Hosted by Dharma Seed · EN · 144 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
Donald Rothberg, PhD, has practiced Insight Meditation since 1976, and has also received training in Tibetan Dzogchen and Mahamudra practice and the Hakomi approach to body-based psychotherapy. Formerly on the faculties of the University of Kentucky, Kenyon College, and Saybrook Graduate School, he currently writes and teaches classes, groups and retreats on meditation, daily life practice, spirituality and psychology, and socially engaged Buddhism. An organizer, teacher, and former board member for the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Donald has helped to guide three six-month to two-year training programs in socially engaged spirituality through Buddhist Peace Fellowship (the BASE Program), Saybrook (the Socially Engaged Spirituality Program), and Spirit Rock (the Path of Engagement Program). He is the author of The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the World and the co-editor of Ken Wilber in Dialogue: Conversations with Leading Transpersonal Thi
Dharma Seed hosts Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley), a religion show with 144 episodes published.
(Benicia Insight Meditation) We explore the nature of doing and not-doing, both in meditation and more generally. We begin with emphasizing the importance for the Buddha of diligence, skillful effort (one of the factors
(Benicia Insight Meditation) In the context of the basic instructions on developing first concentration (samadhi) and then mindfulness, we interweave guidance on emphasizing doing, or more active effort, and not-doing, i
(East Bay Meditation Center) We begin with a short account of some of the history of Juneteenth and its origins in Texas, as well as how it developed in the decades after 1865, including under Jim Crow. We ask how consid
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We begin by reviewing briefly last week's session, including how contemporary practice can expand the traditional focus on ignorance to include contemporary psychological and social perspe
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We begin by focusing on a fundamental perspective for our practice: How our practice moves from underlying ignorance to wisdom. We look at both the traditional understanding of such ignora
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) After some personal stories from Donald about his father, who was a veteran, and about Donald’s experiences growing up at the time of the Vietnam war and being introduced to nonviolence, w
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We begin with a review of the nature of samadhi and of samatha practice, in which we develop greater samadhi. Samadhi is understood as a natural quality (including with other species) that
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We review at the beginning the basic instructions for cultivating concentration (samadhi), including attention to posture, a variety of possible areas of focus (with most attention given t
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) In this overview about developing concentration (samadhi) in our practice, we examine (1) the nature of concentration (or samadhi), including the etymology of the term and how we often fin
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Full instructions are given at the beginning for cultivating concentration (samadhi), including attention to posture, a variety of possible areas of focus (with most attention given to the
(Insight Meditation Community of Colorado)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Donald explores some of the main themes of his March retreat, connecting these themes to general aspects of our practice. He shares some images of the Spirit Rock land, a group of turkeys,
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) After getting a sense of those present and a self-introduction, there is a guided meditation. We start with a few words on posture and invite a short period to connect with what is alive i
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We first hear from a member of the community about how he is experiencing and responding to what's happening in the larger society and world in our times. We then fairly briefly review las
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We begin by hearing from two members of the community about how they are experiencing and responding to what's happening in the larger society and world in our times. Donald then discusses
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Diana and Donald each speak for about 20 minutes. Diana focuses especially on relational metta practice in daily life, including with parenting. Donald speaks of the aspiration, as the gre
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Practicing to develop lovingkindness (metta), warmth, kindness, and love is an ancient vocation. The Buddha’s teachings on metta echo in many ways what we find in Jewish, Christian, Islami
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We explore the centrality of being skillful with intentions in our practice and a number of different ways of practicing to cultivate skillful intentions, in part related to the New Year.
Donald Rothberg
Practicing with Conflict 4: Applying the Ten Foundations of Conflict Practice to Israel/Palestine
25 appearances on this show
Diana Winston
1 appearance on this show
Joanna Macy
eco-philosopher and activist
1 appearance on this show
Sylvia Boorstein
1 appearance on this show
Gullu Singh
1 appearance on this show
Kaira Jewel Lingo
Dharma teacher and mindfulness practitioner
1 appearance on this show
Stephen Fulder
Ph.D
1 appearance on this show
Sponsor detection runs nightly. Check back soon.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) has a verified contact on file. Create a free PitchCentric account to access it and generate a personalised pitch in seconds. Research at least 3 recent episodes first and lead with a specific angle that serves their religion audience.
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) is hosted by Dharma Seed. The show is categorised under religion (spirituality) and has published 144 episodes.
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) has published 144 episodes.
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) regularly covers religion, spirituality, buddhism. It sits in the religion category, with a spirituality focus.
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) is accessible for guests with genuine religion expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Episodes of Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) average 55 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.
Our data rates Donald Rothberg's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley)'s guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched 4 days ago.