. PoP was created and is hosted by Vincent Moore. Vincent is a relatively new practitioner of Soto Zen and has an MA from the Institute of Buddhist Studies.

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Paths of Practice with Rima Fujita

Season 1 · Episode 146

Sunday, October 18, 2026 • Duration 01:05:02

Rima Fujita is a renowned artist who exhibits her work internationally and has published seven children’s books, including Save the Himalayas. Rima is a founder of Books for Children, an organization that creates children’s books in Tibetan and English, and has donated more than 12,000 book copies to the Tibetan refugee children in exile in order to help them preserve the unique Tibetan culture and language.

For more information about Rima and the resources mentioned in this episode, please visit the following links:

https://rimafujita.com/

https://wisdomexperience.org/product/extraordinary-life-dalai-lama/

Support Nepal Relief Efforts (Goro Kimura)

https://tinyurl.com/y8cedpbz

We talked about:

*The Nechung Oracle, intuition, and receiving artistic guidance through dreams

*Nibiiro, wabi-sabi, keeping your heart clean, and the relationship between Buddhist practice and creating art

*Dakinis, Chenrezig, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and writing a children's book about compassion with His Holiness

*And the importance of remembering that Buddhism is a journey of The Middle Way as well as remembering that your teachers are human beings

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Paths of Practice with Oneika Mays

Season 1 · Episode 145

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 • Duration 54:03

Oneika Mays is a yoga and meditation teacher, author, and former Mindfulness Coach at Rikers Island Correctional Facility, where she taught for over a decade. Her debut book Sit With Me: A No-BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation (HarperOne, March 2026) explores metta practice as a tool for personal and collective liberation. With deep roots in Buddhist and yogic teachings, Oneika specializes in making mindfulness accessible to marginalized and excluded communities.

For more information about Oneika and the resources mentioned in the episode, please visit the following links:

https://www.oneikamays.com/

https://www.harpercollins.com/products/sit-with-me-oneika-mays?variant=43876134387746

https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/event/changemakers-2026/

https://www.youtube.com/@OneikaMays

We discussed:

*Extending unconditional love to all, accountability, and the lessons of metta (lovingkindness) in Stevie Wonder's song "As"

*Understanding meditation and yoga as trauma-informed practices, keeping your eyes on your own test, and the experience of teaching mindfulness and meditation to people that are incarcerated

*Agency, identifying as Buddhish, and the practical and timeless teachings of the Buddha

*And the importance of recognizing that anything can be your teacher and to root your practice in a safe space with safe teachers

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Paths of Practice with An Tran

Season 1 · Episode 144

Monday, October 12, 2026 • Duration 01:04:52

An Tran is the author of the short story collection, Meditations on the Mother Tongue, and a practitioner in the Lieu Quan lineage of Vietnamese Zen. His fiction and essays have previously appeared in The Southern Humanities Review, New South Journal, The Carolina Quarterly, Gargoyle Magazine, The Literary Hub, and elsewhere, and has received “Notable Work” distinctions from Best American Short Stories and Best American Essays. He has been involved with the parkour community in North America for over twenty years in various coaching and leadership roles and currently lives in San Francisco.

For more information about An and the resources mentioned in this episode, please visit the following links:

https://www.an-tran.com/

Pho Giac Pagoda (Enlightenment Buddhist Center)

https://phogiacca.com/

We discussed:

*The challenges involved with growing up Vietnamese American in Virginia as well as the journey of reconnecting with Vietnamese culture and identity through language

*Developing an interest in Buddhism in college, grief and attending to the 49-day period after a death in the family, and having an intense visionary experience after a bout of food poisoning

*The Dual Cultivation tradition, the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra, meditation, and incorporating a Pure Land approach into a Thiền (Zen) practice

*Parkour, awakened insight, encountering the two buddhas, as well as the joy and play of embodiment

Paths of Practice with Mārajinā Bhikkhunī, Therī

Season 1 · Episode 143

Thursday, October 8, 2026 • Duration 51:35

Ayya Marajina Bhikkhuni received pabbajja (2010) and upasampada (2012) at Aranya Bodhi Hermitage, California, with Venerable Tathaloka Maha Theri as pavattini. She has practiced meditation for over 15 years, now seeing the Dhamma as the highest blessing. Dedicated to practicing and teaching the Satipatthana and Brahmaviharas, she shares the transformative power of the Dhamma in Spanish and English.

A Cuban-American, Ayya is working to establish the first Theravada temple in Cuba. She leads a Sunday morning meditation and Dhamma talk livestream in Spanish. Her first book Pa’ alante es pa’ lla is currently being edited. Residing at Bhava Nirodha Nilaya in Florida, she also cares for her mother.

For more information about Ayya Marajina Bhikkhuni and the resources mentioned in the episode, please visit the following links:

Bhava Nirodha Nilayahttps://bhavanirodha.org/

Theravada in Cuba and in Colombiahttps://theravadacuba.org/We talked about:

*The extraordinary efforts behind the development of the Bhava Nirodha Nilaya hermitage as well as engaging with critters and letting nature recover

*Theravada in Cuba and offering Dhamma resources for people that are experiencing profound hardship

*The Brahmaviharas and remaining close to the teachings of The Noble Eightfold Path as a teacher

*and the importance of remembering the verse from the Dhammapada: "abandon all evil, cultivate the good, purify the mind: this is the teaching of all the buddhas."

Paths of Practice with Kody Muncaster, PhD

Season 1 · Episode 142

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 • Duration 01:01:36

Kody Muncaster, PhD, is an ocswssw Psychotherapist and Clinical Director of Pink Lotus Counselling & Psychotherapy, specializing in trauma therapy, mindfulness, gender, and sexuality. They are queer and non-binary. They have taught at the Buddhism, Psychology, and Mental Health program at the University of Toronto: New College 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. They are also the author of Queer Engaged Buddhism (2025) as well as Queer Resistance and Education for Suicide Prevention HIV/AIDS Activism and Structural Change for 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities (2026).

For more information about Dr. Muncaster and the resources mentioned in the episode, please visit the links below:

https://www.youtube.com/@LittleHeronZenHermitage

https://www.youtube.com/@iqbc570

6th International Queer Buddhist Conference (IQBC) 2026 runs from October 30th to November 1st. More info at: https://iqbc.org/

https://sumeru-books.com/products/queer-engaged-buddhism?srsltid=AU7gw4WhOAy11Csspj9YKvZ8BcQCzQWZN4QIkVD0fm0pMzeyl8JvzATV

https://www.routledge.com/Queer-Resistance-and-Education-for-Suicide-Prevention-HIVAIDS-Activism-and-Structural-Change-for-2SLGBTQIA-Communities/Muncaster/p/book/9781041127062

We discussed:

*The Diamond Sutra, the instruction to see "everything as a miracle," and the parallel paths of studying Buddhism and gender

*Training to become a Zen priest, Infinite Heart practice, and the reflective and aspirational elements of a dharma name

Paths of Practice with Douglas McLean

Season 1 · Episode 141

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 • Duration 01:02:02

Douglas McLean is the author of the blog "Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Buddhism, Japanese culture and History all in one!"

For more information about Doug and his blogs, please visit the links below:

https://nembutsu.cc/

https://100poets.com/

We discussed:

*The beginnings of the "Gleanings in Buddha-Fields" blog, Rinzai Zen, and identifying how Japanese and English translations of Buddhist texts can differ from each other in emphasis

*The Shushōgi and the need for more manual-like texts that offer lay Buddhist practices for daily life

*Absorbing Buddhist teachings rather than trying to do Buddhism "correctly" and the Lotus Sutra

*Never staying still on the path, attending to the occasional crisis of faith, and branching out to explore the variety of Buddhisms out there

*And the importance of not being complacent and to push yourself to keep learning

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Paths of Practice with Paula Arai, PhD

Season 1 · Episode 140

Saturday, August 15, 2026 • Duration 01:19:24

Paula Arai, PhD, was raised in Detroit by a Japanese mother and did Zen training in Japan. She obtained her PhD in Buddhist Studies from Harvard University in 1993 and is now the Eshinni & Kakushinni Professor of Women and Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California. She is the author of Bringing Zen Home: The Healing Heart of Japanese Women’s Rituals, Women Living Zen: Japanese Soto Buddhist Nuns, and Painting Enlightenment: Healing Visions of the Heart Sutra.

For more information about Dr. Arai and the resources mentioned in the episode, please visit the links below:

https://www.shambhala.com/authors/a-f/paula-arai/of-mud-and-lotuses.html

https://www.zenhealing.org/

https://www.shin-ibs.edu/

We discussed:

*Friendship in scholarship, Dogen and “One Bright Pearl,” and understanding the Tathāgatagarbha as "Buddha womb"

*Pregnancy as an expression of Buddhist practice, motherhood, and the importance of taking time to recognize the contributions made by women throughout Buddhist history

*The Blood Bowl Sutra, misogyny, and the impact of writing empowering narratives

*Imagination, scholarship, and creative histories

*And the reminder to be kind to yourself and acknowledge your place in benefiting others along the path

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Paths of Practice with Bidisha Mallik, PhD

Season 1 · Episode 139

Friday, July 3, 2026 • Duration 01:15:10

Bidisha Mallik, PhD, is an Associate Teaching Professor of Social Sciences in the Department of School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Tacoma. Dr. Mallik is the author of Legends in Gandhian Social Activism: Mira Behn and Sarala Behn: Addressing Environmental Issues By Dissolving Gender And Colonial Barriers.

For more information about the resources mentioned in this episode, please see below:

https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/https://www.amazon.com/Legends-Gandhian-Social-Activism-Environmental/dp/3030954307/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fgFqbelrBOW_HwCwCua40A.tnkZLuujlNEvqauJZVal8_wM8sGg8mtRS3K3HJQAbQM&dib_tag=se&qid=1783028669&refinements=p_27%3ABidisha&s=books&sr=1-1

We discussed:

*Ahimsa, nonviolence vs. non-violence, as well as Gandhian and Buddhist philosophy and their connections with ecology

*Interbeing, capitalism, creativity, and making concrete examples of the world you want to live in

*Mira Behn (Madeleine Slade), Sarala Behn (Catherine Mary Heilman), and the Chipko movement

*And the importance of investigating the self and approaching actions through the lens of nonviolence

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Paths of Practice with rev. syd yang

Season 1 · Episode 138

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 • Duration 55:30

Rev. Syd Yang, MDiv (they/them) is a mixed race/Taiwanese American queer trans/non-binary lay Buddhist Minister, movement chaplain, spiritual counselor and writer who engages decolonial possibilities for shared liberation through their practice, Blue Jaguar Healing Arts. Syd’s work finds its resonance in the stories we each hold at the intersection of memory, body, sexuality and mental health. Syd works primarily with queer and trans individuals of color, as well as regularly facilitates community based practice spaces for wellbeing + healing justice, with a specific focus on grief, sexuality + spirituality, body liberation and recovery.
If you are in the Los Angeles area, you can sit with them, in person, at the monthly Queers Who Sit at Black Being, in Inglewood CA.
Some of their recent writing can be found in Lion’s Roar (Bodhi Leaves), Emergent Dharma: Asian American Buddhist Feminists on Practice, Identity and Resistance, Q+A: Voices of Queer Asian America, Chrysanthemum: Voices of the Taiwanese Diaspora, and Bloody Hell! Adventures in Menopause from Around the World.
Syd is also the co-author of Bloody Transitions: A Menopausal Anthology of Asian, Black and Latine Voices, which is set to be released in November 2026 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

For more information about Syd and the resources mentioned in the episode, please visit the following links:
*Blue Jaguar Healing Arts (https://bluejaguarhealingarts.com/)
*The Dharma of Loneliness podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dharma-of-loneliness/id1875305695)
*Black Being (https://blackbeingla.org/)
We discussed:
*Loneliness and the origins of The Dharma of Loneliness podcast
*Embodiment, belonging, and our bodies relationship with the Earth body
*Menopause, impermanence, transformation, and co-authoring Bloody Transitions
*And the importance of understanding that Buddhist practice involves investigating the mind and body and remembering that bodhisattvas have chosen to stay embodied to help us

Paths of Practice with Nicole Wordlaw, PhD

Season 1 · Episode 137

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 • Duration 58:38

Dr. Nicole Wordlaw is a clinical psychologist, a longtime practitioner of Buddhist meditation, a lover of Spirit, and the daughter of a white mother and a Black father. She completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at Stanford University, graduating with honors and distinction in 1992, and then earned a Masters and Doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1999. She is passionate about helping those she serves notice and follow their own inner guide. She is the author of Waking Up Alone: Navigating the Narrow Passage Through Master-Slave Narratives.

For more information about Nicole and the resources mentioned in the episode, please visit the following links:

https://www.nicolewordlaw.com/

https://substack.com/@nicolewordlaw

https://sentientpublications.com/products/9781591813736_waking-up-alone

We discussed:
*Trauma, learning how to not take things personally by recognizing our conditions, and writing Waking Up Alone
*Vipassana and Zen, breathwork, and practicing in the wilderness to connect with our true nature
*Spiritual teachers, misconduct and accountability, and how to become a lamp unto yourself
*And the importance of remembering that awakening is ongoing and unfolds as a process

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