Buddhism Beyond Belief with Susan Piver

By Susan Piver

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Buddhism Beyond Belief is a podcast from Susan Piver, a 30 year student of Tibetan Buddhism and founder of the Open Heart Project, an online meditation community with close to 20000 members.

With Susan as a friend and guide, we will look at traditional teachings like the four noble truths and the six paramitas–but not from an academic standpoint. Rather, we will talk about how to make it all personal and relevant in everyday life. 

This podcast is not about Buddhist doctrine. It’s about how anyone can bring the profound wisdom of the dharma into their real life: at home, at work, and in love. The foundation for it all is meditation as a spiritual practice, not the latest life hack. Let’s go beyond the science and celebrity testimonials to discover the true power of meditation which is not based in self-improvement but in self-discovery. 


Episode Date
Your Space Shapes Your Mind
Oct 02, 2026
Pacify, Transform, Discover: A Buddhist Guide to Difficult Emotions
Sep 25, 2026
Conversation with Samuel Bercholz, founder of Shambhala Publications and my meditation teacher, Part Three
Sep 18, 2026
Conversation with Samuel Bercholz, founder of Shambhala Publications and my meditation teacher, Part Two
Sep 11, 2026
Conversation with Samuel Bercholz, founder of Shambhala Publications and my meditation teacher, Part One
Sep 04, 2026
Three Ways to Work With Heartbreak: Part Three
Aug 28, 2026
Three Ways to Work With Heartbreak: Part Two
Aug 21, 2026
Three Ways to Work With Heartbreak: Part One
Aug 14, 2026
Learning is Remembering: The Outer, Inner, and Secret Teachers
Aug 07, 2026
Meditation: An Act of Rebellion
Jul 31, 2026
How Do You Help Someone Who is Dying?
Jul 24, 2026
What is Emptiness?
Jul 17, 2026
Four Reminders that Deepen Spiritual Practice
Jul 10, 2026
How to Live as a Mystic
Jul 03, 2026
We Dream on Behalf of Others: Presence, Agency, and Staying Sane
Jun 19, 2026
The Inexplicable Magic of Cleaning Up After Yourself
Jun 12, 2026
The Importance of Spiritual Boundaries
Jun 05, 2026
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart
May 29, 2026
The Way is Personal
May 22, 2026
Ritual Sustains Spiritual Practice
May 15, 2026
Starting Over: Meditation for Mystics
May 08, 2026
Do Buddhists Pray?
May 01, 2026
Recap: The Noble Eightfold Path
Apr 17, 2026
The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Eight: Right Samadhi
Apr 03, 2026
The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Seven: Right Mindfulness
Mar 27, 2026
The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Six: Right Effort
Mar 20, 2026
A Powerful New Take on the Enneagram (from my new book)
Mar 13, 2026
The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Five: Right Livelihood
Mar 06, 2026
The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Four: Right Action
Feb 27, 2026
The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Three: Right Speech
Feb 20, 2026
The Noble Eightfold Path: Step Two: The Power of Intention
Feb 13, 2026
The Noble Eightfold Path: Step One: Seeing Clearly
Feb 06, 2026
Strength in a Time of Crisis: What Helps?
Jan 30, 2026
Four Karmas: Actions That Protect the Mind
Jan 16, 2026
Three Qualities of Awakening
Jan 09, 2026
Inexplicable Magic: An Excerpt From My Upcoming Book
Dec 26, 2025
Buddhism and the Four Immeasurable Qualities
Dec 19, 2025
The Way of Listening: Songs That Stayed With Me
Dec 12, 2025
When Practice Isn’t Enough: A Buddhist Look at Panic
Dec 05, 2025
Lessons on Right Speech from a Chaotic Morning
Nov 28, 2025
Keeping Practice Sacred (Without Getting Weird)
Nov 21, 2025
The Seven Characteristics of a Dharmic Person
Nov 14, 2025
A Guided 10-Minute Meditation Practice (plus music)
Nov 07, 2025
Transcending Insanity, Part Six: True Wisdom
Oct 31, 2025
Meditation is for Mystics (it’s not a life hack)
Oct 24, 2025
Buddhism and the Enneagram (with a musical aside)
Oct 17, 2025
The Antidote to Anxiety: A Buddhist View (With Drugs)
Oct 10, 2025
How to Choose a Meditation Teacher
Sep 26, 2025
Transcending Insanity, Part Five: Meditative Absorption
Sep 19, 2025
A Rebroadcast of Our First Episode – “On Meditation: An Uncommon View”
Sep 12, 2025
Transcending Insanity, Part Four: Exertion
Sep 05, 2025
Transcending Insanity, Part Three: Patience
Aug 29, 2025
Transcending Insanity Part Two: Discipline
Aug 22, 2025
Seven Sources of True Wealth
Aug 15, 2025
Transcending Insanity, Part One: Generosity (the Virtue that Produces Peace)
Aug 08, 2025
Choosing the Buddhist Path: How and Why
Jul 25, 2025
The 7 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Meditation
Jul 18, 2025
Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to the Dharma
Jul 11, 2025
Egolessness, Self-Kindness & the Buddhist Enneagram
Jun 27, 2025
Five Suggestions for Primordial Confidence
Jun 20, 2025
The Problem with Egolessness
Jun 13, 2025
The Four Noble Truths of Love
May 23, 2025
Buddhist Cosmology: The Six Realms of Being
May 16, 2025
Meditation, Rage, and Other Strong Emotions
May 09, 2025
Why You’re Not Meditating Consistently (and What to Do About It)
May 02, 2025
True Compassion or Idiot Compassion?
Apr 25, 2025
Who Can You Trust in the Spiritual World?
Apr 18, 2025
Inexplicable Joy: Emptiness, Compassion, and the Heart Sutra, Part 2
Apr 11, 2025
Inexplicable Joy: Emptiness, Compassion, and the Heart Sutra, Part 1
Apr 04, 2025
The Four Noble Truths and the Middle Way: Foundations of the Journey
Mar 28, 2025
The Broken Hearted Meditator
Mar 21, 2025
On Road Rage and Compassion
Mar 14, 2025
How to Meditate (and Avoid the Biggest Misconceptions)
Mar 07, 2025
On Meditation: An Uncommon View
Feb 28, 2025
Teaser: Buddhism Beyond Belief with Susan Piver
Feb 26, 2025